This week mainly saw Apple accessories get notable discounts from retailers like Anker via Amazon and Nomad, the latter of which we have an exclusive sale with that will expire later today. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
We’re less than two weeks from the launch of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro. We’ve been hearing rumors about these new iPhones for almost a year, and while many rumored features have been reported repeatedly, there are a few wildcard features we’ve heard about that we aren’t so sure we’ll see on the…
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) It’s been four years since users alleging harm caused by the Cambridge Analytica scandal sued Facebook (now Meta) for selling tons of easily identifying personal information to third parties, allegedly doing so even when users thought they had denied consent. Back in 2018, plaintiffs alleged in a consolidated…
Enlarge / Neil Gaiman’s classic “unfilmable” graphic novel series gets the adaptation he always wanted. (credit: Netflix) Like many nerds of a certain age, I have long adored Neil Gaiman’s Sandman graphic novel series; it was an enormous influence on my younger self. So I was thrilled to hear of Netflix’s planned adaptation when it…
Vastly shorter charge times could arrive to consumers within the next five years. Deposit Photos Electric vehicles are key to a sustainable future for the planet, but while EVs continue their steady rise within the automotive industry, many drivers remain skeptical of making the major change. There are a number of factors behind consumer hesitancy,…
For a brief moment earlier in the ongoing pandemic, it appeared that there was a solution for the backlog of richly priced startups that needed to provide their backers with liquidity: SPACs. SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, are paper companies taken public with capital attached that then combine with a private entity, effectively bootstrapping…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday announced it has filed a lawsuit against data broker Kochava Inc. for selling geolocation data from “hundreds of millions of mobile devices,” it says, which could be used to trace the movements of individuals including those to and from sensitive locations. Specifically, the FTC said the data…
Today, NBC launched a new channel subscription on Apple Podcasts called “Dateline Premium,” an ad-free plan that includes a seven-day free trial and costs $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year. Subscribers get ad-free episodes, early access to new content, and exclusive bonus material. NBC’s “Dateline” podcasts go more in-depth into true crime stories. Titles…
Meta announced today that it will now let users post their NFTs across both Instagram and Facebook. Users can connect their wallets like Rainbow, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Coinbase Wallet and Dapper Wallet to post digital collectibles minted on Ethereum, Polygon, and Flow. “As we continue rolling out digital collectibles on Facebook and Instagram, we’ve started…
Save $70: Shopping refurbished is better for the Earth and your wallet. As of Aug. 29, you can get a Geek Squad-certified refurbished Google Nest for just $59.99 at Best Buy. That’s $70 off its regular MSRP. Whether it’s unforgivably hot (looking at you, summer 2022) or blisteringly cold, you want to know that you…