Microsoft will end support for its SwiftKey iOS keyboard on October 5

Enlarge / Microsoft’s SwiftKey keyboard for iOS is fading away next month. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft will discontinue its SwiftKey software keyboard for iOS and delist it from the App Store, according to a statement made to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley when asked about the future of the software. “As of October 5, support for SwiftKey…

Apple removes VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, from the App Store

Russians with the app on their Apple devices already can reportedly still use it. DepositPhotos Tens of millions in Russia lost their ability to download one of the country’s most popular social networks earlier this week. Apple announced Tuesday that it removed VKontakte (VK) from its global App Stores. Apple explained via spokesperson to The…

Finally. Lordstown Motors, Foxconn begin Endurance EV production

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn has begun production of Lordstown Motors’s electric pickup truck. The news, which Bloomberg grabbed first, is a milestone for both companies: Foxconn as it diversifies from manufacturing consumer electronics like iPhones to electric vehicles, and Lordstown as it finally gets its much-anticipated Endurance truck off production lines and, hopefully, into customers’…

Now with VC backing, Ride1Up is producing affordable mid-drive ebikes, like the Prodigy

Since E-bike manufacturer Ride1Up closed a $6.5 million Series A led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund, the San Diego-based company has seen steady sales growth since its launch in 2018, especially as consumers switched to ebikes during the pandemic over public transit. Indeeed, last year ebikes reportedly outsold EV and plug-in hybrid automobiles. So it was…

Today’s best deals include an all-time low KitchenAid espresso machine, 4K TV, and brand-new Amazon Fire TV Cube

Here are the best deals of the day for Sept. 29: BEST COFEE-RELATED DEAL: KitchenAid Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine and Automatic Milk Frother — $249.99 $399.99 (save $150) BEST TV DEAL: Sony 55-inch BRAVIA XR A80K 4K HDR OLED TV with smart Google TV (2022) — $1,298 $1,799.99 (save $501.99) BEST AMAZON DEVICE DEAL: Amazon Fire TV…