There's a raft of new products and updates coming to Philips Hue with a big announcement from Signify today and confirming the rumoured LED filament lamps. Smart plugs are coming to Hue for the first time too, which have been badly needed and potentially move Hue out of smart lighting and into the wider smart home. The LED filament bulbs
Facebook has launched Facebook Dating in the United States. This comes after the initial launch of Facebook Dating in Colombia in 2018. Do you really trust Facebook to keep your dating data private? Today, we're launching Facebook Dating in the US We're also giving people the ability to integrate their Instagram posts directly into their Facebook Dating profile and giving
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Mozilla announced that Firefox 69 on desktop and Android will, by default, empower all users by blocking third-party tracking cookies and cryptominers. Mozilla calls this a major step in their multi-year effort to bring stronger, usable, privacy protections to everyone using Firefox. For today's release, Enhanced Tracking Protection will automatically be turned on by default for all users worldwide as
YouTube posted information on its official blog about its plan for removing harmful content. It is part of YouTube's effort to live up to their responsibility while preserving the power of an open platform. The plan consists of four principles: Remove content that violates YouTube's policy as quickly as possible Raise up authoritative voices when people are looking for breaking news
There's no doubt that USB C is the new standard for smartphones, tablets and laptops and it replaces a plethora of legacy ports, including all the annoying variants of USB. In addition, USB C supports digital audio and several device manufacturers have decided to remove 3.5 mm audio sockets from their phones and tablets. Google, OnePlus, Samsung, Huawei and LG