Month: June 2020
Oculus Go discontinued: Facebook will no longer offer its entry-level VR headset null
Facebook and Oculus announced today that it will discontinue its Oculus Go VR headset to allow the company more room to work “on the next chapter in VR”. The announcement came in a blog post on Oculus’ website as well as an email to Oculus owners that thanked them for…
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US government websites get HTTPS security boost null
The US government’s DotGov Program has announced that new .gov sites will only be accessible via HTTPS and that they will automatically be preloaded starting on September 1, 2020. The program is overseen by the US General Services Administration (GSA) which operates the .gov top-level domain (TLD). The GSA also…
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Netflix is making it easier for people to remove titles from their ‘continue watching’ row
After browsing for a new movie or TV show to watch on Netflix, people may throw something on before deciding 10 minutes in they’re just not that interested. Netflix’s new “remove from row” feature is designed to make it easier for people to remove those titles from their currently watching…
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iOS 14 will respond to taps on the back of your iPhone
People are still discovering features in iOS 14 now that its developer beta is available, and that includes a few clever tricks. Most notably, Federico Viticci and others have noticed a new “Back Tap” feature that lets you perform actions and shortcu… Source
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Apple will extend the lifespan of your AirPods by choosing when they charge
Apple is adding a new feature as part of its newly announced iOS 14 that will extend the lifespan of your AirPods. Apple says the operating system will reduce how quickly your AirPods’ batteries age by learning when you typically charge them and predicting when to stop charging them automatically.…
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Starbucks is selling an Impossible sausage breakfast sandwich in the US
As of today, you can buy a plant-based breakfast sandwich made with Impossible Foods’ imitation sausage at most Starbucks locations in the US. Given that Starbucks has more than 15,000 US locations and that Impossible Foods also signed a deal with Bu… Source
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