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Are Nike's Revolutionary Self Lacing Shoes Losing their app??

Despite the continued popularity of the Back to the Future trilogy, which inspired the HyperAdapt 1.0 self-lacing technology and Air Mags, Nike has announced that it will "no longer create new versions of Adapt shoes." Now, the Adapt BB mobile app that was used to power the $350 iteration of Nike's self-adhesive sneaker will disappear from Google Play and the iPhone App Store next month. Without the app, owners can use the shoe's physical buttons to turn them on and off, check battery status, tighten or loosen laces, and save a single preset, but there's no way to adjust the shoe. lighting. The Nike Adapt BB basketball shoes, worn by athletes like Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic, featured power laces that could be adjusted with the sneaker's buttons or Bluetooth. The app also allows users to set three strong presets and adjust the color of the shoe's LED lights, features that still work for Adapt BB users who already have the app installed on their phones. H...

Samsung Reveals Summer 2024: What to expect, from Galaxy Z Fold 6 to AI!

Samsung's summer Galaxy Unpacked event is less than two weeks away, and plenty of rumors are swirling about what'll be unveiled. It's possible the company will introduce new foldable phones, earbuds, smartwatches and, perhaps most notably, share more details about the highly anticipated Galaxy Ring health wearable. We also expect to hear updates about Galaxy AI, the phone maker's suite of AI-powered software features. Samsung will broadcast the event live on the company's website, Samsung Newsroom and YouTube channel on July 10 starting at 6:00 am. PT (9:00 a.m. ET). The company also released an animated invitation to its YouTube channel, which shows a 3D cube rotating on a flat surface, which then projects the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower and the Galaxy AI logo.. "The next frontier of Galaxy AI is coming," Samsung wrote in an official event invitation sent out by the company on Tuesday. Samsung's Galaxy AI, which debuted earlier this year, is desi...

Xbox Live is back after a few hours of downtime.

Xbox has resolved a widespread outage that prevented gamers from connecting to Xbox Live, playing online games, downloading games, or using other services for several hours. "Users should no longer experience problems signing in to Xbox Live and services," says the Xbox X poster. "Thank you for your patience, keep playing!" Xbox Live issues seemed to start around 2:00 PM ET and Downdetector reports started to increase around that time. Around 3:00 PM ET, Xbox said it was "aware that some users have been disconnected from Xbox Live" and that the company is beginning an "investigation." Meanwhile, its status page reported a major outage in Xbox account and profile services. "You may find that you are unable to sign in to your Xbox profile, your connection may be disconnected while signing in, or you may experience other related issues," the note reads. "Features that require signing in, such as most games, apps, and social activitie...

Netflix is removing its cheapest ad-free subscription.

Netflix is implementing its plan to remove the cheapest ad-free plan for existing subscribers. As noted in several Reddit posts, Netflix is now asking some Basic subscribers to choose a new plan to stay on Netflix. One Reddit user received a message in their Netflix app saying "Your last day to watch Netflix is July 13th. Choose a new plan to watch." Subscribers who pay $11.99 per month for the basic plan must choose either the $6.99 ad-supported tier, the $15.49 ad-free tier, or the $22.99 ad-free Premium 4K. Based on posts on Reddit, it appears that most of the users in question are located in Canada or the UK, which follows Netflix's plan to remove the basic tier: Netflix announced in January that it would remove the tier. to existing subscribers in the second quarter of this year, starting in Canada and the United Kingdom. The streamer's pricing page in both Canada and the UK states that "the basic plan has been discontinued" and that "you ca...

Apple Music vs. Spotify: Guess Who's in the drivers seat now!

Apple likes to wow the public with the progress of its music service, but it might be Spotify that really deserves your slow clap. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple boasted at an iPhone 7 launch event on Wednesday that its subscription streaming service Apple Music has amassed 17 million paying members since its launch in June 2015. 2 million were added in less than three months . That's encouraging growth, but a quick count shows that Apple and Spotify are adding subscribers at about the same rate. And thanks to a big lead, Spotify beats Apple in terms of volume. The figures confirm that more consumers are choosing to stream music at a buffet instead of buying songs a la carte. This is partly due to the strong marketing that Apple has put into its on-demand music service. The numbers also offer a new perspective on the horse race between the two companies that has unraveled this year.. Spotify and Apple have both updated their subscriber numbers in the past two weeks, and both ...

Perplexity’s ‘Pro Search’ The AI upgrade is better at math and research.

Perplexity has released a major update to its Pro Search AI tool, which it says "understands when a question requires planning, walks through objectives step-by-step and synthesizes comprehensive answers more efficiently." The Perplexity website has examples of what Pro Search can do, including a survey asking when is the best time to see the Northern Lights in Iceland or Finland. It divides its research process into three searches: the best times to see the northern lights in Iceland and Finland; the best sights in Iceland; and the most popular sights of Finland. It then provides a detailed answer covering all aspects of the question, including when and where to see the Northern Lights in each country. Perplexity's AI search tool can also generate a detailed report based on prompts with a feature called pages. However, recent reports from Wired and Forbes have accused Perplexity of plagiarism, with the Wired report calling the self-proclaimed "shit machine" an...