Either Unihertz is a really fun company to work at, or it decides each new phone concept by pulling random specs out of a hat. Maybe both. How else do you explain the existence of, say, the Titan, its rugged BlackBerry Passport-aping Android phone? Every Unihertz device must have a tiny audience, but I can
Read MoreYour shot at taking home this prize pack is simple. Just sign up to enter — and yeah, you’re entered. It’s that easy. Get picked, and the iPhone and other goodies are yours. Here’s your last chance to win a free iPhone 11, AirPods and charging pad Source: The Next Web
Read MoreDisney-owned streaming video service Hotstar came under fire from the popular host of the eponymous late-night show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” last night, for censoring supposedly controversial content from the program in India. While Hotstar didn’t air Oliver’s critical episode on India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it made edits to few other episodes
Read MoreDid you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to bringing the biggest names in tech to showcase inspiring talks from those driving the future of technology this year? Nir Eyal, who authored this piece, is one of the speakers. Check out the full ‘Impact‘ program here. If there’s one technology that embodies the unreasonable demands
Read More[Tom] doesn’t much like breadboarding. He prefers to wire up prototypes with perfboard and solder point-to-point with enameled magnet wire. That may sound troublesome to some of you, but [Tom] has come up with a few tips to make prototyping with perfboard and magnet wire easier and more effective, and the biggest tip is about
Read MoreLast month, Twitter released a set of rules to identify and label tweets with manipulated media, as a way of battling misinformation on its platform. Last night, it tagged the first tweet with “manipulated media” — a doctored Joe Biden video retweeted by the US President Donald Trump. The edited video, originally tweeted by White House
Read MoreFanny Potkin / Reuters: A look at the rise of “sharia-fintech” startups in Indonesia, where questions about compliance with Islamic law pose hurdles for adoption of digital payments — JAKARTA (Reuters) – Like millions of other Indonesians, Gandi Iswara had for years carried a wad of currency notes … A look at the rise of
Read MoreMagecart refers to a cyber-crime syndicate that specializes in cyber-attacks involving digital credit card theft by skimming online payment forms. Gaining mainstream media attention over the last year or so, their most recent high profile attack was on photography retailer, Focus Camera. Their website got hacked by Magecart attackers who injected malicious code that stole
Read MoreSince Back To The Future II first screened back in 1989, people have been waiting for hoverboards to become reality. Instead, we got a dangerous two-wheeled contraption going by the same name. Wanting something a little cooler, [Bartek Plonek] decided to convert his to a one-wheel design. (Video, embedded below.) The hack starts by machining
Read MoreSubscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. It’s always good to see more consumer tech companies stepping up to protect our privacy and security. Previously, it was Apple, now it’s Mozilla‘s turn. The company behind
Read MoreFor the first time, Twitter applies its policy against fake and misleading videos and labels one. Manipulated Biden Video Escalates Online Speech War With Trump Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe study shows that while traffic is getting worse, it’s only doing so a little at a time. US traffic only got a little worse in 2019, according to this study – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreShayna Baszler killed the main event. WWE Elimination Chamber 2020: Results, Undertaker appears, match ratings and full recap – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“Everyone melts.” Grant Imahara shares how he made his fully animatronic Star Wars character via digital modeling, 3D printing and robotics. Former MythBuster's adorable Baby Yoda robot will cheer up sick kids – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUnless you’ve held on to an old tube TV, did the hack that lets you use a light gun with an LCD via Wiimote receiver and a couple of microcontrollers, or live close to one of those adult arcades, you might be really jonesing to play Duck Hunt by now. It’s time to renew that
Read MoreCat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: Twitter applied its “manipulated media” label for the first time, after a clipped video of Joe Biden was tweeted by a White House official, retweeted by Trump — It’s the first time the social network has enforced a new policy to fight doctored videos and photos Twitter applied its "manipulated
Read MoreThe latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak. Coronavirus updates: Ted Cruz in self-isolation, Italy in lockdown – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGovernment-backed groups are exploiting CVE-2020-0688 to take over Exchange email servers. Multiple nation-state groups are hacking Microsoft Exchange servers Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreShould you buy the standard AirPods or the AirPods Pro? Here’s how Apple’s truly wireless earbuds stack up. AirPods Pro vs. AirPods: What's the difference and which should you buy? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s the first time the social network has enforced a new policy to fight doctored videos and photos Twitter flags video retweeted by President Trump as ‘manipulated media’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreCaleb Henry / SpaceNews.com: AST & Science raises $110M Series B led by Rakuten and Vodafone to build a broadband network via a constellation of satellites that link directly to smartphones — WASHINGTON — Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten and global telecom leader Vodafone led a $110 million investment … AST & Science raises 0M
Read MoreBlack Widow’s Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh team up for another mission: Honoring our favorite female superheroes. Marvel celebrates the women of the MCU for International Women's Day – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} A lot of annoying little hacks are needed to keep our integer-based calendar in sync with a floating-point universe, and the big one, leap day, passed us by this week. Aside from the ignominy of adding a day to what’s already the worst month of the year, leap day has a tendency to call
Read MoreA lot of annoying little hacks are needed to keep our integer-based calendar in sync with a floating-point universe, and the big one, leap day, passed us by this week. Aside from the ignominy of adding a day to what’s already the worst month of the year, leap day has a tendency to call out
Read MoreTwitter screenshot Twitter has applied a “manipulated media” tag to a doctored video of former Vice President Joe Biden that was shared by White House social media director Dan Scavino and retweeted by President Trump, according to Washington Post reporter Cat Zakrzewski. It’s believed to be the first time the platform has used the tag
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