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An announcement from both Instagram head Adam Mosseri and Instagram itself on Twitter have revealed the latest accessibility option, though details are still sparse. According to both tweets, the new feature is intended to help people who are deaf or hard of hearing. You’ll also be able to turn Instagram auto-captions on or off, depending on your preference, Other details about auto-captions have yet to be clarified, however. No official statement has been made yet regarding when the feature will be rolling out or if it’s started rolling out already....

A new deepfake detector that claims almost immediate, highly accurate results has been revealed by Intel, using what the company believes is a much more reliable method than reverse engineering. What FakeCatcher does differently, which Intel believes makes it more unique, is to look at the video itself rather than the raw data behind it. This new approach analyzes potential deepfakes in real-time, using various tools like face detection AI models and algorithms....

Mouse and trackpad support: The latest version of iPadOS (13.4) added support for pointing devices after being rumored for some time. Previously buried in Accessibility system preferences, the ability to use a mouse or trackpad is now front and center, and a big part of this new peripheral. The new support is available on iPad Pro, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 4 and later models....

What Is Kids Mode on Microsoft Edge? When you turn on Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge, Edge will enable a content filter limiting which sites your child can visit. Kids Mode comes pre-installed with some child-friendly sites, and you can edit this list at any time as a parent. Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge also fills the entire screen, so your child won’t be distracted by your desktop or tempted to click on your taskbar and open other applications....

The Yoga Tab 13 looks to be the same model as the 13-inch Yoga Pad Pro, which was released in China earlier this year, with the biggest difference being global availability; the Yoga Tab 13 will become available globally in July. The Yoga Tab 13 will likely work very well as an external monitor for other devices like the Nintendo Switch, in addition to its more standard functions. The Yoga Tab 13 features a built-in stand that allows you to adjust the viewing angle when placed on a surface, but also functions as both a carrying handle and a way to hang it on the wall....

According to a post on McAfee’s blog, the team reported this issue to Peloton a few months ago and the companies began working together to develop a patch. The patch has since been tested, confirmed to be effective on June 4, and began rolling out last week. Typically, security researchers wait until vulnerabilities have been patched until announcing the issue. The exploit made it possible for hackers to use their own software loaded via USB thumb drive to manipulate the Peloton Bike+ operating system....

In particular, the Edge browser will get a new scrollbar design called “overlay scrollbars,” according to Windows Latest. The new overlay scrollbar design reportedly will match other Windows 11 apps and hide the scrollbars from view when you don’t need them. Members of the Edge Insider program can experience the new look (as long as you’re running the latest build of Canary), but for everyone else, the feature will be available once Windows 11 debuts in October....

Context: More and more people are working from home (Microsoft’s Puget Sound workforce of 50,000 and tens of thousands of global employees are all remote workers now) due to the pandemic COVID-19 crisis. What they said: “We have seen an unprecedented spike in Teams usage,” writes Microsoft in a blog post, “and now have more than 44 million daily users, a figure that has grown by 12 million in just the last seven days....

Microsoft says: “Beginning with Windows 10, version 2004, all new Windows 10 systems will be required to use 64-bit builds and Microsoft will no longer release 32-bit builds for OEM distribution,” wrote the company in its documentation. Earlier versions of Windows will continue to get 32-bit support, however, as the hardware included typically won’t support 64-bit code. Advantages of 64-bit: A 64-bit processor can handle 64 bits of data at once, which lets it process information faster than a 32-bit processor....

The exploit was discovered by security researcher jonhat, who shared his findings on Twitter in a video detailing the process. Tech news site Bleeding Computer replicated the access and stated it took 2 minutes to gain admin privileges on a Windows 10 computer. The way the exploits works is through Razer’s Synapse software, which is a hardware configuration tool. When someone plugs in a Razer device, a mouse, for example, into their Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC, the computer will download Synapse to configure the device and allow various functions to be available....

The 91.0.4772.165 stable build of Chrome OS was preventing some Chromebook users from being able to log in and access their files. In some instances, it was also reported to cause “boot looping,” which would cause the system to endlessly shut down and restart. With the newest 91.0.4472.167 stable build, affected users should be able to access their Chromebooks again. According to Android Police, the culprit was a simple typo....

Nintendo shared the news in a recent Q&A call with investors, where it revealed the console’s popularity and overall success in 2020, as well as plans to expand that coverage in the future. One of the most notable things detailed in the Q&A was a report that 20% of the Switch sales made during that past year were sold to households that already own one. Engadget notes that the release of titles like Mario Kart Life: Home Circuit, as well as Animal Crossing: New Horizons could have helped fuel the purchases....

Nokia finally revealed plans to bring its classic flip phone to the United States with the 2720 V Flip. PCMag reports that the upcoming device will run off KaiOS, a mobile operating system originally derived from the old Firefox OS. The 2720 V Flip is an upgraded version of the original 2720, which Nokia launched internationally in 2019. That particular version never made a debut in the US, so the V Flip is a chance for Americans to finally get their hands on the traditional form factor, with a few smartphone amenities added in....

The NT Loader functions as both a boot manager and a system loader. In operating systems released after Windows XP, BOOTMGR and winload.exe together replace NTLDR. If you have multiple operating systems installed and properly configured, NTLDR will show a boot menu when your computer starts, allowing you to choose which operating system should load. NTLDR Errors A common startup error in Windows XP is the “NTLDR is missing” error, which is sometimes seen when the computer tries to inadvertently boot to a non-bootable disc or floppy disk....

We like this version of the game because it’s super simple to play and even has a high score list you can aim to get on. Below is some more information like how to access the site, the overall purpose of Pac-Man if you’re not already familiar, and what the game controls are for playing. How to Play Flash Pac-Man Visit Flash Pac-Man and select anywhere in the game window to start....

The most recent update to the Pixel Buds app adds a new widget that users can add to their Android home screen to easily access their earbuds’ individual settings. 9To5Google noticed the change in the update to version 1.0.3909, and the new widget addresses a complaint that many Pixel phone users have made over the past several months. On most Android phones, the Pixel Buds app appears in the app drawer....

Smartphone processor manufacturer Qualcomm has revealed the “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders” (yes, really), its first attempt at releasing its own smartphone device. The new device has been designed by ASUS, which has partnered with Qualcomm in the past on both the ASUS ZenFone and ASUS ROG Phones. With such a hefty price tag, the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders might only appeal to Snapdragon Insiders, an opt-in community of Qualcomm followers....

As spotted by Droid Life, Samsung has quietly removed the Galaxy S9 and S9+ from its Security Updates list, signifying the end of its support cycle for both smartphone models. While this doesn’t make the S9 series immediately useless, it does mean that potential future security vulnerabilities won’t be addressed. But at the same time, both phones came out in 2018 and have since been surpassed by several other models....

According to Samsung, the Exynos W920 also uses an integrated LTE Cat.4 modem and will provide more powerful and efficient performance. The Exynos W920 also uses a more compact design, which could allow for sleeker-looking smartwatches or larger (i.e. longer-lasting) batteries. It should be noted, however, that Samsung has not specifically stated that such a battery will be used in its next smartwatch model. The Exynos W920 boasts a roughly 20% improvement in GPU performance over older Exynos models and 10-times better graphical performance....

How fast are these drives? The company says the 990 Pro nearly maxes out the theoretical speed limitations of PCIe 4.0 with sequential read and write speeds up to 7,450 megabytes per second (MB/s) and 6,900 MB/s, respectively and random read and write speeds up to 1,400K and 1,550K input/output operations per second (IOPS) respectively. So, yeah, that’s pretty dang fast, with around 20 percent more speed than last year’s 980 Pro SSD models....