A document [PDF] from the Texas Attorney General as part of its antitrust investigation reveals that shortly after Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2015, it gave Google exclusive access to millions of WhatsApp messages, photos, videos, and audio files …
Lees meerApple shared a first look featurette for “Dickinson” season two on YouTube which premieres January 8. Dickinson is a half-hour comedy series starring Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld. Dickinson audaciously explores the constraints of society, gender, …
Lees meerGoogle Stadia is heading to iOS a year after it launched, according to The Verge, meaning users can finally access their games on Apple devices. It’s coming via the latest mobile web beta for the iPhone and iPad. Google, like other competing cloud …
Lees meerApple posted some statistics for its Employee Giving Program on Wednesday along with some new stories for 2020. Since 2011 the program has raised almost US$600 million, supported 34,000 organizations around the world, and logged 1.6 million voluntee…
Lees meerApple TV is coming to Chromecast with Google TV. It means subscribers will be able to access Apple TV+ Originals via the new device. Apple TV On Way to Chromecast With Google TV In an announcement Wednesday, Jonathan Zepp Head of Media & Entertain…
Lees meerA bug appears to be stopping Fitness+ subscribers using an iPad from using the Apple Watch capabilities available with the service. Not great, when those capabilities are a key part of the 'sell'. Fitness+ Doesn't Work For iPad and Apple Watch Met…
Lees meerCharlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss their first impressions of Fitness+ and what does (or doesn’t) work with the new service.
Lees meerFacebook took out adverts in major newspapers on Wednesday attacking Apple. Placed in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, it criticized new data collection rules for apps, saying they will harm small firms. Facebook Says i…
Lees meerApple uploaded a vide on Wednesday with Yola Reitman, an actual former spy. She talks about ways to gather information and how character Tamar uses these techniques in “Tehran” for Apple TV+. One of Ms. Reitman’s first lessons was to “pretend to be …
Lees meerDigital Content Next (DCN), a trade association representing major U.S. publishers like The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and others have joined the Coalition for App Fairness. The Coalition’s goal is to force Apple to lower its 30…
Lees meerFitness company Life Time announced that it will be adding Apple’s Fitness+ program to its membership starting December 19. Life Time & Fitness+ Life Time is a luxury fitness club with 150 athletic resorts across the U.S. and Canada. It offers var…
Lees meerThe Apple Music Awards 2020 continue apace with an extensive interview with 'Songwriter of the Year' Taylor Swift. During the discussion, the pop superstar talks about her two new albums, folklore and evermore. She also discusses the process of song…
Lees meerApple has released the 11.1 update of macOS Big Sur. The update seems to bring the Mac in line with other devices, principally supporting the AirPods Max, changing the TV app, and allowing ProRAW editing. AirPods Max Support, Apple ProRAW, App Stor…
Lees meerI tweeted about this app last night and I figured I’d write about it too. If you don’t have an Apple Watch or just don’t want another subscription, Nike Training Club is a free Fitness+ alternative. The premise is similar; it gives you guided video …
Lees meerGood news for users of Signal. The app now supports group video calls, and they are end-to-end encrypted like the rest of the app’s communications. Now when you open a group chat in Signal, you’ll see a video call button at the top. When you start …
Lees meerMozilla issued an update to Firefox on Tuesday, and the 84th version has added support for M1 Macs, along with a few new features. Firefox 84 Mozilla says that using the Speedometer 2.0 test, Firefox 84 launched over 2.5x faster and web apps are t…
Lees meerOne of Dave Hamilton's many musical projects is a band called Bitter Bill, based out of New Hampshire. I mention this because they have a new video out for Conned, a great song with a great sound and a great video, too. I heart this song so hard, an…
Lees meerAt the end of each episode of “Earth At Night In Color” viewers are treated to a couple minutes of behind the scenes. Apple uploaded a video to YouTube on Tuesday with such scenes from the overall show, with comments from the cameramen and other peo…
Lees meerApple released version 14.3 of its HomePod software on Tuesday, MacRumors reported. It followed a spate of releases on Monday, which included the latest version of iOS with Fitness+. The HomePod 14.3 is available for the HomePod and the HomePod …
Lees meerDave Hamilton and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Chrome’s updater and alternate methods for keeping apps current.
Lees meerVSCO has shared its 2020 Year in Review, exploring the top trends it saw throughout the year like popular hashtags and photo presets. For example, the top third preset of 2020 was B1, aka B&W Classic. That’s my favorite VSCO preset for black and whi…
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