HBO Max A streaming guide to Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max, and NBCUniversalQuartz - Adam EpsteinSo your brain is exploding trying to understand all the new streaming TV services. You’re not alone. Making sense of which companies own what content, where that content will be available, how you can
Huawei Huawei’s New Google Maps Rival ‘Launches In October’ As Battle CommencesForbes - Zak DoffmanAccording to Chinese media, Huawei is stepping up its rivalry with Google with plans to launch its own mapping service as soon as October. The government controlled China Daily claimed that the Shenzhen
Amazon Amazon Prime Members Can Get 4 Free PC Games Right NowGameSpot - Jenae SitzesJuly was a busy month for Twitch Prime, which is included with any Amazon Prime subscription, as Prime Day 2019 ran for a full 48 hours this year and spawned a huge number of counter-sales in the weeks
How-To's PDF files are a pain to edit, but I found 4 free apps to make it easyCNET - by Patrick Holland Whether you're on an iPhone, Android phone, Mac or PC, here are fast and simple ways to add text, sign documents and fill out forms.
Technology Privacy researchers devise a noise-exploitation attack that defeats dynamic anonymityTechCrunch - Natasha LomasPrivacy researchers in Europe believe they have the first proof that a long-theorised vulnerability in systems designed to protect privacy by aggregating and adding noise to data to mask individual identities
Technology ClimaCell weather app features better accuracy and alerts—for a priceMashable - Alex PerryBad weather is one thing technology won't let us escape, no matter how hard we try. The new ClimaCell app will at least help you be prepared. ClimaCell launched earlier this week on iOS with the promise
Developmental Disabilities Autistic Teenager Creates App To Help People On The SpectrumForbes - Nicholas FearnAn 18-year-old software developer has created an iOS app to help those on the autistic spectrum in their day-to-day lives. Ethan Shallcross, who has a form of autism and lives in the English town of Torquay,
Firefox How to Download a Web Page or Article to Read OfflinePCMag - Jason Cohen Whether you're underground between subway stops, caught in a dead zone, or your internet is out, the most reliable way to catch up on your digital …
Artificial Intelligence Google open-sources Live Transcribe’s speech engineVentureBeat - Emil ProtalinskiGoogle today open-sourced the speech engine that powers its Android speech recognition transcription tool Live Transcribe. The company hopes doing so will let any developer deliver captions for long-form
Technology Google Android Adware Warning Issued To 8 Million Play Store UsersForbes - Kate O'FlahertyGoogle Android malware has been under the spotlight frequently over the last few weeks. Today is no different: Security researchers at Trend Micro have revealed that the Google Play Store hosted 85 apps
Play buttonTechnology Teardown videos prove Nintendo’s revised Switch with new CPU lasts longer on a chargeThe Verge - Cameron FaulknerNintendo claims that the only difference between its new, revised Switch and the older model is improved battery life. Not content to take Nintendo’s word for it, some popular YouTubers put their brand
Google Drive Google Drive will introduce long-asked-for file shortcuts featureArs Technica - Samuel Axon It's coming to G Suite in beta first, but may reach more users at a later date. Soon, Google will add one of the most commonly requested features to …
Windows Defender Why You Should Use Windows Defender's Ransomware PreventionLifehacker - Brendan Hesse A crucial security feature in Windows Defender comes disabled by default: Ransomware Protection. That’s surprising, since ransomware is a serious …
Amazon Alexa The results are in: Alexa is legitimately dumber than Siri and Google AssistantDigital Trends - Emily Price The venture capital firm recently asked Amazon Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Google Assistant the same 800 questions. Google Assistant was the most …
Technology Google discloses its acquisition of mobile learning app Socratic as it relaunches on iOSTechCrunch - Sarah PerezGoogle publicly disclosed its acquisition of homework helper app Socratic in an announcement this week, detailing the added support for the company’s AI technology and its relaunch on iOS. The acquisition
Apps The best black-and-white photo apps for iOS and AndroidDigital Trends - Jackie Dove The heart, soul, and inspiration for many aspiring photographers are personified by the universally beloved landscape photographer Ansel Adams, the …
Google Home Google Assistant can now send your loved ones reminders using their locationBusiness Insider - Isobel Asher HamiltonGoogle's AI assistant is now able to remind your loved ones to pick something up at the store if they wander into its vicinity, Wired reports. Google is expanding its reminders feature with something Assignable
Technology Twitter testing compromise way to hide abusive direct messages9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyTwitter is testing a new way to hide abusive direct messages that should be particularly useful for those whose account is set to accept messages from anyone, not just those you follow. The social network
Social Media Companies TikTok’s best comedy duo is a loud man and his duckThe Verge - Megan FarokhmaneshA camera pans lovingly over BMW rims, set to a crunchy, electric beat. The slick, silver car flashes its headlights before the video abruptly cuts to the vehicle’s driver, Jerry, a surprisingly chill who
Microsoft Microsoft Confirms Your Cortana and Skype Recordings Aren't Private Either, Surprising No OneGizmodo - Alyse Stanley At this point, if you don’t want strangers to listen to recordings from your devices, it’s looking like you may just have to go off the grid. On …
Technology How Facebook Catches Bugs in Its 100 Million Lines of CodeWIRED - Lily Hay Newman Facebook doesn't have the most stellar privacy and security track record, especially given that many of its notable gaffes were avoidable. But with …
Instagram Instagram testing new features for Boomerangs and Stories, more9to5Mac - Chance MillerInstagram is testing a handful of changes to its mobile app, new evidence reveals. Instagram is developing new features for its popular Boomerang functionality, Layout for Stories, and more. All of these
Technology YouTube is changing how some copyright claims work, and it could result in ‘more blocked content’The Verge - Jacob KastrenakesYouTube is changing how it handles copyright claims around brief or unintentional clips of music in an attempt to make the system fairer to video creators. In the short term, however, YouTube warns that
Microsoft Microsoft’s latest Surface updates are causing CPU and Wi-Fi issuesThe Verge - Tom WarrenMicrosoft is working to fix CPU throttling on the company’s latest Surface devices, while owners complain of Wi-Fi issues, too. “We are aware of some customers reporting a scenario with their Surface where
Apps 8 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on August 15thbgr.com - Zach Epstein What’s the only thing better than installing a bunch of cool new apps on your iPhone or iPad? That’s right, it’s installing a bunch of cool new apps …
Facebook Facebook Tells Chat Users Nothing About Human ListenersBloomberg - Sarah Frier Facebook Inc. this week confirmed that it ran a program to allow contractors to listen to and transcribe some users’ audio clips. The social network …
iPhone Distraction-free apps won’t help you. Here’s what willCult of Mac - Charlie SorrelDistraction free apps are ridiculous. They don’t help at all. In fact, if you have trouble focussing on the task on hand, then the problem isn’t the app. The problem is you. Removing clutter from an app’s
Netflix Disney's $12.99 Shot Across Netflix's BowForbes - Peter CsathyWell, it’s all-out SVOD wars right now, and Disney and all other Netflix wannabes simply have too much at stake – too much to lose if they don’t succeed. It’s land-grab time, and Disney is flexing its
