The feature, which sends users similar accounts to the ones they currently engage with, is a part of Facebook’s effort to expand its direct messaging platforms. Feature, along with Facebook’s future plans, could lead to more engagement and ad dollars.
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The laptops affected were sold between late 2015 and early 2017. The cause of the recall was a battery issue.
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This issue, which Google stated has been fixed, gave one former owner the ability to observe the home of the person he sold the camera to. This was possible despite him factory resetting the product.
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It’s not going to be a regular summer for the Stranger Things kids.
The final trailer for the third season of the series has just dropped, taking a noticeably darker turn than previous teasers, which had Billy commanding the public pool as a lifeguard and Steve serving up ice cream.
“You let us in, and now, you are going to have to let us stay,” a mysterious voice can be heard in the new trailerStranger Things Season 3 hits Netflix on July 4. Read more…
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Google’s acting really strange these days.
First, the company basically says “fuck it,” then both confirms the Pixel 4 and its huge square-shaped camera bump. And now they company has publicly admitted to Business Insider that they’ve canceled two unreleased tablets and will instead focus on making Pixelbook laptops.
These two PR moves are unusual for a tech company. Usually, outfits like Google never acknowledge upcoming products. Why would they? It would take all the excitement out of their own launch event.
Moreover, tech companies don’t ever talk about canceled products because they’ll never see the light of day. No point in getting people all worked up over products that technically don’t exist. Read more…
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Just when we thought fan petitions had reached their silly limit with one to remake Game of Thrones Season 8, another one has lunged itself upon us.
A Christian group called the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property has launched an online petition through their subset Return to Order to cancel Good Omens, the television adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s novel.
Only it was directed towards Netflix and not towards the streaming platform that made it — Amazon Prime.
The six-part miniseries follows two unlikely friends, angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant), as they attempt to stop the antichrist kid from starting the apocalypse. Read more…
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In the culinary world, apples and cheese make a delightful pairing. In the tech world? Things are a bit more complex.
Many know the popular tech company, Apple, unveiled its new Mac Pro at its developer conference WWDC earlier this month. You’ll likely remember that when people saw the device they compared its aesthetic to that of a cheese grater.
The internet dragged Apple’s design like one might drag a fresh block of sharp cheddar down a handheld metal grate, and wondered if anyone ever dared to use the $5,999 innovation to literally grate cheese, would it work.
Sadly, we’ll have to wait a bit longer to answer that pressing question, as the new Mac Pro hasn’t been released yet, but YouTuber
Winston Moy did his best to recreate the case and carry out his own experiment. Read more…
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Led by Comedy Controller Saskia Schuster and the Comedy 50:50 initiative, the requirement aims to eventually bring a gender balance to writing rooms. ITV is the first network to have this requirement.
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According to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, this rerelease will be here as early as next week. The return would preface the release of Marvel’s next MCU film, “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”
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As part of the recent pull backs, scooter-share companies can now operate in New York City and other parts of the state. However, e-scooter related injuries and public opinion bring mixed reviews toward the changes.
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