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Instagram’s IGTV launched with one main differentiating feature from platforms like YouTube — vertical video. But a year later, IGTV is conforming to traditional video with support for horizontal videos. On Thursday, May 23,Instagram shared an updatethat brings the more traditional horizontal video aspect ratio to the mobile-focused video platform. At launch, Instagram said the vertical orientation made sense for the mobile-first platform, allowing for full-screen viewing without turning the smartphone....

Viewers shocked after TikToker beats up Dr Disrespect training dummy with steel chair A woman is going viral on TikTok for randomly asserting her dominance against a training dummy that, for some reason, was dressed up like streaming star Dr Disrespect. When it comes to on-stream characters,Dr Disrespectis certainly one of the most iconic in terms of both look and attitude. The two-time’s shades, red vest, mullet and mustache make him stand out in a crowd....

Finally, explosive-obsessed directorMichael Bayis making his wayinto the virtual reality arena. Joining forces with content developerThe Rogue Initiativein Los Angeles, the award-winning action veteran will work to create original entertainment properties for the platform. With Bay directing and The Rogue Initiative as producer, the two parties will be cooperating to create “original entertainment properties” in the director’s “signature style.” Exactly what type of VR experience this entails isn’t described, but considering Bay’s love for explosions and massive battles on the big screen, it’s more likely you’ll see 360 degree movie than games....

Firing a drone out of a cannon isn’t just a really cool way to put it into flight. There are some sound reasons for the design, which means it could become a real-world product at some point in the future. Developed by engineers at Caltech University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, the SQUID (Streamlined Quick Unfolding Investigation Drone) is a football-shaped quadcopter that you’re able to launch rather like a ballistic missile....

WhatsApp has patched a critical security loophole that left your private messages and media vulnerable to breaches. The bug allowed attackers to remotely access your phone’s storage and all the files it hosts including yourWhatsApptexts, pictures, videos, GIFs, and audio messages. to exploit the bug, a hacker simply had to send you a malicious payload masquerading as a GIF through any non-Facebook channels or as a document through WhatsApp and Messenger....

The battle against Ganondorf at the top of his castle inThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarinaof time is one of the greatest moments in the history of video games, with its music and stained glass windows giving players a sense of atmosphere we had never experienced before. It felt like we were actually there … but what if we could be? YouTube user and developerAklar_45asked himself that question, which led to him creating the climactic fight in virtual reality for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift....

If you’re not convinced the automotive industry is changing, pause for a moment and consider the fact that Ford makes an electric crossover that it markets as part ofthe Mustang family, and positions as an alternative to a model made by Tesla. This comparison was unthinkable a decade ago, when the Mustang was all horsepower, all the time, andTesla barely existed. Ford pelted theMustang Mach Einto a segment of the new car market that’s expected to grow exponentially during the early 2020s....

Summary I watched all nine seasons ofSuitsfor the first time in 2024, and it made me learn a lot about the legal drama that recently took the world by storm despite having ended five years ago.Suitsflew under my radar when it was originally airing on USA Network. However, just like many other people, I discovered the series when it hit Netflix in the latter half of 2023. Followingrumors of aSuitsrevival, which turned out to be aSuitsspinoff series set in LA, I decided to finally watch the show....

Apple’smacOS Sonomais full of great features, including many that Apple raved about when it unveiled the operating system at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June 2023. If you want to get the most out of macOS Sonoma, it helps to know a few handy tips and tricks to improve your experience. From rapidly hiding windows and showing the desktop to saving websites to your Dock for quick access, thismacOSrelease is bursting with clever extras that make a big difference in day-to-day usage....

Just a day afterAMD announcedits plans to launch new Radeon 7000 desktop GPUs at its quarterly earnings call, we’ve got credible information on one of the upcoming models. AMD GPU board partner PowerColor briefly posted a listing for its upcoming Radeon RX 7800 XT with complete specifications before pulling down the page. The listing was spotted by Twitter user@All_The_Wattswho hadpreviously sharedalleged performance numbers for the RX 7700 and RX7800. According to the page, the PowerColor RX 7800 XT ‘Red Devil’ graphics card will feature 3840 stream processors, 60 compute units, and a 256-bit memory interface with 576GB/s bandwidth....

If you won thirteen bucks with a lottery ticket, you might feel rather happy with yourself as you carefully pondered how to spend your winnings. Whether Jeff Bezos is feeling a similar kind of joy having added not $13 but $13billionto his wealth on Monday alone, well, that’s anyone’s guess. The Amazon boss’s fortune ballooned after the company’s shares increased by 7.9% due to rising optimism regarding online shopping trends,Bloombergreported....

Android 10has been released, but as it’s still early, only a few devices have been updated to Android’s latest version. As such, it will be a while before Google releases numbers about Android 10’s penetration into the market. But we can still take a look at how well Android’s last major update,Android 9.0 Pie, has been doing. According tonumbers from May of 2019, Google is still struggling to update existing devices to its latest operating systems, with theadoption of Pieat a measly 10....

Apple’s official Smart Battery Cases for the iPhone 11,iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max are finally here. The new phones were launched to the public in September, but official battery cases for the phones were absent from Apple’s lineup — until now. The new cases don’t look all that different from previous generations, offering a relatively large bump on the back, where the extra battery is stored. The main difference, of course, is that the cases have a square camera cutout instead of an oval one to accommodate for the new shape of the camera cutouts on the iPhone....