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Can’t sync your Fitbit? You’re not alone, as service suffers major outage (Update: Fixed)

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Fitbit users currently report problems syncing data and logging into the Android app. The company confirms that an outage is in progress, and is currently under investigation. Right now there doesn’t seem to be anything users can do, so just sit tight and avoid the temptation to reinstall the app. Update, July 17, 2025 (12:53 PM ET): Fitbit reports that all systems are back up and running. If you uninstalled earlier and weren’t able to log back in to

New Apple video comedically says: be careful what you remove from photos

Apple has just released a new video advertising Apple Intelligence on the iPhone 16, with one feature spotlighted: Clean Up. The humorous message of the video? Be careful what you remove from photos. Clean Up should not be used to remove beloved pets, says new ad Clean Up is an Apple Intelligence feature that lets you remove unwanted objects from photos. Available inside the Photos app, Clean Up lets you easily alter an image to get rid of any visual distraction that’s unwanted. But per Appl

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Specs vs. Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: How Each Fold Phone Compares

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 debuted the biggest redesign the book-style folding phone line has seen thus far. The new phone has a body that's slim enough to feel like a standard phone when closed and unfolds to reveal an 8-inch display. This reimagining also comes at a higher $2,000 price, making it easily the priciest phone of its category compared with similar offerings like Google's $1,799 Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Watch this: Ultra Thin: First Look at the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 02:45 Google's

Apple's Emoji Game for News Plus Subscribers Could Be Your Latest Puzzle Obsession

Do we 💖 this? Just in time for World Emoji Day, Apple News Plus has launched Emoji Game in another indication that we will never have enough digital toys to entertain and divert us. In the new game -- available in English for News Plus subscribers in the US and Canada -- players will try to fill in the blanks of three short phrases using a selection of emoji and genmoji using as few moves as possible. For example, if the phrase is "- - - - - of my - - -" ("Apple of my eye"), then you would use

The next batch of emoji includes Bigfoot

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Today is World Emoji Day, and the Unicode Consortium is sharing a preview of some of the new emoji that should hit your devices early next year as part of Unicode 17.0. If you ask me, it’s a promising batch, especially the Bigfoot emoji — sorry, “hairy creature.” The list includes these emoji, according to the Consortium: Apple core Ballet dancers Distorted Face Fight clo

Apple News+ adds a new game that uses emoji and Genmoji to solve puzzles

Apple is introducing a new reason to upgrade to its subscription news offering, Apple News+: more games. On Thursday, the company announced the addition of the Emoji Game, an original title that will join its other games, including its Crossword puzzle, Crossword Mini, Sudoku, and word game Quartiles, in both the U.S. and Canada in English. Bundling games with other services has proven a successful strategy to attract users and keep them engaged, as The New York Times and even LinkedIn have dis

Twitch starts testing vertical video streams

Livestreaming service Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, announced at its annual TwitchCon event earlier this year that it would move into the vertical video space. Now those initial alpha tests have gone live with a few streamers, according to findings from market intelligence provider Appsensa. In a recent build, the firm found references to the vertical video tests and information about what sort of features these new streams would offer. The feature, once fully rolled out, would make Twitch

I love anti-reflective displays, but an iPhone one is no big deal

A report yesterday suggested that the two iPhone 17 Pro models could get an anti-reflective display, after Apple’s suppliers managed to overcome production difficulties. I do love anti-reflective displays, and still have very fond memories of my all-time favorite Apple one from way back in 2004, but an iPhone one would have only moderate appeal to me … There was a time when all screens were matte. Then along came glossy screens, Apple and the rest of the tech industry fell in love with them, a

Hilarious Apple TV+ comedy looks better than ever in new season

Apple TV+ has already premiered what’s arguably the best comedy of the year so far: The Studio. But now Seth Rogen has another TV+ debut coming soon—the return of hit comedy Platonic—and it looks better than ever. Platonic season 2 is almost here, and the trailer looks great The king of comedy at Apple TV+ has historically, without question, been Bill Lawrence. Lawrence co-created the powerful trio of Ted Lasso, Shrinking, and Bad Monkey. But now Seth Rogen may be after the title. After the

