Commentary: In the battle between what you should watch and what you want to watch, it’s hard to choose sides. Between Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus, TV is starting to feel like homework – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMichael Potuck / 9to5Mac: Twitter now lets users upload iOS Live Photos as GIFs, will preserve original JPEG quality for web uploads — In another update to how Twitter handles photos, the company today shared the news that users can upload Live Photos from iPhone or iPad and they will show as GIFs on the
Read MoreWe head deep within the Arctic Circle to see how Porsche’s new EV handles properly slick conditions. 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S does the electric slide in Finland – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAn unofficial toymaker on Etsy is charging $300 for her “Tiny Master,” but it won’t be here in time for Christmas … 2020. Baby Yoda 0 toy has a 14-month waitlist – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreShirin Ghaffary / Vox: An overview of how US law enforcement is using facial recognition tech, and where critics say there’s a need for more transparency and government regulation — The future of police surveillance doesn’t have to be scary. But government and citizens need to step up. — Everybody’s afraid of facial recognition tech.
Read MoreI’ve been in this game long enough that I didn’t think anything could surprise me anymore. But I suppose I was a little wrong, because Caviar’s latest blinged-out iPhone definitely got a reaction out of me. The phone is called the *checks notes* Credo Diamond Christmas Star iPhone 11 Pro. It’s part of a whole Credo
Read MoreAs readers will have noticed, I have gotten really into lifting over the last year or two. And along the way, I’ve acquired a few items that were a bit expensive. If I were smart, I would have asked for them as birthday or holiday gifts, but last year around this time I wasn’t quite
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Live Photos are one of Apple’s signature camera options on iOS, making your photos look like one of the living photographs in Harry Potter. But if you’ve tried to post that Live Photo on Twitter, it would render as a still photo, taking away some of that magic.
Read MoreWhatsApp will soon drop support for older versions of iOS and Android, and Windows Phone entirely. According to some reports, this means that millions of users with older smartphones will lose access to the popular messaging app. Read more… These Old Phones Will Be Cut off From WhatsApp in 2020 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreA few months ago, two friends of mine and I went on a road trip from Las Vegas to Denver. Our mission was to visit national parks along the way and maybe a few hot springs. It was a mission that was ultimately successful but involved passing a number of Google Docs back and forth
Read MoreSophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: Tech-enabled fitness equipment startup iFit raises $200M led by Pamplona Capital Management and says it has 330,000 paying subs, adding 77,000 last quarter — iFit, which has tech-enabled exercise equipment for users to stream workouts with trainers, just raised $200 million in a round … Tech-enabled fitness equipment startup iFit
Read MoreRCS messaging, the next iteration of text messaging that Google has embraced for its Android operating system, has been rolling out to Android smartphones since November. That doesn’t mean that your phone, on your carrier, can use this super-improved version of SMS, but a new update to your Carrier Services… Read more… Update Your Android's
Read MoreOne of the unfortunate realities of desktop FDM 3D printing is that environmental factors such as ambient temperature and humidity can have a big impact on your results. Even with the exact same settings, a part that printed beautifully in the summer can warp right off the bed during the winter months. The solution is
Read MoreChrome 79 is here. Before you do anything else, click the triple-dot icon in the upper-right corner of your desktop browser, click on Help, click on “About Google Chrome,” and summon that update for your system. (Go ahead and update your Android or iOS apps, too.) Read more… Enable These Hidden Security and Performance Features
Read MoreFord said it expected the Explorer would perform better and plans to investigate. 2020 Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator fail to earn IIHS safety awards – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social media is funding a small team called bluesky. Twitter wants to create a 'decentralized standard' for social media – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Zetwerk, an 18-month-old Indian business-to-business marketplace for manufacturing items, raises $32M Series B led by Lightspeed and Greenoaks Capital — Zetwerk, an Indian business-to-business marketplace for manufacturing items, has closed a significantly large financing round as it scales … Zetwerk, an 18-month-old Indian business-to-business marketplace for manufacturing items, raises M Series
Read MoreJust in time for the holidays. Waze now lets you report roads with unplowed snow and black ice – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBoeing says NASA needs the stage. But NASA worries it’ll distract Boeing from getting the main rocket up and flying. Boeing, NASA clash over push for Congress to fund new stage for moon rocket Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreEven BB-8 will join in the action. Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration adds Rise of Skywalker characters – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFront squats are a great exercise to work into your routine, but some of us have a hard time getting comfortable with a bar right in front of our neck and our wrists cocked back. If this sounds like you, we have a few options you can try. Read more… How to Do Front Squats
Read MoreThe Verge: A rundown of the 100 gadgets that defined the 2010s, shaped first by the smartphone wars before branching off into new categories — The 100 gadgets that made a difference and defined the 2010s — Gadgets in the 2010s were shaped first by the furious race to win the smartphone wars … A
Read MoreB&H Photo sets a new all-time low price on the 44mm Series 5 Cellular. Best Apple Watch deals for 2019: These are all of the best prices – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Valve The first Half-Life game in 13 years might prove to be the first killer app for VR. In the 23 days since Valve announced Half-Life: Alyx, its first full-length VR game, the company’s Valve Index headset has continually been number one on Steam’s top sellers list — until yesterday, when another VR game
Read MoreThis year’s most clever phishing tricks include hijacking Google search results and abusing 404 error pages. Microsoft details the most clever phishing techniques it saw in 2019 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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