YouTube is getting rid of Stories, a feature for temporary posts, beginning in June. Users won’t be able to post Stories starting June 26th, and existing posts will expire after seven days. As The Verge reports, Stories were first introduced in 2017 under the name Reels and were available to users with over 10,000 subscribers. Similar to Instagram […]
Netflix is about to kick your best friend off your account — unless you pay for them to share your account, that is. On Tuesday, Netflix revealed the details of how its crackdown on password sharing will affect viewers in the US and how much it will cost to keep extra people on your account. As The […]
Dell has refreshed what might be its boldest and funkiest laptop, the XPS 13 Plus. The new model looks quite similar to the product released last year; the flat keyboard, LED function row, and invisible haptic touchpad remain. But inside, the new model is powered by Intel’s 13th Gen Core processors — specifically, from what I […]
It’s perhaps the least best-kept secret in the Tech world. Google will announce the launch of the Pixel Fold during the Google I/O 2023 event. As The Verge reports, Google hasn’t revealed any specs for the device, but a brief teaser video shows off a full-size outer display on a phone that opens up similarly to Samsung’s Galaxy Z […]
Since its launch, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has been playing great on the but apparently it’s having major issues on PC. A day after the debut, 63 percent of its Steam reviews are negative, complaining that even high-end components can’t competently run the game. Now, according to The Verge, publisher EA is beginning to own it. “We are aware that […]
Amazon has decided to shutter its health-focused Halo division. Amazon has stopped selling its three Halo products – Halo View, Halo Band, and Halo Rise – and plans to lay off portions of the Halo team. According to The Verge, which obtained an email written by Melissa Cha, Amazon’s VP of smart home and health, […]
Forecast Advisor might be the best-kept secret in the weather business. It’s a website, run by a company called Intellovations, that compares the accuracy of a dozen of the largest weather forecasters. You put in your ZIP code (it only works in the US), and it spits back a ranking of the services based on how […]
Google Authenticator is adding a long-standing customer request: you can now sync your two-factor authentication codes to your Google account. So when you set up a new phone and log in to your account, Authenticator will be ready to go without requiring its own setup process. This also means that if you lose your phone […]
Back in early 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove classrooms online, school districts found themselves needing to bulk purchase affordable laptops that they could send home with their students. Many of them turned to Chromebooks, with millions shipped out to schools across the country. As The Verge reports, fast forward to just three years later, and the […]
When will we finally see Google’s first foldable phone? The smart money is now on May 10th, with availability in June. CNBC reports that it got hold of internal marketing materials showing Google will launch the repeatedly reportedly delayed smartphone at May’s Google I/O. According to The Verge, the CNBC report corroborates what leakers like Roland Quandt and OnLeaks have already revealed. […]