Month: June 2021
Google now warns if you’re searching for a topic with unreliable results Google
In a bid to combat poor quality and unrelated search results, Google has launched a new notification system that will advise users to “check back later” when more information from reliable sources becomes available. Google said it has trained its systems to discover when a topic is breaking and evolving…
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YouTube Theater will be a new 6,000-seat live entertainment arena in California
Like the rest of the tech industry, YouTube was forced to transition from live to virtual events earlier this year when it shuttered its studio spaces for creators and musicians. Just four months later, with the pandemic subsiding, the Google-owned video platform is now embracing live entertainment like never before.…
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YouTube TV launches 4K and offline downloads today, but they don’t come cheap
YouTube TV is today revealing more details about two anticipated new features: 4K playback and offline downloads. As it turns out, the service will be bundling them together in a new add-on package it’s calling “4K Plus.” There’s no getting one without the other. 4K Plus is available starting today…
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How I inadvertently became a vinyl nerd
I don't consider myself an audiophile. For years, my primary pair of headphones were just the wired earbuds that came with my phone. I’m hard-pressed to tell the difference between MP3 and FLAC. Yet, I recently bought a U-Turn Audio Orbit Plus turntable, a pair of Kanto YU4 speakers and…
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All the announcements from Samsung’s virtual MWC event
Samsung will hold its Mobile World Congress event virtually this year, which looks to focus on Samsung’s smartwatches, as well as how the company is “enhancing security.” Smartwatches from Samsung are especially interesting this year, given that the company will merge its wearable OS with Google’s. It’s possible we’ll get…
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Bad habits of the hyper-distributed workforce Bad habits of the hyper-distributed workforce
There’s still ground to cover in the vaccine rollout, and when we can return to the office for good remains unclear. When we do, it’s likely many people will have truly flexible working practices. It is no secret that cyber criminals have capitalized on the remote or hybrid working trend,…
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