Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
There's no denying that Vivo has been doing pretty solid for the past couple of years, releasing some really good phones with excellent cameras. Today, the company has finally announced the Vivo X100 and X100 Pro. Both phones are powered by the latest MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset and also have a lot of other cool things to offer. The Vivo X100 and X100 Pro are both very powerful devices with some really nice cameras and massive batteries Unlike other phones, the Vivo X100 and X100 Pro have much in common. For starters, both phones have the same 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED […]
YouTube has finally started its big crackdown against ad blockers, and while I think there is nothing wrong with this whole move, it apparently isn't sitting well with a lot of people. At the time, there was no way to escape the ads side from paying for Premium, and while it does come with other benefits, too, it appears getting rid of ads might not be one of them. YouTube Premium won't give you a lot of ads, but some might still make their way. A recent Reddit post has surfaced talking about how,w despite being subscribed to YouTube Premium, […]
Things are looking up for Google as the company has apparently seen massive growth in the U.S. smartphone market. This is based on information coming straight from Canalys, as the company has released its latest "Smartphone Market Pulse" report for Q3 2023. The report shows the top smartphone OEMs, along with the numbers. Google's smartphone market share saw an insane 117% annual growth Apple still sits at the top, with 17.2 million smartphones sold in the third quarter, holding 55% market share. As expected, Samsung is on the 2nd number with 6.8 million units sold and 22% market share, Motorola […]
Earlier this month, YouTube's fight against ad blockers went into full swing as the platform started blocking ad blockers all over the world and giving users the choice to sign up for Premium. It now appears that this practice has landed the video streaming service in hot waters as a privacy consultant is bringing criminal charges against the platform in Europe. YouTube could find itself in some serious trouble in the EU following the latest complaints According to a report, Alexander Hanff is filing a complaint against YouTube under Ireland's computer abuse law. Hanff claims that he has notified Ireland's […]
Netflix had an opportunity with Google where it would keep 90 percent of the revenue it earned thanks to a special and rare offer that was reportedly not provided to any other entity. According to documents and testimony in the Epic v. Google trial, the video streaming service declined the ‘once in a lifetime’ deal, but there were reasons for the company to come to that decision. Even with a 10 percent cut being paid to Google, Netflix would have continued losing money Back in 2017, Google offered Netflix a discounted rate of 10 percent of its in-app payments on […]
The upcoming OPPO Find X7 is shaping up to be a promising flagship for a number of reasons. Not only is it going to bring the best hardware and software that the company has to offer, but we are going to see a lot of other features, including the recently announced HyperTone Camera System. Now, the company has teased that the new phone is going to offer satellite connectivity, which should not come as a surprise to anyone. The OPPO Find X7 Pro is shaping up to be a promising flagship but it might not see a global release Satellite […]
The practice of deleting inactive accounts is something that has been around for a long time. Earlier this year, Google talked about how it will start deleting personal accounts that have been inactive for two years. Now, the company has finally announced that the process will start in December 2023. Using your Google account before December is the only way you can avoid permanent deletion The reason behind this is rather simple: Google claims that accounts that are inactive are easy to target by hackers since they are most likely using passwords that are not secure anymore. They are also […]
Magic Editor was introduced earlier this year at the Google I/O 2023, and the feature has now reached out to a lot of people and is even available on the latest Pixel 8 series. The feature allows you to use generative AI, and you can go ahead and perform some edits that would be otherwise too complicated to do without the help of AI. Magic Editor could be scary for some, but Google has ensured that it does not violate privacy with sensitive information The feature also allows the users to have a lower skill level and still make the […]
Google has been facing a lot of heat. regarding its revenue-sharing agreement with various smartphone brands. The charges claim that the deals made by the company limit the competition from rival services. Now, a company employee has agreed that these agreements are actually there to help Android phones fight iOS. Google paying both Apple and other Android manufacturers as part of its revenut-sharing deal is an interesting take Google employee Jamie Rosenberg testified in a company's defense during the ongoing antitrust trial. Based on a report, Rosenberg talked about how the company's revenue-sharing agreements with smartphone brands and carrier partners […]
