Mar 28
Cue Dawson’s ugly-cry face.
Mar 28
There’s a Hifi music player called HiBi R3 out in the wild this week, and it’s made for Tidal alone. This is a mobile music player made by the folks at HiBy Music. It has a touchscreen and connects to Wi-Fi to play music specifically and solely through Tidal. It’s not made by Tidal, but it works with its own … Continue reading
Mar 28
Mario Kart die-hards take note, because the next entry in Hasbro’s Monopoly Gamer line is going to be themed around everyone’s favorite kart racer. Monopoly Gamer is a relatively new spin-off for the classic board game, which kicked off last year with a release themed around the cast of Mario. Like last year’s release, Monopoly Gamer: Mario Kart will change … Continue reading
Mar 28
Passion doesn’t equate success. It’s a hard lesson to learn in any industry — no matter how dedicated your team is, regardless of how invested they are financially or emotionally, the entire business could burst into flames at any moment. Factors be…
Mar 28
Mar 28
The OnePlus 6 will have a notch
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Concerned over all of the hate notches have been getting, OnePlus decided to get ahead of the issue and explain to The Verge why it’s going the notch route with the OnePlus 6 and why that doesn’t make it just an iPhone copycat. The company says that…
Mar 28
Google’s casting functionality works like a charm when you’re casting a webpage, video or even the entire screen to a TV but there has long been one glaring shortcoming. It didn’t allow users to cast local files from the PCs to the TV using the Chrome browser. Google is going to rectify this soon and Chrome will allow you to cast local files in the near future.
Now there’s no shortage of standalone apps or third-party extensions that allow you to cast a local audio or video file from your PC to the big screen. However, it would just be a lot easier if Chrome had the ability to do that.
Chrome users will be delighted to know that the development team is now testing the ability to cast local files directly from the browser. This has been confirmed by Google’s François Beaufort who often provides updates on the development of new features.
The ability to cast local files from PC is only available in Chrome’s beta channel right now. The option should be available when “Cast” is selected in the browser menu. The dropdown list is going to have a “Cast file” option which will let you do what the name suggests.
Those who are willing to try it out can manually enable this functionality with the –enable-features=EnableCastLocalMedia switch enabled. Don’t worry if you’re not sure how to do that, the official instructions are already available online.
Google Chrome Will Soon Let You Cast Local Files , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 28
Google first unveiled its Clips smart camera last year before finally making it available for purchase in January this year. The clip-on smart camera is capable of taking videos and photos automatically, relying on machine learning to decide which photos and videos are worth taking. Google has released the first major update for the camera which enables it to take higher resolution still photos.
Back when the camera was launched, Google said that it had put machine learning capabilities directly into Clips so when it’s turned on, it looks for good moments to capture. It tries to find stable, clear shots of people the user knows. The camera also has a shutter button that can be pressed to manually take photos. The same can also remotely using a companion app for smartphones.
The changelog of the major update that’s rolling out now for the Clips companion app mentions that the camera is now capable of taking higher resolution still photos. When the shutter button is pressed in Live Preview or on the camera, it will capture a high resolution still photo along with the clip. The app also gets pinch-to-zoom functionality so that users can take a closer look at whatever’s captured by the camera.
It’s difficult to put a number on the improvement in resolution, though, since Google doesn’t provide the resolution of still photos that the camera takes on the official product page.
Google Clips Now Takes Higher-Resolution Still Photos , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 28
Many Apple Watch owners have been waiting for the official Spotify app to arrive and with good reason. It’s the most widely used music streaming service in the world, even more so than Apple’s own music streaming service, so there certainly exists a demand for an Apple Watch app. While Spotify is yet to say anything on the matter, a new report suggests that the official Spotify for Apple Watch release is expected to take place this June.
The report cites an “anonymous and unverified tipster” who claimed to have been personally involved in the development of Spotify for Apple Watch. The tipster claimed that the app is going to be announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2018 that’s due to take place in June.
It’s further claimed that the Spotify app is going to be one of the examples that Apple uses to demonstrate its new StreamKit framework which will enable Apple Watch models with cellular connectivity to receive push notifications from third-party applications even when they’re not paired to an iPhone.
StreamKit is likely going to be a part of watchOS 5 which is the next major update for Apple’s smartwatch. WWDC 2018 kicks off on June 4th so we’ll have to wait until then to find out for sure whether or not Spotify is finally coming to the Apple Watch.
Spotify For Apple Watch Release Expected This June , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 28
Facebook has been dealing with the fallout from the data abuse scandal that broke about a week ago. The company is now embroiled in legal and regulatory hurdles as forums such as the Congress and the UK parliament hound the company for answers. Facebook also said that it would do more to prevent something like that from happening again and that it would make it easier for users to access privacy tools. The company today announced that its privacy tools are now easier to find.
Facebook has redesigned its entire settings menu on mobile devices from top to bottom so that users can easily find privacy options. The settings are no longer spread across almost 20 different screens rather they are accessible from a single place. The outdated settings have been cleaned up as well so that users can easily see what information can and can’t be shared with apps.
The new Privacy Shortcuts menu provides users with more control over their data and clearer explanations of how these controls work. It’s from this menu that users can add more layers of protection to their account such as two-factor authentication, review what they’ve shared and delete it if required, manage ad preferences, and manage things like who sees their posts.
Facebook has also introduced Access Your Information today, it’s a new way for users to access and manage their information including posts, comments, reactions, and things they have searched for. It’s from here that they can delete anything from their timeline or profile.
Facebook promises to share more in the coming weeks regarding the measures it promised to take last week.
Facebook Makes It Easier To Find Privacy Tools , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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