Deals: M4 MacBook Air, M4 iPad Pro $300 off, Apple 140W Power Adapter 50% off, Sonos Ace $150 off, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are kicking off with a new low on the silver 24GB 13-inch M4 MacBook Air with 512GB SSD at $165+ off to join some notable back to school MacBook options. We are also highlighting the Space Black 11-inch M4 iPad Pro at $300 off the list price alongside some ongoing Prime Day pricing on Apple Watch Series 10 cell models at nearly $120 off and Apple’s regularly $99 140W USB-C Power Adapter down at $50. Plus, you’ll find the Sonos Ace headphones still down at the $

Apple submits bid for rights to MLB Sunday Night Baseball

According to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, Apple is among the companies that have submitted a bid for the rights to the iconic Sunday Night Baseball broadcast, starting in 2026. In an interview with CNBC, Manfred said that Apple, NBC, and ESPN have all submitted bids for the Sunday Night Baseball package. In June, a report suggested that Apple was among the companies in the running to land streaming rights for this package. This week’s comments from Manfred mark the first tim

Wacom’s new MovinkPad drawing tablet doesn’t need a PC

Wacom has announced the MovinkPad 11, an all-in-one Android-powered tablet for digital illustrators who want to draw on the go. Unlike other display drawing tablets in Wacom’s lineup, the $449 MovinkPad doesn’t need to be connected to a laptop or PC, placing it in direct competition with the Apple Pencil and iPad combo that’s proved incredibly popular with digital artists. Unlike Apple’s iPad lineup, however, the 11.45-inch MovinkPad prioritizes digital drawing capabilities over typical activit

Can’t sync your Fitbit? You’re not alone, as service suffers major outage

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Fitbit users currently report problems syncing data and logging into the Android app. The company confirms that an outage is in progress, and is currently under investigation. Right now there doesn’t seem to be anything users can do, so just sit tight and avoid the temptation to reinstall the app. It’s a beautiful Thursday morning, and you’re up with the sun to get a nice long run in ahead of a busy day. Only what’s this? Your tracker won’t sync with

I found a budget Android tablet qualified to replace my Kindle (and the price is right)

ZDNET's key takeaways The TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G is a full-color, color paper, and ink paper tablet available at Verizon for $239. It's a great entertainment tablet for daily use that also functions very well as an e-reader. Although the screen is versatile, don't expect the graphics to compare to those on an iPad or other high-end tablets. View now at Verizon Right now, Verizon is running an offer for the TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G that nets you $100 off the tablet when you purchase it with an e

It’s World Emoji Day – which are your favourites?

I’m sufficiently old and grumpy to have resisted the use of emoji for a long time, wondering what was wrong with, you know, words – but I did find myself assimilated in the end. The tiny colorful substitutes for vocabulary now make up a growing percentage of our communication, especially since Apple allowed any emoji to be used for tapback reactions .. In fact, we apparently send five billion of the little critters every day. World Emoji Day is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that Jul

Dyson’s $500 headphones come in even more colors

Dyson is expanding the range of ear caps and cushions it offers for its customizable OnTrac headphones, with two new colors launching today for each. That doesn’t change the four default designs you’re able to pick from when buying the $499.99 OnTracs, but it does give existing owners new options to mix up the design. The cushions now come in “Sky Blue,” which was already available for ear caps, and “Caramel,” which is entirely new. Meanwhile, the caps are now available in “Ceramic Oyster Pink,

Apple's Emoji Game is now out for News+ subscribers in the US and Canada

Apple has rolled out the Emoji Game exclusively for its News+ subscribers in the US and Canada, just in time for World Emoji Day. While the company originally announced the game for iOS 26 at WWDC earlier this year, the Emoji Game is now available to subscribers on iPhone, iPad and Mac running iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 or later, respectively. The game is similar to other word games out there like Wordle in that players would have to fill in the blanks to guess words and phrases. But l

The AI bubble today is bigger than the IT bubble in the 1990s

The difference between the IT bubble in the 1990s and the AI bubble today is that the top 10 companies in the S&P 500 today are more overvalued than they were in the 1990s, see chart below. This presentation may not be distributed, transmitted or otherwise communicated to others in whole or in part without the express consent of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Apollo”). Apollo makes no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the accura

Rejoy Health (YC W21) Is Hiring

About Us Rejoy Health provides an AI-powered medical search platform designed for clinicians, enabling them to ask complex medical questions and receive accurate, evidence-based answers with cited sources. Job Description As a Software Engineer at Rejoy, you'll work on: Building and scaling backend systems for our AI medical search engine Developing APIs and services that power clinician-facing web app Collaborating with ML engineers to integrate NLP/LLM models into production Designing p

