Technology News for Wednesday 13th November 2024

1. Nintendo has launched a music app, seizing on the appeal of video game playlists

SUMMERS: It's called Nintendo Music, and on it you can listen to hours of music from Nintendo video games. The app has over a million downloads since it was launched two weeks ago. NPR's Vincent Acovino dug in to why fans are so interested.

2. Google Chrome on iPhones gets new features with Drive, Maps integration

Google Lens is already available in the Chrome browser for iOS, allowing users to reverse image search with a picture from the gallery. However, the new update to the Chrome app adds the ability to search the web using image and text queries simultaneously ...

3. iPhone SE 4 expected to launch in March 2025, supply chain data suggests

According to a MacRumors report citing South Korean news outlet Ajunews, Apple supplier LG Innotek will begin mass production of the iPhone SE camera module next month, indicating that the affordable iPhone model could debut in early 2025.

4. Trump taps Musk, Fox News' Hegseth, South Dakota Gov. Noem to join administration

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday evening announced a flurry of high-profile additions to his administration, including Elon Musk, Fox News host Pete Hegseth and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.

5. Nintendo has launched a music app, seizing on the appeal of video game playlists

A new music streaming app has entered the market. It's called Nintendo Music — and on it, you can listen to dozens of hours of music from games like Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong. The app has had more than a million downloads since it launched on Oct.

6. Apple's next device might make your home a lot smarter

An Apple-made smart display has been rumoured for many years and has the potential to bring features like Siri, Apple Intelligence and HomeKit off personal devices and into shared spaces at home. This week a report from Bloomberg suggested the device ...

7. Games that offer good clean fun

These is the type of high-stakes decision that faces players of PowerWash Simulator, a game that has turned a mundane act of manual labour into a viral sensation. You'll spend hours hosing realistic grime from vans, statues and fountains ...

8. This extraordinary one-off 911 marks the end of Porsche's Dakar cars

Did you know that in 1984's Paris-Dakar rally, Jacky Ickx and Claude Brasseur's 911 suffered a cable fire punting the pair right back to 139th place? Amazingly, they finished sixth. Another 911 entered in that year's race ended up 26th. The winner?

9. Admins can give thanks this November for dollops of Microsoft patches

Patch Tuesday Patch Tuesday has swung around again, and Microsoft has released fixes for 89 CVE-listed security flaws in its products – including two under active attack – and reissued three more. According to the IT giant, the first exploited flaw ...

10. Physics reveals the best design for a badminton arena

ANYONE WHO has tried to play badminton at the beach will be familiar with the problem of wind blowing their feathered shuttlecocks off-course. On anything other than a completely calm day, playing even a half-serious game outside is a hopeless ...

11. Amazon answers ultra-cheap Chinese marketplaces like Temu with 'Amazon Haul'

The e-commerce giant is testing a selection priced under $20, with most under $10. Free shipping on orders over $25 will take a week or longer. ... A person wearing a jacket and hoodie looks down at their phone, smiling.

12. View Photos of the 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT43

The 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT43 joins the mightier GT55 and GT63 coupes. After those two models were redesigned for 2024, Mercedes added the new base model for 2025. The GT43 has a 416-hp turbo four and rear-wheel drive.

13. Targeted Magnetic Stimulation Slows Alzheimer's Progression in Phase II Study

The default mode network is one of the first brain networks that is affected, of course, in Alzheimer disease and is important for memory functions. And there is strong evidence showing that a combination of beta-amyloid and tau actually starts in these ...

14. Introducing Amazon Haul—a broad selection of products $20 or less, with most under $10

Say hello to crazy low prices, unbelievable finds from $2.99, Amazon Haul. A. U.S. beta launches today in the Amazon Shopping app, featuring fashion, home, lifestyle, electronics, ...

15. Oura CEO on why Apple will not launch a smart ring: “I think they are…”

Hale suggests Apple remains focused on the Apple Watch as its primary health and fitness platform. While acknowledging the advantages of smart rings, Hale highlights Apple's commitment to the Apple Watch's established position in the wearables market.

16. Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2024 Edition

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 89 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. November's patch batch includes fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited by attackers, ...

17. Top YouTube tech reviewer apologizes for speeding

Marques Brownlee, who has almost 20 million YouTube subscribers as MKBHD, posted a video showing himself driving at almost three times the legal speed limit. Marques Brownlee at the Met Gala, in New York City, on May 2, 2022.Theo Wargo / WireImage file.

18. RICOCHET Anti-Cheat™ Progress Report: Season 01 and Ranked Play

Several systems we've deployed, including those in secret that were designed only to monitor data to ensure the effectiveness of upcoming detections, have been performing beyond expectation across behavioral and identification measures. For example ...

19. The Top Five Just-Debuted Spotify Enhancements That Creators Can't Miss

If you're a creator who publishes videos on Spotify, you can also earn Premium video revenue through the Spotify Partner Program. With this new revenue stream, when Spotify Premium subscribers in select markets stream video ...

20. Spotify Unveils Uninterrupted Video Podcasts, Audience-Driven Payments, and the New Spotify for Creators Platform

Live from Spotify's LA campus, today we announced a series of new offerings aimed at helping creators significantly grow their audiences and better monetize their video podcasts on Spotify. During Now Playing, some of the world's leading creators, ...

21. Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X

“I can guarantee that no Bluesky team members will be sitting with a presidential candidate tonight and giving them direct access to control what you see online,” Bluesky said. Across the platform, new users ...

22. Smart Home Devices Could Boost Apple Stock, Analyst Says

Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Apple plans to launch a new product to serve as a smart home hub. The wall-mounted display can control home appliances, including video doorbells and security cameras, the report said. It also can do video conferencing and ...

23. IHOP's new menu is inspired by Xbox's Indiana Jones game

IHOP today announced it is “the official breakfast partner of Xbox,” and is offering exclusive Xbox merchandise, games, and reward offers for members of its International Bank of Pancakes loyalty program. The family dining chain is also adding new menu ...

24. Apple drops soldered storage for 2024 Mac Mini

Updated The iFixit team has pulled apart Apple's new Mac Mini, revealing replaceable storage and a slightly more modular design - concessions to repairability that warrant an impressive provisional score. Apple's Mac Mini product line has been around ...