📱 Google's big payout
🚘 Electric vehicle feat
⌚️ Apple Watch sales halt
💻 Laptops' exciting 2024 |
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Google agrees to pay $700M and make app store changes to settle antitrust suit |
The settlement was reached in September but the details were only made public on Monday |
Google will pay $700 million and make various changes to the billing options in its U.S. Play app store to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought by multiple states, the web giant said on Monday.
It means, for example, that app developers will be able to offer U.S. customers an alternative billing option alongside Google Play’s billing system for things like in-app purchases.
As part of the agreement, Google will pay $630 million into a settlement fund for consumers judged to have overpaid for apps and $70 million into a fund for the states that brought the action against the company.
The concessions come after longstanding and increasing pressure on Google from developers, policymakers, and others to loosen its grip over how apps are downloaded and paid for on Android devices, NPR reported ... |
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Couple complete epic Pole-to-Pole drive in fully electric car |
The Nissan EV endured harsh environments such as torrential rain, strong winds, and extreme temperatures |
A couple from Scotland has completed an epic pole-to-pole drive in an electric vehicle (EV) in what’s believed to be a world first.
Chris and Julie Ramsey began their 18,000-mile (29,000-km) ride 10 months ago, crossing 17 countries in North and South America before arriving recently at the South Pole.
The couple took turns driving the Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE EV, modified with larger tires to help the EV cope with the challenging terrain.
The vehicle’s battery was powered using regular charging points, along with a 5kW wind turbine and portable solar panels when no charging facilities were available.
The purpose of the drive was to push the capabilities of EVs to their limits, to encourage electric vehicle adoption, and to demonstrate how EVs can help to reduce our carbon footprint ... |
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Apple to suspend sales of new Apple Watch over ongoing patent dispute |
The Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be withdrawn from sale in the U.S. just a few months after they launched, though the company is hoping to have them back on shelves soon |
Apple will suspend sales of its latest smartwatches after losing a long-running patent dispute over whether it illegally copied technology owned by California-based Masimo.
On Monday, the tech giant said it will stop selling Series 9 and Ultra 2 on Apple.com starting Thursday and also remove them from its retail stores at the end of trading on Sunday.
Masimo accuses Apple of infringing on its patent for a blood oxygen sensor featured on the Apple Watch, though Apple has denied any wrongdoing.
In a last-minute bid to dodge an imminent ban that looked set to come into force had Apple not acted to suspend sales, Apple engineers are reportedly making changes to algorithms on the Apple Watch that measure the wearer’s blood oxygen level ... |
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Laptops are going to feel very different in 2024 |
Windows laptop makers will be in a great position to offer compelling reasons to buy a new personal computer |
While 2023 was a relatively quiet year for laptops, 2024 is going to see a shake-up. With everything from AI chips to an embrace of ARM, we’re about to see some things come to fruition that have been bubbling in the background for years. Even PC sales are expected to receive a bump as a result of it. The end result will be laptops that might look familiar on the outside — but will represent a major shift in how they are made and used and even how they function. One of a number of exciting developments is the recent arrival of Intel’s Meteor Lake chip series, the company’s 14th-gen CPUs. Meteor Lake represents the most significant change to Intel’s architecture in years, with the technology set to make Windows laptops even more efficient and faster than ever ... |
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