Saturday
Feb082020

You can vote for Pokémon of the Year using Google

Pokémon Day 2020 is almost upon us. And with the festivities, you can share your love for your favourite Pokémon. You can vote for your Pokémon of the Year via Google. You can head to this link or type "Pokémon vote" on your Google search bar. Voting will be open until February 14 at 5:59 am PST. 

To vote, select the region of your favourite creature and then scroll through the list, which is arranged by the National Pokédex number. And yes, it has all 890 Pokémon from every region. You will need to be signed in to your Google account to vote. You're allowed one vote per category per day for a maximum of eight votes daily. According to the official blog post about the competition, "votes will be counted based on the Pokémon's National Pokédex number, even for Pokémon that have multiple forms, including regional forms."

Friday
Feb072020

Instagram now shows you which accounts you interact with the most and least

Are you due an Instagram followers purge? The social network now lets you see which accounts you've interacted the most or least with. When you head to your "Following" list, you should see the options "Least interacted with" and "Most shown in feed." The feature makes it easier to decide if you want to cut accounts out or get updates from those you want to get more information from. 

On top of that, you can also sort your Following list from earliest to latest followed or vice versa. If you are thinking of cutting down on your Instagram following list, now is the best time to do that.

Friday
Feb072020

Netflix now lets you turn off autoplay previews

Perhaps you're part of the subset of users who don't like it when Netflix autoplays previews for you. Thankfully, the streaming service is finally leaving the decision in your hands. The company shared on Twitter how you can turn autoplay on or off. The setting is accessible from your browser. 

You need to sign into Netflix there and go to Manage Profiles. If you come from a household with multiple accounts, you'll have to then head to yours or to whichever account you want to update. From there, you will see the option "Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices." You just need to uncheck it; then you're done. Netflix warns that it might take some time for the update to take effect. "You can force an update by switching to another profile, then switching back in order to reload your profile with the updated setting," the company says. 

Friday
Feb072020

Apple TV app on some LG smart TVs to support Dolby Atmos Sound 'later this year'

Following the news that some 2019 LG smart TVs now support Apple TV and Apple TV+, we get an update that some LG televisions will be getting Dolby Atmos Sound support "later this year." An LG spokesperson confirmed the news. Dolby Atmos technology is designed to give movies and TV shows a more three-dimensional effect. Instead of being constrained to channels, the sound will be precisely placed and moved in a 3D space. Imagine how good those Apple TV shows and films could be. 

Source: MacRumors