Twitter’s user base grew 13% in the third quarter as it experimented with features to keep people on its platform. But the microblogging site swung to a loss on a one-time litigation charge even as it appeared to weather changes to Apple’s mobile operating system that have affected other social media companies. Twitter has …
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Facebook didn’t get a new name as widely expected, but the social network did unveil a new reporting structure. On Monday, the social media giant said it would begin reporting results as two businesses: its core family of social networking apps and its Facebook Reality Labs, which houses its augmented and virtual reality efforts. Under the new structure, which will …
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Snap, the parent company of disappearing-message app Snapchat, reported third-quarter revenue that missed Wall Street’s expectations on Thursday. At one point, Snap’s shares plunged nearly 25% in after-hours trading to $56.36 per share. The company posted $1.07 billion in revenue in the third quarter, below the $1.1 billion forecast by analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters. Snap earned 17 cents per …
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Google released Android 12 Tuesday during its Pixel launch event. The new operating system includes several new features and changes, as well as new privacy tools. The most notable update is a new design that changes the entire look of Android, called Material You. Below I’ll walk you through the process of signing up Android 12 on your compatible device. Can …
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The new Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro took the spotlight at Tuesday’s Pixel event, but many other Pixel phone owners can now get many of the new enhancements shown off today by updating to Android 12. Google announced that Android 12 has begun its rollout to the Pixel 3 series and up, and with it those phones will …
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Facebook whistleblower Sophie Zhang gave UK lawmakers her perspective on how best to implement the pending Online Safety Bill in a hearing in Parliament on Monday. The former Facebook data scientist used her inside knowledge of moderation practices to answer questions from the Draft Online Safety Bill joint committee about how to ensure that tech companies comply with upcoming legislation that would see them …
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Chinese phone maker Oppo has launched the global version of ColorOS 12, its new operating system that runs on Android 12. Oppo is among the first smartphone companies to release a customized take on the operating system, and ColorOS 12 is expected to reach flagship devices like the Find X3 Pro as early as Monday, with the rollout to Oppo’s budget …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The latest versions of Apple’s operating systems, iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and WatchOS 8, have arrived and are available for download. The operating systems were unveiled at Apple’s WWDC event earlier this year alongside MacOS Monterey, which doesn’t have an official release date …
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When you first sign in to a new iPhone it’s quite possible you enabled location services and your phone has been tracking you ever since. And for the most part that might be absolutely fine, but what if you want to take more control over your location data? Thankfully, it’s easy to turn off for either the whole phone or …
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Expanding its paid services push, browser maker Brave on Wednesday launched a videoconferencing service called Brave Talk designed to protect privacy better than existing options like Zoom. It’s free, though a premium option costing $7 per month adds features like recording video and supporting groups of three or more. Videoconferencing use has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic as school, work, …
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