Apple made some changes to privacy with iOS 14, now if an app is tracking you and what you are doing, the app has to tell you about this, Facebook doesn't like this. Facebook's whole business is built around tracking people, the more they know about you, the more money they can make from you. … [Read more...] about Facebook says Apple’s new Privacy features are about profit
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Google Photos gets new Cinematic photos
Google has announced a new feature for Google Photos called Cinematic photos, and this will be rolled out over the next month. The new Cinematic photos are designed to help you relive your memory in a more vivid and realistic way. Over the next month, you’ll start to see your Memories brought to … [Read more...] about Google Photos gets new Cinematic photos
Samsung and Videotron to bring 5G to users in Canada
Samsung is helping Videotron launch its 5G service in Canada with a new partnership. The service will start in Montreal, which is the country's second-largest city. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the advancement of telecommunications in Canada, promising faster and more reliable … [Read more...] about Samsung and Videotron to bring 5G to users in Canada
Microsoft Surface Duo headed to the UK, Canada, Germany and France in 2021
Microsoft has announced that they will be launching their Surface Duo in the UK next year. In addition to the UK, the device will also be launching in Canada, Germany, and France. The Microsoft Surface Duo initially launched in the US back in August. However, Microsoft has not revealed any specific … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface Duo headed to the UK, Canada, Germany and France in 2021
Firefox 84 now offers native support for Apple M1 silicon
Mozilla has this week released the Firefox version 84.0 to Release channel users, bringing native support for macOS devices built with Apple Silicon CPUs. The new update brings "dramatic performance improvements" over the non-native build says Mozilla, when compared to Firefox 83. Firefox launches … [Read more...] about Firefox 84 now offers native support for Apple M1 silicon
Steelseries acquires KontrolFreek
This week it has been confirmed that PC peripheral manufacturer Steelseries has acquired KontrolFreek, the design and manufacturing company specialising in a high-performance controller accessories. "KontrolFreek, the inventor of Performance Gaming Gear, announced today that it has been acquired by … [Read more...] about Steelseries acquires KontrolFreek
TikTok lands on Samsung’s Smart TVs
Samsung has announced that TikTok is launching exclusively on their Samsung Smart TVs in the UK, the app will allow you to view content from TikTok on Samsung's range of Smart TVs. Samsung have said that this new app will be exclusive to users of Samsung Smart TVs in Europe and it is launching in … [Read more...] about TikTok lands on Samsung’s Smart TVs
Steam News Hub launches
After first launching as an experiment in Steam Labs back in March 2020, Steam has today announced the official launch of the new Steam News Hub, becoming a full feature of Steam and replacing the previous news feed found at /news. The new Steam News Hub shows posts from the games you play, wish … [Read more...] about Steam News Hub launches
EA acquires Codemasters fro $1.2 billion
In an abrupt turn of events, EA has now acquired the British Game studio Codemasters rather than Take-Two Interactive, the owner of 2K and Rockstar Games, who was expected to seal the deal. Last month Take-Two Interactive announced they had made a deal with the studio for roughly $1 billion, but now … [Read more...] about EA acquires Codemasters fro $1.2 billion
Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.1
As well as the new iOS 14.3 software update, Apple also released a new update for the Mac, macOS Big Sur 11.1. The macOS Big Sur 11.1 software update brings some new features to Apple's range of Mac computers, this includes support for the new AirPods Max which launch today. There are also a … [Read more...] about Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.1
Google’s YouTube, Gmail, Google Docs and more hit by outage
It looks like Google is having some issues with some of its services like YouTube, Gmail, Google Docs, and more. Some of these services appear to be experiencing some sort of outage, although Google has yet to acknowledge this as it is still showing everything as working on its status page. When … [Read more...] about Google’s YouTube, Gmail, Google Docs and more hit by outage
Amazon Prime Video lands on Sky Q
Sky and Amazon are bringing Amazon Prime Video to Sky Q in the UK, they also announced that Now TV is now available on Amazon's some of their range of Fire TV devices and also Fire TV Edition smart TVs. The two companies have agreed a new partnership to bring Sky's Now TV service to Amazon … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Video lands on Sky Q
