Gizmodo quickly used the GPS data to pull together a map showing there were hundreds of videos posted to Parler from the Capitol grounds or inside the building on January 6. Another researcher made an interactive map linking the videos to the location pins for easy viewing. And over the weekend, ProPublica published a comprehensive timeline comprising more than 500 videos from Parler to show the events of the day, from President Donald Trump's speech near the White House to the eventual breakup of the mob in the early evening. … [Read more...] about Parler seems to be sliding back onto the Internet, but not onto mobile
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Instagram Reels tutorial: How to use the TikTok competitor
Instagram Reels will have some catching up to do. TikTok has been downloaded more than 2 billion times, and is wildly popular among Gen Z. Instagram, meanwhile, has over 1 billion monthly users, who skew slightly older. But Instagram's familiar platform may make it a way for people who wouldn't otherwise download TikTok to experiment with the 15-second video format. And since the White House is considering a ban on TikTok due to the app's ties to China, Instagram Reels may pick up some users who are concerned about this, too. … [Read more...] about Instagram Reels tutorial: How to use the TikTok competitor
Facebook’s VR-AR visionary on what comes after the Oculus Quest 2
I'll be honest with you, I actually don't really know what the plans are there. what the possibilities are. My job is really to think five years from now what lands in a product that is, like, an integer multiplier on that. I don't mean to downplay that work. I mean, the polish that has been done really going all the way back to [Oculus] DK2 -- think about where we were with DK2 and where we are now and it's pretty astonishing how much better it is at doing those things. But I'm thinking, well, OK, now how do we change that experience? What happens if you get depth of focus? What happens if you get haptics, because I've talked about haptic gloves in the past. What happens if your audio is perfectly spatialized? Just saying that [regarding Quest 2], not that I don't value it, it's just not where my mind tends to be. … [Read more...] about Facebook’s VR-AR visionary on what comes after the Oculus Quest 2
Is the NVIDIA Shield TV still worth buying in 2021?
If the Shield just did streaming really well as it does, it would still be our top pick, but NVIDIA has also equipped the Shield TV with enough processor power for gaming. Not only can you choose from the growing library of games from the Google Play Store, but NVIDIA also has its own library of popular PC games you can download and play, along with the NVIDIA GeForce Now streaming service, which lets you cast your favorite games from your PC to your living room TV. … [Read more...] about Is the NVIDIA Shield TV still worth buying in 2021?
Best laptop for 2021: Dell, HP, Microsoft, Apple, Acer, Lenovo and more
Sarah Tew/CNET The Dell XPS 13 is a perennial favorite for its size, weight and performance and just overall good looks. In 2020, Dell made the laptop even smaller, while making the laptop screen larger and increasing performance for both CPU and graphics-intensive tasks. It's not a huge leap, but this Dell XPS is still the best in the category. And for those who want the latest and greatest Intel processors, the Dell XPS 13, as well as the company's XPS 13 2-in-1 (also a great pick), are available with the chip-maker's 11th-gen Core processors. … [Read more...] about Best laptop for 2021: Dell, HP, Microsoft, Apple, Acer, Lenovo and more