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WhatsApp is giving you more ways to block people from adding you to group chats. Its updated privacy settings replace the original “nobody” option with a “my contacts except” choice that lets you prevent certain people (or all of them, if you prefer) from dragging you into a group. “WhatsApp is introducing a new setting […]
Today, Apple released a new privacy page that makes its privacy policy easier to read and understand. The new privacy page looks more like a product page than your standard screen of black and white text. The refreshed apple.com/privacy page uses just a few words to describe how each app protects your privacy. If you […]
Microsoft has made a few small tweaks to the Windows 10 search function, designed to help users get everyday info that bit quicker Search Home. The new Quick Searches feature in Search Home includes 4 new options like Weather, Top news, Today in history, and New movies. Weather gives users information on current conditions and […]
Yesterday Twitter acknowledged the “frustrating” issue, and now an update to address it is rolling out via the App Store. It’s unclear if it was supposed to be a seamless addition of new tweets that simply didn’t behave properly, but now users should be able to decide whether or not the tweet they’re looking at […]
Facebook is reportedly working on facial-recognition software that would verify the identities of users trying to access the app. Jane Manchun Wong, a technology blogger and app researcher who unlocks features before they launch, tweeted out a prototype of Facebookâs facial-recognition identity login on. This is how Facebook's Facial Recognition-based Identity Verification looks like It […]
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority is requiring operators to register their drones. The registration system is a way to connect drones to their owners, both to return drones which get lost and to ensure that operators are flying their drones responsibly. The registration is cheap, at just £9, but operators will need to take an […]
Xiaomi has unveiled the CC9 Pro smartphone that has one of the highest-resolution cameras period that you can buy. For instance, the 108-megapixel wide-angle camera has more resolution than Fujifilm’s 102-megapixel GFX 100 medium format camera, which has a sensor about 15 times larger. On top of that, the CC9 Pro has four other rear […]
A team of engineers from MIT and Ford Motor Company think they might have an answer. They’ve created a technique that allows robots to navigate via clues, rather than maps. These bots promise faster and more convenient shipping for customers, but they’ve also forced tech companies to figure out the best way to safely guide […]
Facebook has decided that a rebranding is in order. The company has introduced a new corporate logo and brand strategy that it hopes will more clearly distinguish Facebook the company and its individual apps. There’s not much to say about the logo in question, as it’s just “Facebook” written in a a plain font. Itâll […]
8chan, the anonymous forum that was forced offline in August due to links to the El Paso shooting, is back after rebranding as 8kun, Gizmodo reported yesterday. The siteâs new name was announced at the beginning of October before its owners asked existing 8chan board owners to submit requests for their boards to be migrated. […]
Microsoft is unveiling a new Office app for iOS and Android today. While the software giant has had separate versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint available on both iOS and Android for years, this new Office app is designed to combine them into a single download. Youâll be able to access recent documents in the […]
Microsoft is gearing up to officially launch the browser on January 15th, 2020. Over the weekend, the company also revealed a new pinwheel-like Edge logo, which looks like an offshoot of Chrome’s logo. You can test out the near-final Release Candidate version today, which should be stable enough for anyone to use, but also serves […]
Microsoft is unveiling a number of new features for its Teams client today. Microsoft has been building out Microsoft Teams to rival Slack in recent months, and itâs now going a step further in its efforts to differentiate and offer unique Office integrations. The first big new feature is Outlook integration into Microsoft Teams. This […]
Microsoft is continuing its A.I. push. By further integrating artificial intelligence into its Microsoft 365 applications including its Office suite products such as Outlook and Excel â the company wants to offload some of the heavy human lifting to its Cortana digital smart assistant to help you stay productive. By bringing its A.I. smarts to […]
Adobe at its annual Adobe Max conference this week previewed a new app that brings the best of Photoshop directly to your smartphone camera. Dubbed Photoshop Camera, the app primarily targets those looking to create and share âimaginative, high-quality images on social media.â The app uses Adobe Sensei, the companyâs AI platform and framework, to […]