From The Verge: Microsoft and Google have been bitter rivals for at least a decade, and the pair have had several disagreements over security vulnerability disclosure in recent years. Google is stoking those disagreements again this week by disclosing a Microsoft Edge security flaw before a patch is...
From PC Mag: Some Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL owners have taken to various online communities to complain about increased heat and lower battery life, which they blame on Google's February security patch.
Google hasn't officially commented about the issues, but users on Twitter, Reddit, and Google's own...
From CNET: Just because you won't be seeing the next big LG phone this month doesn't mean the company has nothing up its sleeve.
According to VentureBeat, LG is working on its next big phone, which is scheduled for a June debut. Citing a "person briefed on the company's plans" the phone is code...
If you are a fan of anime, you probably have heard of the movie called Kimi no na wa, or Your Name. This movie premiered in mid-2016, going on to make quite a bit of money from the box office. It was lauded for its animation and emotional appeal. Without revealing too much, the movie centers on the life of two teenagers in Japan, with one in rural Japan and the other in the heart of Tokyo. Seemingly enough, their life would intertwine as they...
From CNET: Google has killed off its "view image" button following criticism from Getty Images.
It was reported in 2016 that Getty had complained to the European Commission that Google's image search made it too easy for people to find and use images from Getty without proper attribution.
In...
From The Verge: Intel is introducing a new feature for its processors with integrated graphics, allowing games to be automatically optimized on systems. The feature is similar to Nvidia’s GeForce Experience, an application that’s designed to tweak game settings so they work best on a laptop or PC...
From PC Mag: Facebook today announced a significant expansion of its Community Help crisis response tool.
Launched last year, Community Help lets people ask for or offer things like shelter, food, and supplies in the event of a natural disaster, "accidental" crises like building fires, and violent...
From The Verge: Samsung started rolling out Android Oreo for the Galaxy S8 at the beginning of the week, but then just hours later, it seemed to have stopped. Now Samsung is revealing why: it was causing some phones to randomly reboot, according to a statement given to SamMobile. Samsung says it...
From CNET: Apple would like you to know that you should think twice about putting it on an oiled wooden surface.
You see, Wirecutter observed that the HomePod caused white rings to appear on both an oiled butcher-block countertop and on a wooden side table.
No, Apple didn't suggest to Wirecutter...
From PC Mag: As it gears up to launch Chrome's built-in ad blocker tomorrow, Google today shared some details about how the new feature will work.
First announced in June, the new feature will remove only the most intrusive types of ads that violate the Coalition for Better Ads' standards, as...
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