X introduces audio and video calls for Android users The Premium feature was already available on iOS. Sarah Fielding Fri, Jan 19, 2024 SOPA Images via Getty Images X (formerly Twitter) rolled out audio and video calling for iOS users back in October 2023. Now, the feature is coming to Android, with an … Continue reading X introduces audio and video calls for Android users
By Christopher Zara January 12, 2024 Companies call them prompts. Techies call them nags. Around the internet, the rest of us just call them pop-ups—and we hate them. Nevertheless, pop-up windows are an endless bane of online life, despite whatever game of whack-a-mole we might try to play with ad blockers, browser plug-ins, or … Continue reading Google search users are getting annoyed by a pop-up window that asks: See results closer to you?
By Mark Wilson January 12, 2024 Apple’s Vision Pro launches in February, but don’t expect to order the $3,500 headset like a typical iPhone or iMac. Unlike these more typical one-size-fits-all products, the Vision Pro’s headband and lightseal are being produced in different sizes that need to be fit to your face. But Apple … Continue reading Apple is fitting users to Vision Pro in a brilliant way
Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users The complaint said Google deceived people into thinking they could control what information they share. Mariella Moon Fri, Dec 29, 2023, AP Photo/Eric Risberg In 2020, Google was hit with a lawsuit that accused it of tracking Chrome users’ activities even … Continue reading Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users
Meta says a bug briefly blocked news for Canadian users on Threads The Online News Act’s framework doesn’t apply to Threads for now, the company said. Karissa Bell · Pranav Dixit Updated Wed, Dec 20, 2023 SOPA Images via Getty Images Meta has fixed a bug that temporarily prevented some Threads users in Canada from … Continue reading Meta says a bug briefly blocked news for Canadian users on Threads
Amazon is officially killing the Comixology app, forcing users over to Kindle The slow death of Comixology will be finalized on December 4, when the app will cease functioning. Cheyenne MacDonald Thu, Nov 16, 2023 Comixology/Amazon Amazon has begun notifying Comixology users that they’ll no longer be able to read comics on the … Continue reading Amazon is officially killing the Comixology app, forcing users over to Kindle
By Clint Rainey November 15, 2023 Video-streaming platform Rumble is famously the site that Russell Brand fled to after being demonetized by YouTube in the wake of accusations of sexual harassment. It’s meanwhile been profiled by the New York Times as “the right’s go-to video site.” And last year, when Pew Research released a … Continue reading What if Rumble users actually lean Democrat? That’s what its CEO claims
LinkedIn hits 1 billion users launches AI chatbot coach Deanna Ritchie / Nov 2, 2023 On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, LinkedIn revealed that it has reached over 1 billion members and has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to serve as a “job seeker coach.” Along with the chatbot, the Microsoft-owned company also launched … Continue reading LinkedIn hits 1 billion users launches AI chatbot coach
TikTok users have big plans for after the holidays. Here’s what the video platform found out about its audience’s interest in post-holiday promotions. Chris Wood on October 31, 2023 Shoppers intend to keep the holidays going after the season, at least those on TikTok. A full 79% of TikTok users say they’re likely to continue … Continue reading TikTok users have post-holiday shopping plans
Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has ‘just under’ 100 million monthly active users He said there’s “a good chance” it could be Meta’s next billion-person app. Karissa Bell Thu, Oct 26, 2023 NurPhoto via Getty Images Meta’s increasingly aggressive push to promote Threads seems to be paying off. Mark Zuckerberg said the app currently has “just … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has ‘just under’ 100 million monthly active users
