Microsoft adds new feature that may extend life of Surface devices’ batteries when they’re constantly plugged in. Microsoft's new Battery Limit: Surface 50% charge cap aims to give longer battery life Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft makes changes to its Feedback Hub after failing to notice early reports flagging up data losses caused by the Windows 10 October 2108 Update. Windows 10 1809 bungle: We won't miss early problem reports again, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreFor many people, Printrbot was their first 3D printer. What started out as [Brook Drumm’s] Kickstarter idea to make 50 printers turned into over a thousand orders backlogged. To quote [Brook], they went from zero sales to about two million in the first year and then twelve million a few years later. As is often
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Facebook quietly begins testing Messenger Lite for iOS, which is only 10MB, starting in Turkey — A few days ago, Facebook quietly introduced a “Lite” version of its Facebook app for iOS devices, but only in a single market, Turkey. The app had been previously available only on Android. Facebook quietly
Read MoreApparently, Brett Kavanaugh was too dumb to buy a domain with his name in it. Twitter is praising BrettKavanaugh.com as a brilliantly subtle act of resistance as the URL leads to a website with a list of sexual assault resources for survivors. whoever realized that Brett kavanaugh didn’t buy his own name as a url is
Read MoreThere’s a bunch of companies selling wireless Super Nintendo style controllers out there. You can go on Amazon and get any number of modern pads that at least kinda-sorta look like what came with Nintendo’s legendary 1990’s game console. They’ve got all kinds of bells and whistles, Bluetooth, USB-C, analog sticks, etc. But none of them
Read MorePeople have had one consistent comment about the Pixel 3 XL since the first leaks hit the web: That notch is huge. Ever since the Essential Phone and iPhone X started the trend, we’ve seen numerous notchtastic phones hit the market, though none quite as exaggerated as Pixel 3 XL. Thankfully, almost every Android phone
Read MoreNow Walmart will know exactly how thrilled you are by its prices. Walmart's terrifying shopping cart design measures your speed and heart rate – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew research shows the people of Herculaneum near Mount Vesuvius died when their blood boiled and their heads exploded. Scientists say Mount Vesuvius made people's heads explode – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRobots that can jump have been seen before, but a robot that jumps all the time is a little different. Salto-1P is a one-legged jumping robot at UC Berkeley, and back in 2017 it demonstrated the ability to hop continuously with enough control to keep itself balanced. Since then it has been taught some new tricks;
Read MoreArjun Kharpal / CNBC: Huawei unveils two AI chips, the Ascend 910 and Ascend 310, for data centers and internet-connected consumer devices, as it takes aim at Qualcomm and Nvidia — – The two chips are aimed at uses in data centers and internet-connected consumer devices, Rotating Chairman Eric Xu says at the Huawei Connect
Read MoreThe announcement comes days after a journalist was reportedly killed in a Saudi consulate in Turkey. Saudi smart city project names tech board members amid Khashoggi controversy – CNET Source: CNet
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