The lock screen is the centerpiece of what iOS 16 brings to your iPhone. | Photo by David Pierce / The Verge Apple’s trying to turn your phone into more than just a bunch of apps Continue reading… Read More
Monthly Archives: September 2022
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Research has shown cloud seeding may increase precipitation by 5 to 15 percent. Pixabay The western US has faced historic drought month after month, and the water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead are dangerously low. Those reservoirs provide much-needed water to millions of Americans and feed the agricultural industry in the region. The drought also reduces…
Google announced this morning it will bring access to a number of its popular apps, including Search, Maps, Gmail and more, to the iPhone’s Lock Screen. With the updated version of Apple’s mobile operating system — iOS 16, releasing today — iPhone owners are now able to customize their device by adding widgets to their…
Google is eyeing moving some production of its Pixel smartphone lineup to India, according to a report, the latest in a series of phonemakers with growing ambitions to locally assemble their handsets in the world’s second largest market. The Android-maker has solicited bids from manufacturers to assemble between 500,000 and 1 million units of the Pixel…
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Google has announced that its proposed $5.4 billion bid to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant is now complete. The internet giant first revealed plans to acquire publicly-traded Mandiant back in March, less than a year after Mandiant was spun out of its previous owner FireEye as part of a $1.2 billion deal with private equity firm…
Snowman, the studio behind Alto’s Adventure and others, has launched its latest game exclusively with Netflix. The Toronto-based studio’s new vertical scrolling platformer “Lucky Luna” is now available on iOS and Android via Netflix Games. In the game, you play as a silent, masked heroine named Luna. The game takes place in ancient and magical…
Rocio Wu Contributor Rocio Wu is a principal at F-Prime Capital. She focuses on early-stage investments in fintech and enterprise software investments in the U.S. and LatAm. More posts by this contributor 6 investment trends that could emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic Will China’s coronavirus-related trends shape the future for American VCs? In the vast…
Blue Origin launched its 23rd New Shepard rocket mission this morning, featuring science payloads designed for experimentation. The mission needed early, however, after it was aborted during the first ascent stage of the rocket, prompting the abort process to take over and firing the parachutes on the capsule, which drifted back to Earth shortly after…