Instagram is reportedly working on a feature that’s made Snapchat popular: ephemeral messaging. The unreleased feature was first spotted by reverse engineering specialist Jane Manchun Wong, who found code in Instagram’s Android app labeled with a “speak no evil” emoji. Wong demonstrated in a tweet Thursday that the feature works when Instagram users enter a …

The “Ultimate” version of DirectX 12, officially launched Thursday by Microsoft and Nvidia, doesn’t add much in the way of capabilities to the gaming graphics programming architecture. It mostly wraps together several specific existing programming interfaces into a single update, including: Ray tracing (DXR 1.1) for more realistic and easier-to-create reflections, shadows and illumination. Variable rate shading, which allows developers …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Whole Foods said it’s changing its store hours during the coronavirus crisis to accommodate older shoppers and to help keep stores clean. Starting Wednesday, customers who are 60 and older will be able to shop at stores in the US and Canada one …

Few mobile games have had as large a cultural impact as Angry Birds: With 4.5 billion downloads, the game of slingshotting cartoon birds at pigs from Rovio Entertainment has spawned two movies, more games and lots of merchandise since its 2009 release. Kati Levoranta, CEO of the Finland-based Rovio Entertainment, seeks to use the success of Angry Birds and the …

We’re all on more web conferences and video meetings via Skype, Zoom, Google Meet and WebEx lately, so you may as well make a professional impression and get your point across memorably. Here are the six easiest ways to look (and sound) sharp when you meet online. Now playing: Watch this: You have to look good on a webcam today 7:47 Coronavirus …

Some companies are already using Microsoft’s HoloLens headset to video chat with workers in oil fields and on factory floors. Now, Microsoft hopes to expand that by working with another headset company to bring Teams to their devices too. Microsoft said sometime this spring, its Teams software will begin working with devices made by RealWear, a company whose headsets are …

Android Go, the lightweight mobile operating system designed for less-powerful phones, has been installed on more than 100 million devices, Google said Thursday. In addition to the milestone, Google introduced its new Camera Go app.  Camera Go is Google’s attempt to ease the processing burden of often sluggish and memory-intensive camera apps.  “It’s built for people using smartphones for the …

Alongside a new MacBook Air and iPad Pro, Apple has introduced a new version of its diminutive desktop computer, the Mac Mini. The update is modest, basically a storage bump: The base model now comes with twice the solid-state capacity — 256GB, up from 128GB — for the same starting price, $799. The new Mac Mini is available for preorder online …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the novel coronavirus spreads around the world, Uber and Lyft drivers in California are asking both companies to do more to protect them. A coalition of drivers released a list of demands Thursday asking the ride-hailing services to take immediate steps to …

If you’re one of the millions of people now working solely from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, you might be spending more time in your home office than usual. I do this daily, and for me, work means Google Docs. There’s one invaluable tool I urge every remote worker to make sure they have turned on, regardless of …

As people around the US remain hunkered down, Comcast’s Xfinity Flex is getting another popular app to keep its users entertained. On Thursday the cable giant announced it’s bringing Hulu to its free streaming box. The app, which is available now on the Flex, will be coming to Comcast’s X1 cable boxes “soon.” Voice control will also be added to both …

Nokia is calling its new flagship 8.3 phone the “first global 5G” phone, due to the fact that it’s apparently the first phone to support all 5G bands used around the world. In theory then, you’ll be able to roam on 5G networks anywhere with the phone, assuming you’re on a roaming plan that allows it. But it’s not just …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case in its US warehouses, a network of facilities that has quickly turned into a critical need for millions of customers as they stay at home during the coronavirus crisis. The worker was stationed at a …

There’s a surge of interest in ultra wideband. The wireless standard, which was designed for data transfer, fizzled more than a decade ago but is now experiencing new life as a method for finding an object’s precise position. UWB has already been built into the U1 chip that Apple added to its iPhone 11, and carmakers like BMW and Volkswagen …

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