Twitter Is Testing New Labels for Bot Accounts and Automated Tweets

From PC Mag: Not everything posted on Twitter is written by a human, and Twitter has decided it's probably a good idea to label automated tweets generated by bots.

As Engadget reports, Twitter is running a test that will allow developer accounts to use new labels making it clear when a tweet is...

Epic Games shutting down Houseparty, its video chat app for gamers

From CNET: Epic Games is shutting down its video chat service, Houseparty, the company said Thursday. Epic acquired the app back in 2019.

"Since joining Epic, the Houseparty team's social vision and core technology have already contributed to new features used by hundreds of millions of people in...

CORSAIR Launches MP600 PRO XT M.2 NVMe SSDs

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced the launch of a new Gen4 PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive – the MP600 PRO XT. Available in capacities up to an immense 4TB, the MP600 PRO XT stores massive amounts of data in a convenient form-factor that neatly fits nearly any PC build. For...

Twitter Starts Testing 'Communities' Feature

From PC Mag: Twitter is testing a new way for like-minded users to connect. Currently in beta for iOS and the web, Communities are created by and for people who share interests and want to have relevant conversations about them.

Join a Community to tweet directly to that group rather than the wider...

Google Pixel 6 shown off in new teaser ahead of fall launch

From CNET: Google is showing off a video preview of its upcoming phone, the Pixel 6. In a teaser posted Thursday, Google asks the question, "What if a smartphones weren't just smart?"

Images of the phone show a two-toned back with a band near the top around the camera, a design unveiled in August...

Logitech’s new dock is designed for a work from home world

From The Verge: Logitech is announcing a new all-in-one dock that’s designed for the new realities of a post-pandemic hybrid workforce. “When the pandemic hit, we spent an incredible amount of time with our end users to understand their needs and pain points in a work-from-home world. The result was...

WhatsApp Eyes Option to Hide 'Last Seen' Status From Specific Contacts

From PC Mag: WhatsApp users may soon have more control over their privacy settings. The messaging platform is testing the ability to adjust your "Last Seen" status visibility on a contact-by-contact basis.

Currently, folks have to dig in their settings to disable the feature, which shows other...

HBO Max to launch in first European countries Oct. 26

From CNET: HBO Max will launch in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra on Oct. 26, widening the streaming service into Europe after it launched in the US last year and then expanded into Latin America earlier this year. HBO Max -- which is owned WarnerMedia, for now a part of AT&T --...

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