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Microsoft today launched Viva, a new “employee experience platform,” or, in non-marketing terms, its new take on the intranet sites most large companies tend to offer their employees. This includes standard features like access to internal communications built on integrations with SharePoint, Yammer and other Microsoft tools. In addition, Viva also offers access to team […]
Apple is hard at work on virtual reality into the world of VR and mixed reality has been heavily rumored over the past several years. Now, we’ve got even more details about the company’s alleged mixed reality headset that is currently in development. If word is to be believed, Apple’s mixed reality headset may include […]
Apple’s charging cables aren’t exactly known for their durability. They often fray after a year or two and can even break down to the point where they won’t charge your device at all. Apple might have the answer to that common problem. The patent, first reported by AppleInsider, describes some different ideas for a cable […]
Google is adding heart and respiratory rate monitors to the Fit app on Pixel phones this month, and it plans to add them to other Android phones in the future. Both features rely on the smartphone camera: it measures respiratory rate by monitoring the rise and fall of a user’s chest, and heart rate by […]
Spotify on Wednesday reported subscriber growth for the fourth quarter of 2020 that beat Wall Street expectations. For the three-month period ending December 31,2020, Spotify added 25 million new monthly active users, pushing its total to 345 million up eight percent consecutively and 27 percent year-over-year. As for premium (paying) subscribers, Spotify added 11 million […]
SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype launched on Tuesday, soaring miles above its South Texas facilities in a successful flight demonstration before exploding during the landing attempt. It’s the second failed landing in a row, after a previous prototype, SN8, launched and failed to stick the landing in December. This week’s launch demo one of many in […]
CD Projekt Red has warned players that installing Cyberpunk 2077 mods or custom save files on the PC could pose a security risk. According to the company’s tweet, there’s apparently a “vulnerability in external DLL files the game uses which can be used to execute code on PCs.” The game’s official mod tools were just […]
If you can’t access your iCloud account and several related services, know that you’re not the only one. As of 3:14 PM ET, Apple is working to resolve 10 outages. According to the company’s System Status page, Find My and iCloud Keychain are among the services people can’t access at the moment. The issue has […]
Electronic Arts announced today that it will be making college football video games again. EA is working with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a well-known licensing partner for many schools, to secure the use of over 100 teams in the FBS, including the stadiums, mascots, and uniforms used by these institutions. EA Sports College Football […]
Amazon will pay a $61.7 million fine to settle allegations the company had failed to properly pay out tips to its Flex delivery drivers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Tuesday. The fine stems from a payment change the company implemented in late 2016. At the time, Amazon said Flex drivers, which use their […]
Microsoft is planning a series of news events over the coming months that will focus on categories like gaming, cloud, and Windows. Microsoft is dedicating time to particular categories at a time when the pandemic has halted in-person events. Microsoft’s first event will take place later this week, focusing on what’s next for work and […]
Google and Ford have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership “that promises to transform both Ford and the auto industry,” Google Cloud CEO, Thomas Kurian, told reporters during a virtual press conference on Monday. “We both believe that the relationship between Google and Ford will establish an innovation powerhouse,” David McClelland, Ford vice president strategy and partnerships, […]
Demand for Microsoft’s latest Xbox Series X console is high, but supply isn’t likely to keep up until at least through June now. In an interview with The New York Times, Microsoft’s head of investor relations, Mike Spencer, revealed supply of its new Xbox consoles will be constrained at least through June. Microsoft had warned […]
Earlier today, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 14.5 to developers. And, as such, discoveries of what’s new are being made in the latest prerelease software. Mask wearing is still an essential element for going out in public as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on. For folks who own an iPhone that relies on Face […]
Virgin Galactic announced Feb. 1 that the company will launch its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane in mid-February, two months after a technical problem aborted an earlier launch attempt. In a statement, Virgin Galactic said the window for its next SpaceShipTwo flight will open Feb. 13 at Spaceport America in New Mexico. The exact date of the […]