Meta launches Instagram's text-based Threads app on the App Store and Google Play in 100+ countries; users log in via Instagram and can follow the same accounts
As Twitter has become even less-filtered … Michael Muchmore / PCMag : Hands On With Instagram Threads: Does Meta's Twitter Killer Deliver? John Palmer / Cryptopolitan : Meta's Threads Promises Decentr...
Sources: Meta plans to debut its Twitter rival, potentially named Threads, in mid-July and is pitching celebrities and creators to join a “sanely” run platform
“#Meta is hoping for at least 10s of millions of users within the first few months” for their Twitter competitor #p95 — The #fediverse and #activitypub will be a small minority show within months. …...
Microsoft announces Loop, an app that combines a “flexible canvas” with collaborative components that sync across Microsoft 365 services
How we're empowering everyone for a new world of hybrid work Tom Warren / The Verge : Microsoft Loop is a new Office app for the hybrid work era Liam Tung / ZDNet : This new PowerPoint feature could m...
Facebook announces Horizon Workrooms, a virtual meeting space with avatars, spatial audio, a whiteboard, and more, in beta on Oculus Quest 2
here's how it works Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain : Work From Borg — Welcome to Galaxy Brain — a newsletter from Charlie Warzel about technology … Tristan Greene / TNW : Facebook's Metaverse is just...
Facebook says it will begin testing ads on Oculus headsets, starting with the shooter game Blaston, and won't use data stored on devices to target ads
but I think one factor is that the Quest 2 is an excellent consumer product with no real peer on the horizon save the rumbles from Apple, and Apple will be fine. What competition would a regulator eve...
Apple announces M1, the first Apple silicon SoC for Macs, with 5nm process, 16B transistors, 8-core CPU, up to 8-core GPU, and a 16-core neural engine
unless Apple creates speed differences. Mustapha Hamoui / @beirutspring : Disappointed that Apple didn't visually differentiate silicon macs from their intel predecessors... It could have been a small...
iPhone 12 Pro pre-orders start on October 16, shipping on October 23, while iPhone 12 Pro Max pre-orders begin November 6, shipping on November 13
5G speed. A14 Bionic, the fastest chip in a smartphone. All-new design. Andrew O'Hara / AppleInsider : What MagSafe on the iPhone 12 is, how it works, and what can it do Tristan Rayner / Android Aut...
Facebook is piloting Campus, a section specifically designed for college students to interact with peers at their school, at 30 universities around the US
Facebook unveiled a new product today called Facebook Campus … Daniel Golightly / Android Headlines : Campus Returns Facebook To Its College Roots, Sort Of David Cohen / Adweek : It's Back to School f...
Facebook's NPE launches Venue, a “second screen” app where selected well-known personalities will provide commentary and engage with fans during live events
starting with NASCAR Benjamin Godfrey / coinspeaker.com : FB Stock Down 0.4% as Facebook Looks to Test New Live Commentary App Venue Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable : How to Watch NASCAR's Supermark...
A look at video chat service Around, launching today, which uses auto-zoom and noise canceling to keep faces and voices in focus, letting users multitask
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