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Element is introducing a paid version of its chat app, which is offered through an Element One subscription. This allows users to use WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram via the service, in addition to the Matrix protocol.The One subscription…

A very rare prototype of the Apple VideoPad will be auctioned in November. The auction house, Bonhams, expects this never officially released personal digital assistant to fetch between 6900 and 10,000 euros.This is the second prototype…

During the 'Unleashed' event last Monday, Apple unveiled the new MacBook Pro. It has a striking new design. What immediately catches the eye? The MacBook Pro 2021 notch, or the 'bite' at the top of the screen. Why did Apple make this…

Amazon has announced a robot for the home. The Astro robot is a smart assistant on wheels and, according to Amazon, is able to perform various tasks in the house, such as bringing objects, playing music and answering questions.The robot…

Microsoft has announced a complete redesign of Skype. The company provides the chat service with new themes, a renewed interface and 'better performance' on smartphones and desktops. These updates will be released in the coming…

Facebook has announced two new Portal models, namely a Go variant with battery and a new + version. The Portal Go is intended for video calling in different rooms within a house.The Portal Go has a 10.1" screen, a triangular design and a…

Videobelapp Houseparty can no longer be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store from Thursday, and will no longer be available from October. The team is now working on other projects. Epic took over the app, which…

Roblox Corporation, the company behind the user-generated content game Roblox, is acquiring Guilded. That is a chat service intended for competitive gamers and competes with Discord.Roblox and Guilded do not disclose the amount involved…

Facebook has started rolling out end-to-end encryption for audio and video calls in its Messenger app. The chat service already offered such encryption for one-on-one text conversations.Messenger users can now choose to enable end-to-end…

Google has started showing a notification in Hangouts in which the tech giant wants to redirect users to the new Google Chat. An end date for Hangouts has not yet been mentioned, but Google now seems to want to speed up the closing of the…