Month: February 2025
Amazon revamps Prime Video’s Apple TV app
Amazon’s Prime Video app just got a big update on Apple TV. The app is now better optimized for tvOS, allowing you to swipe on the Siri Remote to scroll through Prime Video’s shows and movies as well as use touchpad gestures for fast-forwarding, rewinding, and scrubbing through content. Amazon…
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Bose headphones and earbuds are nearly 25 percent off for President’s Day
If you need a new pair of headphones, earbuds, or a portable Bluetooth speaker, Bose’s ongoing President’s Day sale presents a few compelling options. In fact, now through February 17th, several QuietComfort and SoundLink devices are receiving steep discounts, including some of our favorite models. Several products are matching their…
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Not even emoji are safe from hackers – smiley faces can be hijacked to hide data, study claims
Researcher finds a way to add invisible text to emojis It probably can’t be used for malware…probably It could be used for watermarking or bypassing human moderation A security researcher claims to have discovered a way to hide extra information inside emoji. Paul Butler explained how he experimented with Unicode…
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Android 16’s next public beta adds new features for pro photographers
Google is releasing the second public beta of Android 16 today that will introduce new features for professional photographers who want more control while capturing images and videos. The upgrades include new manual control options when using auto-exposure, precise color temperature and tint adjustments, and support for Ultra HDR images…
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Google Maps is ramping up its Waze-like incident reports – and that could split opinion among users
Google Maps is testing the rollout of more incident reports These are weather-related options such as ‘flooded road’ or ‘low visibility’ The growing library of incidents is a source of annoyance for some drivers Google Maps is introducing new incident reporting options, fresh additions that pertain to weather-related conditions. Android…
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US lawmakers respond to the UK’s Apple encryption backdoor request
The UK’s shockingly intrusive order for Apple to create a backdoor into users’ encrypted iCloud data doesn’t only affect Brits; it could be used to access the private data of any Apple account holder in the world, including Americans. Less than a week after security experts sounded the alarm on…
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