Microsoft’s game-streaming service, Project xCloud, is slated for launch in 11 new countries. Following its arrival in the US, UK and South Korea, the company has revealed in a blog post with disclaimers! They’ve made clear that they’re expanding in a way that’s keeping COVID-19 and the importance of internet access in mind. Upcoming Project […]
WhatsApp is introducing new limits on forwarding messages to slow down the spread of misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic. Starting today, any message or piece of content that has been forwarded more than five times can only be forwarded to a single person or a group at a time. The change doesn’t stop people from […]
After a series of security lapses, Zoom has put a hold on all feature development in favor of beefing up user protections. The lastest changes coming to the app are meeting passwords and waiting rooms being turned on by default. Previously these features had to be enabled by users as developers wanted to make the […]
Asus’ latest packs a 14-inch LED-backlit Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) display that covers 100 percent of the sRGB color space and offers 178-degree viewing angles. The system also sports a NanoEdge bezel for an 85 percent screen-to-body ratio (4.9mm side bezels and a 7mm bottom bezel). Powering the experience (in its best configuration) is […]
Microsoft Edge has now overtaken Firefox to become the second most popular desktop browser in the world. NetMarketShare’s March update shows that while Chrome remains the number one browser by a mile with its 68.5 percent share of the market, Edge has moved to second place with 7.59 percent. It’s bad news for Firefox, which […]
Bose has hit back at critics who say that the firm’s latest headphone firmware intentionally broke its active noise cancellation feature. The issues began when Bose released version 4.5.2 of the firmware for the Quiet Comfort 35 (QC35) headphone range last June. Users began reporting that headphone’s active noise cancelling (ANC) feature had become less […]
We’ve finally got the full details on its first three phones the TCL 10 Pro, 10L, and 10 5G which will all cost under $500 when they’re released in Q2 this year. The most interesting of the three is the TCL 10 5G, which looks to fill an interesting niche as one of the first […]
The arson attacks against 5G masts in the UK have become serious enough that carriers are joining together to put a stop to the incidents. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have issued a joint statement both urging people not to set fire to cellular masts, threaten engineers or spread conspiracy theories falsely linking 5G to […]
A handful of streaming services are offering extended trials through the Apple TV app during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, you can get extended one-month trials of Showtime and other services, as well as completely free access to EPIX. From now until May 2nd, Apple TV Channels is making Epix content free to watch without a […]
ABC News Live has launched new apps for Android TV and Amazon Fire TV. Viewers will get 24/7 live breaking news, live events and original programming through a newly developed native app. Additionally, ABC Owned Television Stations are launching apps for Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, the Roku platform, and Apple TV, bringing local newscasts […]
5G phone masts are being set alight in the UK, after online conspiracy theories have misleadingly linked the cell towers to the coronavirus pandemic. The BBC reports that at least three 5G towers were set alight within the last week, and police and fire services were called to extinguish the flames. While it’s not clear […]
Amazon’s annual shopping event Prime Day is reportedly being delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Day is being postponed “at least until August,” according to a report Friday from Reuters. Prime Day is typically held in July. The 48-hour sale last year was “largest shopping event in Amazon history” and “surpassed the previous Black […]
We have heard hints over the last year that Apple has been working on a tracker-like device similar to Tile key fobs. The first was last April when the company merged Find My iPhone and Find My Friends into one app. In June, evidence of it appeared in the source code of an iOS 13 […]
Google has unveiled the COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports in an effort to help public health officials understand how people are moving about in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The reports show location data from folks who have agreed to share their location history with Google in order to show places that are following instructions to […]
One of the biggest complaints Disney Plus received at launch was The Simpsons not being available to stream in the correct 4:3 ratio. Disney has worked on a solution, and the company is hoping subscribers will be able to stream the show in its proper format by the end of May. Disney+ last year and […]