Steve LevittConsumer News Period-Tracking Apps Also Track You, Researchers FindTom's Guide - Paul Wagenseil BROOKLYN, New York — Many Android apps that track women's menstrual cycles fail to properly protect their users' privacy and security, two …
Steve LevittApps 7 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on June 17thbgr.com - Zach Epstein We’re starting off the new week with a terrific roundup of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a limited time. You’ll find seven different …
Steve LevittTechnology Microsoft acquires Pull Panda for code-review collaborationZDNet - Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is buying Pull Panda and immediately making all subscriptions to its tools available for free in the GitHub Marketplace. Microsoft has …
Steve LevittAmazon Report shows Amazon's Choice badge is not a token of qualityTNW - Ivan MehtaIf you see the ‘Amazon’s Choice’ badge on a listing on the ecommerce site, you might assume that it’s a quality and trustworthy product. However, a report by Buzzfeed News suggests that it might not be
Steve LevittFirst Amendment First Amendment constraints don’t apply to private platforms, Supreme Court affirmsThe Verge - Colin LecherIn a case closely watched for its potential implications for social media, the Supreme Court has ruled that a nonprofit running public access channels isn’t bound by governmental constraints on speech.
Steve LevittiOS Today’s Best iOS & Mac App Deals: Animus, Photo Scanner Plus, more9to5Toys - Justin KahnIn today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals, we have some great offers including Animus – Stand Alone, Monoposto, Live Focus, DEEMO, Photo Scanner Plus and more. You’ll find a complete list curated by down
Steve LevittMac App Store Microsoft launches its To-Do app on the Mac App Store with Outlook syncing, shared tasks, more9to5Mac - Michael PotuckMicrosoft has made its To-Do app available for the first time to Mac users. The company has launched Microsoft To-Do via the Mac App Store and includes rich features like shared tasks and lists, file support,
Steve LevittPlay buttonAdobe Adobe’s next iPad drawing app is called Adobe FrescoThe Verge - Dami LeeAdobe’s upcoming iPad drawing and painting app will be called Adobe Fresco, the company announced today on its blog. Previously called Project Gemini, the app will arrive sometime later this year. Named
Steve LevittHuawei Huawei says revenue will be $30 billion less in next 2 years due to US banFOX Business - Katherine LamHuawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei estimates the tech company’s revenue will be $30 billion less than forecast over the next two years due to the U.S. government’s ban and ongoing trade dispute with "We
Steve LevittInstagram Instagram account recovery getting easier, and username hijacks less likely9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyInstagram account recovery will be a much easier process thanks to a new in-app process announced by the company. Currently, if you get locked out of your account, the recovery process is a manual one
Steve LevittApple Arcade Apple Pay vs. Samsung Pay vs. Google Pay: What's the best mobile payment service?CNET - by Lexy Savvides, Vanessa Hand Orellana We took all three out for many spins, but there can only be one.
