Apple listened to your complaints and is changing iOS 16’s battery percentage icon

Ever since the world got its first look at iOS 16’s reintroduced battery percentage indicator at the start of last month, people have voiced strong opinions about the icon. Many, including Engadget Deputy Editor Cherlynn Low, felt Apple could have done a better job with it. In its current iteration, the icon remains static – […]

Google had to disable a feature on its new $50 smart speaker after the gadget listened in on some users (GOOG, GOOGL)

Matt Weinberger/Business Insider Google rushed out a fix to a glitch in its latest smart speaker last week that caused the device to surreptitiously record the conversations of its early testers without their knowledge or consent. The bug affected a small number of the Google Home Mini devices that the company handed out to reporters at its press event […]