Entries by Nicole Batac (11988)

Tuesday
Jun232020

These are the new iOS 14 standout features

There might be no new Apple hardware surprises at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, but the company has introduced a whole bunch of new features for its different platforms. For iOS 14, Apple is playing catch-up with Android with some of the useful features it's introducing to the platform. We're going to do a quick rundown on some notable ones.

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Monday
Jun222020

Sobeys' Voilà online grocery home delivery service launches in Vaughan, coming to rest of GTA soon

Sobeys has launched an online grocery home delivery service called Voilà. It's coming first to Vaughan, Ontario, and will be available in the rest of the Greater Toronto Area in the coming weeks. There are plans to bring the service to major cities in Quebec as well.

Customers can order essentials from Sobeys, Farm Boy, and Well.ca, which the company claims to be the only grocery retailer to offer these options. The orders are placed in one-hour delivery windows, allowing you to order online or through the Voilà app.

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Monday
Jun222020

Android's AirDrop-like file-sharing might be available beyond mobile

We've known that Android is developing an AirDrop-like sharing feature. But now we learn that Nearby Share (or Nearby Sharing OR Fast Share) might also be coming to Chrome on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS. The feature will let Android users directly share files, links, and photos with different devices, which is what AirDrop does for Apple devices. We don't know yet when it'll officially launch.

Nearby Share was spotted in the latest build of Chrome OS canary, but it doesn't seem to be working just yet. The feature has reportedly been in development for over a year already. A video released by XDA Developers earlier this year showed Nearby Share baked in the quick settings menu. And that it'll work best if the devices sharing files are within a foot of each other. 

Source: The Verge

Monday
Jun222020

Police cars are missing from 'Fortnite'

Epic Games seems to be responding to current events. Gamers are reporting that Epic has taken on police cars from Fortnite. The removal is believed to be a response to the Black Lives Matter protests against police violence. A Wall Street Journal source says the developer isn't making a "political statement." Instead, it's trying to be "sensitive about the issues" players are dealing with. Epic hasn't commented yet about the matter.

While some major game industry players have endorsed the Black Lives Matter cause, Epic seems to take a softer stance. As Engadget points out, it acknowledges the outrage, but it isn't explicitly advocating a cause. Epic has been previously quoted as saying it will not ban players for political speech. This milder approach isn't surprising as these companies are hesitant to take up a cause without alienating buyers with opposing views.

Source: Engadget