Apple has always been known for its innovative technology, and it appears that the company is pushing the boundaries once again with its latest patent. The patent, “Head-Mounted Display Apparatus for Retaining a Portable Electronic Device with Display,” describes a mixed reality windscreen that would provide the driver with turn-by-turn directions and other information. The patent, which was filed in 2019 and was granted on January 19, 2023, describes a head-mounted display (HMD) that would be integrated into the windscreen of a car. In the driver’s field of view, the HMD would be able to disp ..read more

Earlier this week the share price of the investment group Berkshire Hathaway rose so high that it broke the code of the Nasdaq stock exchange. As reported by The Register, Nasdaq uses 32-bit unsigned integers as opposed to 64-bit unsigned integers for stocks listed on its exchange. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem but because the investment group, run by Warren Buffett, is so highly valued its BRK.A stock exceeded the maximum value of a 32-bit variable which is 4,294,967,295 in decimal. At the time of writing, one share of BRK.A stock is currently valued at over $437k per share. The sto ..read more

The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has decided to backtrack on its threat to ban users that don’t accept its new privacy policy when it goes into effect on May 15. While the privacy policy was originally supposed to go into effect in February, the company decided to delay the update till May after facing backlash from its users. For those unfamiliar, WhatsApp’s new privacy policy will allow the app to share user data with its parent company Facebook as well as Instagram. While the update won’t affect the privacy of messages sent to friends and family and is more about messaging bu ..read more

Thanks to our friends at tomtoc, readers still have time to enter to win the new iPad Pro. Along with the giveaway, tomtoc will be offering readers a 20% discount on its new PadFolio case for iPad Pro and Air. Head below for a quick look at one of the best new iPad accessories, and enter to win the latest iPad Pro (M1).  Organize your iPad with PadFolio  For those in the market, tomtoc makes one of the best cases for iPad Pro. The PadFolio allows users to conveniently organize all their essential accessories and cables in one place. Utilizing a bunch of&nb ..read more

Today’s Rare Ride marks the third time we’ve featured a Pontiac Sunbird in this series. The first Sunbird was from 1978 and presented itself as the Safari Wagon. But that was just a renamed Astre and not a real Sunbird. The second Sunbird we saw was a convertible with a 2000 in its name, a J-body from a time of naming turmoil at Pontiac. In contrast, the Sunbird we have here is the original: An economical and optionally luxurious car that debuted in the Seventies without a confused identity. Your author’s never seen one in real life. Sunbird debuted in 1976 as a replacement for the Vega-adja ..read more

You may not remember, but a modified copy of Xcode that surfaced on the web in 2015 was responsible for injecting malware into several iPhone and iPad apps that were subsequently uploaded to the App Store. Now, thanks to the Epic vs. Apple trial, internal Apple emails have revealed that more than 128 million iOS users were affected by the “XcodeGhost” malware. As noted by a Motherboard report, Dale Bagwell confirmed in an email that 128 million consumers had downloaded more than 2,500 apps infected by the malware that came from the fake copy of Xcode. In total, these 2,500 infected apps have ..read more

Tile has just gained support for Sidewalk—Amazon’s “neighborhood network” wireless standard. This new integration means Tile’s trackers now have a much larger network to work with, which makes it a more viable competitor for Apple’s similar AirTag trackers. Sidewalk is Amazon’s new wireless standard, which Amazon hopes more smart home and IoT devices will use. The standard relies on the low bandwidth 900MHz spectrum, and has a longer reach than Bluetooth and can better pass through walls than Wi-Fi. Sidewalk also uses relatively little power as well. Amazon wants this network to be able to ..read more

Apple is now sending a new survey to Apple Watch users, this time to learn more about how its consumers use it to monitor health data. Interestingly enough, the company asks if the user has any apps installed to monitor eating habits, medications, and blood glucose levels. A screenshot of the survey was shared with 9to5Mac by a Brazilian reader, who received it in his email on Friday. In the email, Apple says it wants feedback on the Apple Watch user experience, with a link to submit the answers. The survey has a section dedicated to health features, which have become a major selling point o ..read more

Update 05/07/20: The iPad Pro now has 5G support, along with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro. The marketing machine for 5G is now in high gear. AT&T arguably fired the first shot when it started re-labeling some of its 4G LTE service “5G Evolution,” complete with a “5G e” logo in the status bar of some phones. Now, 5G is everywhere you look. All the major carriers are spending big money hyping up “5G” and trying to convince you that, first of all, you need it, and what’s more, you need it from that carrier. It’s all needlessly confusing, too. The carriers are trying to bamboozle you ..read more

Apple has hired Stella Low, a former Cisco executive, as the company’s new vice president of worldwide corporate communications. Low joins Apple to lead its communications team, which is responsible for the company’s public relations operations. Low’s hiring was confirmed by Apple on Friday to BuzzFeed News. The company said that the executive has “remarkable experience and leadership” and expects she will help Apple tell the stories about the “positive impacts” the company has on the world. Stella brings her remarkable experience and leadership to Apple’s world-class communications teams ..read more