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Today saw a couple of major updates to the continuing Activision Blizzard scandal. Now more games industry figures are criticizing CEO Bobby Kotick’s leadership, including…
Google Cloud encourages more conversational AI with Bot-in-a-Box
November 19, 2021
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Google’s business platform services just became a lot more conversational.
Google Cloud announced yesterday a new AI-powered…
Here’s how Background Sounds work in iOS 15
November 19, 2021
One of the handy new features in iOS 15 is Background Sounds. Read along for how to use iPhone Background Sounds, what you get, what you don’t, how it works while listening to music, and more.
Backgrounds Sounds comes with six options: balanced, bright, or dark noise…
Instagram for iOS adds the ability to delete a photo from a Carousel, adds ‘Rage Shake’ to report a problem
November 19, 2021
Instagram for iOS has added two new features that the head of the app considers “hidden gems.” It’s now possible to delete a photo from a Carousel as well as use this “Rage Shake” function to report a problem.
These features were announced by Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram. According to him, the ability to delete a photo from a Carousel is a “finally feature.” He explains:
A…
Darkroom for iOS adds Filter Management feature with version 5.8
November 19, 2021
Darkroom is updating today its iOS app with a new Filter Management feature. With this feature, if you have a few filters you frequently use, it’s easier to manage and find them.
Users can now update to version 5.8 of Darkroom through the App Store. Here’s what the app…
Clubhouse update brings live captions to iOS users
November 19, 2021
Clubhouse on Thursday released an update to its iOS app that finally enables live captions for audio rooms. This is one of the most anticipated features for users since the launch of Clubhouse, as the social network is entirely audio-based. As a result, people who are deaf…
Apple shares fun new ‘A Dozen Eggs’ video shot on the iPhone 13 Pro
November 19, 2021
Apple continues to highlight the iPhone 13’s camera improvements, and this time the company has shared a fun video called “A Dozen Eggs” that shows the iPhone 13 Pro’s camera in action. Of course, as the name suggests, the video is all about eggs.
The 1-minute clip shows different scenes shot with an iPhone 13 Pro, and each one features… eggs. Parts of the video were edited with stop…
Spotify adds real-time lyrics on Android, Google TV; expands podcast support to more countries
November 19, 2021
Following years of user demand for the feature, Spotify today announced that it would add support for real-time lyrics across its apps, including on Android and Google TV.
Revealed in a blog post, Spotify will start rolling out lyric support today, including on Android and…
Nest Cam (Wired) Review: Google’s adorable indoor cam is not the no-brainer it should be
November 19, 2021
Smart home cameras are an easy way to add a layer of security to your home or to just keep an eye on things remotely. Google’s Nest Cam lineup has long fulfilled that purpose, but in the six years since its previous indoor camera release, the competition has stepped up.
With a new initiative, Google is working to “expand the information about food banks and pantries in Google Search and Maps” heading into the holidays and as challenges are “compounded by the COVID-19 crisis.”
Food banks have always been critical to making sure people have regular access to nutritious food, but the ongoing pandemic has drastically increased their role as a crucial…
