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  • Dark Mode is a relatively new addition to YouTube. How to use YouTube Dark Mode on iOSDark Mode is easy to find if you’re using the YouTube app on an iPhone or an iPad. Otherwise, the YouTube app will default to Dark Mode whenever you open it. How to use YouTube Dark Mode on Mac or PCIf you’re using YouTube in a desktop web browser, click your account image in the top right to access the menu. About halfway down, you’ll spot a switch to activate Dark Theme (ie Dark Mode).
    How to use YouTube Dark Mode

  • Google has revealed its way of cutting out phishing attacks completely. The technology giant has said that using physical Security Keys has helped it almost entirely eradicate phishing attacks targeting its workers. Google phishing defenceSpeaking to Krebs on Security, Google said that since introducing the use of Security Keys in early 2017, it has not seen a single successful phishing attack or case of account takeover against any of its 85,000 employees across the world. “We have had no repor
    Google reveals how it stopped phishing attacks for good

  • Creatives working for Google have released a video that demonstrates the company’s Material Design principles, and offers a preview of streamlined new versions of key Android apps. Adam Grabowski and Nicolo Bianchino have created several videos for other Google redesigns, and published the clip as part of a demo reel on Vimeo. Google has already given its web apps (including Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Drive) a new look with clearer icons and more white space, and it seems the company’s mo
    Leaked Google video shows smart redesigns for key Android apps

  • Honor has launched a new smartphone dubbed Honor 9N in India. The phone starts at Rs 11,999, which adds it to Honor’s crowded lineup of phones in the mid-range category. Not just the specs are similar, but the pricing of the Honor 9i, Honor 7X and Honor 9 Lite is quite identical. The back panel especially, is similar to the Honor 9 Lite’s glossy finish and similar dual-camera design. The Honor 9N will arrive in Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Lavender purple and Robin Egg Blue.
    Honor 9N with a notch and glass body launched in India

  • The OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T are about to get a new feature that’s being passed down from the OnePlus 6 – selfie portrait mode. Selfie portrait mode will provide blurred-background shots – known as Bokeh – using the 16MP front camera on the phones. Not the first timeThis isn’t the first time OnePlus has rolled out features from its latest device to older generations. Face unlock launched with the OnePlus 5T, but since its arrival in November 2017 the feature has been rolled out to the 5, 3T and
    OnePlus 5T and 5 are getting a new feature from the OnePlus 6

  • The newfangled battle royale game—PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds—for mobile is set to receive a new battle mode in 0.7.0 update. The war mode is a team death-match where two or more opposing teams are spawned in an enclosed area of the map. The ‘War’ mode is said to be accessible on a particular day. If course, classic mode is still around, so gamers not happy with war mode aren’t losing anything. Other than the war mode, the new update will bring some UI changes, the new SLR Sniper Rifle and a p
    PUBG Mobile 0.7.0 update might bring the awaited war mode and new weapons

  • James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic) has been trying to produce a live action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s classic manga series Battle Angel Alita for the last 18 years, and with the help of director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, From Dusk Till Dawn), it’s finally almost upon us with Alita: Battle Angel. The stunning new trailer, which reveals more about the upcoming adaptation’s story, shows what appears to be a fully realized futuristic world and is packed with fast-paced action. Though Alita canno
    Stunning new Alita: Battle Angel trailer brings the cult classic anime to life

  • The newest Samsung Galaxy Watch leak appeared today and it comes from the closest inside source yet to Samsung – Samsung. However, this doesn’t mean much, as we still don’t have any concrete information about the Galaxy Watch, beyond the increasingly obvious fact that it does exist. Falling into placeAt this point, we’re almost certain that the Samsung’s next watch is going to be the Galaxy Watch. It’s possible that the Galaxy Watch will run Samsung’s own Tizen OS, or it could alternatively don
    The Samsung Galaxy Watch may have just been leaked by, well, Samsung

  • If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in a YouTube rabbit-hole, spending hours watching consecutive and vaguely-related videos, then this new feature will probably only make things worse. Announced on YouTube’s own Creator Insider channel by Tom Leung, the video platform’s director of product management, the Explore tab will allow mobile users to “broaden their horizons” when it comes to discovering new videos. The example given in the video suggests that, if you were a user who predominantly watc
    YouTube is trialing an Explore tab for its mobile app

  • While Google Chrome , Microsoft Edge and Apple’s Safari already have the option to mute sound on sites that feature autoplay videos, Firefox has been slow to follow suit, but it’s finally coming. Mozilla promised to add the feature when it chalked up its product roadmap earlier this year, stating, “Firefox will provide users with a way to block video auto-play that doesn’t break websites.” Users who prefer to use the new mute can choose to block all autoplaying media, or choose to receive the po
    Firefox will finally mute autoplaying videos courtesy of new update

