Apple users seem unanimously convinced that closing background apps is a good habit, but it’s more likely a waste of time. For too long, I’ve watched friends and family orchestrate a frenzy of up-swipes from their iPhone’s multitasking screen to cleanse themselves of countless open background apps. The iPhone SE Offers Almost Everything You Want …
Andy Boxall / Digital Trends The smartphone industry is in a weird place right now. It’s in a state of flux where we can see all the benefits of generative AI knocking at the doors, but the various brands apparently have conflicting ideas on how to push them on smartphones despite bold promises. Take, for …
The Voyager app on Vision Pro lets you see airports in 3D in real time. Apple Apple just announced a surge in Vision Pro apps, nearly tripling the best estimates from late January. Apple states that the Vision Pro will have at least 600 native apps on February 2, an impressive beginning for a VR …
Windows 11’s notification center delivers notifications to your desktop from specific apps. However, if you don’t want to receive notifications at all, or want to turn off notifications in Windows 11 for certain apps, you can do this easily through the System Settings. Similarly, you can decide which notifications to receive at certain times of …
Zoom Zoom has just unveiled its videoconferencing app designed especially for Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, which launches this Friday. The aim of the app is to “seamlessly blend videoconferencing with user’s physical space,” Zoom said on Monday, “blurring the lines of in-person and remote meetings with the infinite canvas on Apple Vision Pro, helping …
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Andy Boxall / Digital Trends This has been quite a stunning week in regard to the privacy and security of smartphone users. Specifically, two investigations have revealed troubling privacy concerns around smartphone advertising and iOS’ notification system. The first, a deep investigation by 404 Media, uncovered a company called Patternz …
publishers—including King and Zynga—that have snapped up data companies to automate UA. TapNation For three decades, splashing the cash on user acquisition (UA) was a strategy mobile game publishers could count on to net valuable players and attract big spenders. The approach worked because the user data that oiled these efficient marketing machines was abundant …
Radio has long been a powerful communication tool. And even in the internet age in the 21st Century, it remains so. Perhaps not as relevant as when AM/FM broadcasts were the primary way folks got their information and entertainment at home or even when it was a major feature in the car. But radio has …
Rabbit “Infer and model human actions on computer interfaces by learning users’ intention and behavior when they use specific apps, and then mimic and perform them both reliably and quickly.” That’s the promise of a rather cute, but cutting-edge device called the Rabbit R1, which was previewed at CES 2024. In simpler terms, it wants …
The Meta Quest 3 is amazing for gaming, and seeing your actual surroundings adds a new twist to many Quest 3 mixed-reality games. This versatile VR headset can also run apps, so you can use it almost like a Chromebook or a phone. From browsing the internet, watching movies (2D and 3D), virtual travel, and …