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Netflix Adds Over 200,000 New Subscribers After Password-Sharing Crackdown
If you've just been booted off a shared Netflix account, maybe you're one of the many people who've signed up for a separate one. Hundreds of thousands of people have signed up for new Netflix subscriptions in the days since the streaming giant started charging people extra if they have other users on their account. That's according to stats from streaming data analyst Antenna, as reported earl ... Read more
2023-06-09 20:09:49
AT&T Switches to Google's RCS Platform for Advanced Texting Features
The carrier is the first to get advanced text message features from Google's platform, rather than just using its Messages app. After years of carriers failing to agree on a universal rich communications service, or RCS, text messaging standard that supports advanced chat features between networks, Google says AT&T is on board to use its Jibe RCS platform. Google Senior Vice President Hiros ... Read more
2023-06-09 20:09:08
Facebook owner Meta plans to create Twitter rival
Meta has shown staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter, sources have told the BBC. It could allow users to follow accounts they already follow on Instagram, Meta's image-sharing app. And it could potentially allow them to bring over followers from decentralised platforms such as Mastodon. A Meta spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that the platform was in deve ... Read more
2023-06-09 20:06:39
Apple's Messages Is About to Get a Major Update. Here's What's Coming
Updates are coming to Apple's Messages through the iOS 17 update that everyone can test out in a month. New features are coming to Apple's Messages thanks to the iOS 17 software update the company announced Monday. With iOS 17, you'll be able to turn pictures into stickers, transcribe voice memos, keep your friends and family notified on your way home, and more. News about the iOS 17 Messages u ... Read more
2023-06-08 19:52:46
Oura Ring Makes Sharing Health Data a Social Thing With 'Circles'
Here's how to share Sleep, Readiness and Activity scores with friends and family who also have an Oura ring. Have you ever wanted to know how well your friend slept last night? Not just by their own word of mouth, but with the receipt to prove it? Now you can with Circles, a new feature Oura announced Thursday for its app that lets you share different health data with up to 10 "circles" ... Read more
2023-06-08 19:51:48
Take a Look at Wing's Auto-Loading Drone Delivery System
Here's the system the Alphabet subsidiary uses to whisk groceries, tools, vitamins and other small packages from retailer to home. Alphabet Wing Drone Autoloader Wing marketing chief Jonathan Bass shows how a store employee hooks a package onto the autoloader to await drone pickup. The autoloader design, due to arrive later this year but now publicly revealed, is key to Wing's plan to expand d ... Read more
2023-06-08 19:50:51
Vision Pro: Apple's Ambitious VR/AR Headset Emerges at WWDC, Arrives in 2024
Apple's first new product category in years makes its debut, at long last. It costs $3,499. The moment we've been anticipating for years has arrived: Apple unveiled its new Vision Pro today, a mixed reality headset that could finally bring augmented reality technology into the mainstream. And after demoing it, we've already come away impressed. This moment marks a whole new phase in Apple's hard ... Read more
2023-06-08 00:52:51
Best 3D Printing Slicer: PrusaSlicer, Cura and More
Every 3D printer user needs a good slicer. We've tested them all, so you don't have to. A lot of moving parts are involved in 3D printing. While having the best 3D printer is great, did you know specific software is also needed in order to make a 3D model ready for printing? These programs are called slicers, and they're essential for making your 3D printer, well, 3D print. What is a slicer for ... Read more
2023-06-08 00:51:16
Samsung Expected to Show Off Galaxy Z Flip 5 in First-Ever Seoul Unpacked
The electronics giant teases next-gen foldables in announcing its first home-country Galaxy Unpacked event for next month. Samsung plans to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event in its home country for the first time next month, the Korean electronics giant announced late Tuesday. Samsung's 27th Unpacked launch event will take place in Seoul in late July, the company said in a statement that indi ... Read more
2023-06-08 00:40:24
Apple Pumps Up Music Features in Next Versions of iOS, iPadOS and MacOS
After previewing new streaming and sharing features at WWDC, Apple has announced more music features for its upcoming operating systems. At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, the company announced new features for streaming and sharing music on iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. On Wednesday, Apple provided more details on its upcoming music offerings and disclosed even more music fea ... Read more
2023-06-08 00:13:52