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Facebook Messenger Now Supports 360-Degree Photos, HD Videos
The already highly-rated Facebook Messenger app, which we here at PCMag have called "one of the best ways to chat," is getting even better with support for 360-degree photos and high definition-quality videos. Now, when you share a panorama or 360-degree photo on...
Samsung Investigating Galaxy S9 Touchscreen ‘Dead Spots’
There seems to be a problem with the Galaxy S9$719.99 at Samung and Galaxy S9+$839.99 at Samsung, but thankfully, it isn't to do with the battery. As Android Central reports, a number of S9/S9+ owners are reporting "dead spots" occurring on their smartphone's...
South Korea Is Turning Off PCs to Stop People Working Late
Many of us regularly work late, and we do so for a number of reasons. It could be that there's a deadline you need to hit, your department is understaffed, you're trying to make up for time off, or worst of all, it's demanded of you by management and has become the...
Craigslist Pulls Personal Ads Over Controversial Anti-Trafficking Bill
Searching for love or…something similar? Don't trying looking for it on Craigslist. The site has removed all personal ads following the passage of a controversial anti sex-trafficking bill. The legislation—known as FOSTA (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act) or SESTA...
MIT’s Robot Fish Swims Alongside, Studies Real Fish
To better study marine life, researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have created a soft robotic fish that they say can "independently" swim next to real ones in the ocean while capturing high-resolution photos and videos....
Report: Best Buy Cuts Ties With Huawei
Word has it that Huawei has lost one of its only friends in the US: Best Buy. CNET on Thursday reported that the big box electronics retailer has decided to cut ties with the Chinese smartphone giant. The news outlet, citing an unnamed source, reported that Best Buy...
Until We Ban Data Brokers, Online Privacy Is a Pipe Dream
Our nation is controlled by opaque, amoral artificial intelligences— and so are we. When I wrote yesterday how I feel trapped by Facebook, I was just scratching the surface of the way that big-data AIs analyze, taunt, and manipulate us. Facebook is the worst of them,...
Colorful New Apple Watch Bands Unveiled for Spring
What's pink and blue and various shades of stripes? Apple's new Watch band collection. The Cupertino tech giant on Wednesday unveiled a new Spring Apple Watch band collection, which is wonderfully pastel. Watch wearers can choose between new Sport bands in the colors...
Subscribe to News Sites Using Your Google Account
Google on Tuesday announced a $300 million initiative aimed at helping "journalism thrive in the digital age." That includes Subscribe With Google, a tool that lets you use your Google account to buy a subscription on participating news sites. A number of news...