At $90, the TCL 30 Z will be one of the cheapest Android 12 phones on the market, and in the US it’s coming to AT&T and Cricket. While certainly in the budget phone price range, the phone includes a 6.1-inch 720-pixel display, an 8-megapixel main camera, a 5-megapixel selfie camera and an included headphone jack. However, …

No, you’re not experiencing deja vu: Some Instagram users have been reporting that when they try to watch new Stories posted by fellow users, they instead get Stories they’ve already seen. The company has acknowledged the bug and, on Wednesday, released an update for its iOS app to fix it. The glitch, which seems to have started Monday, was reported by …

Zoom wants to make it easier for users to get attention in meetings. The company’s ubiquitous videoconferencing platform now has a gesture-recognition feature in its desktop app that’ll display a thumbs-up emoji when you make the gesture on camera and a raised-hand icon when you raise your hand.  The feature has been part of Zoom’s app for iPhone since last summer but …

Verizon has resolved an issue that disrupted mobile service for some customers across the US. Complaints began Tuesday, and by 4:50 p.m. ET on Wednesday, more than 23,000 issues were reported to the website Down Detector.  “The issue was identified and resolved by Verizon engineers and the majority of impacted customers should be seeing service as usual,” said Verizon spokesperson …

In response to rising costs, Amazon will increase a fee charged to third-party merchants who use its Fulfillment By Amazon services by 5% to cover fuel and inflation. The surcharge, a first for the e-commerce giant, will go into effect on April 28. According to a notice to sellers, the increased fee will apply to all product types, including “non-apparel, …

It was only a matter of time: A Czech VR company is teasing the opportunity to stay alive forever in the metaverse.  After Artur Sychov, CEO of virtual reality developer Somnium Space, lost his father to cancer several years ago, he began exploring ways to preserve someone’s personality even after death. The result is Somnium Space’s upcoming “Live Forever” mode, which …

Landmark European Union legislation could mean WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Apple’s iMessage will have to let their users communicate with one another. Approved by EU members on Friday and awaiting official adoption, the Digital Markets Act is aimed at regulating massive “gatekeeper” providers, requiring them to exchange more information between services and provide space for smaller platforms to thrive in …

Google is rolling out a revamped version of its Google Workspace collection of productivity and collaboration tools. The updates include a feature that lets you share your availability with clients on a dedicated booking page and then schedule meetings at opportune times, even with people who don’t have a Google account. First introduced to paid Workspace Individual users in June …

Stephen Wilhite, the lead engineer on the team that created the GIF, died March 14, according to multiple media reports. He was 74.  Wilhite and his colleagues at CompuServe launched the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) in June 1987. Since the advent of the internet and social media, the brief video clips have become a ubiquitous means to express a reaction …

Twitch is updating its reporting tool to make it easier for members to flag behavior that violates the platform’s standards. Launching next week, the feature’s “simpler, more intuitive design” will allow users to cite the specific reason they are flagging content and include menus based on whether you’re reporting a VOD, clip or live content. The revamped feature will first …