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French megapublisher Ubisoft reported its earnings yesterday, and chief financial officer Frederick Duguet gave some insight into how the company creates value for its shareholders. During a conference call with investors, Duguet said that releasing three-to-four annual blockbusters is not “a proper indication of [Ubisoft’s]…
TikTok announced today that it’s combining two of its most popular features for a better immersive view experience with Green Screen Duet.
We’re combining the best of both worlds with the release of Green Screen Duet, a mashup of two TikTok favorites designed to…
New Gmail with Google Chat tabs rolling out for free accounts, here’s how to turn on [Update: iOS]
May 13, 2021
Last year, Google announced that the future of Gmail will see Chat messaging and group Rooms join the existing Meet video calling integration. This is already available to enterprise Workspace users, and Google is now letting personal Gmail accounts get this…
Clubhouse arrived almost a year late to Android, and that might be the downfall of the talk-focused social network aiming to start in-depth and interesting conversations. The biggest problem is if those conversations are even worth having at this point of 2021 with rivals in the rearview mirror.
What is Clubhouse?
So if you were unaware, Clubhouse was one of the standout applications over on iOS…
In pushing Meet adoption over the past year, Google made it possible to schedule a video call from nearly all of its main Workspace apps. The company today fully detailed when meeting codes for Google Meet expire.
Unlike consumer video chatting apps (e.g., classic…
Elon Musk has updated us on the timelines for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving v9 update, which is apparently just weeks away, and the FSD Subscription, which is coming in “about a month.”
Tesla Full Self-Driving beta
Tesla is currently testing the “feature complete”…
Autonomous rideshare rivals Waymo and Cruise have both reportedly applied for permits to charge passengers for self-driving rides in the San Francisco Bay area. The applications are still under review but could be a major step toward autonomous rideshare vehicles operating as commonplace soon.
Waymo was launched in 2009 by Google’s parent company Alphabet, Inc., as a self-driving car project.
Stadia doesn’t seem nearly ready for Google TV launch w/ just weeks left on Chromecast promise
May 13, 2021
When the new Chromecast with Google TV launched in late 2020, the product came with the promise that Google Stadia would be supported sometime in the first half of 2021. That deadline is just six weeks away at this point, so the clock is certainly ticking for Google to take…
For years now, Google has been steadily developing Fuchsia OS, exploring the potential benefits of building an operating system from the ground up. Now it seems that Samsung has begun contributing some of its work to Google’s Fuchsia OS project.
Back in December, Google…
The latest phone available on Google Fi is the Samsung A32 5G as the MVNO, like all other carriers, continues its 5G adoption push.
Samsung announced the A32 in January as its cheapest 5G phone to date. It starts with a 6.5-inch waterfall (“Infinity-V”) TFT LCD at HD+ resolution. There’s a thicker bottom bezel, but that’s par for the course at this price range. It’s powered by an…
