Month: April 2021
Landline use in ‘terminal decline’ as mobile dominates landline phone
Fewer Brits are using their landline than ever before, with the rise of mobile phones, and the threat of nuisance calls all contributing to what has been deemed a “terminal decline”. Research from uSwitch found that the number of households with a landline had fallen by 15% from its 2003…
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Window Snyder’s new startup Thistle Technologies raises $2.5M seed to secure IoT devices
The Internet of Things has a security problem. The past decade has seen wave after wave of new internet-connected devices, from sensors through to webcams and smart home tech, often manufactured in bulk but with little — if any — consideration to security. Worse, many device manufacturers make no effort…
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How to Reduce Motion Sickness in Virtual Reality
VR headsets are all about escapism—until your real-world nausea kicks in. These tips can help. Source
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In a surprise to no one, Instagram is testing ads in Reels
Instagram puts ads just about everywhere in its app, and now, they’re coming to Reels. The company says today it’ll start testing ads in its TikTok copy product in India, Brazil, Germany, and Australia. The plan is to then expand that group in the coming months. The ads can be…
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US Senate quizzes Apple and Google on app practices App store revenues 2019
Apple and Google have denied suggestions from US senators that they abuse a dominant position on their respective mobile platforms to stifle competition from other developers and manufacturers. The accusations against the companies are two-fold. The first is that the practices employed by their app stores are restrictive, while the…
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iOS 15 tipped to bring upgrades to notifications and the iPad home screen iPhone 12
If everything goes to schedule then we’re expecting to see iOS 15 unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2021), which starts on June 7. Thanks to some well-placed inside sources, we now have a better idea of what Apple is planning. As per Mark Gurman at Bloomberg – usually…
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