Python
PyDev of the Week: Paul McGuire
This week we welcome Paul McGuire (@ptmcguire) as our PyDev of the Week! Paul is the author of the pyparsing package. Paul is a software consultant. You can find out what he is up to Read more…
Android
Leaked images of the Google Pixel 6A show a more compact device with no headphone jack
The leaked image of the mid-range Google Pixel 6A looks nearly identical to the Pixel 6. | Image: Steve Hemmerstoffer / 91Mobiles Rendered images of the Google Pixel 6A have been leaked by reliable leaker Read more…
digital
Foundation’s first season loses itself in its century-spanning story
Image: Apple Apple’s ambitious epic takes a while to get going Continue reading…
digital
A grim milestone: I maxed out the number of spammy addresses Gmail can block
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A few months ago, my G Suite-enabled Gmail account reached a grim milestone: with no warning, the “block [email address]” feature—available from the menu with the three vertical dots in the Read more…
digital
Locked out of “God mode,” runners are hacking their treadmills
Enlarge / NordicTrack owners aren’t giving up the fight just yet. (credit: Sam Whitney | Getty Images) JD Howard just wanted to watch cloud security tutorials. Howard, a construction industry worker on sabbatical, spent $4,000 Read more…
digital
DuckDuckGo wants to stop apps tracking you on Android
Enlarge / Gabriel Weinberg, creator of DuckDuckGo. (credit: Washington Post | Getty Images) At the end of April, Apple’s introduction of App Tracking Transparency tools shook the advertising industry to its core. iPhone and iPad owners Read more…
Android
Google seeks recusal probe for incoming antitrust chief over Yelp and Microsoft cases
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Google sent a letter to the Department of Justice Friday requesting that the department examine whether newly confirmed antitrust division head Jonathan Kanter, who has been a vocal critic of Read more…
digital
Apple just provided the perfect example of why you can’t trust App Store review scores
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge You pissed off people by somewhat breaking your app, and they’re leaving angry reviews. How can you salvage your reputation? Apple just found one incredibly effective way — Read more…
digital
Apple’s new Self Service Repair program is an opportunity to repair relationships
Tools included | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s newly announced Self Service Repair program, set to launch in early 2022, will finally provide individual customers access to genuine Apple OEM parts Read more…
Android
Google Stadia is celebrating its second birthday with hardware for free or cheap
Image: Google On November 19th, 2019, Google launched its Stadia cloud gaming service as a work in progress, and it’s arguably still one today. But one thing that’s consistently improved is the price of entry, Read more…