Progressive Web Apps are the future as they bring the best parts of the web to a more native experience. Now, for Android users, Progressive Web Apps are picking up the ability to take advantage of app shortcuts on the homescreen.
App shortcuts were introduced back in Android Nougat as a new long-press method that could access portions of an app a bit faster. When used properly, they can be a…
Samsung is leading the charge for foldable smartphones in 2020 with two pretty compelling offerings to date. However, they both share something in common with massive price tags. To offer the technology to a wider audience, the “Galaxy Fold Lite” might ditch some extras…
SteelSeries’ new iOS gaming controller claims 50 hours of battery life and better buttons
May 12, 2020
SteelSeries has announced the Nimbus Plus, a new controller designed for gaming on Apple devices.
The Nimbus Plus improves on its predecessor with some new features, such as clickable joysticks, a claimed 50-hour battery life, and ultra-responsive triggers.
Like its…
Instagram iOS update brings bulk comment deleting, control for who can mention or tag you
May 12, 2020
Instagram is rolling out some changes today to keep the platform a more positive place for users. Two features rolling out now include the ability to control who can tag or mention you in comments, captions, or Stories as well as the ability to delete comments in bulk.
Instagram noted in a blog post today about the updates that the latest changes are part of its efforts to “fight online…
LG is trying new things in an attempt to re-establish itself in the smartphone market and, apparently, that includes a unique new take on secondary displays. According to reports from Korea, the upcoming LG “Wing” will have a rotating second display in a “T”…
As consumers continue to await affordable augmented reality glasses, the key platforms for AR applications have been smartphones — portable devices that use their screens and cameras to create little windows into a merged real and digital world. Now a developer is using…
Facebook is using more AI to detect hate speech
May 12, 2020
In Q1 2020, 9.6 million pieces of content posted on Facebook were removed for violation of company hate speech policy, the “largest gain in a period of time,” Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer told journalists today. For context, as recently as four years ago, Facebook removed no content with AI. The data comes from Facebook’s Community Standards Enforcement Report (CSER) report, which says AI…
In a paper published this week on the preprint server Arxiv.org, researchers affiliated with Google, Princeton, the University of Southern California, and Simon Fraser University propose BabyWalk, an AI that learns to navigate by breaking instructions into steps and…
The Android world as a whole has been getting a bit better when it comes to software updates over the past few years, but there have been a few standouts. Motorola, for example, has a dreadful update policy. Now, for its flagship Motorola Edge+, the company is promising more…
Spark email gains full mouse and trackpad support on iPad, emoji reactions for iOS and Mac
May 12, 2020
Popular email client Spark is out with a nice update today that sees full iPad mouse and trackpad support arrive as well as new email emoji reactions for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Spark detailed the update in a blog post today. First up, the iPadOS version of Spark is joining the mouse and trackpad party with full support of Apple’s latest input features that arrived with iPadOS 13.4 for a more…
