Want to listen to music and podcasts while using other apps? Streaming music service Spotify is rolling out a miniplayer for desktop which enables you to do just that. The new player, which is set to “always on top,” enables Premium users to change tracks, choose playlists, control volume and watch videos and podcasts. Spotify says … Read more
The Browser Company launched the Arc’s first iPhone companion app last year, allowing users to save links for consumption on the desktop application later. The firm has now released a new mobile app, called Arc Search, that aims to focus on the search experience. The marquee AI-powered feature of the app, “Browse for me,” returns … Read more
Image: Disney/Lucasfilm As Ncuti Gatwa’s just beginning his tenure on Doctor Who, his newest companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) won’t be along for his full ride. Per Variety, Gibson will be on the show after a single season, after which she’ll be succeeded by Verada Sethu, last seen as Cinta Kaz over on Andor. Season … Read more
When the BBC announced that it was partnering with Disney to bring Doctor Who to its international streaming audience under the show’s latest era, there was some bristling that the House of Mouse would have an element of creative control, rather than simply financial involvement. But speaking on Disney’s influence on the show so far, … Read more
Image: BBC It’s Christmas, and that can only mean one thing we’ve been waiting simultaneously six years and also just three weeks for: Doctor Who is back for a festive treat, and it’s bringing a new Doctor and companion, and a whole new era, along for the ride. Need somewhere to talk about everything that … Read more
Fifty years ago, Doctor Who’s 11th season began with “The Time Warrior” and brought with it a notable sea of changes. It marked the debut of the show’s iconic “diamond” logo, which has now seen a return for the modern era with Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor. It added an immediately iconic creature to the show’s monster … Read more
Flu season brings another (and maybe not as expected) threat: pink eye. That’s because viruses that cause the flu, the common cold and even COVID-19 can manifest in the eyes. In addition to giving your eyes a pinkish or reddish hue, conjunctivitis (the technical term for pink eye) can cause other symptoms, like irritation, itchiness and discharge. … Read more
Monica Perez, 65, chats with her robot friend, ElliQ. Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET If you walked into Marie Defrancesco’s New York home, you would find an 82-year-old woman living completely alone. With no other people or pets around, you might believe that Marie has no one to interact with. But out of the corner of your eye, you … Read more
Next month, Doctor Who turns 60, and it’s celebrating in style between a trio of new episodes and all sorts of retrospective lookbacks—but one of its most intriguing collaborations to mark six decades of adventuring in time and space is bringing the series to the world of Magic: The Gathering, in a series of decks … Read more
Image: BBC With less than two months to go before the first 60th anniversary special for Doctor Who, the BBC is beginning to ramp up its promo. The three-part event is bringing back David Tennant as the 14th incarnation of the Doctor, with Catherine Tate once again playing his companion Donna Noble, and it all … Read more