RS485 is a communication standard that should be part of the advanced hardware hacker’s arsenal; it’s not commonly encountered, but powerful exactly when you need it. It’s a physical layer interface for wired communications that uses a single differential pair for noise immunity, has good long-distance properties, and allows many connections to a single bus.
Read MoreThe game has been in the works for three years! What you need to know Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six is coming to Mobile. Rainbow Six Mobile is based on Rainbow Six Siege and will be available on iOS and Android. It features 5v5 action with lots of characters and maps! Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six is
Read MoreThe company also shared a first look at the new season… What you need to know Physical is returning to Apple TV+. Season 2 will debut on June 3. Murray Bartlett is joining the cast as Rose Byrne reprises her role. Apple has today confirmed that popular dark comedy Physical is coming back to Apple
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Happy Tuesday, everyone. I had to pause working on today’s Wordle so I could finish up this newsletter. My stats are fully tied when it comes to solves in 3, 4, and 5 guesses, so I’m taking this one seriously in hopes of pushing things in the right
Read MoreCredit: Zarif Ali / Android Authority A rumor suggests the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 cameras could be much better than last year’s model. Specifically, the telephoto and selfie cameras could be borrowed from the Galaxy S22 series. The just-OK camera system on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 was a major sticking point, so this
Read MoreWhat you need to know WhatsApp for Mac has a new beta that fixes an issue preventing link previews from working. There is no indication of when the fix will be made available to the final version of WhatsApp for Mac. No word yet on when we can expect this fix to roll out to
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge It’s a day of Apple Watch deals. At Walmart and on Amazon, you can get a great deal on the Apple Watch Series 7, Apple’s latest smartwatch that has a bigger screen than prior generations, along with fast charging. Each retailer has a limited selection of color options
Read MoreIf you’re an IT admin and you’ve always wanted to send messages to your Windows users, Microsoft is opening up a new option soon. IT admins will soon be able to send organizational messages to Windows 11 PCs, and they can appear on a lock screen, desktop, or above the taskbar. “With the shift to
Read MoreWindows 365 will soon be part of Windows 11. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft put PCs in the cloud with Windows 365 last year, and now it’s integrating these Cloud PCs directly into Windows 11. Windows 365 lets businesses access Cloud PCs from anywhere to stream a version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 inside a
Read MoreMicrosoft’s updated File Explorer in Windows 11. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is bringing tabs to the File Explorer in Windows 11 soon, alongside a refreshed design that makes it easier to quickly access folders or find favorite files. The highly requested tabs feature was first spotted in Windows 11 test builds last month, and now
Read MoreThe new VanMoof S5 (left) and A5 step-through e-bikes. | Image: VanMoof First look at the next, next generation Continue reading…
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is building new intelligent meetings features directly into Windows 11. Four new features are coming soon that will improve background noise suppression, eye contact, framing, and background blur. These new features will arrive first on Qualcomm devices and take advantage of neural processing unit (NPU) chips to
Read MoreDo you know what German philosopher Karl Marx and American anarchist Bob Black have in common? Shared convictions such as the critique of work, its abolition, or opposition to meaningless work or to work in a capitalist system. And you know who used their philosophy as the groundwork to act against the unhealthy emphasis on
Read MorePhoto Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Julia Alexander is a senior strategy analyst at Parrot Analytics, a company that helps streaming companies do better at… streaming. She also hosts the downstream podcast, which is about the business of streaming. Since we are a couple years into a huge shift to streaming entertainment in
Read MoreAirPods 3 are reportedly struggling because of weak demand. What you need to know Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 are coming in the second half of this year. He also says that AirPods 3 orders have been cut by more than 30% for later in 2022. That’s because of product segmentation and weak
Read MoreAn Unreal Engine metahuman. | Image: Epic Games Nearly two years after it was first announced, Epic Games has released its next-generation game engine. As part of a State of Unreal event today, the company revealed that Unreal Engine 5 is now available to download. The updated engine features a number of improvements for developers
Read MoreIt’s been one year since LG decided to exit the smartphone business, bringing over a decade of Android phone releases to an abrupt end. The company was responsible for several neat innovations during that time, including the ultrawide camera, manual video mode, and the first phone with a capacitive touchscreen. In saying so, the South
Read MoreMary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft announces a preview of ARM-based chips for Azure virtual machines, using Ampere Altra CPUs — It’s been a long time coming, but Microsoft is making available a preview of Azure VMs supporting Arm-based processors from Ampere. — It’s been a long road, but Microsoft announced …
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: Tinybird, which runs real-time analytics APIs for companies, raises a $37M Series A led by CRV and Singular Ventures — Tinybird has raised a $37 million Series A round led by CRV and Singular Ventures. Your company may have stored a ton of data in a warehouse — everything is in
Read MoreWhat you need to know There’s a new M&M’s game in the App Store and it’s free to play. Gamers can expect seasonal challenges and more. In-app purchases go all the way to $24.99. The game is free to play with in-app purchases available. M&M fans now have a tasty new game to go along
Read MoreChanging the cursor on your computer may not be the rage it used to be, but it’s still a great way to add a little splash to your machine. Chromebooks also have this functionality, with some built-in cursor customization and more with third-party apps. Here’s how to change your cursor on a Chromebook. Read more: The
Read MoreWhat you need to know Vivid is a new Mac app for increasing the brightness of your Mac’s display. Both the Pro Display XDR and modern MacBook Pro are capable of displaying brighter images than they normally do. Vivid offers a split-screen mode to show the change in brightness. Now you can make full use
Read MoreJessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: Twitter appoints Elon Musk to its board after Musk purchased a 9.2% stake in the company; Musk cannot own more than 14.9% of Twitter while on the board — – Elon Musk will join Twitter’s board of directors after taking a 9.2% stake in the social media company, according to a
Read MoreWhat you need to know Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now on the board at Twitter. Musk bought almost $3 billion in Twitter stock recently. The Tesla CEO has long been vocal about Twitter and what he believed were free speech issues on the social network. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal confirmed the move in a
Read MoreIn Sea of Tranquility, the Station Eleven author uses time travel and other sci-fi flourishes to ask older questions about how humans make meaning.
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