Pressure from the EU over the issue of humans reviewing recordings from their respective digital assistants. While Apple and Google paused human review, Amazon has decided to offer a clearer, more comprehensive opt-out setting to Alexa users. Amazon already offered a much clearer set of privacy policies than either Google or Apple having set up […]
Facebook the social network giant is going to add “Facebook” to their names. Instagram will soon become “Instagram from Facebook” and WhatsApp will turn into “WhatsApp from Facebook.” The company already follows this approach with its Workplace app. The Information first reported the planned changes, which Facebook confirmed directly. The new titles will appear in […]
Verizon changing its offerings. It introduced four new unlimited plans Start, Play More, Do More and Get More which will replace the three current unlimited plans. The changes aren’t that sweeping: there are $5 price cuts across the board; new names for two of the old plans; and the third plan is now split into […]
If you’re one of the very few people still using the Amazon Dash button, it’s time to say goodbye. The company has announced that Dash buttons will cease working worldwide on August 31. Introduced in 2015, the stick-on buttons allowed customers to reorder common household necessities like laundry detergent, trash bags and toothpaste with the […]
Following an antitrust ruling by the European Union, Google is explaining its plans to offer a choice of search providers to Android users. From 2020, a new choice screen will be displayed on all Android devices shipped in Europe. This will, eventually, let users select the default search engine, and browser, for their hardware. Google, […]
Windows 10 has long since established itself as the dominant operating system on PCs. In January, it finally eclipsed Windows 7 with roughly 39 percent global adoption versus windows 7 36 percent. With ransomware attacks and an official end of support date (January 14, 2020) both presenting security threats to Windows 7 users, this is […]
Last week a report by The Guardian dug into a program where third-party contractors listened in to anonymized recordings of Apple users asking Siri questions to judge the assistant’s responses, and now Apple has shut it down. In a statement to TechCrunch, the company said that while it conducts a “thorough” review, it’s suspending the […]
Sony is hoping it can rally its PlayStation fans around esports. Sony announced seasonal PS4 tournaments. It’s inviting users of all levels to participate in competitive online gaming through their PS4 consoles, and it’s even offering cash prizes. The PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series will kick off with Mortal Kombat 11 on August 6th. Each tournament […]
President Donald Trump announces an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports this tariff is much smaller than many tech companies previously feared further 25 percent tariffs were expected but this change will still likely have a significant impact on the bottom line of several US-based companies; many of which outsource a large portion of […]
Fitbit said it would shift back to more innovative smartwatches after the Versa Lite, and now we have an idea of just what it meant. Well-known leaker Evan Blass has obtained images of a future “Versa-class” smartwatch that clearly goes beyond the features of the standard Versa. Most conspicuously, it would support Amazon Alexa you […]
Intel has introduced 10th-gen Intel Core processors with Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 variants with core / thread counts of 2/4 and 4/8. TDP scales from 9W on lower-end models up to 28W for the top-end Core i7-1068G7. All models feature Gen11 integrated graphics, most with Intel’s Iris Plus. Intel’s new Ice Lake […]
The Galaxy Note 10 that’s leaked over the past couple of months, it should come as zero surprise that it won’t have a headphone jack. This morning, the Note 10’s headphone dongle has leaked. Soul-crushing, purchase-rescuing dongles that will ensure your 3.5mm headphones will work with your new productivity-focused phone. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 (Plus) […]
Windows 10 could soon allow you to factory reset your PC using the internet – in much the same way you can reset a Mac or MacBook using macOS’s Internet Recovery feature. Existing support tools for Windows from laptops like Dell, Asus, HP, and more usually involve a copy of the OS on a partitioned […]
According to their latest financial results, both Sony and LG’s smartphone divisions are struggling to sell devices. LG’s Mobile Communications division reported sales of $1.38 billion a 21.3% decline compared to the same period last year. LG said it expects improvement in the third quarter when new products launch and there is a greater demand […]
Top notch design, class-leading noise-cancelling and decent battery life make the Sony WF-1000XM3 True Wireless Headphones the earbuds to beat. The Sony WF-1000XM3 are priced at £220 / €250 (Ireland), $230. Sony has knocked the ball out of the park with the WF-1000XM3: Not only are these hands down the best looking True Wireless headphones […]