Netflix misses its subscriber growth target, smartphone VR continues to die as Google and Samsung call it quits, and a bad screen protector on a Galaxy S10 allows anyone to unlock the phone with their thumb.
*Sigh* .... Anoooother player enters the streaming wars, reports surface of a cancer risk at WeWork phone booths, and the Pixel 4 isn’t launching in India because of specific computer chip.
Hashtag Trending is all about Google today. At its launch event in New York City, Google launched its Pixel 4 smartphones, Pixelbook Go Chromebook, and the wireless Pixel buds. Thank you for tuning in, It’s Wednesday, Oct. 16th, and I’m your host, Tom Li. The most salient products launched at the Made by Google event…
Amazon may be unstoppable; Tim Cook explains removal of Hong Kong app; Toys R Us making online comeback We have all seen the exponential growth of Amazon and all of the companies and industries they have left in their wake. And an article from the New Yorker that is trending on Google says that their…
Apple removes app that tracks Hong Kong police movement, global PC shipment hits a seven-year high, Apple reinstates voice data collection. That’s all the tech news that’s trending today. It’s Friday, Oct. 11th, and I’m your host, Tom Li. Trending everywhere, Apple has approved, then immediately removed, an app that tracks Hong Kong Police. The…
Microsoft asks users to install a critical patch once again, Apple macOS Catalina messes up music tools, Twitter uses authentication phone numbers to create ads. That’s all the tech news that’s trending today. It’s Thursday, Oct. 10th, and I’m your host, Tom Li. First, trending on Google, Microsoft is urging users to install a critical…
Adobe deactivates all Adobe accounts in Venezuela, MacOS Catalina kills iTunes, Instagram gets a dark mode! That’s all the tech news that’s trending today. It’s Wednesday, Oct. 9th, and I’m your host, Tom Li. First, trending on Google, Adobe has deactivated all Adobe accounts in Venezuela. The company reached the decision following a U.S. sanction,…
Three Alabama hospitals fold to ransomware demands, Amazon releases new budget tablets, Sonos launches speaker subscription. That’s all the tech news that’s trending today. It’s Tuesday, Oct. 8th, and I’m your host, Tom Li. First, from my Feedly feed, three Alabama hospitals have paid their attackers to unlock their databases. According to Ars Technica, the…
Uber launches new job app; the physical office is dying; Netflix uses 15% of world’s internet Uber has revolutionized the transportation industry, and now they are looking to do the same for the job market, and it is trending on LinkedIn. Launching today in Chicago, Uber Works is geared towards the gig economy and they…
Democratic presidential candidate hopeful Elizabeth Warren makes Mark Zuckerberg nervous, Facebook tests the removal of its ‘likes’ system, and Amazon’s cashierless Go stores are reportedly expanding to hundreds next year.
WeWork pulls its IPO; Facebook testing out removing visible likes; female streamers face harassment on Twitch The chaos surrounding WeWork continues and it is trending on Google. Last week saw the exit of their CEO Adam Neumann and rumors that his inner circle will be shown the door along with thousands of other employees. And…