The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is partnering with DuckDuckGo to include the latter’s HTTPS dataset in its HTTPS Everywhere browser extension. The EFF and DuckDuckGo are closely aligned in their commitment to protecting user privacy. DuckDuckGo’s privacy browser extension for Read More
Social Shorts: YouTube expands ad inventory, Twitter launches Fleets, more
The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have missed. YouTube to show ads on channels that aren’t in the Partner Program In it’s latest terms of service update, YouTube creators agree to Read More
Google Pulls Out of Mobile World Congress Event
Mobile World Congress (MWC) is one of the biggest phone events of the year, but it will go on without one of its biggest attendees, as Google pulls out. MWC is one of the biggest electronics events of the year, Read More
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile Won Big at FCC 5G Auction
The FCC has finally revealed the winners of its mid-band spectrum auction, and Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile came out on top. Mid-band spectrum is the most coveted type of spectrum for 5G. High-band, otherwise known as mmWave, offers the fastest Read More
Microsoft’s New Patch Will Completely Replace Legacy Edge With New Version
Microsoft has announced that an upcoming Windows 10 update will replace Edge Legacy with the new version. Microsoft Edge is the company’s replacement for Internet Explorer. Originally, Edge used Microsoft’s own in-house rendering engine. As part of the Windows 10 Read More
YouTube Searchers: It’s All About The Music
You can learn a lot about a web site by peeking below the hood of its internal site search. And, based on Hitwise data out today, YouTube is a surrogate music video search engine. Hitwise research suggests that 72% of Read More
Intel Outsources i3 to TSMC
Intel has decided to outsource its i3 processors to TSMC, after considering such a move for months. Intel has fallen on hard times in recent years, being eclipsed by its long-time rival AMD, as well as Apple’s switch to its own, ARM-based, Read More
19 Devices Will Stop Working on T-Mobile’s Network
T-Mobile has confirmed that 19 devices will stop working on its network at the end of the month. Wireless carriers routinely push out software and network updates to connected devices. In the case of some older devices, however, they are Read More
YouTube Leads Surge Of Online Video Watching In April
Online video watching jumped by 16% in April according to comScore, with YouTube getting “a significant increase in video viewing” during the month. Overall, comScore says U.S. Internet users watched almost 17 billion online videos in April, up 16% from Read More
Verizon’s Nationwide 5G Slower Than Its 4G LTE
Verizon has touted its nationwide 5G network, but recent tests show most customers are better off with the company’s 4G. Verizon made headlines when it debuted its nationwide 5G network, coinciding with the iPhone 12 launch. Verizon had previously focused Read More