Mobile

Facebook has revealed that it’s working on a wristband that will be able to control its upcoming augmented reality (AR) glasses. The social media giant explained in a blog post that users who wear the band will be able to interact with the virtual world with finger gestures and movements. Facebook is referring to these gestures as ‘clicks.’ The wristband uses electromyography … [Read more...] about Facebook developing neural wristbands for its AR glasses

YouTube Shorts comes to the U.S., Amazon starts testing electric delivery vans in San Francisco and new data suggests the impact of Google Play’s recent changes. This is your Daily Crunch for March 18, 2021. The big story: YouTube’s TikTok rival launches in the US The YouTube Shorts product allows users to record, edit and share videos of 60 seconds or less, which can be … [Read more...] about YouTube’s TikTok rival launches in the US – TechCrunch

Later this month, Among Us fans will finally have a new map to play on. Dubbed ‘The Airship,’ the map will arrive as part of a free update on March 31st. Further, The Airship map will offer players some fun new tools that could change up how they play the game. The map includes new tasks for players to complete and will let players decide what room they start in, a significant … [Read more...] about Among Us finally getting new Airship map, hats and more

Bell says it’s ready to respond quickly to access requests from service providers for poles and other support structures in Quebec. The Montreal-based national carrier says it’s committed to accelerating the deployment of high-speed internet access to everyone in Quebec by September 2022. It notes that it’s anticipating an increase in the volume of access requests in the coming … [Read more...] about Bell says it’s ready to ‘respond quickly’ to access requests for poles in Quebec

If you hated going to the OnePlus website to buy the company’s products and you purchase a lot of OnePlus gear, then this app is for you. You can download the OnePlus Store for free from the Google Play Store.  Overall, the app offers a decent design and is easy to navigate. There’s also a weekly draw that rewards shoppers with discounts and free gear. Right now, the most … [Read more...] about OnePlus’ Canadian online store is an app now

Challenger banks continue to make significant advances in attracting customers away from the big incumbents by providing more modern, user-friendly tools to manage their money. Today, one of the trailblazers in this area, Kuda Technologies, is announcing funding to continue building out its specific ambition: to provide a modern banking service for Africans and the African … [Read more...] about Kuda raises $25M more led by Valar to become the neobank for ‘every African on the planet’ – TechCrunch

Square Enix Montreal has unveiled a new Hitman mobile game tentatively titled Sniper Assassins. No gameplay footage was shown, although Diana Burnwood, the handler of Hitman protagonist Agent 47, can be heard speaking to a group of new assassins. Our awesome @SquareEnixMtl team announced the next mobile game from the makers of the acclaimed Hitman Sniper – currently in … [Read more...] about Square Enix Montreal unveils ‘Hitman Sniper Assassins’ for mobile, coming in 2021

Motorola Canada has a ‘Spring Sale’ on now offering significant discounts on Motorola smartphones both on the manufacturer’s website and for those looking to buy phones from carriers. If you head to Motorola’s website, you can currently get $500 off the Motorola Razr and Motorola Edge+. The discount brings the Razr down from $1,999.99 to $1,499.99. As for the Edge+, it drops … [Read more...] about Motorola Canada Spring Sale offers up to $500 off Razr, Edge+

Just a few weeks after revealing plans to release a new virtual reality headset designed to work with the PlayStation 5, Sony has shown off new orb-shaped controllers that seem to have a lot in common with Oculus’ Touch gamepads. The controllers feature the same adaptive trigger technology found in Sony’s Dualsense PS5 gamepad, haptic feedback and finger touch detection that … [Read more...] about Sony reveals new VR controllers with adaptive triggers for its next-gen headset

Google’s Live Caption feature is now available on desktops for the first time through the Chrome browser. This update was first discovered by XDA Developers. In the past, this automatic transcribing feature could only be found on the Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones. It was being tested on Chrome last month as well. The feature was hidden behind a Chome flag until it was … [Read more...] about Chrome browser adds Live Caption feature for transcribing audio and video