The Oura Ring 4 has slimmer sensors, increased accuracy, and more sizes

The Oura Ring 4 has slimmer sensors, increased accuracy, and more sizes

Oura is giving its popular smart ring and app a substantial makeover. The company just announced the $349 Oura Ring 4, which will feature a slimmer design, improved accuracy, and more sizes. Starting today, the Oura app will also be getting a complete redesign to better organize the swath of new features introduced over the … Read more

Google taps India’s love for gold to boost its credit play

Google taps India’s love for gold to boost its credit play

Google is leveraging India’s deep-rooted affinity for gold to expand its reach in the lending market of the world’s most populous nation. The company said on Thursday that Google Pay has partnered with Muthoot Finance, India’s largest gold-backed loans provider, to offer secured loans to users across the country.  Google said the partnership aims to … Read more

Your smartphone is more of a collaborative effort than you think

Your smartphone is more of a collaborative effort than you think

The back of your phone doesn’t really tell you who made it; it only tells you what company put all the pieces together. Phones, like all other consumer electronics, are a collection of technology from many sources. A lot of it is done in-house — Samsung designs its Galaxy phones and decides how everything is … Read more

Google Play Store makes searching for apps harder on tablets

Google Play Store makes searching for apps harder on tablets

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Store for Android tablets has retired the search bar on the main screen. Tablet users must now head to the new Search tab to find apps, which requires an extra click. You can tap the Search tab’s icon twice to bring up the keyboard and initiate a … Read more

Attackers Exploit Critical Zimbra Vulnerability Using CC’d Email Addresses

Attackers Exploit Critical Zimbra Vulnerability Using CC’d Email Addresses

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in mail servers sold by Zimbra in an attempt to remotely execute malicious commands that install a backdoor, researchers warn. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45519, resides in the Zimbra email and collaboration server used by medium and large organizations. … Read more

Apple Watch 11.1 beta 3 pulled following bricking reports

Apple Watch 11.1 beta 3 pulled following bricking reports

The occasional risks associated with downloading beta releases have been highlighted by Apple’s decision on Wednesday to pull the watchOS 11.1 beta 3 update following user reports that it had bricked their Apple Watch. The company took the decision just hours after releasing it to developers for testing. A MacRumors reporter noted the development in … Read more

Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answer for October 3 (#480)

Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answer for October 3 (#480)

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn’t—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the … Read more