Amazon may be working on a smartphone with hologram-like 3D Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone that sports a 3D screen that relies on retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen like a hologram. With the smartphone, users would be able to navigate through content by using their eyes alone, according to two unnamed people who discussed the phone with the Wall Street Journal. More
8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
Microsoft may buy Barnes & Noble's Nook unit for $1 billion According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. More
HTC Expects Brighter Second Quarter Taiwan's HTC expects its second-quarter revenue and operating margin to rise from the first quarter, as sales of the new HTC One smartphone pick up. More
Apple Maps Plays Catchup to Google Maps With 'Look Around' on the Web Still in public beta, Apple Maps on the web now allows users to explore supported cities and countries worldwide, much like Google's Street View. 12/19/2024 - 9:28 am | View Link
Discover How Apple Intelligence Can Revolutionize Your Photos Clean up your images and navigate your library with more ease Upgrade to iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, or macOS 15.1 or higher for access to Apple Intelligence on eligible devices. In Photos, enter ... 12/19/2024 - 7:39 am | View Link
iPhone’s new AI-powered Natural Language Search doesn’t do anything I want it to One of the improvements with Apple Intelligence is the ability to use Natural Language Search on some apps. However, it‘s not that good. 12/18/2024 - 5:18 am | View Link
Apple’s App Store is inviting me to ‘search the way you talk’ As it describes, Apple's update in October added, “App Store search lets you use natural language to find what you’re looking for more easily.” It’s also not the only place Apple is adding natural ... 12/17/2024 - 2:47 pm | View Link
Apple TV+ is bringing back Vince Vaughn’s wacky detective comedy for Season 2 How over-the-top is Apple's Bad Monkey? It starts with tourists finding a severed arm in the ocean, one with an extended middle finger. 12/17/2024 - 1:27 pm | View Link
There are strikes at Amazon warehouses in seven locations, including some major cities. Here’s how it could impact holiday orders.
When it comes to timing their strike to make an impact, the Teamsters couldn’t have picked a better one. The union has launched strikes against seven Amazon warehouses—and with Christmas less than a week away, that could have some last-minute shoppers wondering what will happen to their holiday orders.
Limited-time discounts are getting people back in the door at quick-service restaurants, but such gains could be fleeting when the deals disappear.
Fast-food restaurant chains have been seeing an uptick in traffic over the past two months due to the success of limited-time deals and promotions, along with an early rollout of the holiday season, according to Revenue Management Solutions (RMS), a company that analyzes data and provides insights about the restaurant industry.
The once-ubiquitous music retail chain has just two remaining stores: one in Ohio and one in Oregon. Reports that both are shuttering may have been premature.
Sam Goody, the once-ubiquitous music and entertainment retail chain founded in 1951, is set to close one of its last two remaining U. S. stores next year.
Comedian Dan Donohue has an unusual strategy for dealing with prickly family members.
The holidays can be a hotbed for arguments, whether it’s a squabble in the kitchen or a heated game of monopoly. “Never discuss religion, sex, politics, or money” might be sage advice when it comes to the festive period, but it’s more often than not ignored after a few drinks.
OpenAI just launched a way to call ChatGPT over the phone. But how does it handle the whole Santa thing?
OpenAI just launched a way to call ChatGPT over the phone as a means of introducing people to the generative AI service. Users in the U. S. and Canada can call 1-800-CHATGPT (1-800-242-8478) to chat with the service or ask questions for up to 15 minutes for free per month.
Munich-based startup Vaeridion has secured €14mn to develop an electric aircraft that it hopes will whisk passengers on short-haul routes around Europe by 2030. “The microliner looks like a regular plane and it takes off from a runway — the only difference is that it will be powered by batteries,” Vaeridion’s co-founder and CEO, Ivor van Dartel, told TNW in an interview last month.