Month: May 2022
Did GDPR kill off millions of Android apps?
Audio player loading… The introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) back in 2018 may have had a detrimental effect on the number of new apps available for Android smartphones according to a new research paper. In the paper, titled “GDPR and the Lost Generation of Innovative Apps”,…
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Microsoft annouces Adaptive Accessories, a new lineup of accessibility-focused products
Audio player loading… Microsoft has revealed a new line of adaptive accessories to help people with disabilities who struggle with the typical keyboard and mouse layout. Announced during Ability Summit 2022, the new devices are the Microsoft Adaptive Mouse, Adaptive Button, and the Adaptive Hub. Each one was made working…
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AT&T is making some potentially life-saving changes to 911 calls
Audio player loading… Reaching emergency services and getting help after an accident is now even easier with AT&T as it has launched location-based routing to automatically transmit wireless 911 calls to the appropriate call centers across the US. By using the new “Locate Before Route” feature from Intrado, the mobile…
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Google says Matter is still set to fix the biggest smart home frustrations
In early 2019, Michele Turner sat down for dinner with her colleague Grant Erickson. Joining them at the restaurant in Silicon Valley’s Woodside were two of their counterparts from Amazon and two from Apple. Turner and Erickson both worked for Google. The hosts of this dinner party were Tobin Richardson…
Read MoreGodzilla and Kong are coming to Call of Duty: Warzone
Activision is adding a wild crossover to Call of Duty: Warzone — the giant monsters Godzilla and Kong will appear in a new limited-time mode that kicks off tomorrow, May 11th. In the new mode, called Operation Monarch, players will compete to be the last team standing as Godzilla and…
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New AMD Radeon graphics cards launch with tweaked clocks and higher prices
Audio player loading… AMD is adding three new graphics cards to its Radeon RX 6000 series: the 6650 XT, 6750 XT, and the 6950 XT. These new models are direct upgrades to older models as evident by the “50” in their name. The 6650 XT is an upgrade to the…
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