Category: Tech

Google’s Family Link parental controls now include per-app time limits

[ad_1] The big new feature is per app time limits. Now parents can set time limits for individuals apps on their child’s device, letting them restrict games or video apps while allowing access to educational resources or communication apps, for example. Another feature which kids will appreciate is bonus time. Parents can use the Family […]

BBC’s smart keyboard helps kids live healthy digital lives

[ad_1] The app uses machine learning and can recognize when, for instance, a child is typing personal details. It will remind them to think twice about whether it’s safe to share. Or, if a child is typing a message that will upset the recipient, the app will ask if they really want to send it. […]

Xfinity internet-only customers now get the Flex streaming platform for free

[ad_1] The service comes with access to popular apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube and HBO, plus music streaming from Amazon Music, Pandora and iHeartRadio. Comcast recently added NBC Sports Gold packages, and since the service is relatively new, we’ll likely continue to see additions like this. Xfinity Flex is a lot like Roku, Apple […]

BioWare hopes to fix ‘Anthem’ by swapping acts for seasonal updates

[ad_1] The previously announced “Acts” are being ditched in favour of seasonal updates, BioWare‘s Chad Robertson says in a new blog post. This will give the team the opportunity to give the game’s “core issues” a more thorough review, rather than a quick fix. “These events will deliver challenges and chases similar to what you’ve […]

Starbucks Japan wants customers to pay for coffee with pens

[ad_1] Starbucks Touch: The Pen — that’s the item’s official name — joins the other products in the line, including a small NFC-enabled purse called “The Hug” and a phone case. It’s coming out in Japan on September 25th and will set buyers back 4,000 yen (around US$40), which comes with a 1,000 yen consumable […]

Huge leak spoils Huawei’s Mate 30 event

[ad_1] According to Android Headlines, the Huawei Watch GT 2 will come in four color styles and two sizes: 42mm with a 1.2-inch AMOLED display, and 46mm with a 1.39-inch AMOLED display. It appears that the smaller version doesn’t come with a mic, which suggests no LTE either — perhaps this is intended to be […]

Preparing for Google’s Pixel 4 event

[ad_1] Get your expense account ready, prices start at $1,549.HP Elite Dragonfly hands-on: A really light business notebook Last year, HP launched the Spectre Folio — the first laptop made of leather. It also trotted out the first 15-inch laptop with an AMOLED screen at CES this year and battled rival Dell to be the […]

Intrigue at the Nurburgring as Tesla unofficially beats Porsche’s fastest lap

[ad_1] To ensure a good time, Tesla put a modified version of the Model S with “fender flares, wider wheels and tires, a rear spoiler, an expanded front grills, and seriously sticky tires,” according to Engadget’s sister site, Autoblog. That’s what was visible on the outside, and Tesla has yet to say what, if any, […]

The iPhone 11 Pro Max has 23 percent more battery capacity than the Pro

[ad_1] That’s over 1,000 mAh bigger than the iPhone XR’s, 1,311 mAh bigger than the iPhone XS battery and almost 800 mAh larger than the iPhone XS Max’s. It’s also 859 mAh larger than the basic iPhone 11’s, which the filing says has a 3,110 mAh battery and 4GB of RAM. Meanwhile, the iPhone 11 […]

Pinterest’s latest Lens update makes it easier to buy items in your photos

[ad_1] Basically, users can snap a photo or upload a screenshot on the Pinterest app, and its Lens feature will identify similar products they can buy online. Google last year unveiled something similar for its own Lens feature. The site says that its updated Lens feature can identify 2.5 billion objects across home and fashion […]