Monthly Archives: October 2022

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Best-Ever Prices Hit 2021 iPad Pro and 2020 MacBook Air at $200 Off Each

With the announcement of new Apple products this week in the iPad Pro and iPad, we saw new record low prices hit previous generation tablets. Right now, these best-ever sales are still available for many 2021 12.9-inch iPad Pro devices, and we’re also tracking solid deals on iPad Air, MacBook Air, and AirTag and MagSafe…

Apple Begins Paying Developers After Reaching $100 Million App Store Settlement

Apple recently started sending payments to select App Store developers as part of a $100 million settlement it reached in the lawsuit Cameron et al v. Apple Inc., which alleged that Apple had a monopoly on the distribution of iOS apps and in-app purchases. Apple referred to the settlement as a “Small Developer Assistance Fund.”…

Apple Now Selling Anker 3-in-1 MagSafe Cube, Twelve South 5-Foot iPad Stand and More

Apple today added several new accessories to its online store, debuting popular products from brands like Anker, Mophie, and Twelve South. The new Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe is a MagSafe-certified charging accessory that can charge the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods all at once. Priced at $150, the Anker Cube is available in Apple…

Walmart Still Doesn’t Accept Apple Pay in U.S. Despite Many Customer Requests

A quick search on Twitter reveals that Walmart faces numerous requests to accept Apple Pay on a daily basis, but the big-box retailer still does not accept the iPhone’s tap-to-pay service at its over 4,700 stores across the United States. Walmart has instead committed to its own payments service called Walmart Pay, available through the…

Creating new artistic territories through advanced technologies

Art and technology have a complex but substantial history of influencing one another. Today, technology is increasingly impacting how art is made, displayed and sold — playing a fundamental part in its development and evolution. It’s also giving rise to questions like “How can machine learning algorithms, ambient sensors and new forms of human machine…

How we’re restoring native habitats in Silicon Valley

Vast oak woodlands punctuated with lush willow groves once stretched from Palo Alto to San Jose and beyond, long before the rise of Silicon Valley. “Centuries of agricultural intensification and urbanization have transformed these landscapes,” says Erin Beller, Google’s ecology program lead who studied Silicon Valley’s ecological history and restoration potential for her PhD. “We’ve…

Wisconsin Volleyball Team Roster

Representing the University of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Badger’s women’s volleyball dates back to 1974. In 2021, they won a national title and were ranked second in attendance among all division 1 programs. They averaged 7,540 fans in more than 15 regular season matches. In 2022, sensitive photos and videos of the team members were leaked…