There's no denying that Vivo has been doing pretty solid for the past couple of years, releasing some really good phones with excellent cameras. Today, the company has finally announced the Vivo X100 and X100 Pro. Both phones are powered by the latest MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset and also have a lot of other cool things to offer. The Vivo X100 and X100 Pro are both very powerful devices with some really nice cameras and massive batteries Unlike other phones, the Vivo X100 and X100 Pro have much in common. For starters, both phones have the same 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED […]
YouTube has finally started its big crackdown against ad blockers, and while I think there is nothing wrong with this whole move, it apparently isn't sitting well with a lot of people. At the time, there was no way to escape the ads side from paying for Premium, and while it does come with other benefits, too, it appears getting rid of ads might not be one of them. YouTube Premium won't give you a lot of ads, but some might still make their way. A recent Reddit post has surfaced talking about how,w despite being subscribed to YouTube Premium, […]
Things are looking up for Google as the company has apparently seen massive growth in the U.S. smartphone market. This is based on information coming straight from Canalys, as the company has released its latest "Smartphone Market Pulse" report for Q3 2023. The report shows the top smartphone OEMs, along with the numbers. Google's smartphone market share saw an insane 117% annual growth Apple still sits at the top, with 17.2 million smartphones sold in the third quarter, holding 55% market share. As expected, Samsung is on the 2nd number with 6.8 million units sold and 22% market share, Motorola […]
Earlier this month, YouTube's fight against ad blockers went into full swing as the platform started blocking ad blockers all over the world and giving users the choice to sign up for Premium. It now appears that this practice has landed the video streaming service in hot waters as a privacy consultant is bringing criminal charges against the platform in Europe. YouTube could find itself in some serious trouble in the EU following the latest complaints According to a report, Alexander Hanff is filing a complaint against YouTube under Ireland's computer abuse law. Hanff claims that he has notified Ireland's […]
Netflix had an opportunity with Google where it would keep 90 percent of the revenue it earned thanks to a special and rare offer that was reportedly not provided to any other entity. According to documents and testimony in the Epic v. Google trial, the video streaming service declined the ‘once in a lifetime’ deal, but there were reasons for the company to come to that decision. Even with a 10 percent cut being paid to Google, Netflix would have continued losing money Back in 2017, Google offered Netflix a discounted rate of 10 percent of its in-app payments on […]
The upcoming OPPO Find X7 is shaping up to be a promising flagship for a number of reasons. Not only is it going to bring the best hardware and software that the company has to offer, but we are going to see a lot of other features, including the recently announced HyperTone Camera System. Now, the company has teased that the new phone is going to offer satellite connectivity, which should not come as a surprise to anyone. The OPPO Find X7 Pro is shaping up to be a promising flagship but it might not see a global release Satellite […]
The practice of deleting inactive accounts is something that has been around for a long time. Earlier this year, Google talked about how it will start deleting personal accounts that have been inactive for two years. Now, the company has finally announced that the process will start in December 2023. Using your Google account before December is the only way you can avoid permanent deletion The reason behind this is rather simple: Google claims that accounts that are inactive are easy to target by hackers since they are most likely using passwords that are not secure anymore. They are also […]
Magic Editor was introduced earlier this year at the Google I/O 2023, and the feature has now reached out to a lot of people and is even available on the latest Pixel 8 series. The feature allows you to use generative AI, and you can go ahead and perform some edits that would be otherwise too complicated to do without the help of AI. Magic Editor could be scary for some, but Google has ensured that it does not violate privacy with sensitive information The feature also allows the users to have a lower skill level and still make the […]
Google has been facing a lot of heat. regarding its revenue-sharing agreement with various smartphone brands. The charges claim that the deals made by the company limit the competition from rival services. Now, a company employee has agreed that these agreements are actually there to help Android phones fight iOS. Google paying both Apple and other Android manufacturers as part of its revenut-sharing deal is an interesting take Google employee Jamie Rosenberg testified in a company's defense during the ongoing antitrust trial. Based on a report, Rosenberg talked about how the company's revenue-sharing agreements with smartphone brands and carrier partners […]