March, 2019

• 19 March

  Firefox update blocks annoying autoplaying audio and video

  

  Mozilla’s Firefox browser is working to minimize inconveniences we encounter online. The browser’s latest update, version 66 released Tuesday, silences autoplaying videos by default, prevents page jumps and makes it easier to find what you’re looking for in multiple tabs. The Block Autoplay feature will by default stop videos from starting automatically on news sites …

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• 19 March

  Google to ask Android users to choose preferred browser

  

  Google will prompt Android users to choose their preferred web browser and search apps, a senior Google executive said Tuesday, as it tries to avoid new EU antitrust sanctions. The European Commission slapped Google with a record fine of 4.34 billion euros ($5 billion) in July over antitrust violations related to the Android mobile operating system. Google’s agreements with phone …

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• 19 March

  Google’s Inbox by Gmail app will apparently shut down April 2

  

  The Inbox by Gmail app will join Google+ in digital oblivion in two weeks, it seems. We’ve known for a few months that Google would be discontinuing the personalized email app, but some people using it on Android devices got a notification saying it will shut down on April 2 and a link pushing them to the main Gmail app. “This …

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• 19 March

  The amazing TCL 6

  

  It’s back: An amazing price on one of our very favorite TVs of 2018. The TCL 6 series Roku TV — CNET’s Editors’ Choice as the TV with the best picture quality for the money, period — is back on sale at Walmart, Amazon and Best Buy.  Best Buy has the lowest prices, charging $550 for the 55-inch model (a savings …

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• 19 March

  Patreon: We’re changing our fees and services. Please don’t freak out.

  

  For a company making transformative changes to services and fees, Patreon‘s main message to its current creators seems counterintuitive: Almost nothing is changing for you. Tuesday, membership site Patreon announced a major revamping of the services it offers creators who use its platform to build their own subscription membership businesses — as well as the commissions it takes from every sale. But people …

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• 19 March

  Smart indoor rower gets you fit right at home

  

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• 19 March

  Nissan Connect in the 2019 Altima is a significant tech upgrade

  

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• 19 March

  Instagram’s Checkout feature lets you buy in

  

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• 19 March

  Google Stadia is a play

  

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• 19 March

  Angry Birds hops into AR on the iPhone

  

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