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Facebook relaxes blockchain ad rules Ads for blockchain events and education will soon make their way to your news feed When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. A year after banning all blockchain-related ads,Facebookhas decided to relax its rules and allow ads for “blockchain technology, industry news, education or events related to cryptocurrency” without the need for pre-approval by the social networking giant....

Foldable laptop displays aren’t coming anytime soon, Intel says And really, why should they? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In the wake ofSamsung’s struggles with theGalaxy Foldsmartphone, an Intel executive says it may be two years before the technology shows up in laptops, according to a report byNikkei Asian Review. While in Taipei for the start ofIntel’s Project Athena Open Labprogram,Intel’s general manager of mobile innovation and vice president of its Client Computing Group, Joshua D....

Google IO 2019’s best exhibit wasn’t even there An AR showcase in your pocket When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. We got an update onGoogle’s plans for augmented reality (AR) duringGoogle IO 2019, and it looks like a lot of fun and games – with some promising advancements for even casual Google product users. That includes folk who only use Google Search....

Google IO 2019: recap and highlights Wondering what happened at Google IO? Here’s your guide When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. OurGoogleIO 2019 recap is a little more full after Day 2, complete with highlights ofAndroid Qbeta 3, a Wear OS ‘Tiles’ and even morePixel 3aimpressions. The biggest interest we’ve seen has been to the new Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, which are half the price of theGoogle Pixel 3, yet have the same camera specs....

Google is overhauling the Play Store’s app rating system Focus to shift on most recent reviews When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Android app and game developers, and the billions ofGoogle Play Storecustomers around the world, will soon see changes made to the way apps on the platform are scored. Speaking at theGoogle IO 2019developer conference this week, the Google Play team revealed that the most recent, and theoretically more relevant, app reviews will be given greater weight when considering ratings....

How Intel’s Project Athena will shape the future of laptops The first models are due late this year When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Intelis envisioning a bold new future for laptops with itsProject Athenainitiative, which the company first announced atCES 2019. Project Athena will see Intel offer guidance to equipment and PC component manufacturers to create future laptops that are smarter, faster (thanks to 5G) and more power efficient – which will hopefully mean much longer battery lives....

How metamaterials could one day bring the impossible to life Are invisibility cloaks really possible? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Metamaterials is one of the newest, most dynamic and exciting areas of science. They enable scientists to change the natural properties of materials, pushing the boundaries of possibility to achieve what has never been done before. Dr Irina Khromova is one of the foremost experts on metamaterials and she discusses how metamaterials could be used now and in the future....