Sonos to add support for spatial audio on Apple Music on March 28

Sonos to add support for spatial audio on Apple Music on March 28

Sonos announced today that Sonos customers will have access to spatial audio on Apple Music starting March 28. The company says it’s Apple Music’s first partner to bring spatial audio to the home. Spatial audio delivers a multi-dimensional immersive sound experience and is available on the new Sonos Era 300, Arc and Beam (Gen 2). […]

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Google is rolling out fall detection to all Pixel Watch users

Google is rolling out fall detection to all Pixel Watch users

Google has announced that its highly anticipated fall detection feature is rolling out to all Pixel Watch users today. Fall detection uses motion sensors and on-device machine learning to identify if a user has taken a hard fall and connect them with help if needed. The feature is similar to Apple’s fall detection feature, which […]

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Google announces new features for Android and Wear OS

Google announces new features for Android and Wear OS

Google has announced a slew of new features for Android, Chromebook and Wear OS that are designed to improve connectivity, productivity and accessibility. The announcement was timed to coincide with Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is kicking off in Barcelona today. Among the new features is upcoming Fast Pair support on Chromebook, Google Keep shortcuts […]

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Uber Eats now shows you how much of your information is shared with delivery people

Uber Eats now shows you how much of your information is shared with delivery people

Uber Eats is introducing a new feature that shows users how much of their personal information is shared with their delivery person when they place an order on the app. The feature, which is called “View as Delivery Person,” is designed to add a level of transparency when ordering food via the app. The feature […]

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Garmin launches a new FDA-cleared ECG app for the Venu 2 Plus

Garmin launches a new FDA-cleared ECG app for the Venu 2 Plus

Garmin is the latest company to give its users the ability to take an ECG reading from their wrist. The company is launching a new ECG app that allows users to record their heart rhythm and check for signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), the company announced on Tuesday. The app, which is the company’s first […]

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iPhone 14 and 14 Pro gain satellite SOS for off-grid emergencies

Apple’s iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite feature is now live in France, Germany, Ireland and the UK

Apple has expanded its iPhone 14 Emergency SOS satellite feature to France, Germany, Ireland and the U.K. after initially launching it in the U.S. and Canada last month. The service, which was first announced in September, enables users to message with emergency services while outside of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Emergency SOS via satellite can […]

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Google consolidates its Chrome and Android password managers

Google to pay $391.5 million in location-tracking settlement with 40 states

Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 state attorneys general over its location tracking practices. The settlement outlines that Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking even as the company continued to collect their location information. The investigation, which marks the largest attorney general-led consumer privacy settlement […]

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Sony’s $200 DualSense Edge wireless controller will release on January 26

Sony’s $200 DualSense Edge wireless controller will release on January 26

Sony’s DualSense Edge wireless controller for the PS5 is launching globally on January 26, the company announced on Tuesday. The new wireless controller will be priced at $199.99. Pre-orders for the controller will be available starting on October 25 at select retailers. You’ll also be able to purchase replaceable stick modules for $19.99. The new […]

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Apple agrees to pay $50M to settle lawsuit over flawed keyboards on older MacBooks

Apple will release iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura on October 24

Apple is releasing iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura on October 24, the company confirmed on Tuesday amidst a slew of other announcements. iPadOS 16 includes Stage Manager, which offers easier multitasking and switching between apps. The feature was previously only compatible with the M1-powered iPad Air and the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models released last year, […]

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Amazon is adding two new designs for Echo Dot Kids devices

Amazon is adding two new designs for Echo Dot Kids devices

Amazon is launching two new designs for its Echo Dot Kids devices, the company announced at its virtual event today. The Echo Dot Kids devices now come in new Owl and Dragon designs. The two new designs join Amazon’s current Echo Dot Kids devices: the Tiger and the Panda. The new designs will be available […]

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