VPNs, or virtual private networks, are versatile privacy tools that can improve multiple aspects of your online experience, especially when it comes to streaming TV, sports and movies. But can they level up your gaming experience, …
When Apple unveiled iOS 17 at its WWDC event in June, the Journal app drew a lot of attention. Apple didn't release the app with iOS 17 on Sept. 18 or with the iPhone 15 series, but the tech giant wrote online that the app will be released…
Apple released iOS 17.2 beta 3 to public beta testers on Nov. 15, less than a week after the company released the previous beta. The beta includes at least a dozen new features, including long-awaited additions such as the Journal …
You plug your iPhone or Android phone into its charger and... nothing happens. Big sigh. From broken or rusted charging ports to damaged power cables, there are plenty of reasons your phone might not charge and not all of them can …
Following the advertiser exodus from X, formerly Twitter, over concerns about antisemitic content on the site, X has lost another high-profile brand campaign, as Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media is also pulling out of its partnership with the pl…
Users on Reddit and Hacker News are complaining that YouTube seems to have inserted an intentional five-second delay before video pages will load in Mozilla’s Firefox and occasionally some other browsers. YouTube tells The Verge that the…
In less than two weeks -- on Dec. 1, to be precise -- Google will start deleting inactive Google accounts and their contents, including Gmail messages, Photos, Calendar appointments, Contacts records, YouTube videos and Drive documents.
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A hot item this Black Friday wasn't a deal at all. The PlayStation Portal, which came out earlier this month, has been hard to come by. It's currently sold out at Best Buy, Target, Amazon, Gamestop and PlayStation Direct. Meanwhil…
With news that OpenAI’s ChatGPT Voice feature is now available to all free users, you can ditch Siri as your main voice assistant on your iPhone — well, specifically on your iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, that is. Apple’s latest smartphones su…
Apple's iPhones gained support for the new StandBy feature with the release of iOS 17 in September and it might just be my favorite addition in years. The feature turns your iPhone into an alarm clock or desktop smart hub, but you'll need …
Google launched its hand gesture detection feature on Google Meet that recognizes when your physical hand is raised and triggers the hand raise icon to notify participants in the video call that you have a question. The AI-powered feature …
Elon Musk said that X, formerly Twitter, will start showing headlines in preview cards with URLs on the platform again after removing titles last month.
In a post on X, Musk said in an upcoming update, the company will overlay the tit…
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that the app now allows all users across the world to download public Reels to their devices. Prior to this rollout, you could only save Reels to the Instagram app for viewing them later.
Mos…
One of the most significant features found on the iPhone 14 and 15 series is the ability to contact emergency services in remote regions without cellular service. Emergency SOS via Satellite, which Apple announced in 2022, has been critica…
Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been more than a year since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebbl…
Apple is planning to release its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset in March, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The tech giant was reportedly planning to release the headset in January, but is still preparing distribution plans and condu…
Pixalate, the global leader in ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics, has launched an innovative "Made for Advertising" (MFA) detection and blocking technology, marking a significant leap forward in the battle against dece…
Canon’s (https://en.Canon-CNA.com/) CO2 emission reduction targets have been externally validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as being in accordance with the 1.5 °C Paris Agreement.
The Canon Group Science …
Chipmaker MediaTek launched its premium Dimensity 9300 mobile silicon weeks ago that will put on-device generative AI into top-end Android phones. Now the company is unveiling a new chip, the Dimensity 8300, that will do the same for more …
Apple released iOS 17.1.1 on Nov. 7, and while it doesn't include any new features, it does fix a few iPhone issues and bugs. One of the fixes is for a wireless charging issue some iPhone users have experienced.
To download the update,…
Samsung Electronics has received a D-plus grade for its decarbonization efforts in 2022, the lowest rating of all ranked chipmakers, according to a Greenpeace report published Tuesday.
The South Korean chipmaker ranked behind Intel, wh…
Instagram Threads missed its moment to truly challenge X, this weekend’s OpenAI scandal indicates. Over the past few days, as news spread about the board’s decision to remove Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO, and the impacts of this wild and unexp…
A Google executive said during a testimony in the Epic vs Google trial that a deal with Spotify allows the audio company to bypass Play Store fees, as reported by The Verge.
Don Harrison, Google’s head of partnership, said that Spotif…
FAST TV is tucked in between the worlds of cable TV and subscription-based streaming, and it's a billion-dollar industry that's changed how we watch TV. It stands for "free, ad-supported television," and services such as Tubi and Pluto TV …
Whether you're installing the iOS 17 update or getting a new iPhone 15 or 15 Plus (or even the iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max), it's probably wise to back up your current iPhone. Taking a few minutes to safeguard valuable memories like photos, v…
Tinder is revamping its profile pages to make them more informative and create easier starting points for conversations. The company is launching features like profile prompts as conversation starters, profile quizzes, basic info tags and …
It's a thorny question I've faced with thousands of my own photos, and now it's become even thornier: How much can you edit a photo before it stops becoming true?
