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Microsoft’s changing Cortana strategy is about to have consequences for some phone users. Microsoft has revealed that the Cortana app will stop working after January 31st, 2020 for people in Australia, Canada and the UK. Cortana content won’t pop up in either the app or Microsoft Launcher, and a version of the Launcher will arrive […]
Huawei has started selling the Mate X through its Vmall online store. It’ll cost a steep 16,999 yuan about $2,400 US, but you’ll also have a unique, 5G-capable device that can unfold to offer a sizeable 8-inch display. There’s still no mention of rollouts in other countries, though. Huawei said in October that Mate X […]
Twitter has foutlined how its ban on political ads will work, and it’s considerably clearer if not as clear as some would like. When the ban takes effect on November 22nd, it’ll bar ads for anything referring to candidates, parties, existing officials, legislation, regulation, ballot measures and referendums. They also can’t rally for votes or […]
A parliamentary committee in Germany on Wednesday passed an amendment to an anti-money laundering law that would force Apple to open up the NFC chip in iPhones to competing mobile payment providers, according to Reuters. The report claims the law is set to come into effect early next year. The new legislation is supposed to […]
Vaping apps are no longer allowed in Apple’s walled garden. In a statement given to Axios, the company confirmed that its App Store guidelines now ban software that encourages or helps people to vape. Any application that served such a person should no longer be available for download. If you already have a vaping app […]
Fortnite’s latest crossover is here, and this time it’s a Star Wars-themed event timed to coincide with the release of Jedi: Fallen Order. The big inclusion is a new stormtrooper cosmetic skin, which is available in Fortnite’s item store, or you can get it for free by buying EA’s Star Wars game on the Epic […]
More than any other industry, technology companies prioritize ethical issues important to most Americans, according to a study released from Forbes and the non-profit research group Just Capital. all the big names including Nvidia, Apple, Intel, Salesforce and Alphabet made it to the top 10, with Microsoft in the first spot. For the second year […]
Microsoft is upping the ante in the cloud-gaming race. Microsoft is expanding its Project xCloud service, which is currently in closed beta, by 50 games, more markets, and more invites to player-testers. It is also planning to branch out to additional devices and add support for third-party controllers. In a bid to lure more players […]
Apple leads the smartwatch space and has gradually augmented the capabilities of the Apple Watch with things like ECG, so now it only makes sense that it wants to collect more health data from its users. Apple launched a new Research app that it believes will “advance science” by having millions of users participate in […]
Motorola’s original Razr was the first mobile phone that I ever actually desired. I’d owned plenty of handsets before that and even liked some of them – I have a fond place in my heart for the infinitely customizable Nokia 5110, for example – but nothing felt as enticing as what Motorola put out in […]
The Surface Pro X and other Windows 10 on ARM laptops have a significant app gap, due to x64 apps not working on the platform. These days however we do much of our computing in the browser, and many have complained that Microsoft has not released a native ARM64 Edge browser for Windows 10 on […]
Apple Music is introducing a fun new way to take a look at your listening history from over the past year. Called Apple Music Replay, the new feature will bundle up everything you’ve played in 2019, allowing you to see things like how many albums your music selections came from, or which top songs you […]
Apple has made a 16-inch MacBook Pro. The new 16-inch MacBook Pro has a slightly larger screen that sports a 3072 by 1920 resolution and has support for the P3 color gamut and Apple’s True Tone. The company fitted a bigger, brighter display that can get up to 500 nits, but doesn’t support HDR. The […]
Google is planning to offer checking accounts within its Google Pay app, The Wall Street Journal reports. Its “Cache” project, which could launch as soon as next year, will be offered in partnership with Citigroup and a small Stanford University credit union. Google says that the accounts will be branded up front as coming from […]
Apple announced that its new Mac Pro and Apple Pro Display XDR will be available in December. Revealed in June at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference, the new Mac Pro represents the first major redesign of Apple’s high-end desktop since 2013. The Mac Pro starts at $5,999 which gets you an octa-core Intel Xeon W […]