insert_link Tech Made Simple Facebook is buying Giphy and integrating it with Instagram Facebook is buying the popular GIF-making and sharing website Giphy for a reported price of $400 million, with plans to integrate the massive GIF library into Instagram and other Facebook apps. News of the deal was first reported by Axios, which revealed the $400 million value of the deal. Giphy is one of the largest GIF sites on the internet, offering tools for creating, sharing, and remixing GIFs. Facebook […] todayMay 18, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Experts say Apps aren’t a reliable way to measure Blood Oxygen Levels Doctors say one of the best ways to monitor patients with COVID-19 is by tracking their blood oxygen levels, which can show when they have dangerous breathing problems — even if they don’t feel short of breath. But along with toilet paper and digital thermometers, devices that measure those levels, called pulse oximeters, are hard to find. They’re either sold out or taking weeks to ship from major retailers. With […] todayApril 30, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Is Your Teen’s Time on Social Media Affecting their Mental Health? For some adolescents and teenagers, using social media like Twitter or Instagram can be as easy as breathing, and costs about as much. But a new study released Wednesday suggests there could be a hidden price: their mental health. Young people who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media are susceptible to depression, anxiety and other illnesses and are more likely to internalize bad feelings about […] todaySeptember 16, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google’s Pixel 3a is Coming Soon You may have been hearing (i.e. being teased) for awhile now that Google’s midrange Pixel 3 devices are coming out this year. Well, some Reddit techies were able to find some hidden device profiles in the Google Play Console that indicate it’s really here. Or at least, will be here, sometime this year. In the next few months. For sure. The big tell is that these phones are listed […] todayApril 9, 2019