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Twitter spent a while on Tuesday morning churning out weird notifications to millions of its users. Anyone who received them may have believed alien forces were trying to make contact. Or that their phone had fried. The unfathomable push notifications consisted of what looked like nonsensical strings of letters and numbers, with some users suspecting a hack or phishing scam that, well … had gone a bit wrong. The bizarre episode even prompted Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to hop on his smartphone and knock out a few tweets....

Twitter has finally delivered on its promise to give users more control over their timelines. An update released on Tuesday, December 18 for iOS (coming soon to Android) lets you switch between an algorithm-generated timeline or, as some people like to have it, a timeline that shows the most recent tweets first. It’s really simple to switch between the two types of timeline. Once you’ve updated the app to the latest version, you’ll see a “sparkle” button at the top right of the screen....

Twitter has launched a new feature that lets an operator of an automated account add a special label to their profile to indicate to others that it’s a bot. The company has been testing the feature since September and this week is rolling it out globally. Twitter says the feature is aimed at helping people sort good bots from bad bots as you scroll through your feed, read others’ replies, and explore new accounts....

Innovations in voice technology will drive fundamental changes in consumer behavior in the next three years or less, a new study by AppDynamics reveals. After all, consumers DO want voice technology —even in the bathroom— and businesses need to closely monitor how trends in this sector are driving awareness and demand for voice-driven functionality just to keep up. The new survey— conducted by IT analytics companyAppDynamicsin partnership withWakefield Research— polled 1,000 American millennials and 1,000 IT decision-makers employed in the retail, financial services, media, technology, and health care markets in early June 2018....

At the Lenovo Tech World ’22 event held October 18, Lenovo teased a new ThinkPad laptop concept with a vertically expanding screen, an idea that could literally change the way we see and use our laptops in the future. Expanding on itsThinkPad X1 Foldrange of folding PCs, Lenovo shared a ThinkPad concept that rolls its screen from 12 inches to 16 inches vertically. The objective and technology behind it is very similar to foldable smartphones that are all the rage these days, allowing the user to change the form factor of the display based on their needs, while the content on the display dynamically adjusts along with it....

Microsoft’s Windows 23 August 2025 update is finally here, and while it’s not a massive overhaul, there are a number of exciting new features with it. Instead of focusing on stability and security fixes, this update is all about expanding the potential of the modern Windows operating system. Here’s everything new in the October 2018 update. Working with smartphones A major component of this update is improving the interaction between a desktop Windows and a connected smartphone....

How do you show off the speed of the world’s fastest electric boat? Race it against aTesla Model 3, of course. That’s the stunt that the makers of theCandela Seven, a next-gen hydrofoil with a top speed of 30 knots, recently participated in for a German TV show calledAuto-mobil. “Candela Seven is the first electric boat that matches fossil fuel competitors when it comes to range and speed,” public relations manager Mikael Mahlberg told Digital Trends....

X owner Elon Musk said last month that the platform formerly known as Twitter would probably introduce a subscription fee for all of its users. In the last few days, the story has taken a further twist afterBloomberg reportedthat the company is testing three subscription tiers, with those paying the most seeing the fewest number of adverts. Sources claiming to have knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg that the changes could see the current Premium tier, which starts at $8 a month, be divided into Basic, Standard, and Plus tiers....

Last winter, I found myself suffering from a lack of sunshine, not realizing how lucky I was to be unfamiliar with the term “governmental quarantine.” Looking for a solution, I decided to check out virtual cycling appZwift. I’d heard about Zwift before, but the cycling video game sounded a little ridiculous to me. Video games are forepic questsandblowing up the undead, not for fitness. Plus, the best part of cycling is getting outside....

As you’ve probably noticed, the internet is crapping its pants over Elon Musk. Again. Why? Because The Tesla CEO went on Joe Rogan’s podcast and took a tiny hit from a spliff (for all you squares reading this, that’s half tobacco/half weed) during a recorded video interview. The video went viral almost immediately, and shorty thereafter, Tesla’s stock took a hit. Apparently the footage of Musk puffing on jazz cabbage has some investors worried about his fitness to run a publicly traded company....

“Why you may trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ As I organized digital shelves inA Little to the Left, my cat took the distraction as an opportunity. Suddenly, I heard the familiar sound of plastic clacking to the floor. Sure enough, she’d jumped up onto my entertainment center when I wasn’t looking and proceeded to start knocking over theamiibo figuresthat I’d lined up in front of my TV as decorations....

Summary Screen Rantattended twoBaldur’s Gate 3panels atMCM London Comic Con, the first of which focused on some of the cast and their voice directors, and the second of which was comprised entirely of cast members, particularly the voices of the Tavs, and those involved in the Dark Urge story. After years of development and Early Access,Baldur’s Gate 3had its full launch in August 2023 and went on to be the biggest game of the year, winning numerous awards, including the covetedGame of the Year....

Are you so immersed in technology that you long for a touch of nature in your home? You could get some potted plants — or you could invest in Mui, a wood panel that is also an internet-connectedsmart display. “Mui lets you adjust the lighting and temperature of your home, check news and weather, play music, send and receive voice and text, and is programmable by developers to do even more,” Mui Labs said in a press release....