On Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft News, a news engine that curates articles from across the web and delivers them to your Microsoft feed. You can experience Microsoft News for yourself right away. To start using Microsoft News on your phone, download the Microsoft News app. The app is currently available for both iOS and Android. On …
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After questions from high school exams were leaked online in 2016, Algeria has taken a hard stance against the World Wide Web, deciding to shut off the country’s internet in rolling blackouts and block Facebook access during this year’s exam period, between June 20 and June 25. Back in my day, if you wanted to cheat in an exam you’d …
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Facebook is ramping up its fight against misinformation. The company announced Thursday that it’s expanding its third-party fact-checking program to 14 countries and plans to grow it even more by the end of 2018. Misinformation, propaganda campaigns, hoaxes and conspiracy theories have thrived on social networks and services like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, recognized fake news …
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Now playing: Watch this: The reviews are in for the Amazon Fire Cube — don’t… 4:29 On this podcast, we talk about: The new Amazon Fire TV Cube Google’s latest privacy update A Supreme Court decision that means you’ll pay more when shopping online Intel’s CEO stepping down The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories …
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Soon, you might be paying for access to certain videos or content on Facebook. The social network on Wednesday announced a pilot program for Facebook Groups that lets administrators create a paid tier option for their communities. Members can pay a monthly subscription to certain groups for access to exclusive content, including videos, tutorials and advice. The fees will range …
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When it comes to choosing an Android phone, it may seem like the go-to option is the Samsung Galaxy S9 (or S9 Plus). But there are plenty of others that don’t cost as much, including the Google Pixel 2 from 2017 and the OnePlus 6, which was released in May. The Pixel 2 is Google’s marquee phone, and starts at …
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Facebook is expanding M Translations, its tool for automatically translating languages on the social network’s Messenger chat app. The company said Thursday it’s bringing the feature to all users in the US and Mexico, for translating messages between English and Spanish. Facebook previously announced M Translations in April at its F8 developer conference. But at the time, it was …
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If you’ve been craving a phone with a beefy battery pack, the Moto Z3 Play might be the ticket — it comes with a magnetic modular battery pack that promises a combined 40 hours on a charge. And though we haven’t reviewed it yet, it’s now available for preorder through Best Buy, B&H Photo and Motorola.com for $500. Or, if you’re an Amazon …
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YouTube is giving big uploaders new ways to make money by giving them the chance to sell merchandise directly on the site and set up monthly paid membership subscriptions that unlock perks for superfans. It comes after more than a year of demonetization drama at YouTube. Google‘s massive video site, which has 1.9 billion monthly users, mostly pays back money to its …
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Amazon’s day (and a half) of deals may be less than a month away. According to a new leak, Amazon Prime Day starts July 16. The date was shown in a reportedly leaked Prime Day promo banner on Amazon’s UK site, and spotted by TechRadar. It seems like the banner was taken down sometime after. Amazon Prime Day 2018 date leaked …
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Fans of physical keyboards: get ready. BlackBerry’s Key2 phone will be available in the US for preorder starting on June 29, according to a tweet from BlackBerry Mobile. 🇺🇸 #KEY2 pre-orders in the United States start June 29th! 🎉 https://t.co/gSvZ2E9xT8 — BlackBerry Mobile (@BBMobile) June 21, 2018 Announced earlier this month, the Key2 is the successor to 2017’s BlackBerry KeyOne. Like …
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The headphone jack went extinct on iPhones starting with the iPhone 7. Now it seems like the Lightning port may be the next to go. Apple has considered removing the Lightning port on the iPhone X, according to Bloomberg, citing unnamed “people familiar with the company’s work.” While earlier rumors suggested that Apple would remove the Lightning port in favor of USB-C, …
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Apple’s trying a different tactic in its battle with Qualcomm — asking for the chipmaker’s patents to be declared invalid. The iPhone maker on Thursday filed petitions with the US Patent and Trademark Office, asking for the four Qualcomm patents be canceled, according to Bloomberg. Those patents are at issue in a fight between the companies over licensing fees that …
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MoviePass customers who want to see latest popular films will soon be stuck with an additional fee. Starting next month, MoviePass will charge subscribers $2 — and possibly more — to see movies it deems popular. The move was reported earlier by Business Insider. The additional fee, reminiscent of surge pricing on Uber, will roll out in “coming weeks” as …
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Twitter is good. That’s what I always told myself. Twitter is totally great, it’s so helpful. I can stay up to date with the news, talk to my friends, find out about what’s going on in the world. The memes! Oh… the memes! Damn, Twitter is good. I’ve come to realize that I am wrong. Twitter has quite a few …
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