I’m so bored I got excited about installing the iOS 13.4 update
It shows the state I’m currently in that when I saw the iOS 13.4 update on the iPhone this morning I did a little fist bump in bed. Am I proud?...
Flexport, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others launch a fund to get supplies to front-line responders – TechCrunch
There’s a global shortage of available protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies for use by front-line responders working to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, and the Frontline Responders...
Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.4 with trackpad support – TechCrunch
Apple has released software updates for the iPhone, the iPad, the Apple Watch, the Apple TV and the Mac. The biggest changes are on the iPad. Starting today, you can...
Survey shows growth in podcasts and voice assistants, little change in streaming – TechCrunch
A new annual survey taken before the current COVID-19 crisis led to restrictions of movement in much of the U.S. suggests good news for Amazon, Facebook’s dominance unthreatened and continued...
Mesa Biotech gains emergency FDA approval for rapid, point-of-care COVID-19 test – TechCrunch
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making use of its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) powers to expand the pool of available COVID-19 testing resources in the U.S., and...
May Apple’s AirPower charging mat live forever in limbo
I’m obsessed with Apple’s AirPower charging mat. Not with what it is — I mean, it’s just an unreleased wireless charger with an Apple logo, who gives a shit? — but with...
Xiaomi, Samsung, and other phone brands pause manufacturing in India amid coronavirus lockdown
Over the past couple of days, several states in India have issued lockdown orders to curb the spread of coronavirus. The watershed effect of this decision is that smartphone manufacturers present in...
Oura partners with UCSF to determine if its smart ring can hep detect COVID-19 early – TechCrunch
Startups continue to find new ways to contribute to ongoing efforts to fight the global spread of COVID-19 during the current global coronavirus pandemic, and personal health hardware-maker Oura is...
Apple’s next iPhone could switch to sensor-shift image stabilization — here’s why that matters
It’s no surprise that Apple plans on improving the iPhone‘s camera this year, but a new report gives us a better idea of how the company might be planning on...
FluSense system tracks sickness trends by autonomously monitoring public spaces – TechCrunch
One of the obstacles to accurately estimating the prevalence of sickness in the general population is that most of our data comes from hospitals, not the 99.9 percent of the...