Places and Things

The merging of Comixology and Kindle has created a hell I’d like to escape In February of this year, Amazon finally completed its consumption of the once independent app for downloading comics, Comixology. Amazon had acquired the app way back in 2013, and apart from removing the ability to buy comics directly from the app, it left it untouched for nearly a decade. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/30/23140157/comixology-amazon-kindle-integration-terrible

Samsung’s reportedly cutting its phone production for 2022 Samsung is reportedly scaling back the number of phones it’s planning on producing in 2022, from 310 million to 280 million, according to SamMobile, which cites a report from Korean outlet Maeil Business News. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/27/23144575/samsung-mobile-phone-production-plan-cuts-2022

Federal regulators crack down after pipeline caught spewing CO2 Federal regulators are beginning to crack down on a new generation of pipelines that will be crucial for the Biden administration’s plans to capture millions of tons of carbon dioxide to combat climate change. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/27/23144270/federal-regulators-phmsa-carbon-dioxide-pipeline-rupture-satartia-mississippi

Sony is bringing ‘Horizon’ and ‘God of War’ TV shows to Netflix and Prime Video Sony had a lot to discuss during its annual investor briefing, including plans to boost PlayStation 5 production and get the console into the hands of more people who want one. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/sony-horizon-god-of-war-gran-turismo-tv-shows-netflix-amazon-playstation-144132163.html

Maryland residents can now add driver's licenses to Apple Wallet Residents of Maryland can now add their driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch. Users there will be able to verify their identity digitally, though there are limited use cases for the Maryland Mobile ID program for now. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/maryland-drivers-license-id-apple-wallet-162457417.html

Microsoft will support third-party Windows 11 widgets later this year Microsoft is planning to support third-party widgets inside Windows 11 later this year. At its annual Build developer conference today, the software giant says it will open up access to Windows 11 widgets to developers as companions to their win32 or PWA apps. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23137636/microsoft-windows-11-widgets-developers-apps

Windows 11 is getting an easy way to restore apps to a new PC Microsoft is finally adding restore apps to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. The software maker will soon start testing a new feature that allows you to restore apps onto a new Windows 11 PC. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23139768/microsoft-windows-11-restore-apps-microsoft-store-feature