https://www.androidauthority.com/newsletters/da-september-3-2021/ 2 hours ago 🔋 Hello everyone! Battery charged, and thanks to Nick for covering up. With the Labor Day holidays on Monday, I’m sending a shorter and sweeter version to start the week. Virgin Galactic’s core spaceship, SpaceShipTwo, is now grounded pending investigation (Reuters). Why? Well, it seems from “The red warning light on…
Local TV streaming service Locast has closed up shop, at least for the time being. It suspended operations following a ruling on Tuesday that it couldn’t use its non-profit status as a legal shield. Networks have claimed that Locast violated their copyright. “We are suspending operations, effective immediately,” Locast wrote in an email to users….
Eric Zeman / Android Authority High refresh rate screens first appeared on smartphones in 2017 when the first Razer Phone hit the market. Back then, Razer offered a 120 Hz IGZO LCD panel for a much smoother experience when swiping through menus or in supported games. Fast forward to 2021 and it seems like almost…
The FBI has warned that the Chinese government is using both in-person and digital techniques to intimidate, silence and harass U.S.-based Uyghur Muslims. The Chinese government has long been accused of human rights abuses over its treatment of the Uyghur population and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in China’s Xinjiang region. More than a million…
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL; DR Amazon could soon launch a range of its own branded TVs in the United States. The start could already take place in October. The panels would be manufactured by TCL and include Alexa support. According to a new report, Amazon could launch a new range of its own…
Shepherd, an insurtech startup focused on the construction market, has closed a $6.15 million seed round led by Spark Capital. The funding event comes after the startup raised a pre-seed round in February led by Susa Ventures, which also participated in Shepherd’s latest fundraising event. Thinking broadly, Shepherd fits into a theme of neoinsurance providers…
It appears that for many people out there, the scheduled alarms feature on the Google Clock app is flat-out broken with the bug preventing preset alarms from going off. On the back of this issue, the Play Store listing has now seen a deluge of 1-star ratings from disgruntled users. A growing thread over on…
Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL; DR Samsung will bring OIS to its mid-range Galaxy A series smartphones in 2022. The technology could lead to vastly improved photo performance. Samsung’s mid-range smartphones could get a welcome boost in camera performance in 2022. According to a report from Korea, the company apparently plans to roll out…
Feeding babies can take many different forms, and is also an area where parents can feel less supported as they navigate this new milestone in their lives. Enter SimpliFed, an Ithaca, New York-based company providing virtual lactation and a baby feeding support platform. The startup announced Friday that it raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding led…