Samsung gets FDA approval for a sleep apnea feature on Galaxy Watch The company will roll out the tool later this year. Kris Holt Fri, Feb 9, 2024 Samsung The Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to a sleep apnea detection feature on Galaxy Watch devices in the US, Samsung has … Continue reading Samsung gets FDA approval for a sleep apnea feature on Galaxy Watch
By Associated Press January 18, 2024 The manufacturer of the helmet that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shattered during their AFC wild-card game with Miami says it “did its job” by protecting the league MVP “during a head-to-head impact in unprecedented cold temperatures.” The game Saturday night was the fourth-coldest in NFL history. The temperature … Continue reading Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shattered after a hard hit. Was it a design feature or design flaw?
Pixel 8 Pro reintroduces ultrawide astrophotography feature Deanna Ritchie / Last Updated: Dec 21, 2023 Google has reintroduced the ultrawide astrophotography feature in their Pixel 8 Pro after removing it from their previous models, Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, in 2020. The company eliminated the capability due to subpar image quality, which left … Continue reading Pixel 8 Pro reintroduces ultrawide astrophotography feature
Google is rolling out a new feature in January that will impact 1% of randomly selected Chrome users globally. Nicola Agius on December 14, 2023 Google will begin testing a new feature that restricts third-party cookies by default in the coming weeks. The Tracking Protection tool will be rolled out on January 4, 2024, to … Continue reading Google will start phasing out third-party cookies in weeks with new feature
Twitter opens its advertising platform to cannabis companies Karissa Bell @karissabe Twitter is loosening its advertising policies to allow cannabis companies to promote their brands on the service. The changes makes Twitter the first major social media platform to welcome cannabis ads within the United States. “Going forward, Twitter is allowing advertisers to promote … Continue reading Twitter is making text-based two-factor authentication a paid feature
Keren Baruch Keren Baruch Director of Product at LinkedIn, Angel Investor Published Feb 23, 2023 We appreciate the effort you put into creating high-quality content on LinkedIn – whether it’s a hot take post on breaking news, a newsletter that digs into industry trends, or a video recap of … Continue reading LinkedIn Feature Boosts Content Visibility
By Mark Wilson February 15, 2023 With very little fanfare, Netflix has sunset a UX feature that was half a decade in development. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the company’s Surprise Me feature, which played a randomized movie or show with the click of a button, has been discontinued due to low use. … Continue reading Netflix killed its Surprise Me button. Here’s why the shuffle-play feature never made much sense
Instagram’s next feature might be a copy of BeReal Karissa Bell @karissabe Instagram is testing a new feature called Candid Challenges, which bears a striking resemblance to BeReal, a photo sharing app popular among Gen. Z. The currently unreleased feature was spotted by Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer known for reverse engineering apps and finding … Continue reading Instagram could be working on a paid verification feature
Jon Fingas @jonfingas Samsung is holding its first Unpacked event of 2023 on February 1st, and many expect the Galaxy S23 family to be the centerpiece. The company has even teased a few details, such as camera and performance upgrades. But will this phone lineup be a major revision, or a modest yearly refresh? Let’s … Continue reading Samsung’s entry model Galaxy S23 could feature slower storage
Elon Musk’s texts with Jack Dorsey and Parag Agrawal detail tumultuous Twitter negotiations Karissa Bell @karissabe A tranche of Elon Musk’s private messages have been made public as part of his ongoing lawsuit with Twitter. The messages, revealed in a court filing Thursday, shed new light on Musk’s behind-the-scenes negotiations with Twitter’s leadership, as … Continue reading Twitter’s Community Notes feature starts rolling out globally
