Google is developing a new gesture to make up for killing a popular Android shortcut

Google is developing a new gesture to make up for killing a popular Android shortcut

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new corner swipe gesture that lets you invoke the default assistant when using three-button navigation. Previously, pressing and holding the home button would invoke the default… Article Source https://www.androidauthority.com/android-3-button-corner-swipe-3498602/

Son accused of brutally killing elderly UWS mom left trail of damning clues, including Google search for ‘elder abuse’: prosecutors

Son accused of brutally killing elderly UWS mom left trail of damning clues, including Google search for ‘elder abuse’: prosecutors

The soulless son who allegedly slaughtered his elderly mother in their luxury Upper West Side building last year left behind a trail of clues pointing to his guilt, prosecutors revealed at his arraignment Monday. Edward Asencio, 51,… Article Source https://nypost.com/2024/10/21/us-news/son-accused-of-brutally-killing-elderly-uws-mom-left-trail-of-damning-clues-prosecutors/

Nvidia is killing off its Control Panel app – and it wants you to help shape its replacement

Nvidia is killing off its Control Panel app – and it wants you to help shape its replacement

Nvidia is calling for user feedback on its legacy features from the Nvidia Control Panel, with Team Green keen to know which features still matter to users and how they are used. The company recently announced that it would be shutting down its… Article Source https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/nvidia-is-killing-off-its-control-panel-app-and-it-wants-you-to-help-shape-its-replacement

Google Chrome starts killing ad blockers

Google Chrome starts killing ad blockers

It looks like Google Chrome really wants you to look at advertisements. In a quote post on X posted by Raymond Hill, the developer who brought us the free ad blocker Chrome extension uBlock Origin, it appears that Google Chrome is turning off the… Article Source https://mashable.com/article/google-chrome-kills-ad-blockers

If you’re mad Google is killing your favorite ad blocker, the only solution is one nobody can ever take away from you

If you’re mad Google is killing your favorite ad blocker, the only solution is one nobody can ever take away from you

So, Google’s switch to Manifest V3 for browser extensions looks like it’s finally killing off the uber-popular ad blocker, uBlock Origin. Regardless of the extension, app, game, or whatever, it’s never fun when a big company kills off something… Article Source https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/use-your-own-network-wide-ad-blocker-not-browser-extensions

Killing VMware

Killing VMware

When Broadcom bought VMware for $69 billion last November, we knew there would be changes. What we didn’t know is that Broadcom’s radical changes would leave partners and customers alike questioning their commitment to VMware. Personally, I’ve never been fond of VMware. But I know many IT people swear by its wide array of products. … Read more

Why Broadcom Is Killing off VMware’s Standalone Products

Why Broadcom Is Killing off VMware’s Standalone Products

To many enterprise IT observers, Broadcom — the new owner of what used to be known as VMware for 25 years — believes that its prized $69 billion acquisition’s product line was too complicated, far-flung and perhaps even becoming irrelevant here in the mid-2020s. Why else would Broadcom discontinue 56 (and counting) standalone products that … Read more

VMware is killing off 56 products amid “tectonic” infrastructure shift

VMware is killing off 56 products amid “tectonic” infrastructure shift

Broadcom’s brutal assault on VMware’s product suite continues, with the company’s new owner this week confirming that it is sunsetting a massive 56 VMware products and platforms – as investors said this week that they anticipated a “tectonic shift” in the infrastructure market as a result.  In a January 15 advisory VMware confirmed tersely that … Read more

Broadcom is killing off VMware perpetual licences

Broadcom is killing off VMware perpetual licences

Broadcom is killing off VMware’s on-premises perpetual licenses – and getting set to strong-arm VMware customers onto subscriptions, by also ending the sale of Support and Subscription renewals for such customers. VMware described this to customers as part of its plan to “complete the transition of all VMware by Broadcom solutions to subscription licenses.” “We … Read more