Month: May 2020

Because we’re all running out of things to talk about now. Dating apps are designed to make finding new friends / casual hook-ups / your OTP easy, but even if you’re the laziest swiper in the world you’re still going to have eventually engage in some kind of chit chat with your match — great … Continue reading Tinder adds ‘prompts’ feature to kickstart conversations Continue Reading →

Spotify and Apple Music already had feature for a while. YouTube Music’s latest feature allows users to view and pre-save unreleased albums, another new feature that brings the service closer to parity with other music-streaming options. Reddit users recently initially noticed the change, and Engadget confirmed by checking one of our personal accounts Previously, upcoming albums weren’t … Continue reading YouTube Music now allows users to pre-save albums before they’re released Continue Reading →

Only 10,000 units will be available. Oppo Once in a while, Neon Genesis Evangelion fans get giddy over a special edition phone (or camera) made just for them, and with 2020 marking the 25th anniversary of the anime (not to mention the upcoming movie Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time), there was bound to be some extra fun this year. Following the weirdly adorable Tamagotchi … Continue reading Oppo’s Evangelion phone is surprisingly faithful to the anime Continue Reading →

You’ll have to wait until June 11th to get a taste of what’s new. You’ll have to deal with a second delay before you can play the third season of Fortnite Chapter 2, although it won’t be as dramatic as the first. Epic has pushed back Season 3’s premiere by one week to June 11th in order to “get … Continue reading The next ‘Fortnite’ season has been delayed one more week Continue Reading →

It’s another step in the fight against misinformation. Facebook has been verifying the identities of Page managers for a while in its quest to stamp out misinformation, but now it’s shifting that attention to individual accounts. The social network will now verify the identities of people behind profiles that both have a “pattern of inauthentic behavior” and whose … Continue reading Facebook will verify identities for suspiciously popular accounts Continue Reading →

Linked stadium speakers pump out the cheers and jeers. No one’s going to live sporting events anytime soon. Yamaha hopes it can keep team spirit alive with its new app, though. Remote Cheerer lets fans tap on their devices to support their favorite players — or boo their challengers. The app is meant to be linked to a stadium’s … Continue reading Yamaha’s Remote Cheerer app lets fans root for their teams at home Continue Reading →

It could be a handy time-saver. Google will soon offer G Suite subscribers who use Google Voice a handy time-saver. You’ll be able to make and receive calls directly in Gmail, so you won’t have to bother hopping over to another tab or app to do so. On your browser, the Voice icon will appear alongside the other G Suite add-ons … Continue reading G Suite users can make Google Voice calls right inside Gmail Continue Reading →

Disney explains why it didn’t have a quick fix. As promised, Simpsons fans can now watch early seasons (pre-2009) in 4:3 format on Disney+. Beginning today, users can choose to view those episodes in either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios. The 4:3 format won’t cut off sight gags like the one above. The change should appease fans, but some may … Continue reading At last, you can watch early ‘Simpsons’ episodes as intended on Disney+ Continue Reading →

You can now skip ahead and rewind without scrubbing. YouTube is making it easier to navigate longer videos with its new “chapters” feature, the video streaming site announced. After receiving positive feedback on chapters during a testing period, the feature will stay on YouTube permanently as of May 28th, YouTube told Engadget in a statement. Chapters … Continue reading YouTube adds chapters to make video navigation easier Continue Reading →