Aug 18
DNA companies promote their tests as the end of discrimination. That’s not what’s happening.
Aug 18
Get your daily entertainment fix while staying productive with this 15.6-inch laptop ’15-AY173DX’ from HP. This affordable laptop sports a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 HD WLED backlight display, a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5-7200U mobile processor, an Intel HD Graphics 620, an 8GB DDR4 RAM and a 2TB 5400rpm hard drive.
Apart from that, the system also has a built-in webcam, a DVD-RW drive, a media card reader, 1x USB 3.1 port, 2x USB 2.0 ports, 1x HDMI output port, a 3-cell lithium-ion battery and built-in stereo speakers (w/ DTS Sound technology).
Running on Windows 10 64-bit OS, the HP 15-AY173DX provides WiFi 802.11 b/g/n for connectivity. Grab yours now for just $449.99. [Product Page]
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Aug 18
It seems that Sony is going to play the contrarian this year in terms of smartphone designs. While everyone is scrambling to banish bezels from their phones’ faces, Sony is still sticking to lots of them in its upcoming Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact. With the latter, however, it seems to be going above and beyond the call of duty. … Continue reading
Aug 18
AI’s not quite ready to build photorealistic worlds on its own. But it’s getting pretty close.
Aug 18
We download a ton of apps on our phones, and sometimes there are apps we download for a specific event or purpose, use it a couple of times, and never bother with it again, which is a waste of time and also it is a rather inefficient use of mobile data and storage space (unless you’re the type that cleans house regularly).
This is why Google launched Instant Apps for Android, where users can launch certain apps from their browsers alone, thus saving them time from downloading and installing it on their phones. Now according to a report by Google, it seems that at this time of writing, there are about 500 million Android devices around the world that are supported by Instant Apps.
According to Google, “Since our public launch at Google I/O this year, we’ve been hard at work expanding the number of supported devices and the availability of instant apps, so that users can run your apps instantly, without installation. We’re excited to announce that 500 million Android users now have access to instant apps across countries where Google Play operates.”
This is no doubt a rather handy feature and not to mention there are quite a few major apps that are part of it, such as Vimeo, Jet, the NYTimes Crosswords, and so on.
500 Million Devices Now Supported By Android Instant Apps , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 18
Earlier this year, YouTube TV was launched but its availability was kind of limited. However over the course of the next few months, we’ve seen the service start to expand to various markets in the US, and now it looks like the expansion has continued because it has since been reported that YouTube TV is now available in 14 new markets in the US.
These new markets include Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Columbus, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Seattle, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. So if you stay in any of those areas, then you should be able to use the service, which at the moment will come with a one month free trial before you decide whether or not you want to continue with the subscription (which is priced at $35 a month).
For those unfamiliar, YouTube TV is a new service provided by YouTube in which they will be able to access live streaming television from the likes of ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, and so on. The idea is that since we’re all connected these days, maybe the need for traditional TV is gone, and that services like YouTube TV could provide a better experience.
We’re not sure if we’re quite there yet but at least the option is there for those who wish to take advantage of it.
YouTube TV Expands To 14 More Markets In The US , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 18
The Star Wars movies are probably best known as the batches of trilogies that have been released over the past few decades or so, but in recent times we’re also starting to see Star Wars movies being made that aren’t necessarily part of the trilogy. They are related, but they feature other characters and stories instead, such as Rogue One.
It seems that this is the strategy that Disney will be using moving forward because according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, word has it that a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi could be in the works. The report also claims that Stephen Daldry is in early talks to direct the movie, and at the moment it seems that there is no script attached to the movie, which means that if true, it is in the very early stages of development.
The Obi-Wan Kenobi standalone movie would not be the first of its kind. As you might have heard, a standalone Han Solo movie is also in the works, which means should this go through, we could have three standalone Star Wars movies that sort of exist outside of the main movies. It is unclear as to who will be playing the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, but actor Ewan McGregor (who played the character in the Star Wars prequels) did state before that he is open to playing the character again.
However like we said, there isn’t even a script yet and the director has yet to officially sign on, so maybe don’t hold your breath just yet, but in the meantime how does the idea of a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi movie sound to you?
‘Star Wars’ Obi-Wan Kenobi Movie Could Be In The Works , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 18
Recently it was reported that Spotify had begun to take active steps in removing hate music from its platform after it was discovered and publicized that there were quite a few hate bands on its service. Now it looks like Deezer is also following suit by removing hateful/discriminatory music from its platform as well.
In a statement sent to Ubergizmo, the company said, “Deezer does not condone any type of discrimination or form of hate against individuals or groups because of their race, religion, gender or sexuality. We are in the process of swiftly and actively reviewing the content on our platform and have begun and will continue to remove any material that is in any way connected to any white supremacist movement or belief system.”
In addition to removing such music from its platform, the company also revealed that its editorial team will be creating and releasing a playlist in support of the victims from the Charlottesville incident from this past weekend. Deezer and Spotify aren’t alone in trying to block hate groups from its services.
We had also previously reported that companies such as Apple and PayPal were blocking support of its payment services for hate websites that were also selling racist paraphernalia.
Deezer Is Removing Discriminatory/Hate Music From Its Platform , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 18
New Star Wars movies will be in theaters in a handful of months, but Disney is already looking years into the future. According to sources who have surfaced, the next standalone Star Wars movie will center around Obi-Wan Kenobi, though who will be playing him hasn’t yet been determined. The sources claim that Oscar-nominated Stephen Daldry has been tapped to … Continue reading
Aug 18
Netflix is reshaping the television and movie industries and there’s no signs of that changing. The company has expanded its movie library with a roster of original programming that has earned it high praise and faithful subscribers alike. Word has it that Apple is preparing to make its own bold entrance into the original programming industry, but its $1 billion … Continue reading
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