Month: May 2020

Zoom says it’ll be back after unspecified technical and security improvements are made Zoom has temporarily disabled the integration of GIF platform Giphy in its chat feature, the company said in a blog post. “Once additional technical and security measures have been deployed, we will re-enable the feature.” Zoom didn’t offer any specifics beyond that on … Continue reading Zoom has temporarily removed Giphy from its chat feature Continue Reading →

14 things we want out of iPadOS 14. We don’t quite know what it’s going to look like yet, but in less than a month, WWDC 2020 will give us our first look at the next generation of Apple’s operating systems. And this year, all eyes will be on iPadOS. After splitting off from iOS last year … Continue reading iPadOS 14 wishlist: Smarter multitasking, portrait split screen, a $#!% calculator, and more Continue Reading →

Amazon is building out an internal testing lab Amazon’s Lab126, the hardware group responsible for developing the company’s Kindle e-reader and its Echo smart speaker, is hiring engineers to work on its COVID-19 testing initiative, according to job listings first reported by GeekWire on Monday. As of right now, Amazon is contracting with existing labs to process nasal … Continue reading Amazon’s Kindle and Echo team now working on the company’s COVID-19 testing project Continue Reading →

Seven hosts might have been asking a bit much for early footling. VMware has shrunk the hardware requirements for its shiny new native Kubernetes on vSphere product, making it rather more affordable. The new offering runs on Cloud Foundation, VMware’s software-defined-data-centre bundle aimed at service providers and users that wish to build hybrid clouds that … Continue reading VMware reduces hardware footprint of its shiny new K8s-on-vSphere toys Continue Reading →

Hangzhou wants a ‘health and immunity firewall’ One of China’s major tech hubs is planning to make a health and movement tracking system developed to fight the COVID-19 epidemic a permanent fixture in daily life. Officials in the city of Hangzhou, home to Alibaba and other Chinese tech concernts, said on Friday (Chinese language) the local government … Continue reading Contact-tracing app may become a permanent fixture in major Chinese city Continue Reading →

XRSpace, a company led by former HTC head Peter Chou, plans to launch a new virtual reality headset later this year. The headset is dubbed the Mova, and it’s supposed to ship in the third quarter of 2020 for $599. Its selling points include 5G support, a hand tracking interface, and an expansive virtual world … Continue reading HTC’s former CEO is making a risky bet on a new VR headset and virtual world Continue Reading →

Update: May 25, 2020 (10:29 AM ET): It looks like the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 could come with a few new tricks up its sleeve. We’ve got rumors related to a new camera controller function, some new workout types, and some new clock faces. Read on for all the info! Original article, April 22, 2020: Xiaomi has a … Continue reading Xiaomi Mi Band 5: Everything we know and what we want to see Continue Reading →

Serial entrepreneur Rohit Nadhani, who last sold his Newton email app to Essential in 2018— an app so popular it’s been saved from shutting down multiple times — is today launching a new startup, Kubera. The service aims to offer an alternative to using a spreadsheet to keep track of your assets, investments, cryptocurrencies, debts, insurance, and other important … Continue reading Newton Mail founder returns with launch of personal net worth tracker, Kubera Continue Reading →