The name Adata might not be the most familiar of brands for most of you out there, but the Taiwanese company has been around for two decades now mostly dealing with memory and storage products. They do also have their own the XPG brand of gaming-focused PC hardware and peripherals. …
Read More »Google Duo adds supports for audio-only calls because why not
Google’s standalone video-calling app Duo is no longer just for video calls. The company announced today it’s adding support for audio-only calls – a feature aimed at increasing the app’s adoption in emerging markets, where a strong, high-bandwidth network connection isn’t always available. The option is first rolling out to …
Read More »Microsoft now puts ads in Windows 10 File Explorer, because of course
Microsoft made a lot of changes in Windows 10 that helped it put the mistakes of Windows 8 in the rear view mirror. Not all of Microsoft’s ideas are good, though. The company has shown a tendency to get a little too casual with how it promotes its services within …
Read More »Uber’s SVP Amit Singhal leaves company because he didn’t disclose a sexual harassment allegation at Google
Uber’s SVP of engineering, Amit Singhal, left the company earlier today after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick asked him to step down, Recode reports. According to Recode, Singhal failed to disclose a sexual harassment allegation made against him at former employer Google during the hiring process. This comes after Uber’s hell of a …
Read More »Waggle raises $2.3 million because the internet doesn’t have enough funny animal videos
A startup called Waggle raised $2.3 million in seed funding to become the go-to destination for animal lovers and pet parents online, and for sharing all the cute pups and madcap kitteh adventures they have to offer. The New York City-based startup was incubated at Broadway Video Ventures, the venture arm of the production company behind premium …
Read More »Just because you can play Doom on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar doesn’t mean you should
“Does it run Doom?” has long been the gold standard of getting stuff to play on other stuff that it probably shouldn’t be played on. The answer is almost invariably “yes.” The longer answer is usually more along the lines of “yes, but why would you want to?” That certainly …
Read More »The Apple Pencil costs $99+ because you probably don’t need it, and that’s a good thing
A lot of digital and literal ink has been spilled over the announcement of a stylus at tech-blogger Christmas. Though looking past the surprisingly widespread hot-take that “Steve Jobs never wanted a stylus,” the Apple Pencil isn’t clearly not built for mass consumption. It costs $99 for a reason. In fact, I thought it …
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