Robinhood hit with class action lawsuit after it restricts GameStop stock

Posted on 28/01/2021 by Engadget

Robinhood can now add a class action lawsuit to its growing list of headaches after it said it would restrict users from trading GameStop and other stocks. A class action lawsuit was filed in New York Thursday, alleging that Robinhood “deprived their...

Telegram makes it easier to import your WhatsApp chat history

Posted on 28/01/2021 by Engadget

Telegram is still dealing with a influx of WhatsApp users upset over a new privacy policy, and it’s making sure those converts will feel more at home. WABetaInfo has noticed that the latest version of Telegram for iOS (Android users had to wait as of...

Netflix delivers ‘studio-quality’ sound upgrade for Android viewers

Posted on 24/01/2021 by Engadget

Don’t be surprised if Netflix sounds nicer the next time you marathon a show on your Android phone. Netflix has upgraded its Android app to stream audio in xHE-AAC (Extended HE-AAC with MPEG-D DRC; yes, it’s a mouthful), promising “studio-quality” so...

The UN created a game about protecting the ozone layer

Posted on 21/01/2021 by Engadget

How do you teach a younger crowd to appreciate and protect the ozone layer? By weaving the science into the games they play, apparently. As Eurogamer reports, the UN’s Environment Programme is releasing a Reset Earth game for Android and iOS that tas...

Moog app brings the classic Model 15 modular synth to the Mac

Posted on 20/01/2021 by Engadget

You won’t have to fire up a mobile device (or spend a fortune on the real thing) to use Moog’s Model 15 for music creation. The company has updated its Model 15 app to introduce support for Mac users running Big Sur, bringing the modular synthesizer...

Ring’s Neighbors app exposed precise locations and addresses

Posted on 14/01/2021 by Engadget

Ring’s Neighbors app is still suffering from privacy shortcomings almost three years later. TechCrunch has learned a bug in the Amazon-owned neighborhood watch tool exposed precise locations and home addresses for anyone posting in the software. The...

WhatsApp: Let us share your data with Facebook or else

Posted on 07/01/2021 by Engadget

In a surprise move, WhatsApp recently gave many of its users a difficult choice: they could either accept a revised privacy policy that explicit allowed the service to share information with parent company Facebook by February 8th, or decline and ris...

Apple says a record $540 million was spent on apps this New Year’s Day

Posted on 06/01/2021 by Engadget

If you thought Apple device owners would splurge on apps during a holiday season when they were stuck at home... you guessed correctly. Apple has revealed that the App Store broke a single-day spending record on New Year’s Day, with people spending o...

Venmo’s mobile app can now cash your checks

Posted on 04/01/2021 by Engadget

Venmo’s bid to become your banking hub now covers your checks. The PayPal-owned brand is launching a Cash a Check feature in its Android and iOS apps that lets you deposit money without using your bank’s app or visiting a physical location (a risky p...

Spotify belatedly extends Alexa podcast control outside the US

Posted on 16/12/2020 by Engadget

Americans have had the option of Alexa voice control for podcasts on Spotify since the end of 2019, but the rest of the world has had to sit tight. That creature comfort is finally reaching other parts of the world, though. Spotify has enabled Alexa...

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