Like many people, Jeff Kaplan spent much of March 3rd, 2017, lost in the fantasy realm of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch. As the game director for Blizzard’s colorful team-based shooter Overwatch, Kaplan’s fascination with the device naturally turned a bit more serious: he wondered what his own
Read MoreMicrosoft reveals how it fine-tuned its new Surface lineup to improve automation and productivity in Office 365. Office 365 major new features: Here's what you get with new Surfaces, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google Shopping gets a redesign and new features including price tracking, options to shop from local stores, and style ideas via Google Lens — Google Shopping is getting a redesign with several new features, including options to shop local stores, track prices and even find style inspiration through Google Lens. Google
Read MoreImage: @realDonaldTrump Less than 12 hours after Trump used the Nickelback Photograph meme in an apparent attempt to deflect attention from the rapidly developing impeachment proceedings against him, Twitter has removed the video from its platform. Now, underneath Trump’s all-capped instruction to “LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH!” a short message explains that the video has been
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Read MoreThe mythical Surface phone is here Continue reading… A first look at Surface Duo, Microsoft’s foldable Android phone Source: New feed
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Let’s be honest: with the volume of pics we snap these days, everyone could use some extra storage to hoard frozen memories (and selfies). And you’re in luck, because there’s a killer deal on the internal Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB hard drive.
Read MoreHelene Fouquet / Bloomberg: France is rolling out a nationwide digital identity enrollment app with facial recognition in November, despite concerns from its data regulator — – Digital identity enrollment app to be rolled out in November — Privacy, absence of consent and security among concerns raised France is rolling out a nationwide digital identity
Read MoreTaboola and Outbrain are perhaps the two most controversial startups hardly anyone knows about. And now, according to an article in Israeli business publication The Marker, they’re merging into one advertising super-conglomerate. Rumors of a merger between the two companies have circulated since 2017. According to The Marker, shareholders in Outbrain will receive $250 million,
Read MoreAdam Satariano / New York Times: EU’s top court rules that an individual country can order Facebook to take down defamatory content and restrict global access to that material — Comments posted on the social network about an Austrian politician became a battle over the reach of European defamation laws on the internet. EU's top
Read MoreThe first major place in China to rebel against Beijing’s technologies of control is one of the last not yet fully under their thrall. Hong Kong Takes Symbolic Stand Against China’s High-Tech Controls Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreStereotyping and bias — be that conscious or subconscious — is one of the leading contributors to the gender gap prevalent today. It’s time to identify and challenge the societal structure that systematically prevents women from thriving — one of these structures is gendered language and the patriarchal ideas built into it. In August, a
Read MoreLove is blinds Continue reading… Ikea smart blinds review: worth the wait Source: New feed
Read MoreNeed a quicker way to get to JFK? Uber has you covered — assuming you pack light. Uber Copter goes public in NYC — here's what it's like – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s faster, more secure and more convenient than using your actual credit cards. Apple Pay: How to set up and use it on your iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew York Daily News: Sources say Google contractor Randstad used dubious tactics targeting people of color to gather facial scans for improving the face unlock system on Pixel 4 — Tech giant Google wants your face — especially if you’ve got “darker skin.” — To get it, the company has funded … Sources say Google
Read MoreNotches, screens and the foldable phone’s hinge. Here’s what really matters with Samsung’s Galaxy Fold. 11 best and worst Galaxy Fold features, from the keyboard to that crease – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft laid out its vision for integrated software and hardware (and even a bit of Android) along with dual screens to help creatives keep their flow when working. The next year should be interesting. At Surface event, Microsoft's vision for dual screens, productivity was compelling, but can it execute? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales Yesterday we published transcripts from open question-and-answer sessions that Mark Zuckerberg held with his employees in July, along with selected audio excerpts from his answers. I tried to present the highlights of Zuckerberg in as neutral a fashion as possible — I had found them quite newsworthy, if not quite
Read MoreA cybersecurity firm says evidence suggests the Egyptian government carried out cyberattacks on journalists, academics, lawyers and rights activists. Cyberattacks on Egyptian Activists Are Traced to Government Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreKaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic: Facebook Dating, which promises to match people based on their offline lives, needs its users to actively use Facebook to be effective, unlike other dating apps — I used to find it frustrating when people blamed dating apps for how bad dating is. — “What’s the alternative?” Facebook Dating, which
Read MoreImage: Marshall With its new Major III Voice headphones, Marshall has added an extra 30 hours of battery life compared to the Major III headphones it released last year, for a total of 60 hours of playback. As well as the extra battery life, the new Major III Voice model also features built-in support for
Read MoreHow Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface phone could beat Samsung’s foldable phone screen. Microsoft Duo versus Galaxy Fold: Battle of the double-screen phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreComments posted on the social network about an Austrian politician became a battle over the reach of European defamation laws on the internet. E.U.’s Top Court Rules Against Facebook in Global Takedown Case Source: NY Times Tech
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