Tuesday
Oct122021

Google TV plans to bring user profiles next month to Chromecast, Sony and TCL TVs

Google TV is also getting a significant and essential upgrade. The app is getting user profiles next month. This is essential for personalized recommendations, which was tough before, given there weren't personal profiles on the platform. Profiles on Google TV will apply to all Google accounts on the device, with each profile showing its watchlist, recommendations, and Google Assistant queries. Downloaded apps and app logins will also sync across all profiles. This feature will come to Google's Chromecast and televisions from Sony and TCL.

Source: 9to5Google

Tuesday
Oct122021

Google to bring Android TV remote to the Home app

Google has plans to bring the Android TV remote to its Home app on Android and iOS. This feature will live alongside the Android TV remote in the Google TV app. This new feature will benefit iOS users, giving them an easier way to control devices like the Chromecast with Google TV or Android TV-based televisions from other brands. Google hasn't shared when the rollout will be, but we're keeping an eye out for it.

Source: 9to5Google

Tuesday
Oct122021

Twitter on the web can let you take out unwanted followers

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All Twitter users on the web can now take out followers they don't want following them. The feature was first being tested out last month, but it's now accessible to all users. This is part of Twitter's efforts to help reduce harassment on its platform. Blocking someone might incite retaliation, but cutting them out without them knowing might be easier for you.

Of course, this won't keep them from seeing your public tweets. If you want to use this feature, head to your Followers tab on your profile. Click on the three-dot menu next to the user in question and select the "Remove this follower" option.

Source: Engadget

Monday
Oct112021

Universal Studios Japan will get a Pokémon theme park

The Pokémon Company

If there's one place we'd want to visit in the coming years, it'll be this new theme park Universal Studios Japan and The Pokémon Company are developing. The two companies are joining forces to create a Pokémon theme park at USJ. The two will begin work on the "revolutionary" theme park next year. Details are scarce on what to expect, but Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, said the attraction will feature "world-class theme park technology."

"The globally popular Pokémon characters combined with Universal's innovative approach to creating authentic and one-of-a-kind theme park entertainment promise excitement for the entire family," Universal Studios Japan's president and CEO J.L. Bonnier said. "Our efforts to develop new guest experiences will continue to help reinvigorate the tourism market."

Source: HypeBae