Steve LevittNiantic Niantic sues group of alleged 'Pokémon Go' cheatersEngadget - Jon FingasIt claims Global++ is wrecking the game with its hacked app. It's not just multi-platform gaming giants suing cheaters. Niantic has sued members of Global++ for allegedly offering "unauthorized derivative"
Steve LevittStartups PayFit raises $79 million for its payroll serviceTechCrunch - Romain DilletFrench startup PayFit is raising a new $79 million funding round (€70 million) from Eurazeo and Bpifrance. The company first started with a payroll service for small and medium companies in France. It
Steve LevittAndroid Auto These 5 free apps make your commute productive, not dead timeFast Company - Doug AamothChoose the right route, take audio notes, manage your to-dos, and more. No matter how you get from Point A to Point B in the morning—and vice-versa in the afternoon—we can probably all agree that you be
Steve LevittOLEDs The Facts About Dark Mode And Battery Life: LCD Vs OLED, iOS 13 On iPhone, Android QForbes - Brooke CrothersDark mode can boost battery life but it hinges on the display tech you have. There’s a lot of chatter about dark mode these days. Google will add dark mode to Android Q and any app worth its salt is adopting
Steve LevittVenmo Millions of Venmo transactions scraped in warning over privacy settingsTechCrunch - Zack WhittakerA computer science student has scraped seven million Venmo transactions to prove that users’ public activity can still be easily obtained, a year after a privacy researcher downloaded hundreds of millions
Steve LevittMicrosoft Edge Microsoft Just Dealt A Blow To Google's Ad Blocking PlansForbes - Kate O'FlahertyLast month, I wrote about Google’s plans to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users only. Despite a backlash to the original announcement, the software giant is not backing down:
Steve LevittConsumer Tech 'HDR' is the most confusing term in consumer tech right nowPopular ScienceHow to find what software your phone is running and why it matters More electric cars means more mining, but recycling could help minimize the impact TaylorMade's new drivers start out too fast for the
Steve LevittTechnology How to use social media, according to a mental health expertFast CompanySix tips from a psychologist for coping with the negative impacts of social media use, which research has linked to social isolation, loneliness, and depression. More than one-third of American adults
Steve LevittXbox Few Have Noticed This Important Difference Between Microsoft's xCloud And Google's StadiaForbes - Kevin MurnaneVideo game streaming is a hot topic as the media wonders who will be the Netflix of gaming. At present, Google’s Stadia and Microsoft’s xCloud are seen as the major contenders. I’ve already offered the
Steve LevittLyrics Genius says it caught Google red handed copying its lyrics and robbing them of valuable search trafficBusiness Insider - Alex MorrellGenius.com is accusing Google of copying its lyrics and displaying them in search results, contributing in part to a broader slide in the site's traffic, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Steve LevittXbox Game Pass I Tried the New Xbox App for PC, and Yikes, It's BadLaptop Mag - Rami Tabari With Xbox Game Pass for PC launching in beta, we decided to download the newest Xbox app on one of the many gaming laptops sitting in our lab to see …
Steve LevittTeens Kids' mental health tech tools for suicide help, coping skills, and professional supportSalon - Christine ElgersmaGrowing up has never lacked challenges, but it seems today's kids are having an especially rough time. Research varies, but the number of kids with anxiety and depression is at an all-time high. Though
Steve LevittTechnology There Is No Perfect Travel App---But These Will HelpThe Wall Street Journal. - David PierceHONG KONG—The low point, if I had to pick one, was probably Starbucks. It was a Sunday morning, and I had just landed in Hong Kong—a city filled with Michelin-starred restaurants and legendary coffee Yet
Steve LevittFoldable Phones First foldable phones are beta devices, and the delays prove itCNET - by Jessica Dolcourt Commentary: Galaxy Fold and Mate X holdup shows that it's best to go slow.
Steve LevittDuckDuckGo It's Time to Switch to a Privacy BrowserWIRED - David Nield There's a new battleground in the browser wars: user privacy. Firefox just made its Enhanced Tracking Protection a default feature, Apple continues …
Steve LevittKickstarter XOXO shut down its subscription platform before it launchedThe Verge - Andrew LiptakLast October, Kickstarter announced that it was ending its subscriber-based crowdfunding platform, Drip, but that it was planning a successor project with XOXO festival creators Andy Baio and Andy McMillan.
Steve LevittiPod Touch Want in on iOS 13? Buy the new iPod TouchCNET - by Eric Franklin What the latest iPod Touch lacks in screen and battery life, it makes up for in apps, games, AR and a headphone jack.
Steve LevittPhotoshop Adobe trained AI to detect facial manipulation in PhotoshopEngadget - Christine FisherA team of Adobe and UC Berkeley researchers trained AI to detect facial manipulation in images edited with Adobe Photoshop. The researchers hope the tool will help restore trust in digital media at a when
