Can you definitively identify different brands of chocolate chip cookies by a blind taste test? I was chatting with a friend a while back, and I made the claim that I could accurately tell Costco bakery cookies apart from other supermarket bakeries purely by taste. He acknowledged what I said, but wanting to witness my claims firsthand, he arranged a taste test to see if I could prove what I said was true. Therefore, we got together some...
I used to be a picky eater growing up. There were particular things I just would not eat and so there were plenty of different things I never tried until I was much older. One of those is Sriracha sauce. My wife bought a big bottle to have in the pantry for use in different recipes. One day, she was making something, and I thought I would try just a little bit. The result was awesome. It was great with the food we were making that night. A few...
From The Verge: Samsung has addressed reports that it is throttling the performance of thousands of popular apps, saying a software update will return control to users.
“We value the feedback we receive about our products and after careful consideration, we plan to roll out a software update soon...
From PC Mag: Now that Disney+ has established itself as a worthy competitor to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Disney is planning to launch an ad-supported option for its streaming service, but isn't willing to tell us how much it will cost yet.
Announced today, but not rolling out until late 2022...
From CNET: Google will require most employees to come into the office three days a week as of April 4. Google employees who aren't ready to return to the office on April 4 can apply for a remote work extension, or apply to switch locations, fully remote work or "work from anywhere" weeks.
Google...
From The Verge: Dynabook has announced its newest 14-inch flagship, the Portégé X40L-K. The device will start at $1,799.99 and hits shelves in April. I haven’t seen a full breakdown of the configurations that will be offered, but I’m certainly curious how expensive it will go.
Dynabook is known for...
From PC Mag: Samsung has triggered an internal investigation after it was accused of throttling the performance of 10,000 apps on smartphones running its Game Optimizing Service (GOS).
As Android Authority reports, the list of apps subject to the performance limitations was uploaded as a...
From CNET: Amazon will say goodbye to its bookstores, along with its 4-star and Pop Up stores in the US and the UK, the company confirmed Wednesday. The closures won't affect grocery stores and the dates the stores will stop operating vary.
The e-commerce giant will close 68 stores in total. The 4...
From The Verge: Netflix has made an offer to acquire Next Games, the Finland-based developer behind mobile puzzle RPG Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales. In a blog post, Netflix’s VP of games Mike Verdu said that the acquisition was to help the company “build a library of great games for our members to...
From PC Mag: Instagram feed videos now feature auto-generated captions—an accessibility boost for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or prefer watching videos without sound.
"It's a long time coming," company CEO Adam Mosseri tweeted on Tuesday. "But we're excited to share a new tool that...
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