The website for claiming your settlement valued at up to $95 per eligible device in Apple’s delayed Siri lawsuit is now live. You have until December 21 to make a claim. Delayed Siri features led to a lawsuit settlement Apple was sued in a class-action lawsuit for delaying Siri features related to the implementation of…
Former Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly regards Australia’s efforts to reduce the negative effects of social media as being “world-leading.” Tim Cook (left) with Australian Prime Minister Albanese – image credit: Apple. Australia has been implementing policies such as age verification in an attempt to limit children and teenagers’ use of social media. Now Prime…
As promised, the Realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition is now official with what the company calls the world’s first quadra light sensing color changing technology. The company has also unveiled the Realme Buds T500 Pro Harry Potter Edition alongside the smartphone. The Realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition is the company’s second smartphone created…
The National Book Award Longlists were just announced last week. The Awards have been around for almost 100 years (except for a WWII hiatus), and celebrate books published in the US by US authors. It is among the most prestigious literary awards. National Book Award winners are among my favorite books, and this year’s nominees…
I love YA thrillers, from murder mysteries to slashers, dark academia to teen detectives uncovering old crimes casting their shadows into the present day. Luckily, we’re currently going through something of a golden age for YA thrillers — series such as One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder captured the…
The tween and teen years are a formative period. They’re a time when big topics like mental health, body image, challenging family and friendship situations, romantic relationships, and more begin to matter in new ways. A great way for young people to access helpful information on big topics is, of course, through books. If someone’s…
I’ve spoken at length about my love of the gothic genre, whichever variant it comes in. Gothic horror? I’m in. Gothic romance? Shut up and take my money. Gothic mysteries? Well, why didn’t you just say so? Mystery plots hit differently when placed against the backdrop of a Victorian manor or a crumbling abbey. The…
September is National Translation Month! Books in translation are severely underrepresented in the English market, which means we’re missing out on some of the best writing in the world. The best way to counter this is to prove there’s a market for literature in translation. Here are seven excellent books in translation that also check…
Thanks to streaming, there have been noticeably plenty of book-to-movie adaptations in the past year or so, especially in the romance genre. Major studios have picked up and are releasing film adaptations of books such as The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry, and many…
Whether or not going analog was one of your resolutions or goals this year, there’s nothing quite like a fresh new hobby book to get you excited to make things with your hands. With fall imminent–whether or not the weather agrees with the calendar itself–there’s no better time than now to plan your fall TBR…