Android 12 beta 3 arrives with camera-based auto-rotation
Google is ready to add more features to the public preview of its upcoming platform as it gets closer to being ready for its proper launch. The company announced that it's pushing out the third beta of...
View ArticleChrome 94 will make sure you're connected to sites with HTTPS
In April, Google made HTTPS the default in Chrome, but that doesn’t mean the company’s long-standing push to make the protocol as widely used as possible is over. On Wednesday, Google detailed new...
View ArticleLG's rollable OLED R TV costs $100,000 in the US
LG is done skirting around the price of its rollable OLED R TV. As noted by The Verge, the company’s US website now says you can buy the set for $100,000. Previously, not only did LG not list the price...
View ArticleFacebook is luring creators with $1 billion in payouts
Facebook plans to dish out over $1 billion to creators across its platforms through the end of 2022, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. "We want to build the best platforms for millions of creators to make a...
View ArticleTwitter is killing Fleets
Twitter is killing Fleets less than a year after launching the Stories-like feature to all its users. All Fleets will disappear for the final time on August 3rd.The short lived feature was at times...
View ArticleClubhouse unveils its new 'Backchannel' DM feature
Clubhouse, the oftcloned invite-only audio chat platform that recently expanded to Android, has since its inception lacked a seemingly fundamental feature present on virtually every other social media...
View Article‘Battlefield 2042’ will split cross-play between console generations
EA and DICE have shed some light on their plans for cross-play in Battlefield 2042. While the feature is still in development, there likely won't be a way for all players to join the same...
View ArticleApple gives the people what they want: their old Safari tab design back
The third developer betas for iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey started rolling out today, and key among the changes they bring is a set of updates to Apple's browser. Safari is getting some design...
View ArticleTwitter removed a lot more abusive content in the second half of 2020 than...
Twitter is getting better at moderating its platform. That’s one of the main takeaways from the company’s most recent transparency report, which it shared on Wednesday. Between July 1st and December...
View ArticleWhatsApp is testing multi-device sync that doesn't require a phone
Although WhatsApp users can use the messaging service across several platforms, they still need to be connected to a smartphone, largely because of the way WhatsApp handles end-to-end encryption...
View ArticleSomeone donated a copy of id Software's 'Super Mario Bros. 3' PC port to a...
In 2015, John Romero shared a video showing off a demo id Software developed in 1990 to sell Nintendo on the idea of a PC port of Super Mario Bros. 3. Nintendo went on to reject the studio’s pitch, but...
View ArticleTeenage Engineering's OP-1 synth update brings USB audio streaming 10 years...
Ten years after its initial release, Teenage Engineering still finds ways to surprise and delight with the OP-1. On Wednesday, the company released a software update for the much-loved synth that adds...
View ArticleSeverely paralyzed man communicates using brain signals sent to his vocal tract
A severely paralyzed man has been able to communicate using a new type of technology that translates signals from his brain to his vocal tract directly into words that appear on a screen. Developed by...
View ArticleThe Morning After: Microsoft unveils Windows 365, its Windows PC in the cloud
Windows 365, announced today at the Microsoft Inspire conference, is a version of the OS that lives in the cloud. It's an easy-to-use virtual machine that lets you hop into your own Windows 10 (and...
View ArticleYouTube makes subscriber-only chats and polls available to all streamers
YouTube has boosted its features for gamers and live-streamers with three more features borrowed from Twitch, The Verge has reported. Going forward, all streamers will be able to limit chats to...
View ArticleFacebook Pay buttons are coming to online stores in August
Almost two years down the line, Facebook is taking a big step to expand its payments platform. The company has announced plans to break out Facebook Pay from its own ecosystem to facilitate...
View ArticlePininfarina's 'virtual' concept car features a holographic AR display
If autonomous rides ever free us from driving, more focus will need to be paid to car interiors. A new concept crammed with a mind-boggling amount of tech offers a vision of what that future may look...
View ArticleLyft's shared rides return with COVID measures and advanced booking
Lyft unsurprisingly axed shared rides as COVID-19 took hold, but it's rethinking them as the pandemic (hopefully) subsides and demand resumes. The company is relaunching shared rides on July 19th with...
View Article‘Resident Evil Re:Verse’ gets a last-minute delay to 2022
At this point, it's almost a surprise when a notable game slated for 2021 isn't delayed. The latest title to slip to 2022 is Resident Evil Re:Verse, the upcoming multiplayer take on the horror...
View ArticleAston Martin's Valhalla hybrid supercar hints at its EV future
McLaren isn't the only British supercar maker that can build a searingly fast hybrid. Aston Martin has introduced a Valhalla supercar that mates a 740HP, AMG-made 4.0-liter V8 with a 201HP dual...
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