Suing your way to the stars

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! I’m back from a very fun and rehabilitative couple weeks away from my phone, my Twitter account and the news cycle. That said, I actually really missed writing this newsletter, and while Greg did a fantastic job while I was out, I won’t be handing over […]

ワイヤレスイヤフォン「Google Pixel Buds A-Series」は“最高峰”ではないが、お手ごろ価格で満足度が高い：製品レヴュー

グーグルの低価格ワイヤレスイヤフォン「Google Pixel Buds A-Series」が、このほど日本でも発売された。決して“最高峰”ではないが、誰もが満足できる音質と機能でワイヤレスイヤフォンの新たな基準を打ち立てている。11,900円という価格を考えれば「買い」と言っていいだろう──。『WIRED』US版によるレヴュー。
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This Week in Apps: OnlyFans bans sexual content, SharePlay delayed, TikTok questioned over biometric data collection

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices […]

Apple launches a new iOS app, ‘Siri Speech Study,’ to gather feedback for Siri improvements

Apple recently began a research study designed to collect speech data from study participants. Earlier this month, the company launched a new iOS app called “Siri Speech Study” on the App Store, which allows participants who have opted in to share their voice requests and other feedback with Apple. The app is available in a […]

Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands

For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warrants are issued. The figures, published Thursday, reveal that Google has received thousands of geofence warrants each quarter since 2018, and at times accounted for about one-quarter of […]

グーグルは「Pixel 5a (5G)」で、またしても最高に買い得なスマートフォンを完成させた：製品レヴュー

グーグルがスマートフォン「Pixel 5a (5G)」を発表した。上位モデルとなる「Pixel 5」の低価格版という位置づけだが、高性能なカメラや十分以上の性能、そして美しいディスプレイを搭載している。それでいて価格は499ドル（日本では51,700円）と、極めて買い得なモデルに仕上がっていた──。『WIRED』US版によるレヴュー。
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