Autocorrect is incredibly useful when it works, but when it doesn’t work, it can cause problems that are always annoying, often amusing, and occasionally horrifying. I’m sure we’ve all had to send the “Whoops, damn autocorrect” text at least once in our lives, probably numerous times, but Apple has a new patent that might be able to… Continue reading Apple’s new patent could put an end to autocorrect mistakes
Month: April 2016
Rovi has agreed to acquire TiVo for $1.1 billion
TiVo… that’s a name that hasn’t been relevant in my life for years, and I’m far from the only one. Being able to record the movies and shows on your television so you can watch them later was awesome back in the day, but now that on-demand video and streaming have become the norm, TiVo… Continue reading Rovi has agreed to acquire TiVo for $1.1 billion
The founder of Atari wants to start making mobile games
Atari rose and fell before many of today’s gamers were even born, but the modern video game industry wouldn’t be what it is now without the company, and as Atari’s founder, Nolan Bushnell is considered one of the industry’s fathers. Taking part in the creation of modern gaming wasn’t enough for Bushnell, however, as he wants to take part in… Continue reading The founder of Atari wants to start making mobile games
Telegram denies rumors that it’s being acquired by Google
Google was in a perfect position to dominate the mobile messaging and social networking markets while they were still in their infancy, but because it was too slow to act, it missed both of those opportunities and has been struggling to establish a significant foothold in those markets ever since. Fortunately, if a company as large… Continue reading Telegram denies rumors that it’s being acquired by Google
Snapchat users watch ten billion videos every day
Facebook isn’t the only emerging video-sharing behemoth that YouTube needs to be wary of, according to a report from Bloomberg on Thursday. The report, which Snapchat has confirmed to be accurate, says that Snapchat users watch about ten billion videos through the app every day, which is two billion more than what Bloomberg reported back in… Continue reading Snapchat users watch ten billion videos every day
Xiaomi’s first smartwatch will launch in the second half of 2016
Xiaomi might not like being called the Apple of China, but the company seems to do everything in its power to earn that title. It’s already released laptops, smartphones, set-top boxes, and tablets that look almost identical to their Apple-made counterparts, and it stands to reason that its upcoming smartwatch will be the same. We don’t… Continue reading Xiaomi’s first smartwatch will launch in the second half of 2016
HTC is working on two Nexus devices for Google
It looks like HTC will be returning to Google’s Nexus program this year, and this time it’ll have two devices instead of one. This is according to a respected and well-known leaker by the name of Evan Blass, who claims that HTC is working on two Android N devices for Google, which go by the codenames M1… Continue reading HTC is working on two Nexus devices for Google
Nintendo will release its next console in March 2017
Consoles tend to last six to eight years before their successor is released, so the fact that the Wii U will be replaced in just four years should tell you how much of a failure it is. Numerous reports have claimed that Nintendo wants to move past the Wii U debacle as quickly as possible, and the company… Continue reading Nintendo will release its next console in March 2017
YouTube now has six-second advertisements that you can’t skip
YouTube decided to remind us that life is full of compromises with a new blog post this morning, in which it announced that it’s introducing a new advertisement format that shortens ads to just six seconds, but also removes the ability to skip them. Whether this is better or worse than the older formats is a… Continue reading YouTube now has six-second advertisements that you can’t skip
Google believes artificial intelligence will be bigger than virtual reality
When Mark Zuckerberg thinks about the future, he sees a world that’s dominated by mobile devices and virtual reality, but when Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks about the future, all he sees is artificial intelligence. He suggested as much during Alphabet’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday, saying that mobile devices and virtual reality will dominate the immediate… Continue reading Google believes artificial intelligence will be bigger than virtual reality