Tag: Information technology
The Morning After: The Borderlands movie proves bad video game adaptations can still happen
Eli Roth’s Borderlands movie adaptation sounds like a recipe for a solid sci-fi romp: Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as the wise-cracking gunslinger Lilith; Jack Black as the quippy Claptrap; and even Jamie Lee Curtis. Lionsgate But according to Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar, it squanders the story potential and all that on-screen talent.…
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The Morning After: US judge rules that Google ‘is a monopolist’ in search
A federal judge ruled that Google has illegally abused its monopoly over the search industry. The ruling follows a 10-week trial held in 2023, which followed a 2020 lawsuit. Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in the ruling that the company had…
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Apple’s latest iOS 18 beta walks back some changes to the redesigned Photos app
Apple is pumping the brakes on some of its updates to the Photos app in iOS 18. The company made some changes — removing some features and tweaking others — on Monday to address user feedback. The pared-down version can be found in the software’s fifth developer beta, which app…
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Google will let you search your Chrome browsing history by asking questions like a human
You’re neck deep in a research project but the finish line is in sight. You hit the close button on your browser. It vanishes and takes the dozens of tabs you had open with it. You heave a sigh of relief — and then remember that you need to verify…
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Fresh leak shows the Google Pixel Watch 3 comes in two sizes instead of one
The next Made by Google is just around the corner (Aug. 13, to be exact) but you may not have to wait to find out about the Google Pixel Watch 3. A leak from a Google source to the website Android Headlines reveals some new details about the new smartwatch.…
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Google’s first cross-device sharing features for Android now rolling out
Google is rolling out the two handy features first announced at I/O in May: Call casting and internet sharing. They're the first wave of the company's new "Cross-device services" that make it easier to hop between Android devices, 9to5Google reported. According to Google's help page, Call casting lets you switch…
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