Category: notifications
Why is Clubhouse so addicted to notifications?
I’ve learned to dread Clubhouse notifications. They blow up my phone dozens of times a day, at all hours of the day and night. My childhood neighbor just joined the app, do I want to “welcome” them in? How about the guy I went on three dates with six… Source
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Xbox beta testers can try the Xbox One UI redesign starting today
Microsoft is now rolling out the Xbox One August update, which refreshes some aspects of the user interface ahead of a major redesign that’ll unify how the platform looks across Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC and mobile. Meanwhile, Xbox Insiders (or bet… Source
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Chrome test could discourage websites from abusing push notifications
Google is continuing its war against annoying website notifications. TheWindowsClub has discovered that Google will test a feature that sets an expiration time for notification subscriptions. You’d have to enable the test, but it would let you decide… Source
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Rep. Schiff wants Google and Twitter to use COVID-19 misinformation warnings
One of the challenges to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is curbing the spread of misinformation. Google, YouTube and Twitter have each taken steps to provide accurate info and remove false content, but Congressman Adam Schiff says that’s not enough…. Source
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Facebook warns users who ‘interacted’ with COVID-19 misinformation
As part of Facebook’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 misinformation, it is going to begin alerting users if they have liked, reacted to or commented on misinformation that has since been removed. The alerts will appear in News Feed, and they’ll inclu… Source
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Microsoft makes its advanced account protection free for healthcare workers
As if fighting the coronavirus pandemic weren’t challenging enough, cybercriminals are making things more difficult for healthcare providers and humanitarian groups. Attacks have already delayed COVID-19 testing and limited access to related healthca… Source
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