At the beginning of 2016, Twitter announced some good news: the formation of the Trust and Safety Council, made up of more than 40 outside groups and experts tapped for advice “to ensure that people feel safe expressing themselves on Twitter.” By that point, the company had already spent years knee-deep in accusations that its […]
Between one moment and the next a cold star cruiser had appeared traveling above the forest, glinting in the sunlight. Its pilot, cased in the metal armor of the extinct Mandalorian warrior race, hunts his bounty, even as he in turn is hunted by what remains of the crumbling yet vicious Empire. At their D23 […]
Netflix is testing a new feature on iOS called ‘Collections’ that presents users with a batch of content curated by humans, not machines. The curated Collections cover both TV shows and movies and are grouped together based on certain commonalities, such as the tone of the content, storylines, genre, and more. Collections join Netflix’s existing […]
The UK are now running on a rail line powered entirely by a solar farm in what’s said to be a world first. Around 100 panels are keeping the signaling and lights up and running on the track near Aldershot in Hampshire, and the project could be a precursor to solar-powered trains on the nation’s […]
The OnePlus TV is set to be unveiled sometime next month, and the company is starting to dole out details regarding the product. In an interview with Gadgets360, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau outlined his vision for the TV. Throughout the interview, Samsung and Sony were frequent touchpoints for the executive, with Lau noting, “We want […]
Jingjia Micro, short for Changsha Jingjia Microelectronics Co., Ltd, has allegedly commenced pre-researching the company’s next-generation JM9271 GPU that it claims will be as fast as an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. As Tom’s Hardware highlights, Jingjia Micro got its start in 2006 as a military-civilian integrated company specializing in electric component design and production. The firm is […]
Google Lens has a powerful optical character recognition (OCR) filter that can pull text from any image. Available in Google Photos, the backup service this month is adding the ability to search for text in images. The official Twitter account quietly announced the feature this afternoon after it was spotted by a user. Search in […]
YouTube said Thursday it had found and disabled 210 channels that were spreading disinformation about the anti-government protests in Hong Kong, at least the third such action by an American social media company since the street marches began months ago. YouTube said in a blog post that it took down the channels this week as […]
5G is the next big thing in mobile technology, but right now it comes at a high price from mobile carriers, has limited availability, and is tied to expensive smartphones 5G phones. The good news is that Nokia brand phone-maker HMD Global has plans to change one aspect of that equation with a more affordable […]
Apple this week has launched a new beta version of iCloud on the web with the overhauled Reminders app, a new launch screen, and more. The change was first pointed out by Federico Viticci on Twitter. The immediately noticeable changes, besides the white background, include the user’s photo and name with a greeting in the […]
Amazon has announced that it’ll be ending its practice of using customer tips to pay its Flex drivers’ wages, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times and emails sent out to drivers. The practice came under fire when it was revealed back in February that Amazon (along with other delivery services like Instacart […]
iFixit has gotten its hands, and tools, onto the new Note 10+ 5G. The thorough teardown has revealed some intriguing finds into the inner-workings of Samsung’s latest flagship. The Note 10+ 5G is an impressive phone, but you’ll want to be very careful with it as it was handed a 3 out of 10 repairability […]
Bose is expanding its smart speaker offerings with the aptly named Bose Portable Home Speaker, which includes Bluetooth connectivity, voice control and virtual assistant integration into a 7.5-inch by 4-inch package. The 2.3-pound speaker is made for on the go activities, with 12 hours of battery life, an IPX4 water resistance rating. Constructed of anodized […]
Google has officially named the next version of Android, which is due to be released this fall: Android 10. Breaking the 10-year history of naming releases after desserts, the company is bailing on providing a codename beginning with a subsequent letter of the alphabet in this case, Q, which is the way we’ve been referring […]
OtterBox has a solution to limited battery life. Today, the company revealed OtterSpot, its Qi wireless charging power bank, and stackable batteries. The OtterSpot Charging Base looks a bit like a thin hockey puck. It’s designed to be stackable, meaning you can pile up to three puck-like OtterBox Wireless Charging Batteries and a device on […]