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Facebook today announced its entry into the video calling market with Portal. Facebook today announced its entry into your home... With two models in the range, the smaller Portal goes up against the Echo Show, and a larger Portal+ brings a new form factor to the market. The former has a landscape 10" screen with the latter plus model rocking
Alphabet announced that they will be shutting down Google+ for consumers. They are going to continue Google+ for enterprise customers (meaning businesses). This decision comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of the Google+ social network. The Wall Street Journal says Google became aware of this last spring,
Right on schedule, OnePlus announced the time, date and place for the 6T launch event - 11am EDT, 30 October, at Pier 36, New York, USA. That's 1500 GMT or 1600 BST for folks in the UK. As usual, it's a fan event with tickets available from the launch website. but you'll need to get in quick. These typically sell out and
OnePlus continues to build the hype ahead of the 6T smartphone launch with a teasing tweet on Twitter. Posted at noon GMT, the message simply says, "Check back in 24 hours for an exciting announcement. #OnePlus6T", along with a photo showing the lower rear of the new smartphone. There's not much to be gleaned from from the picture as it
The Chinese have pulled off the Hardware Hack of a Lifetime. If what is being reported by Bloomberg is true than this is truly and incredible hack. So much so that it should set every American back in there seat and truly ask if we can trust Phones, Computers, Tablets, Routers you name it any electronic product coming out of
Instagram has introduced Nametag. It is a customizable identification card that allows people to find your Instagram profile when it is scanned. Did Instagram make this because people were complaining that it was too difficult to share their Instagram name with others? I doubt it. Nametag is something Instagram users can set up within the Instagram app. Nametag includes your
Research published in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care reveals that taking selfies can be a dangerous business. In a six year period from 2011 through to 2017, 259 selfie-related deaths are recorded worldwide. That's likely to be a considerable underestimate, too, as death "by selfie" isn't an official cause of death, whereas drowning (70) and falling (48)
35 Years from today you, your spouse, your son or daughter may be involved in an investigation where an entity needs to know where you were at this exact time 35 years ago. For most of us to answer that would be nearly impossible to answer. But Apple, Google, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Fitbit and any other app or device that
I love when big companies do something that truly benefits their workers. Amazon announced that they are increasing the minimum wage to $15 for all full-time, part-time, temporary (including those hired by agencies) and seasonal employees across the United States. This raise will be effective on November 1, 2018. Recode reported that Amazon said that workers who are already making
I have been a streaming maniac for the past couple of days. I have learned one thing that Wowza Cloud has huge ongoing issues streaming to YouTube but it seems that it does just fine at any other of the live streaming locations I have been using. I am really pleased with the live streaming to twitter. The challenge remains
California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 882. This means that California has enacted the strongest net neutrality protections in the United States. The law will go into effect next year. It is a big win for consumers in California. As you may have expected, the U.S. Justice Department has decided to sue the state of California, claiming that its net
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