Article was originally published on ModelFA. Here’s a question for you. Between this morning and right now, how many times did your computer or phone chime at you to let you know you just got another email? Chances are, your number is somewhere around a dozen or more. Many advisors think that keeping those alerts […]
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The Morning After: We took push notifications to the limit
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! We’ve looked directly into the push notification abyss and come out the other side, while scientists made important decisions about the kilogram. Of course, we’re also tracking all kinds of Black Friday discounts and other highlight stories from this week like the Iron Man-ish adrenaline […]
Google beefs up account security with new step-by-step checkup, notifications, and JavaScript requirement
Google announced key security enhancements it’s making to prevent attackers from hijacking users’ Google Accounts, including a new privacy checkup flow.Read More
Instagram pushes notifications to Lite and web versions
Instagram’s web version is still nowhere near as robust as its app, but the platform has slowly been adding more and more features to it these past few years. Now, it looks like Instagram has finally given it the power of notifications. Next time you visit the platform on a Chrome browser whether on mobile […]
Firefox and 1Password now bring data breach notifications to you
Firefox and 1Password have made it much easier to find out if your email address and password have ever been been leaked due to a data breach. 1Password now comes integrated with the Have I Been Pwned service, allowing you to check your credentials against the database within its interface, while Firefox is testing a […]
Google Pixel Buds let you customize which apps send spoken notifications
A beta preview back in March hinted at a few features coming to Google’s Pixel Buds, like expanded double-tap functionality and in-ear detection. But there’s another addition coming for the wireless headphones: New settings to switch spoken notifications on or off for each app. Previously, Android users only had a basic toggle to activate or […]
Google Assistant adds daily updates and push notifications for voice apps
Google today introduced a series of new features for its Actions on Google platform for third-party voice apps, including a new browsing carousel to showcase content and greater control over the kind of audio an action can play. The media response API introduced today allows developers to incorporate things like news briefs, clips from TV […]
Comcast xFi customers get push notifications for WiFi activity
Comcast is introducing a new feature for its Xfinity xFi customers. Starting this week, users will receive a push notification anytime there is a change in their network. That means that if your child hops on the Wi-Fi when they’re supposed to be asleep, now a push notification will rat them out. The notification events […]
CNN is blaming Apple for a bug that spammed iPhone users with a barrage of the same push notifications (AAPL, TWX)
REUTERS/Rick Wilking A glitch caused some iPhone users to repeatedly receive the same headline notification from CNN. CNN says it’s Apple’s problem. At about 5pm ET on Tuesday, numerous of people with iPhones received an Apple News push notification with a CNN headline about the false missile alarm in Hawaii. Then they got the […]