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 …
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G Suite: Everything you need to know before signing up for Google’s office suite
With technology increasingly intertwined with all aspects of business, CNET@Work can help you — prosumers to small businesses with fewer than five employees — get started. While every small business is different, there are a certain set of applications that nearly every small business needs. These applications are typically bundled into office “suites” and consist of email, calendar, word processing, …
Read More »Verizon, AT&T are cutting off location
Verizon and AT&T are hanging up on companies that boasted they could track any American with a phone. In a letter sent to Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, Verizon’s chief privacy officer, Karen Zacharia, said the company is ending its contracts with location aggregators like LocationSmart and Zumigo. “We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our customers’ location …
Read More »Yelp’s Popular Dishes frees you from the agony of choosing what to eat
If Yelp has its say, you’ll never have to ask a waiter “What’s good here?” ever again. Yelp’s new Popular Dishes feature will appear at the top of each restaurant’s page. Yelp The company on Tuesday rolled out its Popular Dishes feature to help consumers decide what to order at a restaurant they’re not familiar with. The new feature will …
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If you’re driving a car, you shouldn’t be using your phone. There, I said it. Unfortunately, almost no one heeds this advice, myself included. Because maps must be viewed, podcasts must be played, text messages must be glanced at (but never responded to, unless it’s by voice) and so on. But let’s face it: that’s insanely dangerous. It’s really hard to not use your …
Read More »Google Podcasts app is real and you can get it today
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 …
Read More »Amazon Hub lockers now available to 500,000 US residents
Amazon on Tuesday talked up some of the early successes of its new delivery lockers for apartments, called Hub. The e-commerce giant last July launched the program, which places a large metal locker unit in a common area of an apartment complex where people can pick up their packages 24 hours a day. Amazon on Tuesday provided an official announcement …
Read More »Facebook will let you make HQ Trivia knockoff videos now
Video on Facebook is about to get more interactive. Facebook on Tuesday announced a grab-bag of developments for video on its giant social network, including the addition of interactivity features that can turn anyone into the Scott Rogowsky of their own HQ Trivia-like empire. Facebook also said it’s widening ways for people to make money off their videos on Facebook, like …
Read More »By 2022, today’s smartwatches will seem ‘quaint,’ predicts IDC
Are you all about gadgets? Are you into wearables? Then the next few years might be very exciting for you. Health and fitness are at the heart of smartwatches nowadays. But with rapid developments in cellular connectivity, especially 5G, and integration with more internet-of-things devices, IDC predicts that upcoming smartwatches will be all about making your life more efficient. “The …
Read More »Sigma ships its five new fast Sony full
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 …
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