  • Microsoft’s ambitions for the next generation of Xbox lies in not one, but two consoles, Thurrott reports , and one of them is all about game streaming. The outlet reports to have new information from anonymous sources regarding Microsoft’s rumored cloud game streaming service, supposedly codenamed Xbox ‘Scarlett Cloud’ – specifically that Microsoft will release a second console dedicated solely to accessing this service. Of course, Microsoft will reportedly still release a traditional, dedicate
    Xbox Scarlett Cloud could be the streaming-only Xbox out in 2020

  • When you don’t have any problems hearing, the Amazon Echo Show is a great device. But, for people who are hearing impaired, using the Amazon Echo Show wasn’t always easy. Thankfully Amazon has set out to fix those problems with a new feature called Tap to Alexa that’s launching today for the Amazon Echo Show. Both Tap to Alexa and Alexa Captioning are accessible via the Settings icon on the Amazon Echo Show, found under the Accessibility options. Tap to Alexa is only available on the Amazon Echo
    Tap to Alexa makes Amazon Echo Show friendlier to the hearing impaired

  • The Tobii 4C eye trackerThe tracker has two main components: cameras and illuminators. But the best features come when eye tracking is more integral to a game’s controls. In the first two, your weapon will snap to wherever you’re looking if you press the aim-down-sights button. Like a lot of the innovation in eye tracking, it’s probably coming to VR headsets first. For now, much like VR, eye tracking feels like a luxury item, and that’s reflected in the 4C’s price tag of around $150 / £125 / AU$
    Eye tracking for gamers: seeing is believing

  • The enormously popular open source office suite LibreOffice has appeared in the Microsoft Store – with an alarming surprise. LibreOffice is an open source project and has always been free to download, even for commercial use, but the app in the Microsoft Store carries a price tag of $2.99/£2.49. Access all areasLibreOffice’s source code is freely available for anyone to edit, so it’s unclear whether the program itself was manipulated before being shared on the store. If you want to try LibreOffi
    The Microsoft Store's LibreOffice app requests cash and webcam access

  • Finding the best dash cam in 2018 can feel overwhelming; there are so many models out there, and many companies make more than one. We’ve sifted through some of the top dash cams to nail down the very best dash cameras for 2018. Of course, wherever you place your dash cam must not block your view of the road. Whenever we get a new dash cam review in, we’ll update this list with more of the best we’ve tested. An on-board GPS tracker, as well as speed and upcoming red traffic signal warnings make
    Best dash cam 2018: 10 car-ready cameras for peace of mind

  • Photo credit: Josiah BondyUntil you’ve seen the digital rear view mirror on the 2018 Nissan Armada, you might not believe it’s that helpful. (Rear view mirrors were invented by a guy named Elmer Berger in 1921.) Photo credit: Josiah BondyWhat makes it unique, though, is that you can see so far to the side of the Armada. A few years ago, a major automaker showed me a demo of a rear view mirror that connected two drivers together over Skype. Take a closer look at the 2018 Nissan Armada in the gall
    2018 Nissan Armada features a ‘magic’ rear view mirror

  • Nvidia reportedly has four new 11-series graphics cards in the planned for release within the year, according to an insider leak. YouTube broadcaster Gamer Meld claims to have received an email from one of Nvidia’s ‘major board partners’ that specifically mentions the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180, 1180+, 1170 and 1160 by name with these following release dates. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 (30th August Release Date)Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180+ (30th September Release Date)Nvidia GeForce GTX 1170 (30th Septemb
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 rumored again to release in August

  • For many, it looks the game No Man’s Sky always promised to be. What’s new in No Man’s Sky Next? No Man’s Sky, with its Chris Foss-inspired designs, always looked a treat, evoking the style of classic sci-fi novels across its colourful designs and worlds. No Man’s Sky on Xbox OneNo Man’s Sky began life as a PS4 console exclusive, and a PC title. But with the No Man’s Sky Next update, it’ll also finally get a launch on the Xbox One family of consoles too.
    No Man’s Sky Next: 8 reasons why now is the time to continue your space odyssey

  • Samsung all but stole the show at CES 2018 with its massive 146-inch micro LED TV known as ‘The Wall,’ but it appeared to be largely for commercial installations. In fact, Samsung doesn’t want to use the word ‘TV’ when referring to The Wall at all, but rather call it a ‘screen’ or ‘display’. And, because The Wall is really a composite of multiple screens together via micro LED technology, customers can arrange their personalized Wall in any shape they wish. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Jong-hee also
    Samsung's 'The Wall' TV is coming to a living room near you

  • The base model of the Surface Go (pitched at $399.99, £379.99 or AU$599.99) has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage, whereas the more expensive model ($549.99, £509.99 or AU$839.99) runs with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. However, Neowin spotted that Costco is selling a third spin on the tablet which sticks with the basic 4GB of system memory, but has the 128GB SSD of the dearer model, essentially being a middle ground between the two. The SSD storage is way quicker than cheaper eMMC flash memory,
    Surface Go is available in a third flavor with 4GB RAM and a 128GB SSD

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