It was inevitable, really, but following the EU’s legislation requiring USB-C to become the common charging standard, Apple has now confirmed that it will comply with the law, and switch from Lightning to USB-C on future iPhones. Greg Joswiak (Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing) said as much in a Wall Street Journal video…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
AMD has confirmed that its next-gen RDNA 3 graphics cards won’t use the same power adapters employed with the Nvidia RTX 4090, which has hit the headlines recently with some reports of problems around melting (yes – very bad news indeed). For those who missed this, these are 12VHPWR power adapters used by folks to…
Brittany Chang/Insider I was invited to attend the inaugural sailing of Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest Prima cruise ship. I’m a cruise travel cynic, but I’m shocked to say I genuinely enjoyed my time aboard the Norwegian Prima. The great food, family friendly activities, and impressive live entertainment kept me amused all four nights. Norwegian Cruise…
Starbucks Starbucks opened a location in a hanok in Daegu, South Korea built in 1919. Hanoks are traditional Korean homes with heating and cooling abilities. The store has a traditional hanok side, a more modern side, and a garden for customers. Starbucks just opened a unique store located in an old Korean hanok, a traditional…
Many banks offer cash bonuses for switching your account. [email protected] A number of banks offer incentives to encourage you to switch your account. Chris Stokel-Walker set up new accounts and claimed the cash payments. He is expecting to make more than $1,000 doing this. He explains how it works. Many people are looking for new…
A pedestrian walks past a poster displaying Russian soldiers with a slogan reading ‘Army of Russia – Army of professionals’ decorating a street in Moscow on October 24, 2022. YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images Russians are flooding a Kremlin-linked site with questions about the Ukraine war. The queries posted to the site range from financial…
Chris Krolow, the founder of Private Islands Inc. Courtesy of Chris Krolow Founder Chris Krolow runs a marketplace for buying, selling, and renting private islands. He discovered demand as a tour guide when he was 19 and built a website. He’s since expanded to building resorts on islands, which he rents to couples for $3,950…
At WWDC 2022 earlier this year, Apple announced a bunch of gaming improvements rolling out with iOS 16, including support for Nintendo’s Joy-Con and Pro controllers. Now, you’ll also be able to use Nintendo’s modernized retro gamepads with your iPhones, iPads, Mac computers and even Apple TVs. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has discovered that iOS 16.1…
Mercedes has slowly been aligning its established models with electric equivalents. The GLA became the EQA, the GLC the EQC – both in mass market SUV designs – before Merc moved onto the likes of the E Class – as seen in the EQE – and the S Class as the EQS. The Mercedes EQS,…
Apple announced the Airpods Pro (2nd generation) at the beginning of September, bringing with them a similar design to their predecessors but a new chip, better noise cancellation and new volume touch controls. The AirPods Pro 2 have a touch sensor on the stem, which allows for volume control when you swipe up and down,…