Apple sues Microsoft for ripping off Mac OS: Today in Apple history

Apple sues Microsoft for ripping off Mac OS: Today in Apple history

March 17, 1988: Apple sues Microsoft for allegedly stealing 189 different elements of its Macintosh operating system to create Windows 2.0. The incident, which causes a deep rift between Apple and one of its top developers, paves the way for an epic battle between the two companies that will rage for years. Apple sues Microsoft after … Read more

Here are my four go-to movies for testing new TVs – plus the 4K Blu-ray test disc I can’t live without

Here are my four go-to movies for testing new TVs – plus the 4K Blu-ray test disc I can’t live without

An important part of how we test TVs at TechRadar is subjective testing. That’s the part of the process where our reviewers run the best TVs through tests looking at picture quality, sound quality, gaming features, smart TV features and more. To test picture quality, we use 4K Blu-ray and streaming, HD Blu-ray and streaming … Read more

What Is Google One? A Breakdown of Plans, Pricing, and Included Services

What Is Google One? A Breakdown of Plans, Pricing, and Included Services

Every Google account comes with 15 gigabytes of free cloud storage shared across Google Drive, Google Photos, and Gmail. But with videos of your kids, hi-res photos of your pets, and work files, that space doesn’t stretch far these days. Google One is the company’s subscription service, with several tiers to expand your cloud storage … Read more

Two New AirPods 4 Models Expected to Launch in September or October

Two New AirPods 4 Models Expected to Launch in September or October

Apple suppliers will begin production of two new fourth-generation AirPods models in May, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Based on this production timeframe, he expects the headphones to be released in September or October. Gurman expects both fourth-generation AirPods models to feature a new design with better fit, improved sound quality, and an updated charging … Read more

Google trying to copy Samsung’s lock screen note-taking feature

Google trying to copy Samsung’s lock screen note-taking feature

Last updated: March 17th, 2024 at 14:23 UTC+01:00 Google is working on equipping Android with the ability to assign a default note-taking app, which will give also you an option to add a shortcut for taking notes on the lock screen, and this feature will support input from a stylus as well. At the same … Read more

My favorite MacBook of all time is on sale at Walmart – and I think I’d buy four if I could

My favorite MacBook of all time is on sale at Walmart – and I think I’d buy four if I could

Oh, Walmart, you have no idea what you’ve unleashed. A $699 MacBook Air with the M1 chip is the Big Mac to the Hamburglar, cookies to Cookie Monster, Bonnie to Clyde. It’s the antidote to MacBook Air lust without the deep-pocket investment and a game-over challenge to any affordable Wintel system Walmart has on its … Read more

Using Google Docs, Slides, Sheets on Samsung tablets gets better

Using Google Docs, Slides, Sheets on Samsung tablets gets better

Last updated: March 17th, 2024 at 15:09 UTC+01:00 Google has announced that Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets applications for Android now offer a sidebar containing formatting options on devices with large screens, such as tablets, which makes it easier for you to access formatting options. The Docs, Slides, and Sheets apps for Android … Read more

‘What if the operating system is the problem’: Linux was never created for the cloud — so engineers developed DBOS, a new operating system that is part OS, part database

‘What if the operating system is the problem’: Linux was never created for the cloud — so engineers developed DBOS, a new operating system that is part OS, part database

Michael Stonebraker has developed several influential database management systems over the years, including Ingres, PostgreSQL, and VoltDB. Matei Zaharia is the creator of Apache Spark and co-founder and CTO of Databricks.  Working with a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University, the pair have created a revolutionary prototype operating system called DBOS … Read more

The Amazon Echo Buds are down to a record-low $35 right now

The Amazon Echo Buds are down to a record-low  right now

Amazon’s Echo Buds are on sale for their lowest price yet. You can get the retailer’s AirPods alternatives today for a mere $35 (that’s $15 off). One of Engadget’s picks for the best budget wireless earbuds, the Echo Buds have a clear, detailed and balanced sound profile, built-in Alexa support and five hours of battery … Read more