Showing all posts tagged Product News 
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       Amazon Shuts Down AmazonSmile Charity Donation Program  
 The program will wind down on February 20, 2023. Amazon cites a failure to "create the impact" that it had wanted.
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       Is Amazon’s Cheaper “Prime Lite” Service Coming to the US?  
 Amazon’s new delivery option “Prime Lite” is currently being trialed in India, but how does it differ from Prime? 
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       Surfshark Adds Webcam Protection to Antivirus VPN Package  
 The new feature will help users maintain control over exactly which apps are allowed to use their webcam.
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       Researchers Uncover 22 Security Concerns Surrounding Google One VPN  
 The Google VPN's source code review is out, and it found a couple dozen potential privacy issues. Here's what to know.
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       Amazon Shutters Secure Messaging App One Year After Purchase  
 The commercial version of the app will be closed, but government and enterprise versions will remain.
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       Your Next Zoom Call, Coming to an AMC Theater Near You  
 As the US theater industry continues to contend with falling demands, could Zoom come to the rescue? 
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       Etsy’s Mobile App Rolls Out an Image Search Feature  
 Image search is great for customers — and it might help sellers as well, since it identifies price-hiking scammers.
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       Google Hangouts Is Officially Gone  
 Google will let you download your Hangouts data history until January 1st, 2023, but it's gone forever after that.
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       Google Workspace Individual Plans Now Offer 1 TB of Storage  
 More hybrid businesses means more documentation must be hosted online in order to be accessible to all.
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       Apple Releases Exterior Door Locks But Are They Secure?  
 The Level Lock+ is the first of its kind to be sold in Apple stores, allowing you to open doors with your iPhone or watch.
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       Google Can Now Read Your Conversations and Summarize Them  
 The new update for Google Workspace deploys machine learning to create succinct conversational highlights.
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       Google Workspace May Soon Tell Your Coworkers Where You Are  
 If your company turns on the setting, your location and working hours will automatically be displayed on Google Calendar.
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       Google Meet Adds a Feature to Boost Visibility on Video Meetings  
 The feature will kick in when a user is too far from the camera, or if they are not centered within the frame. 
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       Google Might Be Killing Chrome Ad Blockers in 2023  
 Google's changing how extensions work, and getting rid of the dynamic filtering that ad blockers rely on in the process.
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       Microsoft Is Getting Rid of Passwords For Its Virtual Desktop  
 Microsoft users are sick of remembering complicated, clunky passcodes — and the company is taking note. 
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       How to Fix Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-In for Outlook  
 Struggling to schedule a Teams meeting in Outlook? If your add-in feature is disappearing or disabled, here's how to fix it.
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       Zoom Is Expanding Its Offering With New Calendar and Email Apps  
 Could Zoom new features be strong enough to rival Google Workspace or Microsoft Office?
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       Zoom Takes on Microsoft Teams With New Team Chat  
 Zoom has made a slight change to the name of its communications platform and added a number of new features for users.
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       Microsoft Teams Will Finally Let You Search for Message Threads  
 Users have been begging Microsoft to fix this frustrating bug and it looks like they'll finally get their wish.
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       WhatsApp Will Stop Working on Some Apple Devices Next Month  
 According to Meta, WhatsApp will only be available on iPhones running iOS 12 or above by the end of October.
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       Smooth Jazz Lovers Rejoice: Microsoft Teams Adds Hold Music  
 The web conferencing software's new feature will let music be played as soon as a call transfer is initiated.
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