As the month of September comes to a close, we’re still diving into Pixel 4 apps and also seeing the debut of YouTube TV on Amazon’s streaming platform. In some of the day’s other stories, Verizon bought a company by the name of Jaunt and Netflix confirmed it would be making Stranger Things 4.
About After Hours: In this daily roundup, we cover some of the more minor stories…
Google releases new #SwitchtoPixel ads anticipating Pixel 4
October 1, 2019
Google is set to announce the Pixel 4 and 4 XL on October 15 and the phone has already leaked on several previous occasions. The latest few ads posted by Google are touting the Pixels various features.
The #SwitchtoPixel campaign consists of four videos released on the…
After testing out its new abuse and spam filter for Direct Messages for the past two months, Twitter is now rolling out the new feature to all users. The social network will now filter suspect, offensive, and inappropriate messages in a more efficient way starting…
Pinterest updated for iOS 13 with support for Dark Mode
October 1, 2019
Dark Mode continues to make its expansion to the most popular iOS apps following the release of iOS 13. Pinterest for iOS has been updated today with support for Dark Mode, joining countless other applications in doing so thus far.
Pinterest says that since the Dark Mode trend began, it has been one of the most common requests…
Apple will pay 25 percent tax on five imported Mac Pro parts, thanks to Trump tariffs
September 30, 2019
The US Trade Representative’s office has denied Apple tariff relief on five parts for its new Mac Pro computer, as reported by Bloomberg. Each of the imported parts — the optional wheels, a circuit board for managing input and output ports, power adapter, charging cable…
IBM’s AI generates high-quality voices from 5 minutes of talking
September 30, 2019
Training powerful text to speech models requires sufficiently powerful hardware. A recent study published by OpenAI drives the point home — it found that since 2012, the amount of compute used in the largest runs grew by more than 300,000 times. In pursuit of less…
How to take square photos with iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro
September 30, 2019
Want to change the aspect ratio for iPhone 11 camera shots? Follow along for how to take square photos and more with iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro.
The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro have a new Camera app that includes exclusive features like Night mode, an interface to make use of the new ultra-wide lens, and more. However, with the UI changes to the Camera app on the latest iPhones, some features…
Mate 30 Pro vs. iPhone 11 Pro vs. Galaxy Note10+ camera compare
September 30, 2019
The Galaxy Note10 led the way with its late-August announcement, Apple put out the iPhone 11s in mid-September, and Huawei followed a week later with the Mate 30 series. We had all three fall season big guns at the office at the same time, and we figured we’d do a…
Review: Peloton Digital for iPhone and iPad + using Tread and Bike with Apple Watch
September 30, 2019
Peloton is a fitness firm best known for its stationary bikes equipped with touchscreens for live and on-demand video workout classes. The seven-year-old American company, which launched its IPO in September, doesn’t just serve cyclists though.
Peloton Tread serves walkers…
Ulysses writing app gets the iOS 13 treatment with Dark Mode, multi-window iPad support, more
September 30, 2019
Well-rated iPhone and iPad writing app, Ulysses, has received an update today to leverage the new functionality possible with iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. New features include Dark Mode, multi-window iPad support, iOS 13-styled icons, new context menus, full integration with the Shortcuts app, Dropbox support, and more.
Ulysses version 18 brings a nice list of new features as well as improvements.
