iPhone SE versus Pixel 6A: what Google got right and Apple got wrong

[ad_1] There’s a great phone under $500 that I’d recommend to just about anyone looking for the best midrange phone on the market. It uses the same chipset as the company’s much more expensive flagships, and it includes an IP67 rating, a very good 12-megapixel camera, and a long lifespan ahead of it with software support for many years to come. More...

Apple drops mask requirements for most of its corporate workers
[ad_1] Apple is dropping its mask mandates for corporate employees at “most locations,” according to an internal email from the COVID-19 response team, obtained by The Verge. “Don’t hesitate to continue More...

Eight photo-centric social sites that are not Instagram
[ad_1] In a recent (and very funny) blog post, The Verge’s Liz Lopatto bemoans the ad-ification and TikTok-ification of Instagram and other social media sites. “Can someone just build a simple photo app that More...

Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols dies at age 89
[ad_1] Nichelle Nichols, who was best known for her groundbreaking role as Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek series, died at age 89. Her son, Kyle Johnson, informed her fans in a post on Nichols’ Instagram More...

The best instant photo printer you can buy right now
[ad_1] Instant photo printers are sort of the quieter, less-cool sibling of instant cameras, but they’re arguably more practical. They don’t quite tap into the nostalgia-fueled fun of pulling out an Instax More...

Netflix sues creators behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical following sold-out show
[ad_1] Netflix is suing Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the duo behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical over copyright infringement, as first reported by Deadline. The streaming giant filed the complaint in a More...

The Beats Fit Pro are the best running earbuds I’ve ever had
[ad_1] One truth about me as a runner is that I need my jams. No jams, no run. I have meticulously curated playlists where the bass drops are strategically timed to gas me up when I lose steam. Aside from my More...

Uber will start showing drivers how much they’ll be paid for accepting a trip
[ad_1] Uber says that it’s “completely reimagined the way drivers accept rides” with a feature called “upfront fares,” which shows drivers exactly how much they’ll be paid for a trip and where they’ll More...

Lina Khan reportedly overruled FTC staff to file Meta VR antitrust suit
[ad_1] Federal Trade Commission head Lina Khan overruled staff advice to intervene in a Meta virtual reality studio acquisition, Bloomberg reports. Sources reportedly told Bloomberg that staff had been “recommending More...

YouTube’s making it easier for creators to turn longer content into Shorts
[ad_1] YouTube is trying to make it even easier for creators to turn their longer videos into Shorts formatted for the platform’s TikTok competitor, by adding a new “Edit into a Short” tool to its iOS More...