Category: Internet

Facebook lets you get rid of those annoying notification dots

[ad_1] A spokesperson wasn’t shy about the reasoning for the new options, telling Engadget in a statement “We are rolling out navigation bar controls to make it easier for people to connect with the things they like and control the notifications they get within the Facebook app.” This is about giving you more relevant features […]

Chrome may shame slow-loading sites with ‘speed badging’

[ad_1] One of the key focuses of the Chrome Developer Summit this year is speeding up the web, and that includes offering developers tools to help their sites and web apps load quicker. Labeling sluggish sites might prompt developers to take advantage of such tools. The idea is to flag when sites are designed in […]

Chrome web apps will soon tout desktop-like speed

[ad_1] Web Bundles are available now through an experimental flag in Chrome, while background syncing and content indexing are only available as “origin trials.” Other updates are more about offering native-like features. An SMS Receiver allows text-base two-factor authentication for secure sign-ins, while a contact picker and a native file system framework respectively help you […]

How GOP-linked PR firms use Google’s ad platform to harvest email addresses

[ad_1] It also owns and runs a supposed news site called Conservative Buzz and, under that banner, it’s been running Google Ads like this: Which lead those who click on them to webpages like this: That box is ticked on arrival. Clearly not the best polling practice. The ads appear to be geared towards collecting […]

Google Maps lets you manage your public profile from the Android app

[ad_1] Google Maps increasingly thrives on user contributions to fill in details, but you haven’t had the option to manage your public profile from the phone app you’re probably using to make those contributions. That’s a bit backwards, but Google is thankfully setting things right. An updated version of the Android app lets you manage […]

Amazon Echo Show falls victim to an old flaw at hacking contest

[ad_1] The patch gap was a “common factor” in many of the Internet of Things hacks at the contest, Gorenc added. This was the first time contestants could target devices in the Home Automation category, and there were a number of firsts beyond that. Fluoroacetate also compromised a Sony X800G TV (the first television target […]

YouTube reinstates accounts of Markiplier fans banned for emote spam

[ad_1] The change of heart came after Markiplier (aka Mark Fischbach) posted a video illustrating both how trivial the bans were, examples of denied appeals and the consequences for some users. As he explained, this didn’t just kick people out of chat. It affected entire Google accounts — people lost videos, channel memberships or access […]

Production is finally starting on the ‘Halo’ TV series

[ad_1] The production already has some top talent aboard, including American Gods‘ Pablo Schrieber as Master Chief and Ronin‘s Natascha McElhone as Cortana. The Halo series still isn’t slated to hit screens until early 2021, and the inaugural season has been cut to nine episodes instead of ten. The Xbox One’s entire lifecycle will have […]

Instacart cuts quality bonuses for couriers

[ad_1] The cut comes shortly after thousands of Instacart shoppers participated in a three-day strike over the default tipping option. The app sets the base tip to 5 percent rather than the earlier 10 percent, and workers argue that this has cut into their practical income. Some shoppers, including strike organizer Vanessa Bain, have called […]