Google is doing more to combat resource-intensive ads that can dampen the overall user experience. Google wrote in a blog post. So beginning this summer, Google will cap the resources a display ad can use in Chrome in order to protect users’ batteries and data plans. The search giant said it is experimenting with setting […]
Microsoft is beginning what will be a very long and drawn-out process of no longer supporting 32-bit versions of Windows 10. Beginning with Windows 10 version 2004, which is already available to OEMs and developers, the company is no longer offering a 32-bit version of the OS to OEMs for new PCs. The change is […]
President Donald Trump has extended his executive order banning US companies from working with or buying telecommunications equipment from companies deemed a national security risk until May 2021, via Reuters. The order was key to the Commerce Department adding Huawei to its Entity List from operating in the country. While the ban doesn’t explicitly call […]
Google Chrome is rolling out a new feature to help you better manage all your open tabs. Google announced today the launch of “tab groups” for the beta version of its web browser, which will allow you to organize, label and even color-code your tabs for easy access. The feature will make its way to […]
During an interview with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, he waxed on about the power of the PlayStation 5, which is coming this fall at the same time that Microsoft is launching the Xbox Series X. But throughout the interview, Sweeney never mentioned the Microsoft console. “It has an immense amount of GPU power, but […]
Amazon wants to make it easier for Fire TV users to find free streaming content, so today, it is rolling out a new “Free” tab to customers in the US. Inside the tab, a top row will feature some of the most popular free, ad-supported streaming apps. Below that, users will find curated movies and […]
The first two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games are coming to modern platforms with a remaster called Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2, publisher Activision announced Tuesday. It’s due out on September 4th, 2020, for PlayStation 4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Xbox One X and PC via the Epic Games Store. The remastered collection […]
Twitter will now let its employees work from home indefinitely, which was first reported by BuzzFeed News. CEO Jack Dorsey reportedly informed employees of the new policy in an email sent on Tuesday. “If our employees are in a role and situation that enables them to In a letter to employees announcing the policy, Twitter […]
Instagram is launching and testing multiple new features starting today that are aimed at making the platform a more positive space. The company says it’s rolling out the ability to delete up to 25 comments at once and also block or restrict multiple accounts at the same time. Instagram says it’s been testing these features […]
To help clarify what’s true and offer more context, Twitter will start applying labels and warning messages to coronavirus-related tweets containing “disputed or misleading information.” This is an expansion of a March policy update that targeted “fake and ineffective treatments” and other coronavirus hoaxes. Twitter brought in new measures to tackle deepfakes and manipulated content, […]
Microsoft is launching a dedicated new app, Family Safety, designed for managing kids’ screen time and app usage. The app is available now in preview form on both Android and iOS, Microsoft announced in a blog post on Monday. To access it, you have to fill out a form here and specify how many family […]
A flaw in many PCs with an Intel Thunderbolt port allows attackers with brief physical access to read and copy all the device’s data, a security researcher found. Thunderbolt offers extremely fast transfer speeds by giving devices direct access to your PC’s memory, which also creates a number of vulnerabilities. Researchers previously thought those weaknesses […]
Max Weinbach’s latest reporting as featured in EverythingApplePro’s video indicates that the iPhone 12 will feature a high refresh-rate 120Hz ProMotion display. Or at least, only on the iPhone 12 Pro phones: that’s the high-end 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch models. The 2020 iPhone revamp, particularly the “pro” models. These higher-end 6.1- and 6.7-inch handsets would reportedly […]
The mass reply-all is a scourge of every office – but it could soon be a thing of the past. Microsoft’s email software will now warn you if you’re in danger of making this digital faux pas and block the offending email from reaching its thousands of intended recipients. The new block feature will mostly […]
Numerous countries have COVID-19 symptom and tracking apps, but the World Health Organization wants to fill in those gaps for the countries that are too stretched to develop their own software. The World Health Organization Bernardo Mariano told Reuters in an interview that the outfit planned to release a symptoms assessment app worldwide later in […]