Month: December 2023
Microsoft is making PowerPoint better for those of us who always have subtitles on
Your online presentations could soon be significantly more engaging following a new update from Microsoft PowerPoint. The company has revealed another stage in its accessibility push by bringing videos with subtitles and closed captions to PowerPoint for the web, meaning your presentations can now be accessible to more viewers than…
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Proton Mail now has a desktop app in beta
Proton finally has a desktop app. The Swiss company, known for its privacy-focused alternatives to the Google Workspace apps, revealed a Windows and macOS application on Thursday that includes Proton Mail and Proton Calendar. The desktop app is currently available in beta for subscribers on the most expensive premium tier,…
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ESA CEO on E3 shutdown: ‘video game companies have new and exciting ways to reach people’
Earlier this week, it was announced that the Electronic Entertainment Expo – better known as E3 – has been permanently shut down, following its cancellation in 2020, 2022, and 2023 (and shift online in 2021). Now, Stanley Pierre-Louis, the president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which organized…
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Google Maps update to let you wipe out past searches and photos in one swoop
Google Maps is getting a privacy update that gives users new ways to control their information on the platform. First, the app will begin collecting your recent activity into one central location where you can view places you’ve been to in the past, the date you went there, and the…
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Beeper says some people aren’t getting iMessages again
Here we go again: Just two days after getting Beeper Mini working again after Apple’s block, Beeper says that it’s looking into reports that some users aren’t getting iMessages on Beeper Mini and Beeper Cloud. The issues appear to have started as early as about 6PM ET; at that time,…
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The Tesla Cybertruck’s infamous wiper will reportedly cost $165 to replace
The Cybertruck’s entire windshield will also be replaceable, of course, and will cost you a cool $1,900, assuming these prices are accurate and assuming they’re consumer prices rather than internal prices. (I am not sure if that’s a safe assumption, but if so, they seem reasonable for a $60K-and-up vehicle.)…
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