A US-Only TikTok Could Be Coming. What We Know So Far About the Replacement App

A US-only version of the TikTok mobile app is being developed by the vertical video social media network's owner ByteDance. It will replace the current version of TikTok being used in the US ahead of a September deadline for the Chinese company to divest ownership, according to a report this week by The Information. The new app is codenamed "M2" and would launch on Sept. 5. Users in the US would be required to switch from the existing app to the new one, the report said, citing anonymous source

Here's How Much Interest You'll Earn by Depositing $5,000 Into a CD Now

A CD can be a smart way to grow your money safely. Rmcarvalho/Getty Images A certificate of deposit can give you some much-needed security in an economy that feels anything but certain. Your CD rate is fixed when you open the account, so your returns are guaranteed for the entire term. What might those returns look that? That depends on which account you choose. The best CDs earn annual percentage yields up to 4.50%, but the national average for some terms is less than a third of that. Here's

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Crypto accumulator DeFi Development to expand globally by franchising its Solana treasury model

DeFi Development , a company vying to be the MicroStrategy of Solana, is expanding internationally through a franchise model. The company plans to partner with others looking to operate their own Solana treasuries with DeFi's support. In return, DeFi Development will retain an equity stake in each regional vehicle. The initiative will be branded DFDV Treasury Accelerator. "Most crypto treasury vehicles today are following the MicroStrategy model. What excites us about DFDV is that they're not

Beeper’s all-in-one messenger updated with better encryption and paid perks

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The all-in-one messaging app, Beeper, is getting new security features that enhance chat encryption. It also adds new paid “Plus” and “Plus Plus” tiers with features such as message scheduling, incognito mode, and multiple accounts for the same apps. However, there’s still no mention of iMessage support, which was abandoned in late 2023 after Apple repeatedly shot down Beeper’s efforts. If you juggle multiple messaging apps and have ever tried to sea

I’ve tried many clock apps on Android, but none have this one excellent Samsung Clock feature

Megan Ellis / Android Authority While I have my favorite apps, including what I consider the best video editing app and best to-do list app, I never thought I’d be very particular about which clock app I used. For as long as I can remember, I used whatever clock came with my phone. But over the past few years, I’ve become accustomed to Samsung Clock’s features. Since it’s only available on Samsung phones, I’ve tried to switch to another clock app that isn’t bound to a particular OEM. Despite t

Get Apple’s one-tap Ambient Music playlists on Android with this free new app

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR A new third-party app brings Apple’s Ambient Music feature to Android, letting you start playlists to help you relax, focus, or sleep. Called Ambient Music, the app adds Quick Settings tiles that launch curated streams of music designed for specific activities. The free, open-source app is available on GitHub, requires Android 14+, and caches songs for offline listening. While Android and iOS often borrow features from each other, you don’t always hav

More Apple chips to be made in US as TSMC accelerates Arizona plants

More Apple chips are set to be made in the US as TSMC said it is busy accelerating the construction of its second and third Arizona plants, fulfilling a promise made back in March. The chipmaker is bringing more advanced processes to the US earlier than initially expected, allowing it to make chips for more recent Apple products … ‘Made in America’ Apple chips Apple first announced its plan for ‘Made in America’ chips back in 2022, with the news hailed as one of the success stories of the US

Apple News+ launches clever new ‘Emoji Game’ for iOS 18.4 and later

Apple is expanding its collection of Apple News+ Puzzles with yet another new game. This time, Apple is tapping into something we all know and love: emoji. The new Emoji Game was initially announced as part of iOS 26 at WWDC. The game, however, is now rolling out to all iPhone users running iOS 18.4 and later as well as iPadOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4. Apple explains that Emoji Game “challenges players to use a selection of emoji” to fill in the blanks of short phrases with as few moves as possible

Apple News+ adds a new game that uses emoji and Genmoji to sovle puzzles

Apple is introducing a new reason to upgrade to its subscription news offering, Apple News+: more games. On Thursday, the company announced the addition of the Emoji Game, an original title that will join its other games, including its Crossword puzzle, Crossword Mini, Sudoku, and word game Quartiles, in both the U.S. and Canada in English. Bundling games with other services has proven a successful strategy to attract users and keep them engaged, as The New York Times and even LinkedIn have dis

9to5Mac Daily: July 16, 2025- iPhone display rumors, more

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