New Standard Adds Low-Power Wireless Charging to NFC
Image: NFC Forum Qi wireless charging has become the de facto wireless charging standard for gadgets like phones, earbuds, and more. However, just this week, the NFC Forum approved a…
European Authorities Ban Dirty Cookie Practices in GDPR Update
Photo: Getty When GDPR rolled out across the European Union back in 2018, the sweeping legal framework pledged to bring consumer privacy and protection to the forefront. In the years…
A Brief History of the Not-So-Brief Wait for Avatar 2
Concept art for the Avatar sequels revealed on the official Twitter.Image: Twitter io9’s first article mentioning Avatar 2 was published on December 28, 2009. It was during the site’s second…
Halo 2: Anniversary will finally arrive on PC next week
Though rumors had suggested the next installment of The Master Chief Collection would arrive as early as this week, Microsoft today debunked the speculation with confirmation that it will be…
SAP reveals security holes in certain cloud products
German software giant SAP has announced its plans to notify nine percent of its 440,000 customers regarding recently discovered security issues with several of its cloud-based products. The products in…
The all-new AirPods Pro are on sale and down to their lowest price ever
Verizon’s Apple AirPod sale includes a rare price on the all-new AirPods Pro. For a limited time, you can get the AirPods Pro on sale for $224.99. That’s a $25…
Apple AirPods 3: all the specs and features we want to see
When will we see the Apple AirPods 3? With a year having gone by since the last iteration of Apple’s true wireless earbuds, the AirPods (2019), there are naturally already…
Runa Capital has $157M to spend — and will now also back deep tech and quantum startups
If you’re looking to raise some cash for your tech startup you may be in luck because Runa Capital has closed a $157 million fund. Based in San Francisco, but…
How quantum computers can save us from the coronavirus
A team of researchers at Penn State University recently began exploring high-powered solutions for drug discovery in hopes of stumbling upon the cure for COVID-19. Hundreds of other research teams,…
Halo 2 is about to make the Master Chief Collection an even better bargain
Microsoft today revealed that, 16 years after its original release, Halo 2 is joining its fellow games in the Master Chief Collection on Steam, Xbox Game Pass, and the Microsoft Store.…