Google announced on Thursday a new initiative to pay publishers $1 billion over the next three years for news content. The payments will be compensation for news content that will appear on the new app, Google News Showcase. The app will feature the “editorial curation of award-winning newsrooms to give readers more insight on the …
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A just-announced set of earbuds from Ultimate Ears boasts “instant custom fit” for customers with all ear shapes and sizes. Using light-activated gel to mold to your ears and then harden into a customized fit, UE Fits will arrive this fall in the US for $249. UE said Thursday that Fits will offer eight hours of battery life on a single …
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Apple plans to roll out free and discounted “offer codes” that app developers can use to woo new customers. These unique, one-time codes will give developers more control over initial app fees — and how they ramp up to full payments over time. Beyond the offer codes, the tech giant also announced on Wednesday a slew of new controls that …
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GoPro has launched a livestreaming platform for GoPro Plus subscribers, so they can stream directly from their cameras to their accounts on GoPro’s website. The streaming videos won’t be publicly accessible. “GoPro Plus subscribers can now livestream from their GoPro camera to their account at GoPro.com, text the livestream link to their family and friends, and boom … they’re live,” …
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Sony’s newest teaser for the PS5 is here, and it focuses on the immersive elements of next-gen gaming — namely haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and 3D audio. While no new information has been released regarding price or release date, which Sony still hasn’t confirmed, the teaser focuses on features new to the system and to the console generation. Haptic feedback …
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iPhone 11 users on Reddit and MacRumors forums have reported an issue since early June: A slight green tint to the screen soon after the phone is unlocked. Apple’s new iOS update 13.6.1 will fix this problem, which was reportedly due to a “thermal management issue.” According to MacRumors, the issue showed up after iOS 13.4 and remained unaddressed until …
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Disney, Apple, Walmart and nearly a dozen other companies called the White House on Tuesday, according to The Wall Street Journal. Their goals, according to the report, were to get more clarity on President Donald Trump’s executive order banning “any transaction that is related to WeChat” and to encourage the administration to “narrow the order as it is implemented over …
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Lenovo is officially entering the mobile gaming space on July 22, TechRadar reports, pointing to an announcement post on Weibo, the Chinese social media site. The Legion, a phone boasting Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 865 Plus processor, will likely only be available in China at launch. The Legion will be one of the first phones to use Qualcomm’s new chipset, alongside the …
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Amazon Fire TV is expanding fast, and the most recent development is the addition of YouTube Kids. The platform, which allows users easy navigation and access to their favorite streaming and live TV services, announced in a kid-centered blog post that new streaming options are coming. Starting today, YouTube Kids will join other child-oriented offerings on the Fire TV platform, …
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Microsoft has announced that it is rolling out a handful of Windows 10 upgrades to a small number of testers. These features are not tied to any scheduled update to the operating system, as the announcement made clear, but they do give a window into changes Microsoft may consider adopting in the future. The new menu features a more subdued …
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