WhatsApp rolls out Live Photos features
iPhone owners can now send and receive Live Photos in WhatsApp. The feature started to roll out to…
Windows 10 users can avoid Microsoft fees, thanks to Google
Want to avoid the $30 (£22, converted) subscription fee to continue to receive vital security updates to Windows…
Gen Z billionaire Alexandr Wang tells 13-year-olds they should be more like Bill Gates, who snuck out of the house to code at night
Scale AI billionaire Alexandr Wang says “vibe-coding” is today’s Bill Gates moment—time spent hands-on with AI tools now…
PC users are switching to Windows 7 in record numbers
With Microsoft poised to pull the plug on Windows 10 in a matter of days, millions of laptop…
This week’s best deal is a ‘kids’ Kindle Paperwhite that’s better than the adult version
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days may bring some great Kindle deals, but if you can’t wait, you don’t…
Breaking up (Google) is hard to do
Breaking up Google’s ad tech monopoly is, apparently, like going to Mars or trying to replace Michael Jordan…
How much will YOU have to pay?
Use Virgin Media? You’ll need to budget an extra £48 a year to continue using its broadband service.…
Unity discloses a years-old security exploit and urges developers to update their games
Unity is urging developers to take “immediate action” after it disclosed a major security vulnerability affecting games built…
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K is getting a new name soon
Amazon’s list of 4K-capable streaming sticks got bigger — and more confusing — after its hardware event this…
Microsoft is about to launch free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads
Microsoft is getting ready to announce an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans…
Amazon’s Vega OS launch trick: cloud-streamed apps
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just…
Perplexity’s Comet browser is available to everyone, everywhere, for free
After launching to subscribers willing to fork out hundreds of dollars a month this summer, Perplexity’s agentic AI…