Facebook today announced a new feature that makes it easier to publish status updates in multiple languages. Until now, you either had to post long updates that included all of the translations of the text or maybe post multiple updates — one for each language. Back in February, Facebook started testing a new feature that allowed Page […]
Today might be conspicuous in the annals of autonomous vehicles for a more serious reason, but another month is over and Google has issued its self-driving car report for June. In it are some interesting details about the system’s ability to detect and avoid cyclists. “Cyclists are fast and agile — sometimes moving as quickly […]
It’s been over a year and a half since Microsoft first announced the open source .NET Core project, which aims to bring the core parts of Microsoft’s .NET framework (and its cousin, the web-focused ASP.NET Core) to Linux, OS X and other operating systems that the company didn’t previously support. As Microsoft announced today, .NET Core and ASP.NET Core […]
Twitter — hot on the heels of the launch of its app for influencers, Twitter Engage — has today released yet another standalone application: Twitter Dashboard. The new service, available on both web and mobile, is aimed at businesses that want to use Twitter to connect with their customers. The app offers a suite of tools, […]
The waiting is over for select Samsung fans in the States who have been holding out for the company’s flagship to get the carrier-free treatment. The smartphone giant announced today that it will be offering up unlocked versions of both the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge through its own site, along with big name retailers […]
A new SEC filing posted Friday gives more clarity about what led up to Microsoft acquiring LinkedIn for over $26 billion. And they prove that Microsoft wasn’t the only prospective buyer. It shows that the talks between LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella began on February 16 of this year, just 12 […]
Paradox Interactive, best known for developing and publishing a series of popular games, including Hearts of Iron, Stellaris and Europa Universalis, today announced it raised more than $11.8 million from the crowd on the new Swedish equity crowdfunding platform Pepins. The campaign was off to a strong start, raising the first $3 million in a mere eight minutes, before going […]
Aaaand there it is. Android N — the next version of Android, coming later this summer — officially has a name: Android Nougat. Sorry, Android Nutella-hopefuls. Don’t like the name? Think of it this way: At least more people will know how the heck to spell “Nougat” now. Android has a history of using alphabetically […]
Apple has explained how it will use ‘differential privacy’ to improve emojis in iOS 10. Image: Apple Apple has shed some light on how it will begin mass data collection from its users without compromising their privacy. The company announced at its developer conference that it will begin implementing ‘differential privacy’ in iOS 10 and […]
Replacing the Home button on an iPhone 6S Plus iFixit Along with the dumping of the headphone jack, Apple could also be preparing to replace the iPhone’s physical Home button with a touch-sensitive “Force Touch home button.” See also: Huawei MateBook 2-in-1 first impressions: iPad quality, but with the added bonus ofWindows 10 The claim […]