Facebook is rolling out a test of a new feature called “Keyword Snooze” that lets you hide posts in your news feed that incorporate given keywords for 30 days. You enable it from a post in your feed, via the upper right-hand menu. The feature will let you choose keywords and phrases that Facebook has …

The public beta has arrived for MacOS Mojave, the latest update to Apple’s desktop operating system, aka 10.14. Do you want to install it? Let’s talk about that. Many of the updates are cosmetic or just reworking of already existing capabilities to make them faster and easier to use. That’s not to say they’re unimportant — turning something that’s a real …

Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi makes some excellent products, such as the new Mi 8 phone. Now it’s released the Mi Pad 4, an 8-inch tablet that starts at 1,100 yuan (about $170, £130 or AU$230).  The Mi Pad 4 comes with a neat list of features that includes: 1,920×1,200 display (16:10) at 283 ppi Snapdragon 660 processor 6,000-mAh battery Face unlock …

If you can’t be the heavyweight, go for lightweight. That seems to be Yahoo Mail’s strategy for its latest round of updates: more app-like features for its mobile site gets more app-like features and new app targeting Android Go. Yes, people still use Yahoo Mail. It has almost 230 million active users, despite being the victim of a huge data …

Five f1.4 prime lenses in Sigma’s Art line have just shipped for Sony FE-mount cameras, ready for your Sony A6xx and A7x-series-shooting pleasure. They are: 20mm F1.4 DG HSM, $900 24mm F1.4 DG HSM $850 35mm F1.4 DG HSM, $900 50mm F1.4 DG HSM, $950 85mm F1.4 DG HSM, $1,200 Sigma’s Art series lenses — basically, the company’s wide-aperture line …

Google’s official podcast app rolls out today — with typical Google SEO genius or irony, depending upon your outlook, it’s simply called Google Podcasts. It boasts some interesting features such as progress across devices synced by Google Assistant and recommendation personalization. Android (at least stock Android) hasn’t had a preloaded podcast app like iOS, instead relying on the rather confusing …

With Project Rush, Adobe intends to provide social media professionals a video-editing tool that’s both powerful and easy to use — on any device. The company delivered a peek at the product this week, and is accepting applications for beta testers (Android will be in beta later than iOS), but it’s not slated to officially launch until later this year, …

Yes, it’s a feature that the app should have had when it launched a year ago, but now Adobe Scan can convert those quaint bits of stiff paper rectangles into usable contact information. Adobe’s mobile app for converting paper documents into searchable PDF files — still free with Adobe registration — has improved auto adjustment capabilities for cleaning up documents under …

The ability to book a ride with Uber disappeared from the Android Google Maps app with no explanation; it still gives you estimates and displays the available cars but now provides an “open app” button to perform the transaction. Google gave no explanation, just a throwaway bullet point in its Request a Ride help section for Google Maps. This brings …

A little less noise, a little more signal. That’s what Google hopes to deliver to G Suite (business) Gmail users on iPhones and iPads with its support for high-priority email notifications. The feature is rolling out over the next few days but its arrival may be subject to your corporate administrative process before you see it. Android users will be …