Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip. | Photo by Nick Statt / The Verge Samsung didn’t waste any time unveiling its latest foldable Galaxy Z Flip phone during the company’s Unpacked event on February 11th. It was the opening act, a stark contrast to last year’s Galaxy Note 10 launch when the Galaxy Fold was barely mentioned.
Read MoreThe apps covertly track activity on victims’ phones. 1 in 10 Americans uses stalkerware to track partners and exes, poll says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWant to convey that you’re feeling like both a cowboy and a ghost? The Emoji Kitchen is for you. | Image: Google There are already hundreds of emoji available to cover every emotion from yawning to being a straight-up drunk weirdo. Now, Google is offering a few more options, with a selection of stickers that
Read MoreThe Finnish telecom and its phone licensee HMD Global have pulled out of the Barcelona trade show, along with Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and BT. Nokia withdraws from MWC 2020 over coronavirus outbreak – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge 8K footage recorded on the Samsung Galaxy S20 will take up around 600MB per minute, according to Samsung, meaning that storage could quickly become an issue if you want to record video at the highest-possible resolution. The amount of storage space you’ll need isn’t the only limitation that
Read MoreMicrosoft brings more improvements to the most popular VS Code extension on the Visual Studio marketplace. Microsoft's VS Code Python programming language extension gets this new update Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft lays out how developers can and should use the upcoming Windows 10X Wonder Bar strip. Microsoft: This is Windows 10X's new Wonder Bar for dual-screen devices Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreNokia, AT&T, Cisco, Facebook, Intel, Sprint, Sony, Amazon, LG, Ericsson and Nvidia pull out of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as fears over the coronavirus loom large. MWC and coronavirus: More companies withdraw despite health measures – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo push Google, Facebook and other internet giants to police their own platforms, Britain said its media watchdog would become an internet authority. Britain to Create Regulator for Internet Content Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreValentine’s Day is almost here, and Apple Arcade is sharing the love with new holiday-themed game features. Apple Arcade gives its games the Valentine's Day treatment – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhether you’re concerned about home intruders or just need to spy on your dog, these cameras can stream a live video feed straight to your smartphone. Best home security cameras of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKnowing where to look for malware lurking on your network gives you a better chance to prevent damage from it. How cyber attackers hide malware on your network Source: Security
Read MoreWe break down the saga of the controversial Chinese telecom giant and phone maker. Huawei ban: Full timeline as US reportedly finds Chinese company has access to mobile networks globally – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUbisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says extensive backwards compatibility “will help the the old generation to continue” for years, while Xbox boss Phil Spencer noted that he’s testing the feature on Series X. Xbox Series X and PS5 consoles will run 'almost all' old games, Ubisoft says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter a career spent working on “very important backup plans,” Steve Mollenkopf has steered Qualcomm through one rough patch after another. He’s Stared Down Activists and Apple, and Is Still in Charge Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Japanese company’s $2 billion plunge in profitability will increase pressure on the conglomerate to get its financial house in order. SoftBank Takes Another Multibillion-Dollar Hit From Bad Bets Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreApple has joined Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance, an open industry association that promotes passwordless authentication. FIDO already has some big names such as Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Amazon, ARM, and Intel as members. Apple joining the alliance means we can expect more support for password-free authentication in iOS and macOS devices. The company already supports FaceID
Read MoreSam Nussey / Reuters: SoftBank’s Vision Fund posts an operating loss of $2.05B in Q4 compared to a $1.6B profit a year earlier; Vision Fund invested $74.6B in 88 companies as of Q4 — TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp said on Wednesday its third-quarter operating profit fell 99%, well short of analyst estimates
Read MoreIt’s the end of another decade, and while we don’t have real hoverboards, flying cars, or affordable dental care, we do have multicolored lightbulbs you can control over WiFi. [Don Howdeshell] picked up a couple of cheap Merkury branded units in a Black Friday sale, and quickly set about hacking them. By and large, many
Read MoreOlympus Olympus today announced the OM-D E-M1 Mark III, following up its predecessor from 2016. The weather-sealed design is almost untouched from last generation, though it’s more capable in the image quality department. In some cases, it even outclasses the 2019 E-M1X, Olympus’ pro-grade mirrorless Micro Four Thirds camera, while being more compact and affordable.
Read MoreJohn Herrman / New York Times: Third-party sellers from China and other countries are flooding Amazon with thousands of new brands, overwhelming the USPTO as applications soar for trademarks — How Amazon is causing us to drown in trademarks. — Maybe it’s cold, and you need some winter gloves. Third-party sellers from China and other
Read MoreLast September, Nikon announced its new D6 pro camera but declined to provide any details on it. Today, the details are here: unsurprisingly, it’s a speed-focused DSLR that’ll likely be picked up by a lot of sports photographers headed to Tokyo for this summer’s Olympic games. The D6 still uses a 20.8-megapixel full-frame sensor, but
Read MoreAccenture, an influential global consulting firm, says business success mustn’t come at the expense of customers worrying about digital dystopia. Protect privacy or pay the price of consumer techlash, report warns – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOver 100 native species are at greater risk of extinction after an unprecedented bushfire season. Australia's fires leave 113 animal species in need of 'urgent help' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDallas Innovates: Texas-based Cysiv, an enterprise Security Operations Center-as-a-Service company that spun out of Trend Micro, raises $26M Series A led by ForgePoint Capital — Cysiv CEO and co-founder Partha Panda [DI composite: Photo via Cysiv, illustration via istockphoto] Texas-based Cysiv, an enterprise Security Operations Center-as-a-Service company that spun out of Trend Micro, raises M
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