[ad_1] There’s a lot more coming in the near future. Dark Mode will be available in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and a host of other Microsoft mobile apps when iOS 13 and iPadOS arrive (most likely in September), Plans are also underway to bring it to OneDrive and Planner on the web. All told, you might […]
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Apple fires hundreds of contractors hired to listened to Siri recordings
[ad_1] More contractors throughout Europe may have been let go. As The Guardian reports, many are upset that Apple fired so many people with just one week’s notice. Even those who were concerned with the program’s ethical implications expressed their frustration. Apple previously promised that “as part of a future software update, users will have […]
Telegram hasn’t given up on its ‘Gram’ cryptocurrency
[ad_1] The currency — which has been rumored for a while — will operate with a decentralized structure similar to Bitcoin. The coins will apparently be stored in a Gram digital wallet, which Telegram plans to offer to its 200 million global users. However, the cryptocurrency has largely been born of 2018’s $1.7 billion investment […]
Eero’s expanded router subscriptions focus on security (updated)
[ad_1] The second, Eero Secure+, features all of the perks included with Eero Secure, as well as added subscriptions to VPN service Encrypt.me, antivirus software Malwarebytes and password manager 1Password. We’ve reached out to Amazon to confirm whether the included subscriptions are personal or family plans. If the former is the case, separate subscriptions to […]
Alexa adds in-depth NFL stats ahead of the new season
[ad_1] The AI helper can also answer simpler questions about games that may be closer to home. You can ask questions about college football players and team stats, and get basic schedule and score info for high school teams. And if you want a hint as to who might win a given matchup, Alexa will […]
Yelp adds personalized search results to its iPhone app
[ad_1] In the first part of the personalization setup, you’ll be prompted to choose some dietary, lifestyle and accessibility preferences. This isn’t the same as getting in deep and telling the app you love korean food or cocktail bars, though. It gives some high-level options to tell the app that you prefer gluten-free, kosher, vegetarian […]
Netflix has shipped 5 billion discs
[ad_1] There’s no doubt that the physical media side of Netflix is small by this stage. There were 14 million disc subscribers in 2011, but that fell to a mere 2.4 million by the second quarter of this year — for context, there are 151 million streaming customers. It is, however, still a money maker. […]
Netflix thriller ‘Clickbait’ will explore the dark side of social networks
[ad_1] Veteran Australian filmmaker Tony Ayres (above) is creating, running and producing the show alongside Christian White, while Harry Potter and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood producer David Heyman is taking up production efforts. It’s easy to be skeptical about the series when there have been plenty of movies and shows that have used […]
The best robotics kits for beginners
[ad_1] Why you should trust us When researching this guide, we interviewed three experts: Jenny Young, who owns the Brooklyn Robot Foundry makerspace; Marina Umaschi Bers, a professor of human development and computer science at Tufts University and chief scientist at KinderLab Robotics; and Andrew Terranova, a hobby roboticist who writes about robotics kits for […]
The ‘Breaking Bad’ movie comes to Netflix on October 11th
[ad_1] There’s no word on whether or not we’ll see Walter White appear. Bryan Cranston has previously acknowledged that the movie was happening, but wouldn’t say if he would play his legendary character. El Camino is billed as a Netflix exclusive, suggesting it won’t be coming to AMC. If so, that reflects just how much […]