Follow New York Times - Personal Tech, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/new-york-times-d-personal-tech Sat, 22 Jan 2022 03:31:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCY8hjmw2IkuwXn9ye8UNv30 Microsoft cited the metaverse as a reason for buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. Let’s break down what that really means.An attendee at VR World NYC in November. The metaverse is the convergence of two ideas that have been around for many years: virtual reality and a digital second life.]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:25:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCY8hjmw2IkuwXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZ-BvBoXKuzt8b1naedg1wr You can easily transform photos and videos into GIF files to share with family, friends or the world at large.Apps like ImgPlay provide all the tools you need to make animated GIFs out of your own videos and photos.]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZ-BvBoXKuzt8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCaEwszG7OJZ6eT5HJgy6HUf Here we go again: Virtual reality, now dubbed ‘the metaverse,’ will be a thing. So will the smart home.]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:00:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCaEwszG7OJZ6eT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZltbHf2tk2YiejEQ2Mq9rY Android-powered devices carrying the BlackBerry name won’t be affected. For some, it’s a farewell to an era when BlackBerries dominated airport lounges and the West Wing.Thorsten Heins, the chief executive at the time, announcing the new BlackBerry 10 in New York in 2013.]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:44:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZltbHf2tk2YiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZ2OEqBos-kbF1cWWor9YPv Public safety officials warned that alternate routes offered by apps like Google Maps and Waze don’t always take into account hazards to drivers.]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:30:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZ2OEqBos-kbF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCah0ekNOaxN65VjH6qdYdAk The tech world delivered many unpleasant surprises to us in the pandemic. We can learn from them.]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:00:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCah0ekNOaxN65VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCbeRrowGuhhRF1cWWor9YPv New settings in iOS 15 and Android 12 give you more power over your personal information and when (or if) apps and sites can see it.Apple’s iOS 15 operating system and Google’s Android 12 software offer a variety of tools for keeping tabs on your privacy.]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:00:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCbeRrowGuhhRF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCY23kG5jYfxOyejEQ2Mq9rY New settings in iOS 15 and Android 12 give you more power over your personal information and when (or if) apps and sites can see it.Apple’s iOS 15 operating system and Google’s Android 12 software offer a variety of tools for keeping tabs on your privacy.]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:00:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCY23kG5jYfxOyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCaS5zBkTkL2i11cWWor9YPv New gaming consoles remain in short supply this holiday season, spawning cottage industries of tipsters and scalpers making money off their scarcity.]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:46:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCaS5zBkTkL2i11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZarcrVHlRMIilmFkX7M1Jw To plan for safe travels and gatherings this holiday season, here are some simple ways to take your Covid-related health data with you.]]> Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:00:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZarcrVHlRMIilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZB-aMRJoWoSyejEQ2Mq9rY Supply-chain disruptions may make it tough to buy devices, but the most thoughtful presents were never tangible to begin with.]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZB-aMRJoWoSyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCbayfLewIXMeHn9ye8UNv30 An app seeks the outermost limits of productivity.]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:00:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCbayfLewIXMeHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZyEkQMK0fdB-T5HJgy6HUf Apple accused NSO Group, the Israeli surveillance company, of “flagrant” violations of its software, as well as federal and state laws.An aerial view of an NSO Group branch in the Arava Desert in Israel.]]> Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:00:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZyEkQMK0fdB-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCbOSDuyLtXprJs0ohxaO6Yr Apple said it would soon provide parts, tools and manuals to those who wanted to fix their own iPhones and Mac computers.Apple said Wednesday that it will introduce a program early next year for customers who are comfortable doing their own repairs on Apple products.]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:20:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCbOSDuyLtXprJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCYWZEZyC9Nt3ezdsCmHakzH The list of scarce gadgets is long, driven by a chip shortage. Don’t wait until Black Friday for the best deals.]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:00:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCYWZEZyC9Nt3ezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZwE5FHg2RisMb1naedg1wr European regulators said Google gave preferential treatment to its own price-comparison shopping service over rival services.]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:40:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZwE5FHg2RisMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZI1wGINeVC6-zdsCmHakzH If the apps, alerts and action on your smartphone are taking up too much of your attention, turn on Focus mode to mute the distractions.In iOS 15, the Focus feature provides more than just the basic Do Not Disturb mode to limit your interruptions, and you can quickly jump into one of your preset selections from the Control Center.]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:35:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCZI1wGINeVC6-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCaXVb42oXALSCejEQ2Mq9rY If the apps, alerts and action on your smartphone are taking up too much of your attention, turn on Focus mode to mute the distractions.In iOS 15, the Focus feature provides more than just the basic Do Not Disturb mode to limit your interruptions, and you can quickly jump into one of your preset selections from the Control Center.]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:35:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCaXVb42oXALSCejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCbfGQEvmeOW3l1cWWor9YPv With long battery life and nice cameras, the new Google devices excel at what popular phones have done for years. Is that enough?Google’s new phones are the first to include Tensor, the company’s own processor.]]> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCbfGQEvmeOW3l1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCY7gfErTD2mFOzdsCmHakzH Want to change your car’s interior lighting? Alter your boat’s course? Tap your wrist.]]> Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:00:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zwBbDPMQwCY7gfErTD2mFOzdsCmHakzH