Google employees walking out to protest handling of harassment and misconduct

Google employees around the world are walking out in solidarity to protest how the company has handled sexual harassment and misconduct. Staring in Google offices across Asia, the walkout resonates the feeling that Google has handled sexual misconduct cases improperly in the eyes of its employees.

This is the latest expression of backlash against harassment and the use of power to subject subordinates to unwanted sexual advances. that's swept the enterainment industry and is now rippling through other industries. Silicon Valley is mostly male dominated and is said to foster risque behaviour many are likening to college fraternities. Google employees are capturing the proceedings on social media using the #GoogleWalkout hashtag.

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Review: Waze navigation app on Apple CarPlay

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple CarPlay users have been rather limited when it comes to the built-in navigation app. For the longest time, Apple Maps was the default application on CarPlay and it worked in conjunction with Siri for voice commands and for navigating to locations hands-free.

Thanks to iOS 12, however, users who might opt for Google Maps or Waze, can now use these apps for navigation on their Apple CarPlay head units, provided they have the latest version of Apple's software and the apps themselves.

I've tested Waze on Apple CarPlay for the past week on a 2019 Buick Enclave Avenir. This is a luxurious 7-seater SUV decked out with all the finery Buick has been known for. Aside from rear and front moonroofs, heated seats, its own WiFi hotspot and an astounding array of front, rear and 360' parking cameras the Enclave Avenir has Android Auto and Apple CarPlay on tap.

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Pixelmator Team announce pro-level photo editor specifically for iPads

After yesterday's iPad Pro announcement we now know were all the R&D of Apple is going and that the iPad Pro is closer than ever to replacing Macs and PCs in terms of sheer power as well as versatility and not to mention class-leading displays.

The hardware is certainly future facing and now the apps are too. We know there will be Photoshop for iPad coming in 2019 which will definitely change the game for photographers and editors. We are also getting a new app from Pixelmator which is built from the ground up for iPads.

The AI-powered Pixelmator Photo. Pixelmator Photo gives users all the tools they need to edit photos on iPad - a collection of nondestructive, desktop-class color adjustments, a set of stunning, machine learning-enhanced film emulation presets, a magical Repair tool to remove unwanted objects from photos, support for editing RAW images, and more.

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Review: Apple iPhone XR

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple’s third iPhone release for 2018, the colourful and perky iPhone XR, may have been relegated to second-class citizen status behind the pricier iPhone XS and XS Max and the new iPad Pro, Mac mini and MacBook Air unveiled today.

On any other year, a device like the iPhone XR would shine and stand alone as a worthy and worthwhile iPhone release. There’s a lot to the iPhone XR that will endear it to many users whose iPhone 6, iPhone SE or iPhone 7 handsets may be on their last legs.

Yes, it is more affordable than the premium iPhone XS family and if you can get over some of the manufacturing compromises (i.e. aluminum over stainless steel, LCD technology over OLED, 3 GB of RAM instead of 4 GB, single 12-megapixel rear camera instead of two) then the iPhone XR still has plenty to offer.

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