Lightroom includes a handy AI-powered tool to select the sky, letting me …
A new texting app claims to bring Apple's iMessage system to an Android phone, but you'll want to pay close attention to how it works, as it's certainly not sanctioned by the iPhone-maker.
Nothing Chats, which UK-based phone-maker Nothi…
In the name of transparency and accessibility, Twitch launched its new Privacy Center to educate users, after conducting “extensive research” and finding that many of its users had no idea how their personal data is collected and used.
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Google is opening up access to Bard, its conversational AI tool, to teens in most countries around the world. Teens who meet the minimum age requirement to manage their own Google Account will be able to access the chatbot in English, with…
With today's best phones like the iPhone 15 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra costing over $1,000, it's no surprise many of us are looking towards more affordable options. One of the most cost-effective ways to get a phone in yo…
Wattpad announced today “Premium Picks,” a new offering that gives Premium and Premium+ subscribers monthly access to five free Wattpad Originals — the recently launched freemium model where select authors can choose to monetize chapters.
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Pricepally, a Nigerian online grocery store for fresh produce and packaged food, has raised $1.3 million seed funding, backed by Samurai Incubate (a Japanese VC that also participated in the startup’s 2021 pre-seed round), SOSV, ELEA, Hi2 …
Japanese lunar technology company ispace will make its second attempt at putting a lander on the moon in the fourth quarter of 2024, just about two years after it launched its first failed mission, executives said Thursday.
ispace lau…
Deciding whether it's time to upgrade your phone can be challenging. That's especially true if you're eyeballing a phone as expensive as the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, which starts at $1,200 without a discount.
The answer largely depends…
What price privacy? End-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging app Signal has put out an interesting overview of the costs required to develop and maintain its pro-privacy systems which shield user data from tracking by default.
The blog pos…
Bluesky, the company building a decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, announced today it has hit 2 million users — up by another million since September, despite remaining an invite-only app. It also revealed its time frame regarding oth…
Today's top phones, such as the iPhone 15 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, have incredible cameras that can snag the sort of stunning photographs you'd normally expect to see coming from pro-level DSLRs. Even older or more affordable phon…
Apple plans to add support for the RCS standard on iOS next year, the iPhone-maker said Thursday in a major reversal that would resolve the widespread issue of compatibility in text messaging between iPhones and Android smartphones, but st…
Apple's iOS 17 software has been available to most iPhones since Sept. 18, but some people never got the update. That's because some older iPhone models were left out of the newest software upgrade, including those from 2017 or before. If …
Everything’s coming up Copilot — including Bing.
Today at Microsoft Ignite 2023, the company renamed Bing Chat, the AI-powered chatbot it launched on Bing earlier this year, to Copilot in Bing. Meanwhile, the premium, corporate-focused …
The Australian government recently set new packaging regulations after an official review found just 18% of plastic packaging is recycled, falling far short of a 70% target by 2025. Refilled, a Sydney-based startup, wants to help with its …
Ida is a relatively new French startup that wants to work with supermarkets and grocery stores to optimize new orders of fresh products, such as fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish. The startup recently raised a $2.9 million (€2.7 m…
Copilot, Microsoft’s brand of generative AI technologies, promises to be a big moneymaker for the company, with one analyst predicting that it could generate $10 billion in annualized revenue by 2026. Despite a staggered and somewhat confu…
Approximately 80 % of homes in South Africa remain unserved by fast and affordable broadband internet. Fiber access is expensive and limited to affluent suburbs, perpetuating the digital divide. Moreover, micropayments are prohibitively ex…
As part of the Africa Cyber Defense Forum (ACDF), Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) has today announced the opening of its first Transparency Center in the African region. The new center, located in Kigali, Rwanda, is opening as part of Kasp…
We live in a connected world, and these days, losing your cellphone signal doesn't just mean you can't check Instagram -- it could be a matter of life and death. Regardless of which type of phone you have or which cellular service pr…
Black Friday arrives the day after Thanksgiving. This year that means it falls on Nov. 24. It'll be a day filled with deals on items like headphones and air fryers, but with all the potential money flowing from customers to stores,…
Dell took a big swing last year when it introduced the radically designed XPS 13 Plus with its curious touchpad, keyboard and Function row. Dell is now out with the second version that keeps the unusual chassis unchanged, adding only an up…
Apple has had a very busy fall. The company has introduced a slew of new features and products, covering everything from a flurry of Apple hardware and software upgrades to brand-new Apple Watches, iPhones and Apple Pencils. Most recently,…
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