Ever since Apple’s M1 Macs ditched the Intel chips to their own devices, they have been getting constantly optimized apps that tend to perform better than those broadcast via the Rosetta 2 emulator. Today marks another important native release as Photoshop has officially moved out of beta and offers faster speeds for many tasks. According … Read more
A drone’s view shows the Blue Origin spaceship New Shepard taking off for a test flight. (Blue original photo) With support from NASA, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space project will upgrade its suborbital spacecraft New Shepard to provide the moon’s gravity for future experiments. “Mankind has dreamed of artificial gravity since the earliest … Read more
The team behind Songclip believe that social media could use more music. Yes, music is a big part of the experience with a handful of apps like TikTok and Triller, but Songclip co-founder and COO John vanSuchtelen told me, “This is not the end as music is going to be a feature a beginning.” He … Read more
With the introduction of automatic captioning for stories, Instagram is taking a step forward to improve accessibility. Social media consultant Matt Navarra shared a video of the feature in action. There is a new sticker called CC Subtitle that you can add to your story. When you do this, the app will transcribe the audio. … Read more
A sign over Interstate 5 near Seattle during the COVID-19 pandemic. (GeekWire photo) It turns out that sitting at home goes a long way towards keeping people out of traffic. INRIX, the Kirkland, Washington-based transportation technology and data company, released its 2020 Global Traffic Scorecard, and the COVID-19 pandemic – and stay-at-home orders – has … Read more
Paytm announced on Tuesday that NFC-enabled Android smartphones are becoming POS devices as it aims to attract more merchants in one of the world’s largest markets for mobile payments. A Paytm merchant partner can now activate the card acceptance function via their Paytm business app. Once activated, they can process a transaction by tapping a … Read more
A retrofitted four-hour edition of the Justice League is set to be released on HBO Max later this month. However, Variety reports that some subscribers got an early glimpse. Apparently at some point today those who tried to watch Tom & Jerry via streaming had a chance to get the 4: 3 aspect ratio superhero … Read more
GeekWire file photo According to a new report by security journalist Brian Krebs on Monday, Microsoft was made aware of the first attacks in early January, two months before the release of patches, in which previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange Server were exploited. Some estimates suggest that the number of servers at risk from the … Read more
Amazon announced Monday that it had expanded its grocery delivery service called Amazon Food to 62 postcodes in Bangalore. This is the first public update since entering the new category in India last May. The American e-commerce group said Amazon Food is now reaching key locations in Bangalore such as Whitefield, HSR, Sarjapur, Koramangala, Indiranagar, … Read more
OnePlus will showcase its latest flagship smartphones – the OnePlus 9 5G series – during a launch streaming event on March 23 at 9 a.m. Eastern. And when these phones make their debut, they pack cameras that have been tuned by 180-year-old Swedish camera maker Hasselblad. “With OnePlus’ world-class hardware and computer photography and Hasselblad’s … Read more