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 →

Buy stuff with your voice. Soon you’ll be able to make purchases through Google Assistant using just your voice. As Android Police reports, a new Voice Match setting has been discovered in the Assistant’s Payments and Security settings pane — a pretty strong indicator that Google’ Voice Match technology will be its next pathway to hands-free shopping. … Continue reading Google is working on voice confirmation for purchases with Assistant Continue Reading →

Fashion is having its moment in the metaverse. A riot of luxury labels, music, and games are vying for attention in the virtual world. And as physical events and the entertainment industry that depends on them shut down, virtual things have come to epitomize the popular culture of the pandemic. It’s creating an environment where … Continue reading As fashion has its metaverse moment, one app looks to bridge real and virtual worlds for sneakerheads Continue Reading →

Thailand’s largest cell network AIS has pulled a database offline that was spilling billions of real-time internet records on millions of Thai internet users. Security researcher Justin Paine said in a blog post that he found the database, containing DNS queries and Netflow data, on the internet without a password. With access to this database, Paine said … Continue reading A massive database of 8 billion Thai internet records leaks Continue Reading →

China’s space program will launch a Mars  mission in July, according to its current plans. This will include deploying an orbital probe to study the red planet, and a robotic, remotely-controlled rover for surface exploration. The U.S. has also been planning another robotic rover mission for Mars, and it’s set to take off this summer, too – … Continue reading China set to launch Mars probe and rover mission in July Continue Reading →

Technology improvements over the past few years mean that most fully wireless earbuds are a lot better than they used to be. That has led to something of a narrowing of the field among competitors in this arena, but some of the players still stand out – and Jabra  have definitely delivered a standout performer with its … Continue reading Jabra’s Elite Active 75t earbuds offer great value and sound for both workouts and workdays Continue Reading →