Chrome’s built-in ad blocker will go live tomorrow. It’s the first time Google will automatically block some ads in Chrome, but while quite a few online publishers are fretting about this move, as a regular user, you may not even notice it. Read More
Stuck in a cubicle with a beautiful wallpaper as the closest thing to travel inspiration? In this day, travel is supposed to be easy: pack your bags and book a ticket. But often it’s not. Time is a major hurdle and the time to research the next great travel spot is a procrastination trigger. But why should you let time and laziness get you down when apps can do the heavy lifting? Outings is a neat app from Microsoft that aims to be the next star in the galaxy of travel assistants. For now, it is only available in the US...
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French startup Adikteev raised a $12 million funding round led by Ring Capital and BNP Paribas Développement, with existing investors ISAI, Ventech and Laurent Asscher also participating. It’s also worth noting that it represents Ring Capital’s first investment after raising its initial $170 million fund. Adikteev is an adtech startup that previously acquired Motion Lead, a… Read More
HTC’s smartphone and connected devices president and former CFO, Chialin Chang, has resigned. The move, spotted earlier by Engadget, was announced today and is effective immediately. Read More
Security experts discourage using autofill and autocomplete features in browsers and password managers, mainly because autofill features can be exploited by hackers. FreeCodeCamp offers a good and simple explanation as to what can happen in Chrome in particular: “A hacker can hide form input fields on a web page, which Chrome will then fill in with your personal information if you opt to use its autocomplete feature.” So how do you turn off autofill? How to Turn Off Autofill in LastPass Click on the LastPass browser icon. Click Preferences. In the browser window that opens, under General make sure that Automatically...
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By now, you should know that making backups of your data is an essential part of managing your digital life, but perhaps you’ve never really thought about how those best practices extend to the world of digital entertainment. As a Spotify user, you probably have tens—if not hundreds—of playlists on your account, and those playlists contain thousands of songs. Wouldn’t it be awful to lose it all? You’d never remember all the stuff you’d saved, would you? Well, thankfully, you don’t have to let it get to that point. You can back up your Spotify playlists using a simple third-party web...
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Google just announced a plan to “modernize” email, allowing “engaging, interactive, and actionable email experiences.” Does that sound like a terrible idea to anyone else? It sure sounds like a terrible idea to me, and not only that, but an idea borne out of competitive pressure and existing leverage rather than user needs. Not good, Google. Send to trash. Read More
Most people rely on browser bookmarks for quick navigation. But like most forms of mouse input, working with them is pretty slow. It only takes a second to click on the most-used icons on your bookmarks bar, but fishing through folders is a slog. Thankfully, you have better methods for launching Chrome bookmarks. Let’s take a look at the various ways you can interact with your favorite sites using Chrome keyboard shortcuts. Add Custom Search Engines Did you know that you can search all sorts of websites right through Chrome’s Omnibox? Aside from your default search engine, you can set...
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As popular a game as Overwatch already is, there is always room for more players. Which is why Blizzard is offering you and everyone you know the chance to play Overwatch for free this weekend. And that applies whether you’re playing on PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One. Overwatch is a team-based first-person shooter released in May 2016. Since then the game has grown into a phenomenon, with millions of fans worldwide. Unfortunately, that popularity means Overwatch has remained expensive to buy, which is why you may want to play for free. The Overwatch Free Weekend This, the latest Overwatch...
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If you’re a Twitter shareholder wondering if the company is about to get acquired, co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey doesn’t want you to get that impression. “There’s a lot of strength to our independence,” he said, at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. Dorsey believes that it’s important for Twitter’s… Read More
Time Warner will be fine even if the government blocks the bid from AT&T to buy the company. That’s the word from John Martin, the free-wheeling chief executive of Time Warner subsidiary, Turner Inc., who was speaking at the Code Media conference in Huntington Beach. For the record, Martin says that the government’s position on the acquisition offer is “stupid” and… Read More
Particle – which used to be called Spark – has released the third generation of their tiny, networked computing boards. Their new product, called Mesh, allows you to connect wither to a Wi-Fi or cellular network but also allows you to create a mesh network between multiple Mesh devices. This lets you create a mesh network similar to popular IoT devices from Nest and Netgear. The… Read More
Smart Reply, the clever A.I.-powered technology that automatically creates responses to your inbound messages, first debuted in Google’s email client Inbox over two years ago, before later rolling out to Gmail, Android Messages on Project Fi, and Allo. Now, a team inside Google’s internal incubator Area 120 is working to bring the Smart Reply feature to other chat applications.… Read More
Apple makes some of the best gadgets in the world. But when it gets something wrong, the company has a tendency to spin the mistake as a “feature” or tell aggrieved parties they are wrong. Apple founder Steve Jobs employed the infamous “Reality Distortion Field” to good effect, making some people believe the cons. But not everyone took a bite out of the poisonous apple. With Jobs gone, people are now willing to be more critical of the company than ever before. So let’s look back at some such instances where Apple’s marketing team (and the fanboys) went into overdrive,...
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Snapchat has a new ally or enemy depending on how you look at Google’s new mobile magazine format, but the social app is welcoming the search giant. Google’s clone of Snapchat Discover called AMP Stories officially launched today, allowing news outlets to create photo/video slideshows that appear in mobile search results and on their site. Suddenly, Snapchat isn’t the only… Read More
Snapchat has a new ally or enemy depending on how you look at Google’s new mobile magazine format, but the social app is welcoming the search giant. Google’s clone of Snapchat Discover called AMP Stories officially launched today, allowing news outlets to create photo/video slideshows that appear in mobile search results and on their site. Suddenly, Snapchat isn’t the only… Read More
The price of Bitcoin is volatile. We saw prices as high as $20,000 per coin in December 2017. In February 2018, the price slumped as low as $7,500. The cryptocurrency markets are not for the faint-hearted. But there is much more to Bitcoin and the myriad altcoins. The technology behind cryptocurrencies—the blockchain—is a revolutionary concept. And on top of the blockchain, some developers are now introducing Decentralized Applications (DApps). But what is a DApp and what can they do for us? What Is a Decentralized App? DApps are built on top of and integrated with blockchain technology. Want an example...
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Whether you’re comfortably coupled up or happily single you’ll probably be aware that February 14 is Valentine’s Day. And just in time for this celebration of love, romance, and relationships, Facebook has added some new features to Messenger. According to Facebook, Valentine’s Day is one of the busiest days on Messenger. Probably due to people sending, “Sorry I forgot to buy a card… please forgive me Xxx”. So Facebook wants to help bring people together on this Hallmark holiday special day. Triggered on Valentine’s Day All you need to do to trigger Messenger’s new Valentine’s Day feature is indicate you’re...
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So you’ve written a book. You’ve crafted the next great novel, or collected your experiences into a memoir, or gathered experts’ experience in a new way. And now you want to get it out there. It’s time to learn how to publish an ebook on Amazon with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). KDP is Amazon’s self-publishing tool, and it’s a simple way to take your book, turn it into a Kindle file, and start selling it on Amazon. They’ll help you sell it and pay royalties on each sale. It’s a great way to publish and sell a book, especially if...
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