Mother’s Day is fast approaching. While it’s nice to show your mom that you appreciate her with something special, what she really wants is to spend time with you — without your phone. Restaurant reservations app OpenTable on Tuesday launched #DiningMode. The national campaign is aimed at getting people to turn off and put aside devices on …
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The US Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation gave Wing, a drone startup under Google parent company Alphabet, the same certifications as small airlines, Wing confirmed Tuesday. The clearance makes Wing the first drone company to get the same government approval as an airline. “Air Carrier Certification means that we can begin a commercial service delivering goods from …
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Google Maps is making it easier for electric car owners to find nearby (and unoccupied) EV charging stations so you don’t need to wait around. You can now see charging port availability in the US and the UK on Google Maps, according to a Tuesday blog post by Alex Donaldson, product manager of Google Maps. Just search “EV charging stations” in the app …
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Vine, the once-popular, now-defunct video-looping app, may be making a comeback as Byte. Vine co-founder Dom Hoffman’s team sent out 100 invitations to beta test Byte with plans to add more testers soon, the company tweeted Monday. just sent out 100 byte beta invites for our first closed test, which starts tomorrow. will expand to more testers soon — byte (@byte_app) April 22, …
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For the foreseeable future, you won’t be able to use Apple Pay at JCPenney’s physical stores or on its iOS app. “JCPenney made the decision to remove Apple Pay for our stores, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We will definitely forward your feedback regarding this for review,” the company tweeted on Saturday. The tweet was in response to …
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Odds are you’ve watched your favorite show on Netflix enough times to pick up on the overarching plot no matter what episode you’re watching. Of course, you can manually choose an episode at “random,” but that takes a lot of work. Now, however, Netflix may do that work for you. At least on Android. “We are testing the ability for …
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YouTube is testing a new gifting feature in Super Chat, a function on the video site that lets viewers pay to pin a comment on an influencer’s livestream. The company said it’s currently testing a program that grants a random group of existing YouTube Premium subscribers free Super Chats to interact with their favorite creators. YouTube Premium subscribers started receiving $2 …
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Retirement is on LinkedIn’s mind. Screenshot by CNET LinkedIn is sending its standalone Job Search app out to pasture next month. “We’ve built a robust job seeking experience within the main LinkedIn app that we’re excited for our members to take advantage of,” a LinkedIn spokesperson said in an emailed. statement. “They’ll have access to more insights and features than …
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Google Pay can now connect to your Gmail account to automatically pull in things like loyalty cards and boarding passes from your email. The feature, spotted earlier Monday by 9to5Google, appears to be rolling out to more Android users. It takes just a few steps to link your Gmail and Google Pay: Open Google Pay. Tap the Settings bars …
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It took awhile for Facebook users to warm up to Stories, but the social network seems to be ready to take them to a new level, testing a combination of its news feed and Stories features. Researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who is well known for reverse-engineering social media apps, spotted the test and tweeted about it Monday. Aside from the …
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