Daily Archives: October 20, 2020

Apple HomePod owners, starting today, will be able to use the newly announced “Intercom” feature to send messages between their HomePod smart speakers. The feature, which arrives via a software update, brings this and several other new features to Apple’s smart speakers, including those introduced at Apple’s event last week where the company debuted its […]

Apple HomePod update brings Intercom and other new features

This entry was posted in Gadgets hardware and tagged apple on October 20, 2020 by Sarah Perez

Instagram is today introducing a new way for creators to make money. The company is now rolling out badges in Instagram Live to an initial group of over 50,000 creators, who will be able to offer their fans the ability to purchase badges during their live videos to stand out in the comments and show […]

Instagram rolls out fan badges for live videos, expands IGTV ...

This entry was posted in Creators Social and tagged facebook instagram social media on October 20, 2020 by Sarah Perez

Instagram rolls out fan badges for live videos, expands IGTV ...

This entry was posted in Creators Social and tagged facebook instagram social media on October 20, 2020 by Sarah Perez

Gowalla is coming back. The startup, which longtime TechCrunch readers will likely recall, was an ambitious consumer social app that excited Silicon Valley investors but ultimately floundered in its quest to take on Foursquare before an eventual $3 million acqui-hire in 2011 brought the company’s talent to Facebook. The story certainly seemed destined to end […]

Gowalla is being resurrected as an augmented reality social app

This entry was posted in Apps augmented reality Foursquare Nintendo operating systems Social TC TechCrunch websites and tagged apple facebook google on October 20, 2020 by Lucas Matney

Year after year, phishing remains one of the most popular and effective ways for attackers to steal your passwords. As users, we’re mostly trained to spot the telltale signs of a phishing site, but most of us rely on carefully examining the web address in the browser’s address bar to make sure the site is […]

Apple, Opera, and Yandex fix browser address bar spoofing bugs, ...

This entry was posted in Mobile Security software on October 20, 2020 by Zack Whittaker

Apple, Opera, and Yandex fix browser address bar spoofing bugs, ...

This entry was posted in Mobile Security software on October 20, 2020 by Zack Whittaker

Apple's new iPhone makes a good upgrade if you're ready for your next phone.

Apple iPhone 12 Review: Solid, but Don’t Buy It Just ...

This entry was posted in Gear on October 20, 2020 by Lauren Goode

Apple’s $1,000 phone sits in the awkward spot of not quite being the best phone. Nevertheless, it offers compelling upgrades.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Review: Apple’s Awkward Middle Child

This entry was posted in Gear on October 20, 2020 by Julian Chokkattu

College graduates this year (and perhaps in the near-term) have been looking for work in what is one of the most challenging job markets in a decade due to the coronavirus and its impacts on the economy and how people can interact with each other. Today, a startup that’s helping them with that job hunting […]