Google today introduced a suite of updates for its online education tools whose adoption and further development have been accelerated by the pandemic, including Google Classroom, Google Meet and the next generation of G Suite for Education, now rebranded as Google Workspace for Education. In total, Google is promising more than 50 new features across […]
Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a big update today focused on the UK and Ireland. The World Update III, as Microsoft puts it, includes high-resolution 3G imagery for cities like London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, and Oxford. More than 70 custom landmarks and points of interest have been improved, including famous bridges, palaces, cathedrals, and famous […]
Microsoft announced Kids Mode for its Edge browser today. The mode has several features for protecting children while they browse the web. Kids Mode is currently rolling out to Edge Insiders on the Dev and Canary channels. Microsoft’s Edge Insider homepage will share more about Kids Mode today. Kids Mode has custom browser themes and […]
Trello today rolled out a “once-in-a-decade refresh” of its project management software, adding new visualization options and smarter cards to the platform. There are four new viewing modes for Trello boards: timeline, calendar, table and dashboard. These are accessible by clicking the “Board” tab, which now opens a dropdown of the different options. “During the […]
LastPass password manager on Tuesday revealed that starting March 16, 2021, LastPass Free users will only be able to use the service on one category of device: computers or mobile devices. Computers include all types of Internet browsers running on desktops, laptops and tablets (Windows, macOS and Linux) while mobile devices are defined as smartphones, […]
Controversial social-media app Parler has come back online after more than a month without service. The Twitter-like app was a favourite among supporters of former US President Donald Trump and right-wing conservatives. It was banned from Google and Apple’s app stores and Amazon’s web-hosting service, after an armed mob broke into the US Capitol building […]
Google is rolling out a new update for its two-factor authentication prompt on Android, which adds support for dark mode along with a new Material Design-style look. The Google Prompt dark theme is still rolling out. Is live on personal accounts but not Workspace addresses. This change was first spotted in early 2019, but it […]
The Public Beta of Microsoft’s xCloud for the web appears to be nearly ready for release. A report from The Verge today suggests that the web browser-based version of Microsoft xCloud is in testing in-house now, and should be ready for public beta play in the near future. This version should allow Microsoft xCloud to […]
Last week brought reports that some PS5 owners had found their DualSense controllers were displaying drift analog sticks detecting phantom inputs. Law firm Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Sony regarding the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller drift. The lawsuit was filed on February 12 in the US District Court […]
The developers of audio chat room app Clubhouse plan to add additional encryption to prevent it from transmitting pings to servers in China, after Stanford researchers said they found vulnerabilities in its infrastructure. In a new report, the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) said it confirmed that Shanghai-based company Agora Inc., which makes real-time engagement software, […]
Ring is apparently gearing up to release the second-generation version of its high-end Pro video doorbell. The Ring Wi-Fi Video Doorbell Pro 2 has just leaked in a listing at Best Buy Canada, as spotted by ZatzNotFunny. It appears to be a direct successor to the high-end Ring Video Doorbell Pro at the same CA$325, […]
NVIDIA has set a release date for the GeForce RTX 3060, although the wait won’t be the biggest challenge. According to The Verge, the $329 mid-tier GPU will be available from retailers on February 25th at 12PM Eastern. You’ll have to snap up a third-party video card. Unlike the RTX 3060 Ti and other higher-end […]
Though Google has promised to update its suite of apps with App Privacy labels to comply with App Store rules that Apple began enforcing in December, many of its major apps have gone months without an update and still list no privacy information. Users briefly saw “this app is out of date” errors when signing […]
Microsoft, Google, and Qualcomm have been elevating issues to regulators about Nvidia’s Arm acquisition, in line with studies by CNBC and Bloomberg. The businesses have approached regulators within the US, EU, UK, and China, reportedly with issues that Nvidia may change how Arm licenses out its chipmaking know-how. Nvidia has pledged that it received’t use […]
The shift to working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be a temporary one for many companies, but like Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft, it seems Spotify is embracing remote work for the long haul. The program, called Work From Anywhere, allows Spotify employees to pick a Work Mode, deciding with managers whether they’ll work […]