Beautiful, but the timing just wasn’t right. Image: Laurenz Heymann It was an instant attraction. Or, at least, the idea of it was. Here was something that was almost painfully gorgeous and potentially even entertaining. And how long is it since you felt something like that about an Apple product? ...

Controlling your smart home gadgets from your phone or by voice isn’t exactly a chore, but after setting up a bunch of smart lights, a Wi-Fi lock, thermostat and a few more smart devices, I came to miss the ability to control at least some of them with a physical ...

Indian education firm Byju’s said on Friday that General Atlantic, an existing investor in the startup, has pumped additional money to join its new, ongoing financing round. While the startup, which helps students learn concepts from math and science using short videos, did not disclose the size of General Atlantic’s check, ...

British authorities have allowed Huawei to take a limited role in UK 5G roll-outs. A former Australian cyberspook thinks that’s a mistake. “It is disappointing that the Brits are doing the wrong thing on 5G, having not exhausted other possibilities,” wrote Simeon Gilding at The Strategist, the blog of the ...

Owners of an iPhone XS: Is it worth upgrading to the iPhone 11 Pro? Apple just announced the first iPhone with a Pro name. But is it really that much better than the iPhone XS? I’m a huge fan of Nomad cases because they offer solid drop protection with Horween ...

Apple opens up to outside repairs but maintains grip on parts Apple slightly loosens its grip on who mends your devices. Read more: https://zd.net/2IhP4vg Apple might have relaxed its stance on third-party repairs, but for companies approved to fix busted iPhones, there are a few strings attached that oblige them ...

Netflix announced this week that it has started to stream titles in AV1 on Android in what could significantly help the two-year-old media codec gain wider adoption. The world’s biggest streaming giant said on Wednesday that by switching from Google’s VP9 — which it previously used on Android — to ...

The growing market of fantasy sports in India may soon have a new and odd entrant: ShareChat . The local social networking app, which in August last year raised $100 million in a financing round led by Twitter, has developed a fantasy sports app and has been quietly testing it ...

I need a new phone.A big chunk of my time on the iPhone was spent taking pictures, so I’m heavily basing the next smartphone on its camera capabilities. After playing around with the Pixel 4 for Brian’s review, I’m considering switching teams. Price-wise, it would make sense to compare the ...

Netflix announced this week that it has started to stream titles in AV1 on Android in what could significantly help the two-year-old media codec gain wider adoption. The world’s biggest streaming giant said on Wednesday that by switching from Google’s VP9 — which it previously used on Android — to ...