There are now enough Amazon Leo satellites to launch the service, but its constellation is still tiny compared to Starlink's.

A long-defunct developer returned from the dead promising to revive the 3DO, but quickly pulled its pledge when it became apparent it didn't have the right to.

Opera has introduced a new safety feature that protects against malicious 'ClickFix' clipboard attacks.

Europe's highest court of appeal has upheld a record-setting $4.7 billion fine imposed on Google back in 2018.

Alice Newton-Rex, WhatsApp’s head of product, said she had heard from users that they didn’t always want to share their phone numbers in order to be in contact with others, particularly in group chats.

She said she hoped the feature would „give users control over how they choose to show up“ on the app.

The secure messaging app Signal introduced an identical service in 2024.

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Subjektive (und beinahe wertungsfreie) Beobachtungen während meines Urlaubs in einer Gruppe mit 25 Personen:

• Niemand fragt nach einer Alternative für WhatsApp; niemand zieht gleichzeitig auch nur in Erwägung, für Plus zu zahlen.
• Jeder, der unter „Accounts“ nachschaut, ob er bereits darf, klickt intuitiv den von der EU erzwungenen Hinweis auf BirdyChat weg.
• Das ist komplett vergessen; für die Erstellung eines WhatsApp-Kontos ist weiterhin die Handynummer erforderlich.
• Fotos werden in Chats geteilt, und mit zwei oder drei expliziten Ausnahmen geschieht dies quasi nie in HD.
• „Staged Rollouts“ für neue Funktionen sind universell unbeliebt.
  

Und niemand stößt sich an der schrecklichen UI – außer mir. Bereits der „Meta AI“-Button disqualifiziert die App augenblicklich.

Apples RAW-Unterstützung wurde über die Jahre zwar kontinuierlich um neue Kameramodelle erweitert; die Engine verharrte dagegen auf RAW 8. Version 9 ist der erste große RAW-Qualitätssprung seit fast einem Jahrzehnt.

A typical RAW pipeline involves demosaicing (reconstructing full-colour pixels from the captured RGB mosaic), noise reduction and other adjustments. But with RAW 9, demosaicing and AI-powered denoising processes happen simultaneously rather than as separate steps. According to Apple, this produces cleaner, sharper, more detailed results.

Apple showed off some ‘before and after’ examples – see below. The improvements were stark, with eye-popping reductions in noise and meaningful gains in detail. Apple also claimed the new processing is fast and responsive – if more resource-intensive. It’s also easy for app developers to integrate, due to requiring only a few lines of code.

Craig Grannell | Enhance RAW image processing with Core Image

Ich belaste mich nicht mit digitalen Umzugskisten, in denen ein Altbestand an RAWs verstaubt, freue mich jedoch sehr auf künftige Bearbeitungen. Das „eingebaute RAW-Prozessing auf OS-Ebene“ dürften alle Apps, die ich benutze, direkt einbauen.

Samsung will start charging for SmartThings API access.

A study finds that Australia's social media ban hasn't been that effective due to self-declared age verification checks.

This week, we've been hit with major price hikes from major players, including Microsoft and Apple.

The author of a tell-all book says Meta is using her as an example to deter future whistleblowers.

The Wall Street Journal reviewed 1,105 videos along with guidance given to creators for crafting their posts.

Upgrades include 360-degree audio and deeper integration with Google's Gemini.

The White House app will be automatically loaded onto DHS staff's work phones, Politico said.

Lego's gonna show us all how it's done done done.

In some markets, new Xfinity customers can get their wifi set up same-day.

Google has started rolling out Android 17.

Wear OS 7 is now live for Pixel watches, with a new interface, notifications and Gemini features.

Some Robinhood users looking to cash in on the SpaceX IPO were met with technical issues.

DJI and Insta360 are suing and counter-suing each other over their respective vlogging cameras.

Three judges denied Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud conviction appeal. Is anyone the least but surprised.