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Dan Masters

@ohmdee
66 posts
2024-05-01
So Google kills off their truly useful “Nearby Places” feature in the Google Phone app and worked on... poop sound effects instead. Utterly rudderless behaviour. #fireSundarPichai https://arstechnica.com/... [image]
2024-05-01 View on X
9to5Google

Google Phone app beta rolls out “Audio Emoji”, letting callers select an emoji to play animated sound effects: clapping, laughing, party, crying, poop, sting

The Google Phone app is picking up a new trick, with the app now rolling out “Audio Emoji” to some users.

2023-02-01
This is absolutely ridiculous. My siblings and I share a ‘family’ Netflix account. We're supposed to drag each of our Chromecast dongles/Apple TVs back to the same network each month? https://twitter.com/...
2023-02-01 View on X
The Streamable

Netflix lists its rules and exemptions to prevent password sharing, including that all devices should be on the same “primary” Wi-Fi at least once every 31 days

After months of warning subscribers that anti-password sharing measures were coming to Netflix, the company appears to be finally set to unleash them.

2023-01-19
“Apple's push into smart displays will start with a tablet product that can control things like thermostats and lights, show video and handle FaceTime chats. The product could be mounted on walls or elsewhere using magnetic fasteners.” Definitely sounds familiar...🤔 https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-01-19 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Apple is working on an iPad-based smart display, with smart home controls, video, and FaceTime, and a new Apple TV with a faster processor for H1 2024

Apple Inc. is working on a slate of devices aimed at challenging Amazon.com Inc. and Google in the smart-home market …

2023-01-11
“Lessons: · Intel packed too much into Sapphire Rapids, rather than deliver a less ambitious product sooner · Didn't test using computer simulations enough · Scheduled more products than engineers & customers could handle · Processes for documenting & sharing technical issues” https://twitter.com/...
2023-01-11 View on X
New York Times

A look at Intel's struggles with launching Sapphire Rapids, once slated for mid-2022, which the company says has led to changes in product design and testing

2022-09-16
“Turning Creative Cloud into a free-to-play product would be very messy for a company used to $7-8bn in annual free cash flow. However, without a radically different pricing approach, Adobe's competition problems will persist, & leave it with M&A whack-a-mole as its main defence” https://twitter.com/...
2022-09-16 View on X
Financial Times

Adobe's Figma deal raises big questions about its M&A whack-a-mole strategy in response to free alternatives; the deal is 50x Figma's reported 2022 ARR of $400M

Bryce Elder / Financial Times : Tweets: @amaldorai , @workmj , @bitech , @ohmdee , and @hkanji Tweets: Amal Dorai / @amaldorai : I'm not surprised that Adobe is acquiring Figma fo...

2022-09-15
“Over the years, the division has launched a number of successful products: ∙ GameSnacks ➡ exited to Chrome ∙ Tables ➡ Cloud ∙ AdLingo ➡ Cloud ∙ Tangi ➡ Search ∙ Shoploop ➡ Shopping ∙ Touring Bird ➡ Commerce ∙ Byteboard ➡ external” Makes the decision even curiouser https://twitter.com/...
2022-09-15 View on X
TechCrunch

Google cancels seven out of 14 projects in its Area 120 incubator, including Qaya, which offered storefronts for creators, and shifts to only AI-first projects

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, speaking at the Code Conference last week, suggested the tech company needed to become 20% more efficient …

2022-07-13
And the world is worse off from it. Facebook is often lambasted for being a source of disinformation, but I don't see anywhere near as much outrage about TikTok. https://twitter.com/...
2022-07-13 View on X
TechCrunch

SVP Prabhakar Raghavan says Google's studies show younger users often use apps like Instagram and TikTok instead of Google Search or Maps for discovery purposes

The TikTok threat to Google's business isn't just limited to YouTube, as it turns out.  Core Google services, including Search and Maps …

2022-06-08
“Are you the kind of person who'd hesitate to charge gadgets from a public charger? macOS 13 Ventura has a feature seemingly designed to address tampering fears... Devices can still charge if you choose Don't Allow.” The first time I've agreed with a permission prompt in a while. https://twitter.com/...
2022-06-08 View on X
The Verge

macOS Ventura will ask for permission before USB-C devices can communicate with “portable” M1 and M2 computers; chargers, displays, and approved hubs are exempt

2021-10-20
“The Pixel 6 can run Google's HDR+ algorithm on 4K video for every single frame at 60FPS. Google actually built a specific accelerator for this algorithm into the Tensor Image Signal Processor (ISP). This should bring the signature Pixel look to videos.” https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-20 View on X
The Verge

Alongside Pixel 6, Google unveils Wait Times, which lists the current hold time for a customer support number, Hold for Me, Direct My Call, and more

Richard Lawler / The Verge :

“The Pixel 6 can run Google's HDR+ algorithm on 4K video for every single frame at 60FPS. Google actually built a specific accelerator for this algorithm into the Tensor Image Signal Processor (ISP). This should bring the signature Pixel look to videos.” https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-20 View on X
Ars Technica

Q&A with Google executives on the Pixel 6's new Tensor SoC, which has two big ARM Cortex-X1 cores, 2 medium cores, and 4 efficiency cores

Learn more about the Google Tensor from the people that designed it.  —  The Pixel 6 is official, with a wild new camera design, incredible pricing, and the new Android 12 OS.

