Unnotification on Android means you don’t have to miss a notification you accidentally dismissed

There was a time you probably swiped away a notification on Android that you probably needed. And while Android offers its own notification log for you to recall what you lost, it’s a bit too complicated to access for everyday use. A free third-party app is here to help with your plight. Unnotification will ask you each time you dismiss a notification if you want to undo your action. And if this gets too tedious for you, the app will let you blacklist certain apps, so you won’t be constantly bugged by messages from it. Or you can remove these messages entirely and access the undo button by pulling down the Android Quick Settings menu.

You must know though that the app doesn’t pull the original notification but just a barebones copy of it with the information you dismissed. At least you’ll know what app to go to do what you need to. Unnotification only works with devices running Android 8.0 Oreo or up.

Source: Lifehacker

Duncan Jones’ to debut new sci-fi film ‘Mute’ on Netflix on February 23

Netflix/Liberty Films UK/Studio Babelsberg

A project that has been years in the making and is considered a spiritual follow-up to Duncan Jones’ movie Moon is finally seeing the light of day. But it’s not heading to cinemas, instead Mute will be debuting on Netflix on February 23. The sci-fi film takes place in future Berlin where a mute bartender played by Alexander Skarsgard has to put his trust on a pair of American surgeons led by Paul Rudd as he looks for a disappeared woman. The film also stars Justin Theroux.

Jones calls this film is “Don Quixote” as it was supposed to be the first movie he’s made (the first draft was made in 2003) but it got pushed back for different reasons, including the cancers of his dad (David Bowie) and wife, among other things. Netflix basically became the project’s savior. The director sings praises of the streaming service, saying they let creators make things they’re “passionate about” instead of delivering “homogeneous blobs” designed to fit everyone’s tastes.

Source: Engadget

Apple might launch HomePod soon following FCC approval

Apple initially pushed back the release of the HomePod speaker to “early 2018” to develop the product further. Early might be happening sooner than we think. The company just received official FCC approval for the smart speaker, meaning they can start selling the device at any time. In the US, all devices that make use of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technology need to be submitted to the United States Federal Communications Commission to make sure they meet federal regulations. For comparison’s sake, Apple started selling the iPhone X just under a month after it received FCC approval.

The FCC approval follows rumours that the smart speaker’s supplier Inventec started shipping HomePod units to Apple with the company set to reportedly receive “about 1 million” units, at least according to an industry source that spoke with Taipei Times. But like other Apple products, initial supplies might be limited. Rumour has it Inventec expects revenue from the HomePod to be “limited” in the first quarter because of the low of HomePod devices that are available for shipment.

Source: MacRumors

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