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Apple will debut a new operating system called homeOS along with its long-rumored smart displays, with the first displays expected to arrive as early as 2025, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Garman. Reports of HomePod-like devices with displays have been swirling for more than a year, and Garman just announced this summer that Apple is working on a tabletop smart display with a robotic arm that tilts and rotates the screen for better viewing. He said he was. Garman said in his latest report that two versions are in development. One is a low-end display that offers basic features like FaceTime…
After a few hours of service issues, Spotify should be working normally again. The Spotify Status account posted on X Sunday afternoon: “Everything is so much better!” Earlier in the day, we confirmed the issue after users reported that the app and web player were not working. Spotify users reported issues on social media ranging from songs being repeatedly paused to being locked out of the streaming platform entirely.According to Downdetector, the problem spiked shortly before 11 a.m. ET and lasted about two hours. At 12:14 p.m. ET, Spotify Status posted, “We are currently aware of some issues and are…
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back this year and will be held on October 8th and 9th. For the past few years, a “Fall Prime Day” of sorts has served as an unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for online retailers.Most of the sales are expected to be Prime exclusive items. This means you must be an active Prime subscriber to receive the discount. However, it’s worth perusing Amazon’s site even if you don’t pay for Prime, as there are always some deals available to everyone. And with plenty of solid early Prime Day deals already on offer,…
Songs by popular artists are starting to disappear from YouTube as the platform’s contract with performing rights group SESAC approaches. Variety reported that while certain songs by artists such as Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, REM, and Burna Boy have been blocked in the US, their entire catalogs are not necessarily affected. Deleted videos, such as Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” now display a black screen saying “This video contains content from SESAC. It’s not available in your country.”In a statement to Engadget, a YouTube spokesperson said the platform had been negotiating with SESAC to renew its contract, but that…
Michael Walsh joins the show as our newest Creator Spotlight. Upcoming series Nullhunter #1 (of 12) (released October 23), Horizon Experiment Sacred Damned (released October 23), Universal Monsters Frankenstein (#2 released September 25, 2024), and more I’ll dig into it. Get to know Walsh through our rapid-fire questions and don’t miss out on the creative process behind his many series.Stream the AIPT Comics Podcast below or find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.Don’t miss our previous Creator Spotlight guest appearances:Interview with Michael Walsh (starting at 11am) Nullhunter #1 (of 12) (October 23rd), Horizon…
Image credit: Dark Horse Comics/Matt Wagner Dark Horse Comics did an incredible job with the Terminator license, especially since they produced the comic before there was an official sequel. As well as the gruesome, gritty, pseudo-slasher movie style of the first films, early comics also tended to have a darker, spookier atmosphere, perhaps nowhere more so than in the one-shot Terminator. : The one-shot was released a month before Terminator 2: Judgment Day hit screens. With The Terminator celebrating its 40th anniversary, what better time to revisit one of the raunchiest and most interesting early comic books? One-shot (this is…
Apple made a last-ditch attempt to stop producing the bulk of the documents by Monday under a pending order with Epic, but Judge Thomas Hixson has rejected that. In early August, the company was given a September 30 deadline to submit documentation regarding changes it made to App Store rules this year to comply with the injunction. Apple initially told the court the work would require reviewing about 650,000 documents, but in a status report Thursday it said that number had ballooned to more than 1.3 million and asked for a two-week extension. Ta. Hixson rejected the request Friday in…
New works of fiction, nonfiction, and comics that caught our attention.WW Norton & CompanyRichard Powers’ Playground is a novel of contrasts. The vast unknown of Earth’s oceans, a place of amazing creatures that are constantly being discovered and seemingly always active, and the rise of technological advances and AI. An unexpected friendship between a young poet and a boy whose life revolves around coding. A sparsely populated remote island still feeling the effects of a history of exploitation, and a technological elite who envision it as a stepping stone to their own utopia. Through the perspectives of four characters gathered…
Image credit: IDW The IDW Saturday Morning Adventure concept is original. A modern cartoon based on the classic 80s cartoon with an original storyline, using the original style and tone of the show it’s based on. This will be a nostalgic experience for adults who grew up avidly watching each animated series for the first time, but those who may be familiar with the characters’ more modern incarnations enjoy the fast-paced and colorful story. Also suitable for young readers who need it. Nevertheless, a rather creepy story found in the Saturday Morning Adventures comics. The TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures mini-series…
I don’t know how many more times I can say what an intense two weeks it’s been since the last time I posted an Engadget review recap without sounding repetitive. Ever since we launched the first of these roundups last month, companies have relentlessly launched new hardware each week, contributing to a growing pile of products for our team to review. With all these announcements overlapping, it can be easy to miss a review that, say, was published at the start of the iPhone 16 event or another that went up at the same time as Meta’s Connect keynote this…