Facebook Messenger now lets you share your screen on mobile devices

From The Verge: Facebook has enabled its screen-sharing feature for Messenger on mobile devices, allowing you to share your phone or tablet screen when calling a friend one on one, in a group chat, or while taking part in even larger conversations via Messenger Rooms.

Right now, you can share your...

Instagram, Google Launch Interactive Online Shopping Portals

From PC Mag: Shop 'til you drop without having to wear a mask. Instagram and Google this week each launched new e-commerce destinations, encouraging folks to continue spending money online instead of venturing out to brick-and-mortar stores.

Instagram (which recently turned photos and Stories into...

Twitter says 130 accounts targeted as part of bitcoin scam

From CNET: The Twitter accounts of 130 users were targeted as part of a bitcoin scam, the social media company said on Thursday, when attackers took over the accounts of prominent users including Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos as part of a widespread hack.

"For a...

Uber will acquire public transportation software company Routematch

From The Verge: Uber announced that it will acquire Routematch, an Atlanta-based company that develops software for public transportation agencies. The news comes amid the ride-hail company’s broader push into public transit.

Uber didn’t disclose the terms of the deal. Routematch, which was founded...

Lenovo brings AMD to its gaming laptops

From CNET: It's a big week for AMD and Lenovo's partnership: On Wednesday, the two co-launched the new Ryzen Threadripper Pro processor for Lenovo's new ThinkStation P620, and Thursday, Lenovo followed up with new gaming systems. They're essentially variations on the Intel-based systems announced in...

Oppo announces 125W tech that charges phones in 20 minutes

From The Verge: Oppo has long been a leader in engineering fast-charging solutions — it developed the tech behind the Dash Charge system used in OnePlus phones, for example, and has achieved even faster results in many of its own devices. Today, the company is taking a further step forward with the...

Apple Wins Appeal Against $14.5B EU Tax Bill

From PC Mag: Apple isn't short of cash, but today a European court overturned a previous decision demanding Apple pay $14.5 billion in back taxes.

Back in 2016, the European Commission (EC) announced that its investigation had revealed Apple enjoyed illegal tax benefits through its operations in...

Mozilla launches VPN service to help protect your privacy

From CNET: Mozilla announced Wednesday that its virtual private network service is now available on Windows and Android devices. The release could give Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox web browser, a little financial independence.

The $4.99 monthly service will be available initially in the US...

Corsair iCUE Nexus Review

Have you ever sat there and wondered to yourself, "I wish my keyboard had a full color LCD screen!" Now, you may be thinking I am being sarcastic, and I may actually as well be, but the reality is this: Not only has someone already thought of that, many people have thought of this many years ago. A little bit more than a decade ago, I reviewed the Logitech G19, a keyboard that features a 2.5" color LCD screen that can do anything from monitoring...

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