Will RCS ever matter? The standard has been hanging around for years as an upgrade to the aging carrier SMS texting standard, but since the carriers are in charge of it, the Rich Communication Service (RCS) has been going nowhere fast. Google is apparently tired of waiting for the carriers, and after launching its own…
DetailsThis headline caught my attention as I was scanning the morning news: “Liv Cycling Introduces New E-Bike Built for Women.” Women-specific bike designs have been around since 2002, but an e-bike specifically built for women? That sounded intriguing.Would the motor on Liv’s new Thrive E+ EX Pro have more horsepower or less? Would its torque,…
DetailsIn the early 2000s, Walmart tried to start a bank. It was a well-trodden path; even rivals like Target had done it. And yet hackles were swiftly raised. States passed laws to ban would-be Walmart branches. Talks with regulators languished. Members of Congress drafted a bill that would ban retailers from banking. It was a…
DetailsMany parts of the country survived a brutal cold snap last week. But this weekend, we’re stubbornly heading out. Why let brutal temperatures keep you from working out? Besides, the cold weather means that some parts of the country already have snow on the slopes. But don’t worry. Even if we can’t coax you outside—or…
DetailsHappy Friday, and welcome to Replay, WIRED’s one-stop shop for the week’s big videogame news. What’s shakin’? Two things come to mind: Google Stadia is going to be a little light when it launches next week, and there’s a lot of Star Wars in the atmosphere. There’s more than that, though. It’s time to catch…
Details4.11M Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Sign in Like this video? Sign in to make your opinion count. Sign in Don’t like this video? Sign in to make your opinion count. Sign in Published on Nov 16, 2019Hideo Kojima caused some players concern when it…
DetailsMicrosoft has revealed that it’s planning to kill off its Cortana app for iOS and Android in January. The software maker has posted a new support article for Cortana users in the UK, Canada, and Australia that reveals Cortana for iOS and Android is disappearing in at least those markets. “To make your personal digital…
DetailsThe event and the device that started a decade: Steve Jobs announces the first iPad in January, 2010. Apple This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. In real time, the pace of change in…
DetailsInstagram began testing hiding public like counts globally on Thursday, after experimenting with the design tweak in several individual markets abroad. People who upload photos and videos will still know how many people liked them—that information just won’t be seen by other users. The experiment is part of a wider shift at social media companies,…
DetailsIt’s like a billboard for disillusionment and mistrust, and it’s everywhere: “Epstein didn’t kill himself.” The phrase has been slapped on beer cans, printed on sweatshirts, blurted as a nonsequitur in cable news interviews, scrawled on posters held up at Southern college football games and on San Francisco bar bathroom walls cramped with Sharpied phone…
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