Author: Adam

Introduction Two years after a Taylor Swift ticketing debacle riled up fans and policymakers across the country, Ticketmaster is still fighting a multipronged battle against efforts to break it up and change the rules of the industry in ways resellers are vying for — in what’s become a multimillion-dollar and nationwide struggle over the future of […]

Introduction The mysterious battery performance update that Google rolled out for the Pixel 4A in January was released to “mitigate the risk of overheating,” according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). A recall notice published by the regulator’s product safety arm on March 7th, spotted by 9to5Google, warns Pixel 4A owners that “an […]

Introduction TikTok is rolling out a new feature to encourage teens to stop using the app at night. If a teen under 16 is still using the app after 10PM, TikTok will interrupt their feed with a full-screen “wind down” reminder, which will play “calming music to help teens relax and be mindful of the […]

Introduction The original Las Vegas Sphere could eventually share content with smaller mini-Spheres. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Although original estimates set the cost of the Las Vegas Sphere at $1.2 billion, Sphere Entertainment eventually spent around $2.3 billion to build the interactive venue. As the company looks to expand to other […]

Introduction The best laptop for most people is slightly better — and slightly bluer. Apple rarely offers you more for less, especially in its most popular products with the broadest appeal. It has perfected the measured, iterative year-over-year product cycle. But for the 13- and 15-inch M4 MacBook Airs, Apple has put new chips in […]

Introduction Apple’s new top tier Mac Studio, powered by the M3 Ultra chip, contains so much computing horsepower that it’s never going to be on the radar of most tech enthusiasts — let alone your average consumer. It starts at $3,999, but if you upgrade every spec to the best on offer (including an astonishing […]

Introduction It’s no secret that AMD has been dominating in PC gaming CPU performance, but you always had to make a difficult choice between Intel and AMD if you used your gaming PC for professional workloads as well. With AMD’s $699 Ryzen 9 9950X3D, you don’t need to choose: AMD now has the best CPU […]

Introduction The US smartphone market is pretty boring. There are iPhones, there are Galaxies, Google will happily give you a Pixel if you remember it exists, and that’s about it. But as soon as you get out and see the world a little, you realize: there are a lot of new ideas about smartphones out […]

Introduction Ford’s NACS adapter are co-developed with Lectron. | Image: Ford Ford is making some changes to how it handles its EV charging accessories. The company was the first to announce its plans to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector for its EVs, and was also first to distribute NACS adapters to its EV customers […]

Introduction Microsoft is ending support of its Remote Desktop app for Windows on May 27th. If you use the Remote Desktop app to connect to Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, or Microsoft Dev Box machines then you’ll have to transition to the Windows app instead. The new Windows app, which launched in September, includes multimonitor […]