Google Messages has 1 billion RCS users, gets new effects features
Google Messages has one billion monthly active users who have enabled RCS, Google says. To celebrate this milestone, the company is announcing several new effects and emoji features for Messages, including Photomojis, screen effects and…
ASUS gives ROG Ally native support for gyroscope controls
ASUS brings official support for gyroscope controls to the ROG Ally handheld with the Armory Crate SE update 1.4.5. The update also makes it possible to calibrate the joysticks and change the GPU Operating Mode settings via the…
US federal judge temporarily blocks Montana’s TikTok ban
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the state of Montana's complete TikTok ban. This is an interim ruling, but the judge calls the law in its current form 'unconstitutional in several ways'.According to the judge, Donald Molloy,…
Broadcom lays off 3.3 percent of VMware employees after acquisition
Immediately after acquiring VMware, Broadcom laid off roughly 3.3 percent of the server software service's employees. This concerns just under 1,300 employees working at the headquarters in Palo Alto, California.The dismissed employees…
Valve releases Steam Link app for Quest 2, 3 and Pro for streaming from PC
Valve and Meta have released Steam Link support for the Quest 2, 3 and Pro. This allows users to play games on a local PC and stream them to their VR headset. This was previously possible in a roundabout way, but is now officially…
Download Shotcut 23.11.29
Shotcut is a comprehensive open source and cross-platform video editing program for Windows, Linux and macOS. It uses FFmpeg and therefore has support for the most common audio and video formats. The files are not imported, but are…
Microsoft appears to automatically install HP Smart app in Windows 10 and 11
Several users report that the HP Smart app suddenly installs automatically in Windows 10 and 11, even if they are not using an HP device. Microsoft says it is investigating the problem.According to tests Windows Latest automatically…
Download Affinity Suite 2.3
Serif has released version 2.3 of the Affinity Suite. The Affinity Suite consists of the Photo, Designer and Publisher programs, and can be regarded as the counterpart of, for example, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. The…
Meta sues FTC to block case regarding use of data by minors
Meta has sued the US Federal Trade Commission to prevent a 2020 lawsuit over the use of data from minors from being reopened. The FTC wants the agreed privacy promises to be tightened, which means, among other things, that Meta is no…
France bans the use of WhatsApp and Signal on government telephones
The French Prime Minister wants his ministers to no longer use the communications applications WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram due to concerns about the security of these services. Civil servants must switch to the French alternatives Olvid…