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Globally, tablet sales in Q1 2021 stood at 39.9 million units – a huge increase compared with last year’s sales of 25.7 million. Apple’s iPad represented 31.7 percent of shipments in the recent quarter, with Samsung clocking-in at second place with a 20 percent share. Lenovo and Amazon took third and fourth place, holding a […]
English football teams and organizations are all shutting down their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts for the weekend as part of a massive social media blackout to advocate for better policies regarding discrimination and abuse that players and members of clubs receive on those platforms. Groups participating in the blackout include the Premier League, the […]
After making history and completing two additional flights, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter could soon attempt even more ambitious forays into the skies of the Red Planet. On Friday, NASA announced it plans to transition the rotorcraft to an operational role once it completes its remaining test flights. NASA says those flights will involve more precise […]
Apple’s colorful new M1-powered iMacs, refreshed iPad Pros, and updated Apple TV 4K are now all available to preorder today from Apple’s website. The company says that the new products will be delivered starting on May 21st at least for the first wave of orders, although that timing will certainly slip as stock sells out. […]
Following a backlash from residents and politicians, the New York Police Department will no longer deploy its Spot robot dog. A lease for the device has been canceled and it will be returned to Boston Dynamics, the NYPD told the New York Times. It was only last December that the New York Police Department began […]
The global chip shortage is going from bad to worse with automakers on three continents joining tech giants Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in flagging production cuts and lost revenue from the crisis. In the span of 12 hours, Ford in the US said the chip shortage could halve production in the current financial […]
Spotify is trying again to make its Your Library tab easier to navigate. It’s introducing dynamic filters, a new grid view, the ability to pin content, and different sorting options. The changes are coming to all users across iOS and Android over the coming week. The filters will likely be the most useful change, with […]
Instagram announced it’s adding new features that will allow users to mute their microphones and even turn their video off while using Instagram Live. Instagram has introduced a new feature inside of Instagram Live that allows you to turn off your phone’s camera when broadcasting. It’s also adding the option to mute your audio during […]
Microsoft’s up coming huge Windows 10 update for later this yr will consist of some important audio improvements. The OS will ultimately get guidance for Highly developed Audio Coding (AAC) around Bluetooth, which will give Home windows end users even much more preference for Bluetooth headphones and speakers. Windows Insiders can examination the improvements ideal […]
Nvidia is attempting once more to restrict using its RTX 3060 graphics playing cards for mining Ethereum, with a brand new replace as soon as once more including a hash limiter to the GPU, by way of VideoCardz.com. If that sounds acquainted to you, that’s as a result of it’s not the primary time that […]
One of the most bizarrely missing features for Stadia is finally launching. Starting today, Stadia for web now offers a proper search bar to find games in the store, as well as a revamped library view, and Google is teasing a few future upgrades. At launch, Stadia didn’t offer any sort of search functionality, and […]
Spotify has today announced that it added a further 11 million users in the last three months, bringing its total user figure to 356 million. That’s a significant increase compared to early 2020. Spotify said it finished within its guidance range but admitted that the number was below their internal expectations. Meaningful contributions came from […]
Microsoft posted the third quarter of its 2021 financial results today, reporting revenue of $41.7 billion and a net income of $15.5 billion. Revenue is up 19 percent, and net income has increased by 44 percent. Once again, Microsoft has seen strong growth for Surface, Xbox, and cloud-related services. “Over a year into the pandemic, […]
Chinese supplier BIWIN struck an agreement with Acer to manufacture the memory products for consumers and businesses. The deal includes permission to use Acer’s Predator gaming brand. The announcement from BIWIN which currently makes memory products for HP is pretty low-key. Acer does not appear to have mentioned the partnership through its own PR or […]
Rumors have surfaced that the second generation of Apple silicon is already in production at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC). Nikkei Asia claims insiders familiar with the situation say the first allotments could ship as early as July. This timeline makes sense considering Apple has indicated that it wants to complete its transition away from […]