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Zoom on iPad. David Phelan Zoom has access to a private iPad camera API, a new report claims, which allows the app to use the camera during iPad Split View multitasking. MORE FROM FORBESImportant New iPhone Feature Is A Blockbuster Success, Report SaysBy David Phelan Intriguingly, it seems to mean that only Zoom has access to this feature. Not Google Meet, not Microsoft Teams. In fact, the only other app that can access it is one of Apple’s: FaceTime. Until things change,… Source link

The Telegraph Disney’s problematic princess: why Snow White is forever being cancelled It’s a tale as old as Twitter. Disneyland’s new Snow White ride, which reopened this month after a year of Covid shutdown, faces criticism for its “non-consensual kiss” between Snow White and Prince Charming. Snow White’s Enchanted Wish is a reimagining of Snow White’s Scary Adventures, one of the park’s inaugural rides when it opened in 1955. And it retains many elements of the original:… Source link

Video calling apps have seen plenty of use since the COVID-19 pandemic began. To keep up with demand, Google gave every Google account holder access to Google Meet for their video calls. In other words, Meet isn’t just included in paid G Suite plans—anyone with a Gmail address can use it, though free account holders are now limited to 60-minute calls. With so many schools, businesses, and groups of friends using Google Meet, it’s worth taking a few minutes to learn how to get the most out… Source link

Google has announced a refresh of its Meet user interface for desktop and laptop users, to begin rolling out next month. The updates to the videoconferencing app’s web interface include improvements to video feeds, how you view and present meetings, and the navigation bar. Dave Citron, director of product management for Google Meet, said these improvements aim to “deepen the meeting experience, regardless of how and where people participate.” Addressing… Source link

Bloomberg A $1 Trillion Liquidity Surge Is Morphing Into a Leverage Boom (Bloomberg) — It was supposed to be a temporary buffer — more than $1 trillion of debt taken on by U.S. companies last year to ride out the economic devastation caused by Covid-19.But with the economy rebounding and interest rates still near all-time lows, it’s becoming increasingly tempting for corporations including Home Depot Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. to spend those cash cushions on acquisitions and… Source link

GlobeNewswire Insights on the In-Application Advertising Global Market to 2026 – by Advertisement Type, Application and Region Dublin, April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “In-Application Advertising Market 2020-2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global in-application advertising market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 17.8% during the forecast period. The growth of the market is influenced by the growing penetration of smartphones coupled with internet… Source link

Google today announced a major update to Meet, its video-meeting service, which brings several user interface tweaks for desktop users, as well as quite a bit of new functionality, including multipinning so that you can highlight multiple feeds instead of just one, as well as new AI-driven video capabilities for light adjustments, autozoom and a new Data Saver feature that limits data usage on slower mobile networks. If you’re anything like me, you’re increasingly tired of video meetings (to… Source link

Google Meet is getting video backgrounds Google Google has announced a series of new features for Google Meet, including an option that automatically brightens faces in video meetings. Several of the new features are designed to make you look better. Automatic light adjustment – which is already enabled in the Google Meet mobile app – is now coming to the web app. That means if your face appears underexposed, perhaps because you’re sitting in front of a bright window, the… Source link

Google is refreshing its Meet user interface next month for desktop and laptop users. The new Meet for web interface includes improvements to video feeds, how you view or present meetings, and the navigation bar. While some of Google’s changes are playing catch-up to what’s offered in Zoom or Microsoft Teams, they are much-needed additions. If you’re fed up of seeing your own face during calls, you’ll soon be able to minimize or hide it entirely. New options will also include the… Source link

Smart TVs from Sony, TCL, and a handful of other brands are going to look a bit different in 2021 as the companies switch from Android TV to Google TV. But why the change? What’s different about the new Google-branded platform?  While Sony’s smart TVs are the most visible to make the switch, they won’t be the only ones. Other Android TV manufacturers are also shifting to the newer Google TV platform, as Google updates all of its TV software offerings. So what is Google TV, and why would you… Source link