Month: August 2019

DoorDash announced last month that it would be changing its controversial tipping model. Today it’s revealing the basics of how the new system will work. Under the past model, Dashers (DoorDash drivers and other delivery people) were guaranteed a minimum payment per delivery, with DoorDash paying a $1 base, then providing an additional payment boost
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Nearly four years after disrupting the smartphone market with the original “flagship killer”, OnePlus is set to enter another product category — televisions. The company first revealed that it’s working on a television set back in September last year, and we’ve seen a few more details emerge since then. Earlier this week, CEO Pete Lau
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YouTube is killing its native messaging feature, which means you’ll no longer be able to send direct messages on YouTube. However, the chances are you’ve never actually messaged anyone on YouTube and weren’t even aware that YouTube Messages existed. In August 2017, YouTube introduced in-app messaging YouTube Adds In-App Messaging on Android and iOS YouTube
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Alphabet Inc’s Google, Apple Inc and Firefox browser maker Mozilla took steps on Wednesday to block the Kazakh government from creating an internet surveillance system using their browsers. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox will block a government encryption certificate that allows authorities to read anything a user types or posts using the browsers, including account
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Apple is readying a clutch of new hardware for the coming weeks and months, including “Pro” iPhones, upgrades to iPads and its largest laptop in years. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is planning to announce three new iPhones at an event next month, according to people familiar with the situation. The handsets will likely go on
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Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M30 smartphones as well as the Gear S3 Frontier smartwatch and Galaxy Fit e smart fitness band have received discounts under the ‘Samsung Blue Fest 2019’ sale in India. The seven-day sale, which is live on Samsung’s online store, lasts until Monday, August 26. Alongside major discounts on smartphones and
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We’ve long known that 5G rollout wouldn’t happen overnight. But now that carriers have gotten things started, they’ve been confronted with pushback against the next-gen wireless technology’s limitations. Among the bigger issues is spotty coverage indoors — you know that place where most of us spend most of our time? Verizon’s looking to address the
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Epic Games recently stirred up an uproar in the Fortnite community with the Season 10 update by introducing the ridiculously overpowered B.R.U.T.E mech. If you’ve been among the victims of the two-player machine-of-destruction, there is some good news. Fortnite’s latest v10.10 content update has introduced a new weapon called Junk Rift, which gives players a
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Just weeks after unveiling the first models in its 10th Gen Core CPU lineup, Intel has now announced another series based on a different architecture, but targeted at the same segment. The ‘Ice Lake’ family of chips announced on August 1 are based on Intel’s next-gen ‘Ice Lake’ architecture and are the company’s first mass-market
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Facebook and Twitter’s decision to crack down on fake accounts tied to China underscores how Silicon Valley’s disinformation challenges have gone global. It’s just the latest sign that more countries are embracing Russia’s playbook and exploiting social media to stoke political division. Monday marked the first time the companies have directly attributed such a campaign
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