A dramatic escalation in the US war on Chinese tech firms
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The Google Drive suite has been a capable competitor to Microsoft's Office apps for a long time. It offers a complete package right inside the browser and can serve as a prime example of how far web technologies have come. Now, Google has announced new features for Sheets, which is now capable of removing duplicate data and trimming white spaces. The web app also receives some new keyboard shortcuts that you might know from other spreadsheets.
U.S. senator Josh Hawley has announced the outline for a bill that could apply new consumer protections to video games played by minors. Specifically, it targets games played by those younger than eighteen years of age and aims to prohibit several forms of abusive monetization practices, such as loot boxes and pay-to-win elements. The goal is to have the Federal Trade Commission enforce the bill's proposed rules by treating the distribution of any offending games as unfair trade practices.
Like Yahoo before it, Verizon never really put much into Tumblr
Admirable jeu de réflexion né des mains habiles de la toute petite équipe de 2D Boy, World of Goo soufflait déjà ses dix bougies en octobre dernier. Ce qui ne nous rajeunit pas, surtout pas mon rédacteur en chef que je n'aurai certainement pas l'outrecuidance de citer. De ce fait, ses concepteurs ont décidé de lui donner un petit coup de polish.
Not the single-cable solution we’d been promised
Terms of the deal, including how much Epic paid, were not disclosed
At some point, someone decided that smartwatches have to be capable of replacing your phone. While that might work okay-ish on Apple's platform, it's a disaster over in the Android world – underpowered but battery-sucking Snapdragon chips meet poorly written software on Wear OS. With Pebble gone, there aren't many options left for people looking for a simple wearable that just shows them notifications. Reddit user u/smarchbme took matters into his hands (literally) and created his own smartwatch with a custom OS, custom design, and a battery life of one whole week that simply mirrors his iPhone's notifications, with no bells and whistles, all while open sourcing the entire project. Sometimes, less is more.
Alors que le Japon s’apprête à connaître son premier changement d’ère en trente ans, mercredi, celui-ci pourrait avoir, à l’heure du tout informatique, des conséquences dans les entreprises et administrations du pays.
Selling a gadget isn’t enough anymore. Creators need to find a way to keep revenue coming in, even after they sell a device. Companies like Peloton sell the hardware, but also a service to go along with it. Ashley Carman reports on recurring revenue and subscription services, and why they might be the key to keeping hardware businesses afloat.
Honestly though if you enjoyed anything tagged Ugly Bastard why do you hate life.