Category: Tech

Twitter’s new rules require labels for ‘high-quality’ bots

[ad_1] The subject of bots has been particularly thorny for Twitter. The automated accounts are frequently used to spread spam and are favored tools of trolls looking to manipulate conversations or harass other Twitter users. That’s why the company started cracking down on “malicious automation” in 2018. At the same time, Twitter’s more creative users […]

Montblanc’s first wireless headphones cost a steep $600

[ad_1] Montblanc Smart Headphones The more surprising launch today is the Montblanc Smart Headphones. A company spokesperson told Engadget that when it looked at its target group — mostly male travelers with luxury business lifestyles — it found that they wanted a premium noise cancelling headphone. To cater to their expensive tastes, the new Montblanc […]

2020 New York Auto Show pushed back to August

[ad_1] The New York Auto Show was scheduled to open next month, but due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak it has been rescheduled for late August. Mark Schienberg, president of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association said in an email to attendees that “We are taking this extraordinary step to help protect […]

Google’s next Chromecast Ultra may be an Android TV dongle

[ad_1] The controller is said to look like a cross between the remotes for the defunct Daydream View and the Apple TV, complete with a mic and a Google Assistant button for voice control. It might have already surfaced, in fact — Protocol‘s Janko Roettgers noticed an FCC filing for a “Google Remote” whose basic […]

Microsoft disrupts a botnet that infected 9 million computers

[ad_1] To disrupt Necurs, Microsoft analyzed a technique the botnet used to generate new domains through an algorithm. It then predicted over six million domains that would be created in the next 25 months and reported these to registries around the world, so that they can be blocked, preventing future attacks. Today’s action, Microsoft says, […]

Game Developers Conference will stream panels and awards for free

[ad_1] All the virtual talks will be available for free through the GDC Vault, while “many” will reach YouTube in the weeks and months ahead. Some of these talks will appeal primarily to developers. GDC has historically covered topics that may be interesting to many game fans, though, and this year’s may be no exception […]

Pixel 4a leak video dives into the phone’s most intimate details

[ad_1] According to TecnoLike, the phone is made of plastic. Its camera array houses a 12-megapixel sensor and a built-in flash module. It may also include a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor to help with portrait mode shots. Unlike the Pixel 4, it looks like the 4a will feature a capacitive fingerprint scanner — no Project Soli […]

iOS 14 might let you scroll through apps in a list view

[ad_1] Users will be able to see apps that have unread notifications, or filter apps by most recent activity. The list view will also include Siri-powered smart suggestions, so for example, it might recommend the Music app when you get to the gym, 9to5Mac says. The changes could make it easier to see all of […]

'Horizon Zero Dawn' arrives on PC this summer

[ad_1] It turns out the reports were accurate: Sony will release Horizon Zero Dawn on PC. Herman Hulst, the company's recently promoted head of worldwide studios, confirmed the news in an interview with the PlayStation Blog. While Hulst didn't share an exac… [ad_2] Source link