Tag: author_name|Lawrence Bonk
NBA League Pass gets multiview just in time for the season to start
NBA League Pass is getting some cool new features for the 2024-25 season. This includes multiview, which is an oft-requested tool. Multiview allows basketball fans to watch up to four games at once on the same screen. The feature works on TVs, smartphones and tablets, and will likely be a…
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YouTube adds tons of little tweaks, including fine-tunable playback speed
YouTube just announced around two-dozen tweaks and updates to the mobile app, the web player and the TV app. Many of these updates are on the insignificant side, so let’s go over the ones that are likely to change how people use the service. Speed adjustments are getting much more…
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Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime is making a tabletop RPG party game
Blizzard co-founder and ex-CEO Mike Morhaime’s publishing company Dreamhaven just announced a new game that mixes elements of tabletop RPGs with party games like Jackbox. Sunderfolk looks to be a more casual pick-up-and-play take on something like Gloomhaven. The title has been “designed for players who love tabletop, board and…
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Venmo adds scheduled payments and requests
Venmo has added the ability to schedule both payments and requests, which has been a long-desired feature. People can use this toolset to send out one-time payments or requests, or schedule things to go out monthly, weekly or bi-weekly. Users will receive a push notification reminder the day before a…
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Amazon tablets are getting AI tools, like writing assist and automatic website summaries
Did you think Amazon Fire tablets were exempt from generative AI tools? Think again. The company just announced a spate of AI-centric features that are rolling out to the just-announced Fire HD 8 refresh and a bunch of older models. None of these features are too surprising, but they seem…
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Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly impossible
Reddit has just changed the rules so moderators of subreddits must get admin approval to switch from public to private, as originally reported by The Verge. This is being seen by many as an attempt to curb sitewide protests, as these requests must be approved by Reddit staffers. There will…
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