Day: June 10, 2022
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Telegram confirms its plans to introduce a paid ‘Premium’ subscription with extra features
Telegram is certainly one of the most popular instant messaging apps, and it has become known for offering multiple features such as stickers, editing options, secret chat, and more before its competitors. While the app is currently free, Telegram confirmed on Friday its plans to introduce a new “Premium” plan with extra features. more… The […]
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Chef Bans Rude Diners From Restaurant, Gives Staff Member the Money From $1,200 Bill
Chef Bans Rude Diners From Restaurant, Gives Staff Member the Money From $1,200 Bill It should go without saying that wealth doesn’t give someone carte blanche to treat people as they wish—especially those in service positions—but sometimes people need reminders. While bad or entitled behavior happens far too often, one chef called out a group […]
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Apple’s giving up ground in its App Store fight with Dutch regulators and Tinder
It’s changed the language users will see when they go to pay. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple announced on Friday that it’s once again updated its rules about how Dutch dating apps can use third-party payment systems, after the company had “productive conversations with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets […]
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iPadOS 16 beta 1 has secret debug menu that enables custom lock screen – sort of
One of the main new features of iOS 16 is the new customizable lock screen, which not only has widgets but also lets users add animated wallpapers and change the color of the text. Unfortunately, the new lock screen is only available on the iPhone, but iPadOS 16 has a secret debug menu that lets […]
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New York State Passes “Right to Repair” Law for Your Electronics
New York State Passes “Right to Repair” Law for Your Electronics Photo: PIO3/Depositphotos Cracked screens, spills, and dead batteries happen. Through accidents or age, our electronics often break and need an experienced hand to repair them. However, manufacturers have often done a thorough job of ensuring consumers in need have to pay for their high-priced, […]
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Duke Nukem is getting a movie from some guys who could actually pull it off
The one true Duke. I wouldn’t be surprised if you have no idea who Duke Nukem even is — that’s how hard the classic video game franchise cratered a decade ago. Today, the character is mostly known as a punchline for video game vaporware jokes, about how Duke Nukem Forever spent 14 years in development […]
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Man Cleans Up Beaches With Custom-Built Grabber and Remote-Controlled Trash Can
Man Cleans Up Beaches With Custom-Built Grabber and Remote-Controlled Trash Can View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glenn Morris (@ftmog) Everyone loves a day at the beach, but if you come across litter on the sand, it can make things worse for you and the environment. One man is doing […]
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New AT&T subscribers will no longer get HBO Max (or any other video service)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge One perk most wireless carriers offer to pull you to their side is a free streaming video-on-demand subscription, but now AT&T won’t be giving HBO Max to new customers, and hasn’t replaced it with a different service either. The carrier stealthily discontinued its top-tier Unlimited Elite plan for […]
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Stadia just made it a lot easier to play the Resident Evil Village demo
“Instantly” is only a slight exaggeration. Capcom has launched a demo of Resident Evil Village that’s powered by Google’s Stadia cloud gaming tech, letting people test out the horror game in a browser. In a press release, Google says that the idea is to let people try out the game, no matter what device they […]
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9to5Mac Happy Hour 385: iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Ventura and new MacBook Air impressions
Benjamin and Zac break down all the announcements from Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote with this bumper episode covering what’s new in iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Ventura, iPadOS 16 and more. This week’s event also saw the unveiling of the second-generation of Apple Silicon with the M2 chip powering a brand new MacBook Air. Sponsored […]