Category: Tech

Snap’s ‘Project Voldemort’ dossier detailed Facebook’s copycat moves

[ad_1] Reportedly, Snap execs said that Instagram was blocking searches for Snapchat-related content, including the #snapchat hashtag and filters. You also wouldn’t find this material on Instagram’s Explore section, according to Snap. WSJ contacts also asserted that Facebook used pressure tactics. When Mark Zuckerberg met with Snap’s Evan Spiegel, he allegedly told the CEO to […]

Yahoo’s redesigned Mail app aims to bring order to your inbox

[ad_1] The primary way in which it does this is by grouping emails into “Views” with categories like Deals, Travel, Subscriptions and Attachments, which are all treated very differently. This is conceptually similar to Gmail’s tabs. In Yahoo Mail’s Travel view, for example, you’ll see all of your upcoming flight and hotel itineraries, as well […]

The Morning After: Android is turning 11

[ad_1] The best ‘TV’ shows are probably being watched over the internet.‘Bandersnatch,’ ‘Fleabag,’ and ‘Ozark’ lead streaming Emmy winners Netflix’s interactive Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch scored one trophy Sunday night at the Emmys, while Fleabag picked up four and Ozark walked away with two. HBO held off Netflix’s Albanian Army with the most wins during […]

Sony says the PlayStation 5 won’t waste as much energy as the PS4

[ad_1] Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, announced the plans as part of the Playing for the Planet initiative which aims to making the gaming industry more sustainable. To make the PS5 more power-efficient it will use an integrated system-on-a-chip in which the components are held on a single substrate, and it […]

Google vows to never store Assistant recordings without permission

[ad_1] Google isn’t alone in misusing voice data, as both Amazon and Apple recently confirmed that they were saving Alexa and Siri conversations in an attempt to improve their AI algorithms. Apple suspended the program last month and then promised to resume it using computer-generated transcripts, but only if users opt in. Amazon, meanwhile, said […]

24 hours with Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro: Incredible cameras, gloomy future

[ad_1] The Pixel 3XL (Left) and the Mate 30 Pro (Right) You might be familiar with Huawei’s prowess in low-light photography, so in order to test just how powerful Huawei’s latest phone camera is, I went out into my back garden in the dead of night. There’s no artificial light at all, and you need […]

YouTube Music counters Spotify with its own ‘Discover Mix’

[ad_1] The playlist contains 49 songs and has a retro neon logo much like YouTube Music’s “New Release Mix,” which itself corresponds roughly to Spotify’s “Release Radar.” According to the description, the music is “picked for you” according to your listening history, and updated every Wednesday. I didn’t get a chance to test it much […]

First ‘Borderlands 3’ event is the Halloween-themed Bloody Harvest

[ad_1] The event will be free to all B3 players, although you’ll need to have progressed far enough to leave Pandora for the first time and have the option of visiting Sanctuary III. You’ll also run into a new character, Maurice, who’ll appear in Sanctuary to help with Bloody Harvest and future in-game events. Yes, […]

‘Bandersnatch,’ ‘Fleabag,’ and ‘Ozark’ lead streaming Emmy winners

[ad_1] Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge ran the night between her streaming show and an Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy for Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer. However Fleabag was the star, notching four wins across Comedy Series, Lead Actress In A Comedy Series, Directing For A Comedy Series, and Writing For A Comedy Series. Its fellow Amazon Prime […]