Month: June 2022
Meta’s new Reels video editing tools draw their creator experience closer to TikTok’s
In a blog post on Thursday, Meta said that it’s globally rolling out new creator tools for its TikTok competitor, Reels, on both Instagram and Facebook. The handful of new tools will make it easier for creators to skip using TikTok to edit short clips and help encourage people to…
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AT&T is launching drones into the sky as mobile 5G hotspots
Audio player loading… Telecommunications giant AT&T has developed drones capable of beaming down 5G signal to an area with patchy connectivity. In true dad joke style, the drone has been named the 5G Flying COW (an acronym for Cell on Wings). In testing, it was able to provide an area…
Read MoreGoogle is eliminating the most easily accessible version of Android Auto
Google is telling users of the Android Auto for Phone Screens app that it’ll no longer work soon via an in-app pop-up message (via 9to5Google). The app enables a simplified in-car interface of Android that is safer to use while mounting the phone on a car dashboard, a great feature…
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New York state passes first-ever ‘right to repair’ law for electronics
The New York state legislature has passed the United States’ first “right to repair” bill covering electronics. Called the Fair Repair Act, the measure would require all manufacturers who sell “digital electronic products” within state borders to make tools, parts, and instructions for repair available to both consumers and independent…
Read MoreAmazon is closing down its Kindle store in China
Amazon stopped supplying retailers in China with Kindle e-readers and will close down the country’s Kindle ebook shop, Reuters reported based on a post made to the company’s WeChat account. Starting June 30th, 2023, users will no longer be able to buy digital Kindle books in China, while Amazon will…
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This Microsoft Office exploit will make you rethink everything you know about web safety
Audio player loading… Microsoft’s suite of office software could be abused to launch phishing attacks capable of deceiving even the most well-trained web users, researchers have found. Analysts from Bitdefender recently uncovered that homograph attacks (those that abuse similar-looking characters for the purposes of deception – e.g. Micr0soft) grow a…
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