A simple buyout offer by the richest man on the planet has now turned into big litigation. Elon Musk refuses to complete the deal, and Twitter tries to force him to do so. Musk tries to evade the deal by excuses like the number of bots, World War 3, and severance payment to the whistleblower. Twitter’s lawyers are now focusing on Musk’s private messages on Signal as a trump card in court....
One of the things that some notable Twitter users have been dealing with was the third-party websites that embed their tweets as quotes. Even after the person decided to remove his tweet, its text was still visible on the embeds on that website. However, this is chaging. Now, Twitter uses javascript to remove the deleted tweets from outside websites and show a blank white box instead of the text. Celebrities and public figures will definitely like the feature as it cleans all footprints....
According to Casey Newton of Platformer, Twitter is eliminating its contractual staff across various fields, including content moderation and marketing. The contingent workers got no notice from the company. They were removed from the Slack channels and stripped of the official email with no prior information. Even Twitter’s internal staff was unaware. Managers figured out this layoff when their workers disappeared from the system. “One of my contractors just got deactivated without notice in the middle of making critical changes to our child safety workflows,” a Twitter manager posted on Slack....
Notably, the benefit of this edge-to-edge video and picture tweet feature will allow advertisers or users to create full screen media content for the platform. This feature would be similar to what we have on Instagram. On Instagram, you can post full screen photos and videos in the timeline. Even the ads are shown in full screen, giving it a symmetrical appearance to other contents on the platform. In an official Twitter announcement, the company tweeted that it is currently testing this new edge-to-edge tweets feature providing extra room for videos and pictures on Twitter....
The Ulefone Armor 12 5G will be on pre-sale for $199.99, if you’re fast enough A link for that is included below the article. Do note that the price may not be updated to $199.99 when you go there, but it should be during the day (August 23). That price will be valid until August 27. Do note that you’ll need to be amongst the first 500 customers in order to get an $80 coupon, and be able to get that $199....
Keep in mind that these prices are good today only, as it is part of the Gold Box Deal of the Day. And it will expire at midnight PST tonight. Flexispot has standing desks that are as low as $199 right now. These come in different colors and also different sizes, so you can choose the one that is perfect for you. These are, on average, around 50% off of their regular prices....
Compose, aka Jetpack Compose, is a Google-made toolkit for building app UIs. Formally launched last year, the first stable version of the toolkit for Wear OS arrived in July this year. Google says Compose has enabled developers significantly boost developer productivity by reducing development time. The powerful tools and intuitive APIs that it offers have also made apps more efficient, increasing their usage. Version 1.1 of Compose now adds new features and also improves existing components to further assist developers....
If you’re a business professional, you’re undoubtedly in contact with a lot of people throughout the day. Because of this, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the different group chats you’re involved with every day. Because of this, there needs to be a solution to keep everything consolidated. The WhatsApp Communities tab is now official WhatsApp teased a new feature that will let people organize their groups into certain communities....
WiFi AR app can be a great tool for gamers How does it work? Once you install the app, you’ll be able to start walking around the house, and on your smartphone display, you’ll get plenty of data. The app will show you the exact coverage details for various spots around the place you’re at, as long as you’re connected to that WiFi network. It will not only show you signal levels in specific spots around your house, but you’ll also get speed and ping values....
Google announced the Pixel 7 Pro back in October, so it’s one of the newest smartphones on the market. We also awarded it the Best Camera Smartphone of 2022. So it’s a pretty good one to pick up. About the Google Pixel 7 Pro Google’s Pixel 7 Pro is a pretty impressive smartphone. It sports a 6.7-inch QHD+ 120Hz display, powered by Google’s own Tensor G2 processor, 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage....
Google originally revealed plans of making a wired doorbell in September of last year. It gave the product a 2022 launch date, with the company promising support for a 24/7 continuous video history. The battery-powered model only offers event-based recording. We have since heard about the product a few times in leaks and certifications. There were speculations that Google would unveil the doorbell at its fall hardware event on Thursday, October 6....
The ‘Lite’ iteration of the company’s flagship series is usually quite popular with consumers. Now, if you take a look at the gallery below the article, you’ll see the latest offering from the company. The Xiaomi 12 Lite real-life images reveal similarities to the Xiaomi 12 & 12 Pro These images are probably quite accurate. The device shown here does resemble the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro units. You can easily see the similarity, especially by looking at the back side....
The Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 is expected to offer a less visible crease The Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold did have a visible crease, as does every foldable, though some do a better job with it than others. The OPPO Find N and HONOR Magic V did a great job with hiding the crease, and the MIX Fold 2 may join the ranks. This information basically suggests that the Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 may utilize a similar hinge as the two aforementioned devices, the teardrop one....
Now, the previous 400-person cap was more than enough for most businesses. That especially goes for small businesses. However, there are major corporations with an increasing base of employees that need more capacity. Well, Google increased how many people can be in a Google Chat group According to a new report from Techradar, Google just increased the max number of people in a group chat from 400 to 8,000! That’s a 20-fold jump....
Back when the devices were first launched, we’d already been using the Pro model for a couple of weeks and we absolutely loved it. We called it the “final boss of gaming phones,” and we stand by that. To this day few phones come close to the quality and feel of a ROG Phone when it comes to gaming. And those that do come close still aren’t quite up to par....
Google maps previously gave you the ability to change the display time in the regular view. With that feature, you could see satellite imagery from different points in time. It even showed the first images taken from the sky in France back in the 1800s. It’s always interesting to see how things have changed over time. Now, Google shows you how time changed through Street View If you’re interested in seeing how time changed in a certain area, you can do so using the Street View in Google Maps....
The Galaxy A13 LTE is a budget phone in every way Now, this phone is far cry from any of the Galaxy S devices. That’s not a bad thing considering the price. In fact, the Galaxy A phones are really popular because of their low prices. The Galaxy A13 LTE is no different. The Galaxy A12 was actually the company’s highest-selling phone last year. So, what can you expect from this phone?...
Additionally, YouTube web on mobile now features thumbnails with rounded corners. This change is consistent across the homepage, search results, and video page. On the latter, we now have pill-shaped buttons for like and dislike, Share, Save, and Report. YouTube is showing the like and dislike button, aka thumbs up/down, within the same pill. We also have the like count in this container. Earlier, they were two distinct buttons. The desktop web version of YouTube has even more changes....
Another great thing that happened is that, unlike the first-generation device, we at AndroidHeadlines got dibs on the newest Axon 30 5G right at launch time. So let’s get the unboxing out of the way to see all the improvements ZTE has made with the new model. Unboxing the ZTE Axon 30 5G ZTE gives us pretty much the same box from the previous version except on this one we have 30 in big bold gold color....
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The Samsung Galaxy S22 series can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to bugs. The Ultra model is seemingly the worst affected among the trio. A major display bug affected the Exynos-powered Galaxy S22 Ultra early on. There also have been issues relating to cameras and other features. While the company has fixed most of those issues with software updates, users are now reporting a fresh problem on their brand-new Galaxy S22 Ultra....
