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Google has announced that it won’t implement new tracking technology after phasing out support for third-party cookies. The search giant’s director of product management for ads privacy and trust, David Temkin, said in a blog post that “once third-party cookies are phased out, we will not build alternate identifiers to track individuals as they browse across the web, nor will … [Read more...] about Google pledges to not adopt new ways of tracking users after phasing out cookies

Every month, Xbox adds new games to its Xbox Game Pass service on Xbox consoles, PC and Android. Typically, these are rolled out in two waves, and now, Xbox has unveiled March’s first batch of new Game Pass titles: Madden NFL 21 (Console) — March 2nd [available through EA Play, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate required] Football Manager 2021 (PC) — March 4th Football Manager 2021 Xbox … [Read more...] about What’s new on Xbox Game Pass for Console, PC and Android in early March 2021

Intel has been ordered to pay $2.18 billion USD (about $2.75 billion CAD) after losing a patent-infringement trial. Bloomberg reports that Intel infringed two patents related to chip-making that were owned by a company called VLSI Technology. The court has ordered Intel to pay $1.5 billion USD (about $1.8 billion CAD) for infringement for one patent and $675 million USD (about … [Read more...] about Intel ordered to pay $2.18 billion after losing patent-infringement trial

A Samsung Messaging app has appeared on Microsoft’s Windows app store. Spotted by Windows Central, the app isn’t available to download. Instead, the Microsoft Store asks users to “Redeem a code,” which could indicate the app is part of a closed beta. On top of that, the description says that the app can “send and receive SMS text messages” and that it’s “for devices capable of … [Read more...] about Samsung Messaging app appears on Microsoft Store, but you can’t download it yet

As part of Microsoft’s virtual Ignite 2021 conference, the tech giant unveiled ‘Mesh,’ its new augmented and virtual reality (AR, VR) platform built on Azure. Mesh, in short, is meant as a tool to help developers build “immersive, multiuser, cross-platform mixed reality apps,” mixed reality (MR) referring to everything from the real environment we exist in to an entirely … [Read more...] about Microsoft Mesh is a new Azure-based platform for build mixed reality experiences

Drone racing has always looked incredibly fascinating to me, but if you’ve ever seen a video about the hobby on YouTube, you’ll know that creating your own first-person view (FPV) drone can be a time-consuming and expensive process. With the DJI $1,748 FPV Bundle, the China-based company aims to make FPV drone flying and racing more accessible. The DJI FPV bundle includes the … [Read more...] about DJI enters the drone racing space with new FPV drone

Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow by 50 percent in Q1 2021, largely due to iPhone 12 sales. Digitimes Research’s latest report says the increase will also be led by Chinese brands ramping up shipments hoping to increase market share amid Huawei’s ongoing woes. The report estimates that 340 million smartphone units will be shipped in the first quarter of 2021, and … [Read more...] about Global smartphone shipments to grow by 50 percent in Q1 2021: report

Volvo has announced that it will stop selling gasoline-powered cars and phase out its dealership chain by 2030. This is a swift change compared to other automakers, but it shows the Swedish car company’s commitment to electric vehicles (EVs). What’s more interesting than this push into the EV space is that Volvo will follow in Tesla’s footsteps and get rid of its dealer network … [Read more...] about Volvo announces intention to be all-electric by 2030, shows off new car

Sony has announced that it will discontinue PlayStation Store movie and TV show rentals and purchases on August 31st. In a short blog post, the comapny didn’t provide a specific reason for the change, simply noting that it’s important to keep “evolving our offerings as customer needs change.” In particular, the company says it’s seen “tremendous growth from PlayStation fans … [Read more...] about PlayStation Store to stop offering movie and TV rentals and purchases in August

Google’s Pixel 4 and 4 XL are getting a new augmented reality-focused update. The Google Play Services for augmented reality (AR) app has been updated to allow the ARCore SDK to place virtual objects in mixed reality using the smartphone’s motion sensors, light sensors, processor and cameras. This update will also let Google’s handsets use dual cameras for stereo depth on … [Read more...] about Google’s Pixel 4 to get enhanced AR performance by using its dual camera