For roughly $640, Realme’s newest flagship phone features a Snapdragon 865 processor, super-fast charging and two selfie cameras as it continues its premium push. Realme's X50 Pro 5G serves up 6 cameras, Snapdragon 865, 90Hz screen – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is revealing more specifications about its next-generation Xbox Series X hardware today. The biggest new confirmation is that the Xbox Series X will include 12 teraflops of GPU performance, which is twice what’s available in the Xbox One X and eight times the original Xbox One. This type of performance puts the Xbox Series
Read MoreTwitter suspended some accounts, but Facebook indicates it won’t. The Technology 202: Silicon Valley tested by Mike Bloomberg’s 2020 social media strategy Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Chinese phone giant will head to the French capital to launch its latest flagship phone series. Huawei's P40 Pro phone launch event to take place in Paris on March 26 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe break down the saga of the controversial Chinese telecom giant and phone maker. Huawei ban: Full timeline as Google warns against sideloading its apps on P40 phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreInrupt, the company behind the open-source Solid project, hires experts in its drive to let users control their data. Berners-Lee's Solid project: Schneier joins team to give you back control over data Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft is making its Azure Sphere secure IoT service generally available after several years of testing and previews. Microsoft's Azure Sphere, its Linux-based microcontroller plus cloud service, hits general availability Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreUpcoming events include Innovations 2020, ELI Annual Meeting 2020, and the University of South Carolina Virtual Teaching Conference. Upcoming Events, Webinars & Calls for Papers (Week of Feb. 24, 2020) Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreGarry Kasparov struggling with DeepBlue in 1997. | Image: STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images Garry Kasparov dominated chess until he was beaten by an IBM supercomputer called Deep Blue in 1997. The event made “man loses to computer” headlines the world over. Kasparov recently returned to the ballroom of the New York hotel where he
Read MoreYou can get your Star Wars and Marvel fixes £10 cheaper than the standard price, but have to sign up for a full year. Disney Plus offers discounted £50 annual subscription in UK – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDisney is discounting the price of a yearly subscription to its streaming service in Europe, ahead of its regional launch on March 24th. Customers who subscribe before March 23rd will get £10, or €10, off the price of a year’s subscription, bringing the annual cost down to £49.99 or €59.99. In Europe, the service will
Read MoreElise Reuter / MedCity News: Boston-based IntelyCare, whose app matches nurses with open shifts at nursing homes and assisted living facilities, raises $45M in equity and debt financing — IntelyCare, a healthcare staffing solution for post-acute care, raised $45 million in equity and debt financing. Boston-based IntelyCare, whose app matches nurses with open shifts at
Read MoreThe ‘S’ stands for sacrifices, apparently Continue reading… HyperX’s Cloud Flight S has Qi charging, but at the expense of some useful features Source: New feed
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple could release a new pair of over-ear headphones soon, according to placeholder listings that have reportedly been appearing in Target’s product database. The listings, which were reported by YouTuber Jon Prosser, show a product called the “Apple AirPods (X Generation),” with a price of $399. Prosser notes
Read MoreVivo’s plan to unveil its third Apex concept phone were derailed by the cancellation of Mobile World Congress, but it looks like we’ll find out about it this week anyway. The company says it’s going to announce the Apex 2020 on Friday and has supplied The Verge with a image teasing its “fullview edge display.”
Read MoreMercedes’ stalwart SUV picks up some new tricks for 2020, including some great tech. 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE350 puts on a fresh face – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe promise of digital transformation is to evolve into a more agile and enduring organization by taking advantage of advances in AI, cloud computing, data sharing, and increased connectivity. You might break into new markets, advance in your industry or design entirely new business models and services. But the statistics are sobering: Only 28% of
Read MoreLaurens Cerulus / Politico: EU Commission tells staff to use end-to-end-encrypted messaging app Signal, saying it was selected as “the recommended application for public instant messaging” — The move is part of EU’s efforts to beef up cybersecurity, after several high-profile incidents shocked diplomats and officials. EU Commission tells staff to use end-to-end-encrypted messaging app
Read MoreLayoffs. Shutdowns. Uncertainty. After a decade of prosperity, many hot young companies are facing a reckoning. As the Start-Up Boom Deflates, Tech Is Humbled Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Xperia 1 II comes with a tall 21:9 aspect ratio screen like its predecessor. | Image: Sony One year after the debut of its super-tall Xperia 1, Sony is back with a successor, the obscenely titled Xperia 1 II. In Europe the handset will be Sony’s first to support 5G, where it will be
Read More{$inline_image}Last week, at the 49th CA/Browser Forum, a voluntary consortium of certification authorities, Apple announced that it’ll stop allowing HTTPS certificates on Safari with more than 13 months of validity, later this year. HTTPS certificates, based on the latest TLS encryption standards, ensure that your connection to a particular website is safe and secure. Any certificate issued after September
Read MoreThe codes were printed onto a piece of A4 paper and stuffed into a fishing rod case. Drug dealer loses M in Bitcoin after landlord accidentally throws codes out – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: India’s BharatPe, which helps merchants take digital payments and secure working capital, raises $75M Series C valuing it at $400M+, after 2019’s $50M Series B — BharatPe, a New Delhi-based startup that is enabling hundreds of thousands of merchants to accept digital payments … India's BharatPe, which helps merchants take digital
Read MoreHe’d planned to launch himself 5,000 feet into the air. Flat-Earther 'Mad' Mike Hughes dies during rocket launch attempt – CNET Source: CNet
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. Here’s a double dose of good news for those who value their personal device security. (So, hopefully everyone.) First off, Google has open-sourced its security key technology, allowing
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