Microsoft has released an update for its Office apps, including one particularly useful feature for Excel on Android: automatic data capture from images. The new tool, which will also be arriving on iOS in the future, enable users to snap an image of hardcopy data they’re interested in importing, such as a number chart, to instantly add the information to … Continue reading
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A new contract reached between teachers and the Bay Area school district includes higher wages and reduced class sizes.
Some of the first cases for foldable smartphones have been revealed, and there’s a fair chance the beautiful, slimline handset you just spent $2k or more on will be left a lot less visually pleasing. The folding phone battles started earlier this month, when Samsung debuted its Galaxy Fold alongside the Galaxy S10. Huawei then fired back, bringing the Mate … Continue reading
Just a couple days after we reported that TikTok was taking some great steps toward better user control over social media*, we find that they’re doing the opposite. So to speak. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) send out a release today revealing the full extent of the truth. The creators of the app, formerly called Musical.ly, now called TikTok, have … Continue reading
Microsoft discontinued its fitness tracking wearable, the Microsoft Band, in late 2016. Users were able to continue using the device in the months following that, but the functionality will soon end with the shutdown of the Microsoft Health Dashboard. Microsoft Band applications will soon be removed from the app stores and Microsoft Store, as well. Microsoft released two wearables under … Continue reading
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Meghan Trainor, 45, has been an exhibiting artist and performer for more than 15 years. She’s worked in 3D printing, brain-computer interface, robotics, and medieval technology. Drone metal outfit Earth is her favorite band and, this week, she was locked out of her social media accounts for “impersonating” Meghan…
Huawei’s ongoing battle with the U.S. government suffered a significant blow on Friday when Canadian authorities ruled that an extradition hearing for the Chinese company’s CFO, Meng Wanzhou, can move forward. The decision capped a week in which Huawei has experienced a series of victories and defeats in its struggle…
In January, when news first broke that Facebook had been paying teens in gift cards to let it install what is, by definition, essentially spyware on their phones, it seemed like just another Tuesday. Had it been virtually any other company, the outrage would have been tenfold. After all, paying 13-year-olds to gain…
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