Monthly Archives: September 2022

Apple Confirms iOS 16 Battery Percentage Display Not Available on Certain iPhone Models

Following iOS 16’s public release, Apple has confirmed that users of older generation iPhone models will miss out on the ability to show their ‌iPhone‌’s battery percentage directly in the status bar. In an updated support document, Apple says that the new battery percentage display is not available on the ‌iPhone‌ XR, iPhone 11, the…

Northeastern University VR lab targeted in mail-bomb attack

Image: Jess T-R / Flickr Law enforcement officials are investigating an apparent mail-bomb attack on the virtual reality center at Northeastern University after an employee was injured in an explosion Tuesday evening. Authorities say the package was sent in a hard plastic case and triggered to detonate upon opening. The attack appears to be politically…

Ford dealers who want to sell EVs will have to spend money to make money

Ford dealers who want to sell EVs can opt in to a two-tier certification system. | Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Ford outlined a series of requirements for its dealers who want to sell the automaker’s electric vehicles, such as setting no-haggle prices and investing upward of $1.2 million in upgrades like charging,…

Apple Watch Series 3, dead in all but name, now actually dead

Enlarge / Apple Watch Series 3 at Apple’s announcement event, with its distinctive/divisive red-dotted crown. (credit: Ars Technica) Like a cat trying to hide its pain, Apple’s Series 3 Watch quietly disappeared Wednesday afternoon following announcements of the company’s newest Apple Watches, including an ultra-premium rugged Apple Watch Ultra. There wasn’t room in Apple’s lineup for…