AT&T has agreed to make Google Messages its default texting application for all Android customers in the US, Google said Wednesday. The move follows T-Mobile adding Google Messages as its default Android messaging platform back in March. Verizon hasn’t yet followed suit. Google Messages comes with features similar to those in Apple’s iMessage, using Rich Communication …
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Elon Musk took the virtual stage at Mobile World Congress 2021, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO speaking about his satellite internet venture Starlink. The high-speed broadband service is set to become available worldwide in August and expects to serve more than 500,000 customers, Musk said Tuesday. You can rewatch the entire presentation live on YouTube or right here. Starlink …
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Facebook has passed the $1 trillion in market capitalization mark for the first time ever. The social network giant hit $355.64 per share and a market cap of around $1.008 trillion by close of trade Monday. Facebook stock rose by over 4% after a federal court dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against the social media company earlier Monday. The Federal Trade …
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Instagram is adding the ability to create and publish posts straight from your desktop, Facebook confirmed Thursday. Until now, Instagram users have only been able to post stories from their phone app unless they used a workaround. Brett Pearce/CNET The feature isn’t being added to the iPad, according to 9to5Mac, but is being slowly rolled out to Instagram users on …
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John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in Barcelona, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday. The 75-year-old antivirus software pioneer’s death followed a Spanish court’s approval of his extradition to the US earlier in the week — the ruling was made public on Wednesday. The death may have been by suicide, the Catalan justice department told Reuters. After the body was …
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It should soon be easier to spend money via Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announcing four new shopping features Tuesday. Coming soon to the social media platforms: Shops on WhatsApp and Marketplace, Instagram Visual Search and Shop Ads. Shops on WhatsApp will allow users to chat with businesses before buying something from them. Shops on Marketplace …
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The Tamagotchi is back for its 25th anniversary — this time as a wearable. Now you can raise your mini electronic pet right from your wrist, and use a microphone to call out to it and the touchscreen to pet it. The original Tamagotchi debuted in November 1996 as an electronic toy for kids. Coming from Japanese toy maker …
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Video and images of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 11 have leaked online, according to a Tuesday report from The Verge. With Microsoft revealing Monday that support for Windows 10 will end in 2025, the next generation of Windows appears to feature a new Start menu, home screen, startup sound and a more modern and Mac-like aesthetic. The leak originated …
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Amazon is opening its first full-size grocery store with its cashierless checkout tech in Washington state, the retail giant announced Tuesday. The new Amazon Fresh store will feature its “Just Walk Out” technology, which means you don’t have to go through a checkout register to pay for your items. The store will open June 17 at the marketplace at Factoria …
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Microsoft has announced it’s sunsetting support for Windows 10 in October 2025, including across the Home, Pro, Pro Education and Pro for Workstations editions. The last day of support is slated for Oct. 14, 2025. The news, spotted Sunday by Thurrott, means Microsoft is ending its support for the operating system after a 10-year life cycle. Read more: Is Windows …
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