Monthly Archives: October 2022

Mercedes-Benz is the first to roll out Apple Music’s Spatial Audio in cars

After announcing it nearly a year ago, Mercedes-Benz is finally rolling out Apple Music’s Spatial Audio in select electric and luxury vehicles. The Dolby Atmos-powered surround sound audio already works on multiple Apple devices including the HomePod speaker, Apple TV and AirPods headphones, but it’s the first implementation in vehicles. “Mercedes-Benz drivers who are already…

Best pet gadgets 2022: High-tech devices for your cats and dogs (and yourself)

The modern age has given birth to a tonne of high-tech pet gadgets that make ole’ stuffed animals or feather-on-a-string products look rather lame. Best pet trackers: Wearables and cameras to keep your animals safe If you’re the type of pet lover who enjoys indulging a cat or dog, than you’ll love what we’ve rounded up….

How to fix a stuck PS5 disc

The PlayStation 5 is a mighty console, but it still relies on a mechanism that’s been around in one form or another since the original PlayStation – a disc reader. Obviously we’ve graduated from CDs up to 4K Blu-Ray quality, but the mechanics involved are pretty similar, and that makes for one big potential issue:…

Pokémon Go’s new Elite Raids are an interesting attempt at rekindling in-person crowds

Pokémon Go has launched a new kind of raid activity – Elite Raids – designed to test players’ mettle in return for ultra-rare creatures. Beyond being a test for players with a buffed-up Pokémon team, Elite Raids also seem like Pokémon Go developer Niantic’s latest nudge to get users back outside in big numbers, generating…

The Download: WeChat censorship, and effective altruism

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. WeChat users are begging Tencent to give their censored accounts back On Weibo, the popular Chinese social media platform, hundreds of desperate users were writing “confession letters” this past week. They are urgent…