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Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th. The platform is one of the longest-running and Q&A portals in the history of the internet. It launched back in 2005 to help people around the world connect and share information, but it’s degraded in quality over the years and has turned into a platform where people go to ask weird, often hateful questions. Starting on April 20th, … [Read more...] about Yahoo Answers to shut down on May 4

Game publisher Elex has announced that its The Walking Dead: Survivors game will launch on mobile on April 12th. In Survivors, players build their own towns and defend them from walkers and other players. To do that, you play as more than 80 characters, including series veterans like Rick, Glen, Maggie and Herschel, as well as new, original figures created exclusively for the … [Read more...] about The Walking Dead: Survivors launching on mobile on April 12

Before Season two of Mythic Quest drops on Apple TV+, the TV show is getting a special bonus episode on April 16th. This is the series’ second bonus episode and focuses on the characters coming back to the office for the company’s annual ‘Everlight’ party after working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first Mythic Quest bonus episode was also related to COVID-19 and … [Read more...] about Apple to stream special episode of Mythic Quest before season two

Apple has launched a new ‘Find My Certification Asst.‘ app that lets third-party companies test how their accessories will function with the tech giant’s ‘Find My’ feature. First spotted by TechCrunch, the app released on the App Store on April 4th and is required for companies looking to bring their apps to Apple’s Find My network. Specifically, companies will be able to test … [Read more...] about Apple launches app to let third parties test their devices with ‘Find My’ | MobileSyrup

Encrypted chat app Signal is adding payments to the services it provides, a long-expected move and one the company is taking its time on. A U.K.-only beta program will allow users to trade the cryptocurrency MobileCoin quickly, easily, and most importantly, privately. If you’re in the U.K., or have some way to appear to be, you’ll notice a new Signal Payments feature in the app … [Read more...] about Signal tests payments in the UK using MobileCoin – TechCrunch

Woodstock, New Brunswick-based Xplornet has launched a new 50/10Mbps internet plan with unlimited data. “Today, Xplornet launched Xplore 50/10 Unlimited offering download speeds up to 50 Mbps and upload speeds up to 10 Mbps with full speed unlimited data,” the carrier said in a press release. The new offering is now available to new and current customers that reside in an … [Read more...] about Xplornet rolls out 50/10Mbps internet plan with unlimited data

It seems that as far as Facebook is concerned, tethered virtual reality headsets are a thing of the past. In a recent statement to UploadVR, the social media giant said that “generally speaking, as channels sell out of stock, they won’t be replenished moving forward” when asked about the Oculus Rift S’ future. That said, the $449 Oculus Rift S is still in stock at retailers in … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Oculus Rift S is dead

It looks like Google could be looking to add spatial audio to the next version of its Pixel Buds wireless earbuds. Protocol uncovered a recent U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filing that reveals Google purchased Dysonics and its intellectual property back in December. Dysonics is known for working in the spatial audio industry, so this could indicate that Google plans to add … [Read more...] about Google could be working on spatial audio for upcoming Pixel Buds

Google Assistant Driving Mode has started to roll out to Canadians. After going through some changes and launching first in the U.S., the mode is finally making its way to other parts of the world. Google first showed off the Assistant-based Driving Mode at its I/O presentation in May of 2019. At the time, it was basically Google Maps/Android Auto built into Google Assistant. … [Read more...] about Google Assistant Driving Mode rolling out in Canada

Samsung is moving the Galaxy S9 and S9+ down from monthly to quarterly updates. This means that if you own a Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+, you’re only going to receive four security updates over the course of the next year — and likely next year, you may only get two updates. Samsung tiers its security updates in three stages: monthly, quarterly and bi-annual. Newer smartphones like … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy S9 moves down to quarterly update schedule