Category: Handheld & Connected Devices
The Morning After: Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried started a newsletter
Sure, it may not sound like the spiciest headline, but Sam Bankman-Fried is in a weird place to be starting a Substack. He’s facing up to 115 years in prison if he’s convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges. And yet the embattled founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX –…
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The Morning After: The Webb Telescope discovers an exoplanet almost the same diameter of Earth
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded another inaugural milestone: its first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet. LHS 475 b is just 41 light years away and has a diameter 99 percent of Earth’s. But there’s more work to be done. The JWST should be able to figure out…
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Apple is reportedly working on a touchscreen MacBook Pro
Apple is reportedly working on touchscreen MacBooks. Although the plans aren’t finalized, Bloomberg’s sources say that touch-friendly Apple laptops could arrive in 2025. For a company that has made a point of saying that touch is better on a product like the iPad, a touchscreen MacBook would be a big…
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The best fast chargers for 2023
Now that companies like Apple, Google and Samsung are no longer including power adapters with new phones, getting the right charger for your device is a little trickier than it used to be. And while it hasn’t happened yet, given the increased focus on reducing e-waste and expanded support for…
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Satellite will let Android phones text off the grid
Last year, Apple introduced Emergency SOS, which allows the iPhone 14 to connect to satellites to send emergency texts. Now, Qualcomm has unveiled its own satellite messaging features for Android phones. It’s called Snapdragon Satellite, and it will allow devices equipped with the company’s X70 modems to connect to satellites…
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How to connect AirPods to your iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch and more
One of the most convenient things about Apple’s AirPods is their ability pair quickly with other Apple devices. But sometimes things don’t always go as planned — Bluetooth connections get interrupted, a snafu occurs and you may find yourself scratching your head a bit before you can listen to your…
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