Farewell, LG Pay

LG has announced plans to shut down its LG Pay mobile payment service in November.

June 3, 2021 It's June 3, 2021. On this day in 1983, the sci-fi film WarGames released, introducing many to the concept of hacking and hacker sub-culture. Shall we play a game?     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 331 articles, 7 podcasts, 13 press releases, 306 tweets, and 12 YouTube videos 1. LG Pay to Shut Down in November LG will phase out its LG Pay mobile payment service in November. Starting on August 1, new users will no longer be accepted, and existing users won't be able to register new credit cards. Bummer, but we're sure its users will be able to find suitable alternatives. 2. Apple Card Payment Service Went Down If Apple Card was down for you on Wednesday—you're not the only one. Apple's system status page stated the outage started that morning at 9:17 a.m. ET, impacting users' ability to make payments and manage their cards. The Apple Card system rarely goes down, making this all the more surprising. 3. Google to Change How Ad Tracking Works on Android An updated Google document has revealed that Android 12 will soon allow users to completely opt out of personalized ad tracking. The changes go into effect sometime in late 2021, with Google claiming it will expand it to all apps available via Google Play services in 2022. Nice. 🦑 Go Deeper Instagram now lets users hide their 'Like' counts, but how much of a difference does it make? Lifewire's Allison Matyus didn't notice a big change, but maybe it's a matter of more people adopting the feature first.     🎱 By the Numbers Overwhelmingly free Data: Business of Apps, AppBrain It's not surprising that a majority of apps on the Google Play Store are free, but seeing it in chart form is a little eye-opening. For more specific numbers, there were 2,890,000 free apps on Google Play in May 2021, compared to the 114,000 paid apps. Talk about a wide gap.     In partnership with Samsung The Best Gifts for Dads & Grads in 2021 Have an awesome dad or an amazing graduate in your life? Gift them the tech gear they didn't know they needed this year! We're sharing our favorites to help you celebrate your loved ones in style.  Get The Gifts They Deserve 🤓 Nerd Out "Know your history." —Kyree Leary, Associate News Editor Nintendo plans to turn one of its old factories into a gallery by 2024, which will highlight the company's product development history and design philosophy. A Nintendo museum? Yes, please! When can we buy tickets? (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Puck-shaped navigation Image: Beeline Beeline's Velo 2 aims to be a better bike navigation device than your phone. The Kickstarter-funded sequel to the Velo lets you easily plan and import routes, tracks your speed and trips, has a 20hr battery life, and more. It sounds like everything we'd need from a bike GPS, and we definitely want one. 🎮 Up-Down-A-B-Start Endless possibility or shallow depth? Open-world video games have become increasingly popular, but what does it take to make them compelling to play? GameInformer's Kimberley Wallace spoke to a variety of developers to learn just that.     🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]