(Photo : (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)) NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 29: A man checks his phone in an Apple retail store in Grand Central Terminal, January 29, 2019 in New York City. Apple is set to report first-quarter earnings results after U.S. markets close on Tuesday. About nine out of ten iOS users in the United States opted out of the ad tracking feature that Apple launched since iOS 14.5, an ongoing study of the iOS App Tracking Transparency showed. It turns out that the day Facebook has been dreading has come. Apple’s new privacy feature is, indeed,…
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Urian B., Tech Times 07 May 2021, 01:05 am (Photo : Screenshot From Commons.Wikipedia.org) Google Play Notifies Android Users When Apps are Collecting Their Data Google is now siding with users as it now attempts to help them protect their data. One big messy topic that has been surfacing a lot is how social media and other apps would collect user data and even sell the data for monetary gain. So Google is introducing a new feature that could make this harder. Google Play Gives Android Users Notifications According to the story by SCMP, Google noted that it will create a…
Activision Blizzard, despite already experiencing financial success for the year, plans to do more to ensure that 2022 will be an even better one for the company. (Photo : Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)UKRAINE – 2021/03/11: In this photo illustration the stock market information of Activision Blizzard, Inc. displayed on a smartphone with the logo in the background. The company just teased a so-called “significant step change” to drive future financial growth by next year, reports TweakTown. To start with, Activision Blizzard laid out several of their biggest upcoming games in the pipeline, though no official release…
Urian B., Tech Times 07 May 2021, 12:05 am (Photo : Screenshot From Commons.Wikipedia.org) $ETC Ethereum Classic Expected to Go Up to $1,000 Due to ‘Market Cap’ Theory Making predictions on cryptocurrency is definitely difficult since the market moves very fast and massively changes in value. While Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Doge are three of the most popular cryptocurrencies as of the moment, there is another cryptocurrency slowly rising to fame. Ethereum Classic Peaking? For those that haven’t heard, a cryptocurrency called Ethereum Classic, which takes after Ethereum, has just recently peaked. The question is, will it go any further or…
Sony has been sued after allegedly limiting its consumers to purchase games on the PlayStation store. Moreover, the class-action lawsuit covers even some big game retailers like GameStop and Amazon. On April 1, 2019, the PS5 console maker has blocked the big-game retailers like Amazon and GameStop from selling the downloadable codes for the PlayStation games. This means that to buy digital PlayStation games, the only place that you could go is through Sony-being a huge game store monopoly. Sony’s Latest Lawsuit Covers PlayStation Game Exclusivity (Photo : Sony) According to the May 6 report of Comicbook, the lawsuit which…
Xbox Game Pass subscribers might be in for an amazing treat for the holidays, if several leaks are to be believed. GameRant reports that come Fall 2021, Xbox Game Pass will be offering a plethora of big-budget AAA titles, including a few of the most anticipated next-gen games. If so, then it means Microsoft’s streaming service is going to continue being the main focus of the company in terms of keeping revenues going. (Photo : Rasit Aydogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)ANKARA, TURKEY – MARCH 22: In this photo illustration, a computer screen displays the logo of “Xbox Game Pass” and…
Urian B., Tech Times 06 May 2021, 11:05 pm (Photo : Screenshot From Commons.Wikipedia.org) SEC Chairman Suggests Government Should Regulate Crypto Exchanges! With cryptocurrency becoming more and more popular and the government not being able to do anything about it, it seems like someone is trying to put regulations for crypto exchanges. Although it is true that cryptocurrency can be used for dangerous purposes due to its anonymity, the parameters around regulations defeat the purposeful anonymity that cryptocurrency provides which is one of its core features. SEC Chairman Wants to Provide ‘Investor Protection’ According to CoinBase, a certain SEC Chairman…
PS5 restocks occur by chance, and the latest restock in Best Buy and Walmart has left buyers in disappointment. This May, the two stores have also announced restocks for Xbox Series X as well. What happened this week is far from over, as PS5 fans expressed frustration and pain after learning that the reservation slots for the gaming console have quickly disappeared. The never-ending cycle of PS5 restocks becomes even more catastrophic for dedicated gamers since scalpers ruin the purchase order of the highly-sought gadget. For today, we will be discussing the next potential PS5 restock dates so you won’t…
Earning money on Twitter may be a farfetched dream for some, but it’s about to come true with Twitter’s new feature. The social network introduced ‘Tip Jar,’ which allows users to send and receive money directly from their profile. And you wouldn’t even need to leave the app. The tipping feature has been rumored for a long time. Finally, it has come to life as Twitter, via a tweet, announced that it would officially be available for limited accounts in the meantime. Specifically, it is for “people around the world who use Twitter in English.” But, unfortunately, for now, only creators,…
Facebook and Twitter have shut down the reposts from Former President Donald Trump’s social media, a.k.a. WordPress Blog, after fans have tried to share the information via the big tech’s platforms. However, it seems that this would soon be over as Florida has been working to pass a new law that prevents social media companies from censoring politicians. (Photo : Pexels/Pixabay)Facebook app and iOS 14 After the stepping down of Former POTUS Trump from his post a few months ago, he has been removed off the surface of the internet, particularly with social media platforms that wanted him off public…