iOS 13.5 Released With Faster Unlock Option for Masked Faces

From PC Mag: Just in time for the Memorial Day long weekend, Apple has rolled out iOS 13.5 to iPhones, and with it, made life a little bit easier for face mask wearers.

As The Verge reports, iOS 13.5 is notable for two new features. The first, hinted at in the beta 3 release last month, should be...

Chrome 85 to erase ads that hog network, CPU resources

From ComputerWorld: Google last week said that this summer Chrome will remove resource-hogging web advertisements from websites, including ads that mask unauthorized crypto-mining operations.

Arguing that a very small number of online ads - three-tenths of a percentage point of all on the web -...

Facebook rolls out new safety notices in Messenger

From CNET: Facebook announced a new safety measure for its Messenger app today. Designed to pop up when a user is about to interact with a new contact that is acting suspiciously, these notifications will offer tips for blocking or ignoring conversations.

Whether or not these safety notifications...

Lexar Announces New Professional NM700 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe SSD

From Lexar Press Release: Lexar today announced the new Lexar Professional NM700 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe SSD to its family line of SSD products.

As the need for faster performance and uninterrupted application experiences increases, Lexar has developed a solution to keep videographers...

Register for early access to transfer songs to YouTube Music

From The Verge: Google is letting users register their interest to start transferring their music from Google Play Music to YouTube Music early, 9to5Google reports. The form was initially provided as part of a Google support thread, and comes with a disclaimer that it doesn’t guarantee early access...

Verizon Turns on 5G Uploads in 34 Cities

From PC Mag: Video calls on Verizon 5G are about to get even smoother. The company announced today that it's finally switching uploads from 4G to 5G in its 34 5G cities (with a 35th one coming soon), as well as for Chicago-based 5G Home subscribers. It also made several announcements about...

Samsung’s fast T7 USB-C SSD is now available starting at $110

From The Verge: Samsung’s T7 portable SSD is now available following its introduction earlier this year at CES 2020. The T7 is the successor to the slim, wallet-sized T5 USB-C SSD that came out in 2017. If you’re feeling some sort of déjà vu and are wondering if this product might have already been...

Dell Unveils New Lightweight Latitude, Super-Charged Precision PCs

From PC Mag: A major refresh of Dell’s commercial laptops is here. The PC vendor today is introducing new Windows 10 products under the Latitude and Precision line for business workers looking for portability, power, and long battery life.

The refresh starts with the new Latitude laptops, which go...

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