Today’s list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free comes a bit later than usual, but you’ll love it every bit as much as you do on any other day. We’ve got 10 fresh apps for you on Wednesday’s list, and you can snag even more if you head back to yesterday’s post, where you’ll find several remaining freebies.
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The first full-scale test of next-gen Hyperloop transportation technology has just taken place in the desert outside Las Vegas.
Although Hyperloop is an Elon Musk idea, he’s “too busy” to try and develop it himself. Instead, he released the plans for free, and private companies are designing their own solutions. At the forefront of the race is Hyperloop Technologies, which has conducted the first full-scale test.
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If you’re of the opinion that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 is interesting but not necessarily exciting or compelling, we have some good news for you. While analysts and pundits alike have been busy exclaiming that Apple’s days of innovation are behind it, a new nugget of information about Apple’s 2017 model iPhone should put those concerns to rest.
During the most recent episode of John Gruber’s The Talk Show podcast, the well-connected blogger dropped a number of tantalizing tidbits about what we may expect to see from Apple’s 2017 iPhone, a device likely to be called the iPhone 7s or, depending on who you ask, the iPhone 8.
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Even Tesla has been surprised by just how popular its Model 3 has been. With around 400,000 preorders, Tesla recently adopted a new production plan that would see it manufacture half a million vehicles a year in 2018, or two years faster than initial projections. Tesla also set an internal deadline for producing the Model 3, one that it confirmed it won’t be able to meet. As Tesla said, Model 3 production will actually depend on a lot of factors, many outside its reach.
And in a recently filed SEC document, Tesla went into further details about the challenges it will face when producing the Model 3.
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How cool is it that there’s a single flash drive that can add removable storage to your computers as well as your Android phones and tablets? The SanDisk Ultra 128GB Dual USB Drive 3.0 has a standard USB plug on one end that will fit any Windows, Mac or Chrome PC in the world. Then, on the other side, there’s a microUSB plug that will fit just about any Android smartphone or tablet. Both plugs retract, making this one of the most compact flash drives out there. And best of all, it’s on sale on Amazon right now through the end of the day on May 14.
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When it rains, it pours. An iPhone 7 leak earlier on Wednesday suggested that the iPhone 7 Plus will have a dual lens camera and a Smart Connector on the back and that both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models will lack the 3.5mm headphone jack. A report from a well-known Apple insider on Wednesday is now offering more details on the upcoming iPhone 7 phablet and it hints that the 5.5-inch model will be the best new iPhone to buy this year.
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Every year during the spring and summer months, Android and Apple users alike are given a glimpse into the future of their respective mobile operating systems. Apple of course has WWDC which is slated to take place in June and Google will kick things off one month earlier when its annual I/O developers conference kicks off next week on May 18.
What makes Google’s I/O conference arguably more interesting and exciting than WWDC is that there’s a whole lot more to cover. While Apple will predictably cover the future of iOS and OS X, Google, as it’s prone to do, will cover an incredible array of products and technologies, hardly a surprise given how many different pots Google has its hands in these days. Indeed, Google’s broadening interest in all facets of technology – and even science – is what prompted the company to rename and restructure itself under the Alphabet umbrella.
All that said, we are eagerly anticipating Google to make a number of interesting announcements that extend far beyond the company’s upcoming Android N update. From a rumored VR headset to more information regarding a Project Tango smartphone, the collective eyes of the tech world will understandably be laser focused on all things Google I/O next week.
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New iPhone blueprints sourced from noted leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer appear to confirm that Apple’s next-gen iPhone 7 will not feature a traditional 3.5mm headphone jack. The blueprint renders below, reportedly sourced from an Apple subcontractor (via uSwitch), also seem to corroborate previous reports indicating that the larger iPhone 7 Plus will be the only model to ship with Apple’s advanced dual lens camera system.
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If you hurry, and we mean really hurry, you can pick up one of the best Android smartphones that has ever existed for just $150 with no contract. Yes, we know Google is likely a few months away from unveiling new Nexus phones, but not everyone wants to pay a premium for the latest and greatest smartphones. Well, for one day only, you can pick up a 32GB Google Nexus 5 from Amazon’s Woot for just $150 plus the standard $5 shipping.
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Typically when a new emoji proposal comes over the wire, it’s not worth diving too deep into because there are no guarantees that the Unicode Consortium will approve any or all of the new suggestions. In the case of a new proposal making waves on Wednesday morning, however, an exception should be made for two reasons:
First, the new emoji set aims to empower women by offering two sets of the same emoji, one male and one female. Second, they’ll almost certainly be approved by the consortium because one of the people behind the new proposal is Google’s Mark Davis, who just so happens to be the president of the Unicode Consortium.
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