Tinder is letting you go on blind dates in the app
Tinder is adding a Blind Date feature to its app, prompted by Gen-Z interest in "old school" dating trends, the company says. In a new social experiment from Tinder, the feature will be found under the "Explore" page within the app. It's an extensio.....»»
Apple Says Third-Party App Stores Would Open iPhones To Scammers
Apple is raising fears about letting users install applications outside the company's App Store, an issue being targeted by lawmakers and regulators that also played a prominent role in its recent trial against Epic Games. From a report: The company.....»»
Tradition of keeping mementos in memory of loved ones dates back at least 2,000 years
Holding onto everyday items as keepsakes when a loved one dies was as commonplace in prehistory as it is today, a new study suggests......»»
Prime Day is over before it started with this Dell gaming laptop deal
Dell has one of the best Prime Day deals we've seen, letting you score the Dell G3 gaming laptop for $679......»»
Linux Foundation Honors Authors of 30 Linux Success Stories By Letting Them Name a Penguin
The nonprofit Linux Foundation "asked the open source community: How has Linux impacted your life? Needless to say, responses poured in from across the globe sharing memories, sentiments and important moments that changed your lives forever." Their.....»»
Life is Strange games and Guardians of the Galaxy coming to the Switch
Release dates for the Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection and Guardians of the Galaxy on the Nintendo Switch have not been revealed yet......»»
Best dating sites for women: How to find the connection you deserve
Being a woman on the internet is hard. At times scary and exhausting, too. From Twitter reply guys, to other forms of online harassment, to straight-up cyberstalking, letting women exist in peace seems to be a hard concept to grasp. When it comes to.....»»
Experiment evaluates the effect of human decisions on climate reconstructions
The first double-blind experiment analyzing the role of human decision-making in climate reconstructions has found that it can lead to substantially different results......»»
Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps to give free perks to more vaccinated users
Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and other dating apps will allow more users to show whether they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 and roll out perks to those who say they have received a jab......»»
Tinder finally adds a Block Contacts feature
Despite the complications of meeting new people in the midst of a global pandemic, dating apps have shown a recent spike in both downloads and usage. Now, as COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, it’s likely that this trend will conti.....»»
No More Heroes and its sequel are coming to Steam next week
Xseed Games has announced the release dates for the Steam versions of No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. They'll both be out next week......»»
In latest Big Tech antitrust push, Germany’s FCO eyes Google News Showcase fine print
The Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s very active competition authority, isn’t letting the grass grow under new powers it gained this year to tackle Big Tech: The Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has just announced a third proceeding against Google......»»
In latest big tech antitrust push, Germany’s FCO eyes Google News Showcase fine print
The Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s very active competition authority, isn’t letting the grass grow under new powers it gained this year to tackle big tech: The Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has just announced a third proceeding against Google......»»
More people with disabilities are developing technology—and it"s good for everyone
Unless you're blind or know someone who is, you might not know that blind people use the same smartphones as sighted people. In fact, many blind people use touch-screen smartphones every day. The secret is that smartphones have a screen reader, a too.....»»
Tinder tested group video chat ahead of Match’s move into social discovery with Hyperconnect deal
As dating app Tinder and its parent company Match explore the future of personal connection through apps, it’s interesting to see what sort of ideas it tested but later discarded. One such experiment was something called “Tinder Mixer,.....»»
Shef raises $20M to expand its homemade meal delivery marketplace
It’s still a bit of a legal maze, but more cities are coming around to the idea of letting local home chefs bring in more income by selling homecooked meals to those nearby. Shef is a marketplace meant to help these home chefs connect with cust.....»»
Alienware"s Graphics Amplifier eGPU is no more
Launched way back in 2014, Alienware's then-$299 Graphics Amplifier worked in the same way as other eGPUs, letting users combine a laptop with a desktop graphics card. But unlike its rivals, the device used a propriety port found in Alienware laptops.....»»
Amazon announces official Prime Day 2021 dates
Today Amazon announced that Prime Day 2021 will be June 21 and 22. The event is set to be the biggest Amazon sales event of the year, with hundreds of expected. Prime Day is Amazon’s exclusive shopping holiday. The event rivals Black Friday and.....»»
Amazon confirms Prime Day will run June 21-22, an earlier than usual start
Amazon confirmed its annual sales event known as Prime Day will be held on Monday, June 21 and Tuesday, June 22. Bloomberg had previously reported these same dates, citing leaked records. The once-a-year mega sale had typically been held in July, whe.....»»
Quic Gives the Internet"s Data Transmission Foundation a Needed Speedup
One of the internet's foundations just got an upgrade. From a report: Quic, a protocol for transmitting data between computers, improves speed and security on the internet and can replace Transmission Control Protocol, or TCP, a standard that dates b.....»»
Engineered virus and goggles restore object recognition in a blind man
What started out as an experimental tool has evolved into a treatment. Enlarge / The goggles in use. The red cap isn't part of the system; it holds electrodes that are tracking the participant's brain activity. (credit: Sahel et. al.) Our nerv.....»»