You can now use Google Duplex to book cinema tickets on the web on Android in the UK and US. The functionality, which was first teased back at Google I/O 2019, can be accessed through Google Assistant or the Google app on Android. You can ask or search for cinema listings, and once you’ve found […]
The Banker was supposed to premiere at the American Film Institute’s festival in Los Angeles, Apple yanked the movie while it looks into “some concerns surrounding the film.” Based on a true story about two black men in the 1960s who built up a real estate and banking empire by using a white man as […]
On launch day of Disney+, Twitter and Reddit were swamped with users reporting that their passwords had been changed and they’d been logged out of all devices. Account credentials appeared on the dark web’s hacking forums, with prices ranging from $3 to $7, though some were offered for free, as Disney+ allows account sharing. Disney, […]
Apple revealed this week to US Congress: in fact, despite charging between double and triple what other repair shops charge for fixing problems, Apple (2018 profit: $60bn) actually loses money on its repair business. Asked by the House Judiciary subcommittee to “identify the total revenue that Apple derived from repair services,” the Cupertino idiot-tax operation […]
Snapchat has launched a new lens called Time Machine that allows you to change the appearance of your age simply by dragging a slider across your screen. The Time Machine lens uses advanced machine learning and training models to change your facial features and make you look young or old in a real time. Snapchat […]
Donald Trump took a tour of an Apple manufacturing facility in Texas alongside CEO Tim Cook. While impeachment hearings continued in D.C., the president tweeted that “Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America.” While Apple did claim in September that exemptions from tariffs […]
SpaceX has already moved on to manufacturing its next generation of ‘Mk3’ Starship frames, but the original model Elon Musk stood in front of two months ago popped open during an apparent “pressure test” at the company’s Boca Chica, TX site. In slow-motion, it appears that fluid started bursting from the sides first. In response […]
Microsoft is testing a new feature that lets users add Google services to their Outlook accounts, as revealed by Twitter user Florian B. If available on your account, you should see a pop-up that says, “Add your Google Mail and Calendar to Outlook and easily manage everything in one place.” Doing so allows you to […]
Apple has introduced new versions of its Smart Battery Cases for the latest iPhones, but this time there’s a better reason to buy than just the extra long battery life. Its newly-released cases for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max all include a dedicated camera button that can launch the […]
Fashion retailing giant Macy’s has issued an advisory to customers that its website servers have been breached by hackers. The attack was initiated on October 7, and the company was notified about it on October 15. Macy’s claims the attackers allegedly inserted an obfuscated script into the Checkout and My Wallet pages of the company’s […]
Google is adding new tools to Google Earth on the web that let you build your own tour of a place right on top of the Google Earth map. It’s introducing creation tools in Google Earth’s web version to help you tell your own tales. You can draw place markers, lines and shapes, attach your […]
Verizon is addressing one of the biggest criticisms about the company’s growing 5G network the lack of traditional coverage maps. As noted by PC Mag, Verizon has finally published maps where customers in 5G cities can get lightning-quick data speeds from its millimeter-wave technology. Verizon has launched 5G in Boston, Houston, and Sioux Falls. Service […]
Facebook has disclosed a vulnerability in WhatsApp that allowed an attacker to take complete control over your smartphone by creating a special MP4 file and sending it to you. Because of the way it is coded, playing the file would force the app to write more data to a buffer than it’s allowed, causing a […]
Google’s game streaming platform Stadia is finally here. I’ve had a chance to play around with the Founder’s Edition. It has the Stadia controller, a Chromecast Ultra, and a charger with a USB cable you can also use to plug into your PC or laptop for playing inside of a Chrome browser. Most of my […]
Samsung is rolling out an update that’ll bring enhanced features to earlier-generation watches. This means that the Galaxy Watch and Watch Active will get the same user experience functionality found on their successor, the Watch Active2, including new health and Bixby features, as well as boosted customization options. After downloading the update, which Samsung says […]