Flying soon? Flighty is a must-have iOS app for air travel this holiday season

The information available in Flighty’s expanded Dynamic Island implementation.  Jason Cipriani/ZDNET I recently started traveling for work again. I missed it. I missed seeing people I only interact with online. I missed experiencing different parts of the country. I missed New York City (yes, I mean that). But one thing I didn’t miss is flying.  Also: These […]

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GM Cruise automated cars are under federal investigation for hard braking, stranding passengers

Getty Images Earlier this week, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into General Motors’ self-driving robotaxis, Cruise. The investigation is a result of incidents of the vehicles’ tendency to “engage in inappropriately hard braking or become immobilized while operating,” according to the NHTSA.  The NHTSA’s filing says they received three reports of […]

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This is the best use of your Apple Watch Ultra’s Action button

I’m already on the record saying the Apple Watch Ultra is one of my favorite Apple products in years. The long battery life, large display, and overall experience are unlike those of any other smartwatch I’ve used, let alone one from Apple.  But, I’ll admit, I’d been underutilizing all of the Ultra’s features.  On the […]

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TikTok now supports horizontal, YouTube style, full-screen videos on the app

Getty Images/Anadolu Agency If you were scrolling through TikTok and noticed a new screen tilt-button, you are part of the limited test group TikTok is rolling out the feature to. The new tilt-button allows users to shift the screen and watch horizontal videos full-screen on TikTok.  Before the update, if a user uploaded a horizontal […]

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With ‘Ragnarök,’ ‘God of War’ Keeps Growing Up

Before the long-running God of War series was reestablished with a 2018 entry that moved the story from a mythological ancient Greece to a mythological ancient Scandinavia, its protagonist, Kratos, was an unparalleled jerk. Mouth fixed in a permanent sneer, hell-bent on revenge against the pantheon of gods who tricked him into murdering his family, the earlier Kratos roared, […]

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The best electric cars for winter driving 2023

Tech specs: Range: 516 miles | Max power: 1,200+ hp | Charge: 200 miles in 12 minutes when connected to 350 kW DC fast charger and equipped with 19-inch wheels | Acceleration: 0-60 mph in less than 2 seconds | Price (with dual-motor all-wheel drive): From $154,000 Lucid Motors advertises the Air as the “longest range, fastest charging luxury EV […]

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Alibaba Cloud eyes Web3 potential, participation on Singapore government cloud

Alibaba Cloud is looking to ride the growth of Web3 by offering the platforms and tools it thinks developers will need to bring their applications more quickly to market. The Chinese cloud vendor also is hoping to be part of Singapore’s roadmap to move its government services to a commercial cloud environment, which currently encompasses […]

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The Best Tech Gifts for Everyone on Your Holiday List

From left, top to bottom: Apple AirTag, Nintendo Switch Lite, Apple iPad and an Amazfit Bip 3 Pro are gifts ranging from $50 to $500 that your tech-loving family and friends would surely appreciate this holiday season. Photo courtesy of Apple, Nintendo and Amazfit. It’s the holiday season, and what better gift is there than […]

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