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Archives for November 2024

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Meta plans to walk back its ‘pay or consent’ ad model in the EU.

In the coming days, Instagram and Facebook users within the bloc will be given the choice to receive “less personalized ads” that are full-screen and temporarily unskippable, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The offering, which Meta says is likely to negatively impact its business, follows pressure from European Union regulators who opposed users having to pay to avoid targeted ads.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Samsung’s Chrome extension is busted because of an expired domain.

The Samsung Internet extension, which allows users to sync bookmarks between their phones and computers, currently redirects to a webpage that says the domain is up for sale.

The extension has reportedly been broken since at least October 29th — if Samsung itself hasn’t noticed until now, we can only hope that scammers and other bad actors haven’t either.

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
GoPro kills off its Quik desktop app.

GoPro is removing its Quik desktop app from the Mac App Store on December 31st, and a Windows version will no longer be released. The Quik app originally launched in February as a way for GoPro owners to edit on a desktop, but GoPro now says it’s focusing solely on mobile solutions instead.

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Andru Marino
Rode’s wireless mics are now less bulky.

At $149, the Wireless Micro is a more pocketable version of Rode’s wireless microphone system. I’ve been using the Wireless Go for a few years now, and having something less conspicuous on my lapel is much appreciated.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
A standalone Gemini app for iOS might be available widely soon.

Spokesperson Elijah Lawal tells The Verge that the company is rolling out a pilot of the app in the Philippines. 9to5Google reported that a user was able to download the app.

Gemini has a standalone app for Android, and from that app, you can access the Gemini Live voice mode.