Microsoft Edge gets smarter about handling annoying website notifications

Posted on 17/02/2021 by Engadget

Website notifications are a plague on the modern internet. Typically, they ask for your permission to receive automatic updates from specific sites, but many people just find them to be an annoyance that gets in the way of their web browsing. To alle...

Xbox beta testers can try the Xbox One UI redesign starting today

Posted on 25/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Microsoft is now rolling out the Xbox One August update, which refreshes some aspects of the user interface ahead of a major redesign that’ll unify how the platform looks across Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC and mobile. Meanwhile, Xbox Insiders (or bet...

Chrome test could discourage websites from abusing push notifications

Posted on 02/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google is continuing its war against annoying website notifications. TheWindowsClub has discovered that Google will test a feature that sets an expiration time for notification subscriptions. You’d have to enable the test, but it would let you decide...

Rep. Schiff wants Google and Twitter to use COVID-19 misinformation warnings

Posted on 30/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

One of the challenges to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is curbing the spread of misinformation. Google, YouTube and Twitter have each taken steps to provide accurate info and remove false content, but Congressman Adam Schiff says that’s not enough....

Facebook warns users who ‘interacted’ with COVID-19 misinformation

Posted on 16/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

As part of Facebook’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 misinformation, it is going to begin alerting users if they have liked, reacted to or commented on misinformation that has since been removed. The alerts will appear in News Feed, and they’ll inclu...

Microsoft makes its advanced account protection free for healthcare workers

Posted on 14/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

As if fighting the coronavirus pandemic weren’t challenging enough, cybercriminals are making things more difficult for healthcare providers and humanitarian groups. Attacks have already delayed COVID-19 testing and limited access to related healthca...

Surface Duo may let you ‘peek’ at notifications

Posted on 26/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

When it comes to the next generation of folding phones, Microsoft was right to choose dual displays over folding screens. But one thing some other foldable phones have that Microsoft lacks is a screen on the outside of the device. To make up for that...

Chrome will make website notification requests less irritating

Posted on 07/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Mozilla isn't the only one waging war against annoying website notification requests. Google has announced that Chrome 80 will show a "quieter" notification interface that won't seriously disrupt what you're doing. Whether you're on desktop or mobi...

Firefox puts an end to annoying notification requests