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Apple is implementing Legacy contacts as a way for you to designate someone to get access to your iCloud account when you die and have access to that content. I have been pondering many of the questions they seem to be preparing for as folks die and those survivors have no way of accessing pictures and other digital images on
YouTube announced it will be making the dislike counts private on YouTube. The dislike button itself will remain, but only the creator of the video will see how many dislikes a video got. This change will be rolling out gradually - starting today. This decision by YouTube to change the way the dislike button is used was not done on
The Epic v. Apple lawsuit feels like a never-ending one. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said Apple must comply with an order to let developers add links and buttons to external payment options, denying Apple’s request for a stay, The Verge reported. As you may have guessed, Apple announced that it would appeal the Judge's decision. You can read a copy
The content you view on Facebook might not actually be created by the account you see it on. It may have come from someone else’s Facebook profile - without any credit given to the person who created it. Facebook has allowed plagiarized and recycled content to flourish on its platform despite having policies against it, the tech giant’s researchers warned
Twitter has introduced Twitter Blue. Earlier this year, Twitter introduced its new subscription required feature in Australia and Canada. It is now available in the United States and New Zealand across iOS, Android, and the web. The subscription costs $2.99 a month for those in the US, and 4.49 for those in New Zealand. Here is a list of Twitter
Today's consoles are almost exclusively based round gamepad controllers. Think of the Switch, PlayStation or Xbox and you'll probably think of the matching gamepad, particularly the Switch's iconic Joy-Cons. None of them really promote the use of keyboards or mice though Microsoft's Xbox does a good job in some circumstances. PC gaming is the other way round, with the keyboard
With the massive infrastructure bill passed will the 65 Billion earmarked for Broadband expansion actually work or will it just be a scam as it has been in the past to get internet service providers essentially a free handout. I am very skeptical that this money will truly help those of us in rural America that have absolutely horrid Internet.
OnePlus have announced a new smartphone special edition and it's a Nord 2 x PAC-MAN. Waka-waka-waka....Partnering with Bandai Namco, the upcoming Nord 2 will be heavily customised with PAC-MAN themed goodness to celebrate over 40 years of the yellow dot gobbler which first appeared in Japanese arcades way back in 1980. The Nord 2 x PAC-MAN special edition is customised
There is something about trying to live through a pandemic that appears to be encouraging people to give in to nostalgia. Some millennial have decided to log back into their Neopets accounts. If I were to make a guess, there must be something about Neopets that brings this group of people comfort. The New York Times has an article in
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., agreed to delay their planned December 5 rollout of a new 5G frequency band so they can work with the Federal Aviation Administration to address concerns about potential interference with key cockpit safety systems, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Verge reported that AT&T and Verizon planned to light up new 5G networks that
Google plans to continue charging South Korean app developers a service fee for in-app purchases, even as users for the first time globally can choose to use third-party payment platforms rather than Google’s, The Wall Street Journal reported. In an announcement, Google outlined how it plans to comply with a South Korean law that took effect in September. According to
Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin team have been smacked down by a judge and their lawsuit going after SpaceX and NASA has been dismissed. Personally, I think if Blue Origin spent more time getting higher into space instead of playing around would go a long way into validating the company for real lift potential versus being used for low orbit joy rides for the rich.
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