Miele launches washing machine for visually impaired users Currently, there are more than 2 million people in the UK who are blind or have severe sight loss. They have very limited options when buying home appliances because few are designed with their needs in mind. As more companies are moving towards digital displays, options can be even more sparse as these products can be difficult for blind people to use....

Netflix removing bitrate throttling in Europe after two months Netflix is to remove bitrate throttling for customers in Europe, having announced a 30 daydownscaling in streaming qualityin March to offset the increase in traffic due to the coronavirus lockdown. That seems to have lasted longer than originally stated, but a Netflix spokesperson toldHeisethat only now are the restrictions being lifted. “As network conditions improve, we’re starting to lift the country-based bitrate caps introduced in March,” said the spokesperson....

Podcast Addict barred from the Play Store under Covid-19 rules The popular podcast app for Android, Podcast Addict, has been suspended from the Google Play Store simply because it lists Covid-19 content. Xavier Guillemane, owner and creator of the app, toldThe Vergethat it was suspended without warning and all ads removed. Google has enforced a new policy that the app seems to have been caught up in, which states that any app that contains references to Covid-19 must be “published, commissioned, or authorized by official government entities or public health organizations....

The Witcher card game Gwent is now on Steam The Witcher fans who want to delve deeper into its card-game spin-off Gwent can finally do so through the world’s biggest PC gaming client, as Gwentlaunches on Steamtoday. This isn’t the game’s PC debut of course, as it launched via publisher CD Projekt Red’s own storefront,GOG, later arriving onAndroidandiOStoo. The Steam release should bring the free-to-play card game to a wider audience however, and add a little convenience to players used to keeping most of their games in the one launcher....

What is WireGuard and why should I use it? In the past month or so, VPN services have been shouting about their fantastic new protocols which are going to change your life. What’s actually happening is that they’re now able to use WireGuard, a brand new, lightweight protocol that is finally out of development. With the exception of ExpressVPN which has built its own from scratch (read about Lightway), everyone else has based theirs on WireGuard....