2021-10-07
Wow - 90% approval rating for Google vs 79% for Apple! Further evidence that (Tech) Twitter isn't representative of the world. https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-07 View on X
The Verge

Survey of 1,200 US adults: 66% view Facebook favorably, down from 71% in 2020, compared to 79% for Apple (down 2%), 87% for Amazon (down 4%), and 90% for Google

2021-09-19
“Increasingly, media publishers and even apps that show the weather are charging subscription fees [due to the shift in ad revenue]. Some e-commerce sites are considering raising product prices to keep their revenues up.” How convenient - for Apple! Just what consumers needed... https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-19 View on X
New York Times

The dismantling of digital advertising based on personal data and cookies is reshaping revenue plans for ad and tech industries, publishers, and small companies

Brian X. Chen / New York Times : Tweets: @glenngabe , @ohmdee , @carnage4life , @carnage4life , @pt , @joefav , @nytimes , @brave , @marshacollier , @nytscience , and @rob See als...

2021-09-13
Whether it's Apple's attitude towards the courts and governments, or its treatment of developers and customers, or its view of competitors, one factor is common: their unabashed arrogance. https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-13 View on X
500ish

Apple won the Epic battle but is too arrogant to see that it still has to make some major App Store changes to both appease the courts and please developers

I hadn't seen one part and will modify the post accordingly. https://twitter.com/... Jens-Fabian Goetzmann / @mrjefago : Here's another, more in-depth analysis why the Epic vs Appl...

Whether it's Apple's attitude towards the courts and governments, or its treatment of developers and customers, or its view of competitors, one factor is common: their unabashed arrogance. https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-13 View on X
The Verge

Epic has filed an appeal to Friday's ruling in its lawsuit against Apple with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

but it's not done fighting yet Alex Tsiaoussidis / dexerto.com : Epic Games appeals after Apple wins Fortnite lawsuit Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider : Epic Games files to appeal rulin...

2021-09-12
Whether it's Apple's attitude towards the courts and governments, or its treatment of developers and customers, or its view of competitors, one factor is common: their unabashed arrogance. https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-12 View on X
The Verge

Court issues permanent injunction in Epic vs. Apple, ruling that Apple can't prohibit developers from linking to external purchase options in addition to IAP

The order opens up a new avenue for purchases on the iPhone  —  Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued a permanent injunction …

Whether it's Apple's attitude towards the courts and governments, or its treatment of developers and customers, or its view of competitors, one factor is common: their unabashed arrogance. https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-12 View on X
500ish

Apple won the Epic battle but is too arrogant to see that it still has to make some major App Store changes to both appease the courts and please developers

Apple v. Epic indeed...  It depends on what your definition of a link is.  Or really, in some ways, what your definition of the internet is.

2021-08-18
An improvement in both respects. Finally, they (forcefully) came to their senses. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-18 View on X
9to5Mac

iOS 15 beta 6 adds an option to show Safari's address bar at the top, while displaying some buttons like back, forward, and share in a bottom toolbar

“if you speak Icelandic and can't find a good sourdough tutorial in your language, YouTube might recommend an English-language tutorial with Icelandic subtitles.” This, along with chapters on YouTube mobile, is fantastic. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-18 View on X
TechCrunch

YouTube introduces new search features, including viewing video chapters directly on the search page and better recommendations for translated videos

YouTube announced two feature updates today to make it easier for people to find the content they're looking for on the platform.

An improvement in both respects. Finally, they (forcefully) came to their senses. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-18 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple says FaceTime's SharePlay feature, heavily promoted during WWDC, will not be released in iOS 15, arriving instead in a later update

Apple has made the decision to delay the launch of its new SharePlay feature in iOS 15.  The new feature will be available in a later update to iOS 15 …

2021-06-26
“Teams is integrated directly into the taskbar, allowing Windows 11 users to call friends, family, or co-workers. There's even a universal mute button in the system tray so you can easily mute your microphone across all apps.” I'm satisfied! https://twitter.com/...
2021-06-26 View on X
Tom's Hardware

Microsoft says Windows 11 requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, excluding a significant number of Windows 10 computers from upgrading to the new OS

Even some three year old computers may not be able to run the OS.  —  Traditionally, we think of Windows as the operating system …