Month: October 2021

Chris and Ian discuss Facebook Woes, Amazons New Devices and GTA

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• Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns
• Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids
• Facebook harms children and weakens democracy: ex-employee
• What happened to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram?
• Twitter will now let you remove followers without blocking them
• Twitch confirms hack after source code and creator payout data leaks online
• Broadband switching to be made faster and easier under new rules
• Microsoft opens its Windows store up to third-party app stores
• Amazon takes on Nest with a $59.99 smart thermostat
• Amazon’s new Echo Show 15 is meant to hang on your wall
• Amazon will let you teach Alexa to recognize and respond to sounds and detect occupancy
• Amazon Glow is a video chat gadget with built-in games to keep kids engaged
• Amazon is now accepting your applications for its home surveillance drone
• ‘Hey Disney’ is a custom voice assistant coming to Echo devices in 2022
• AMAZON’S NEW RING ALARM PRO COMBINES A SECURITY SYSTEM WITH AN EERO ROUTER
• Ring Video Doorbells are finally getting package alerts
• Blink’s first doorbell is finally released, four years later
• Amazon announces new wearable and services to try to make you fitter
• SAY HELLO TO ASTRO, ALEXA ON WHEELS
• Neighbour wins privacy row over smart doorbell and cameras
• End of the satellite dish? Sky launches its own smart TV
• The $499 HTC Vive Flow is VR for people who don’t like VR
• Dolby Vision gaming launches first on Xbox Series X and S
• The Grand Theft Auto trilogy is getting remastered for PC and consoles, including Nintendo Switch