Google today disclosed that it has dissolved a short-lived, external advisory board designed to monitor its use of artificial intelligence, following a week of controversy regarding the company’s selection of members. The decision, reported first today by Vox, is largely due to outcry over the board’s inclusion of Heritage Foundation president Kay Coles James, a […]
Despite a report yesterday claiming that Intel 5G modem development delays could prevent Apple from launching a 5G iPhone next year, Intel says that it’s still planning to supply its XMM 8160 5G modem for 2020 devices. On the surface, that sounds like good news for Apple, which is sitting out early 5G deployments as […]
Two Chinese engineering students in Oregon allegedly scammed Apple out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in iPhone replacements and are now facing criminal charges in federal court, as first reported by The Oregonian. Authorities allege the students pulled off a convoluted scheme in order to wring Apple of the cash by using counterfeit devices […]
Windows will finally stop automatically updating – usually just when you needed your PC for something important – and allow users to pause a new software installation, as Microsoft makes the OS a little more user-friendly. Described as offering “additional clarity and control over the update experience,” the new extended pause is part of a […]
One of the best new features for Android users is Google’s call screening tech it first released in the US last fall, but it’s only been available so far on Pixel phones. That changes soon, as Motorola has announced today that its G7 and One smartphone lines will be the first phones outside Google’s Pixel […]
Shortly after publishing the article below, we found out through XDA Developers that the newest beta version of Android Q has a hidden navigation bar that is long and thin and replaces the “pill” icon. Frankly, it looks so much like the iPhone XS navigation design that it’s uncanny. You can’t see the navigation bar […]
With the latest release of its Creative Cloud video suite, Adobe has unveiled a content-aware eraser for video that it teased a couple of years ago. Called “Content-Aware Fill” (the same name on the similar Photoshop function), it’s now available on After Effects, Adobe’s compositing program that’s widely used in film and TV production. Adobe’s […]
Facebook is bidding farewell to its family of apps for Windows Phone, including Messenger, Instagram, and the original Facebook app. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to Engadget on Tuesday that Facebook will end its support for its apps on Windows Mobile starting April 30th. Windows Phone users will then have to resort to accessing Facebook or […]
Today’s teens missed the Foursquare era, so Snapchat is giving them another shot with a new feature to aid in-person meetups. Snapchat is now testing Status, an option to share to the Snap Map a Bitmoji depicting what you’re up to at a certain place. You could show your little avatar playing video games, watching […]
Google has been taking the fight against call spam pretty seriously these days. Things started back in 2016 with a (literal) big red warning sign and have progressed to formal verification of callers. Also joining the act last year was Call Screen, a Pixel exclusive answering system that removes any reason to directly interact with the spammers. While it was […]
Twitter today announced a new feature that will allow users to appeal directly within the Twitter app a tweet that’s in violation of Twitter’s rules. When users post content in violation of Twitter’s guidelines, that tweet can be flagged or reported, resulting in an account suspension or lockout. Before, users would have to visit an […]
Microsoft is almost ready to officially roll out the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. Early leaks have already given us a fair idea of what to expect but it looks like Microsoft might have a surprise for us. It looks like Chromium-based Microsoft Edge would be able to support 4K video streaming. First spotted by HTNovo, a […]
