Thursday
Aug122021

Zoom's Focus mode hopes to lessen virtual classroom distractions

Source: Zoom

As online schooling and virtual classrooms still exist in many parts of the world, Zoom is hoping to help teachers keep the attention of easily distracted kids—at the very least, they won't see their classmates' antics. The app is getting a new Focus mode that looks like it is available even with free accounts.

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Thursday
Aug122021

Instagram rolls out more anti-abuse features, will let you limit DMs and comments from non-followers

Instagram drew more flak over the summer after Black soccer stars in England were bombarded with racist messages after their Euro 2020 finals loss. Now, the Facebook-owned company is working to prevent these kinds of behaviour from happening again with three safety features.

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Wednesday
Aug112021

Samsung debuts Galaxy Watch4 series

Samsung refreshes its smartwatches with the new Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic. The former offers a more modern, minimalist look, while the latter brings the rotating bezel into a sleek silhouette. Both offer a thinner design than previous generations.

The company was able to slim down the smartwatches by introducing a new 3-in-1 sensor, the Samsung BioActive Sensor. This solitary chipset can keep track of three health metrics: Optical Heart Rate Sensor (PPG), Electrical Heart Sensor (ECG), and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Sensor (BIA). While this single sensor is smaller, the Galaxy Watch4's new algorithm still allows the watches to measure your vitals accurately.

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Wednesday
Aug112021

Samsung releases its lightest and smallest earbuds yet

Alongside the launch of the new Galaxy Z series foldables, Samsung launched the new Galaxy Buds2, its latest TWS earbuds. These buds are designed for all-day use and work seamlessly with other devices in the Galaxy ecosystem.

Their two-way dynamic speakers promise crisp and clear high notes and deep bass. These earbuds also offer Active Noise Cancellation with three adjustable ambient sound levels. New machine learning-based solutions allow the Galaxy Buds2 to filter out distracting background noises, so your voice sounds clearer on calls. Samsung offers an "Earbud fit test" within the Galaxy Wearable app to make sure these curved-shaped buds fit.

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