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Facebook rebuilding its ads infrastructure to target iOS users while it loses money with metaverse

February 3, 2022

Facebook was one of the main companies affected by Apple’s new privacy policies, which now require iOS apps to ask users if they want to be tracked by third parties. During the Q4 2021 earnings report on Wednesday, CEO of Meta (Facebook’s parent company) Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook is “rebuilding” its ads infrastructure due to the iOS changes. According to Zuckerberg, Facebook’s…

As Google TV slowly replaces Android TV, Philips may make the switch in 2023

February 2, 2022

Google TV launched in 2020 with the goal of replacing the Android TV experience entirely within a couple of years. As the clock ticks away, more brands are getting on board with the Google TV experience, including long-time partner Philips. Philips is a popular TV brand…

Here’s how iMessage-like reactions on WhatsApp for iOS will work

February 2, 2022

It’s been months since WhatsApp started to develop iMessage-like reactions for its app. Now, the company seems almost ready to release this feature. On its Twitter account, WABetaInfo posted screenshots of what reactions for WhatsApp will look like for iOS and Android…

Can the Duolingo iPhone app help a language dunce learn some Spanish?

February 2, 2022

Duolingo is one of the world’s most popular apps, consistently ranking in the top two or three educational apps, and a hugely popular way to learn a language. All of which had, until very recently, been completely irrelevant to me. I’m generally a fast learner, and have picked up a diverse range of skills over the years, but have always been completely hopeless when it comes to learning…

Google is preparing a way to hibernate your Chromebook to help save power

February 2, 2022

It will soon be possible to hibernate your Chromebook instead of simply putting it to sleep, allowing it to conserve even more battery while not in use. When you close your Chromebook or walk away from it for an extended period of time, it will go into a “sleep” state…

YouTube for Android rolls out redesigned video player that lets you do more in fullscreen

February 2, 2022

YouTube tends to overhaul its website and mobile apps component-by-component. The latest example of this is a big redesign, especially in fullscreen mode, of the video player in YouTube for Android. The primary difference is a row of buttons (using YouTube’s thin…

Google One VPN rolling out now to iPhone and iPad with 2TB+ plans

February 2, 2022

In late 2020, Google introduced a VPN for its Google One subscription that provides additional Drive/Photos storage, extended support, and other perks. After initially being Android-only, the Google One VPN is now launching on iOS. Access to the VPN requires a 2TB or higher Google One “Premium” plan that costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 annually. (According to the infographic below, the top…

Review: Jabra Elite 7 Pro finally add full Google Assistant, but with a step down on sound quality

February 2, 2022

Some of my favorite earbuds in recent memory have come out of Jabra’s Elite lineup, with great fit, reasonable cases, and very good audio quality to boot. However, the company’s latest high-end model feels like a step back, as Jabra Elite 7 Pro has lesser sound quality…

Rocket League Sideswipe for Android & iOS adds new Volleyball mode, casual matches in Season 2

February 2, 2022

Following its debut late last year, Rocket League Sideswipe, the mobile port of the hit PC/console game, is preparing for Season 2. The coming update will bring more ways to play Rocket League Sideswipe, including a special Volleyball mode. Rocket League Sideswipe Season 2…

Here are four ways to find the battery percentage of your iPhone 13 and earlier iPhones too

February 2, 2022

Noticed that your iPhone 13 (iPhone 12 down to X too) doesn’t show the battery percentage in the status bar? Read along for four ways to show iPhone 13 battery percentage. Many were hoping with the notch being slightly smaller on the iPhone 13 lineup that Apple would put the battery percentage back in the status bar. As it turns out, that didn’t happen but there are still some easy ways to…