In a gruesome turn of events, a 21-year-old Indian man killed his father as the latter repeatedly urged him to stop playing the popular battle royale game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). A report by The News Minute noted the man, a college student and a resident of the southern state of Karnataka, was said to be addicted
Read MoreLG is adding G-Sync variable refresh rate support to its 2019 C9 and E9 OLED TVs. Though the models don’t contain G-Sync hardware, LG has worked with Nvidia to get each set certified through Nvidia’s G-Sync Compatible testing. When hooked up to a PC with an Nvidia GPU, the TVs should be able to display
Read MoreNew iPhones will be announced today. Prepare yourselves. iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11R and 11 Max: Price, specs and features we expect later today – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt risk of getting any ASMR buffs who might be reading cranky because there’s no audio, [Chris], or [@no1089] on Twitter, has gifted us with this visually stunning scan of his Maxim MAX86160 in-ear heart monitor mounted on a rigidflex PCB. You can take a look, in the video below the break. If you’re wondering
Read MoreImage: Amazon Since opening the first cashier-less Amazon Go convenience store in Seattle almost three years ago, Amazon has continued to open new Go stores in a few additional cities. But if you’re wondering why there aren’t any such stores near you, it might be that Amazon isn’t sticking to its original plan to spread
Read MoreEvocative soundscapes for YouTube and major music streaming channels are designed to transport international students back to their home countries. Alexa, I'm homesick. Play sounds of India – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf Terry Bogard’s imminent arrival in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has you curious about Neo Geo fighting game history, SNK’s latest hardware product may be of interest. The Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is an arcade stick that works as a controller itself but also has 20 SNK fighting games pre-installed. In its controller mode,
Read MoreThe event could be a “disaster,” he said. 'Storm Area 51' event creator pulls out of 'Storm Area 51' event – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you want to see how many words you’ve typed in a Google Docs document right now, you currently gotta select that from a drop-down menu first: Tools > Word Count. (There’s a keyboard shortcut, sure.) But starting this week, G Suite (read: Google Docs for business) customers can activate a live word counter that
Read MoreThe punk-rock girl comic book character could be the perfect role for Robbie, whose production company has optioned the rights. Margot Robbie gears up for a new Tank Girl movie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd don’t expect support for bilateral charging, the respected Apple analyst reports. iPhone 11 models won't have support for Apple Pencil, Kuo says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWendy Lee / Los Angeles Times: Profile of Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content officer, as the company invests heavily in podcasts to gain an edge over rivals — When Dawn Ostroff began working the graveyard shift at a Miami radio station, her parents assumed her career in radio would be short-lived. Profile of Dawn Ostroff,
Read More[Voltlog] has had a 952 hot air rework station for a long time. You’ll recognize it when you see it — they are the ubiquitous soldering iron and hot air gun combination from China sold under numerous brand names. He didn’t think the old station was as good as some of the newer devices available,
Read MoreResearchers help confirm what has always been hypothesized by examining an impact crater off the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists discover more evidence that dinosaurs were killed by a gigantic asteroid – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKif Leswing / CNBC: Ahead of iOS 13, which will warn users of apps that collect location data in the background, Facebook publishes a blog post explaining how it uses location data — KEY POINTS — Facebook has published an informational blog post about how its app collects and uses background location data from smartphones.
Read MoreThe social network has faced criticism for what content it leaves up or pulls down. Facebook's Zuckerberg and Sandberg very involved in content decisions, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy Fold was delayed so much we were beginning to think it wouldn’t even come out this year. Luckily that all changed last week. If there’s one benefit to the delay – besides, you know, a phone that won’t immediately break – is that it’s also given Samsung and developers some time to optimize
Read MoreThe companies seem to have fallen short in efforts to dodge legislation classifying many workers in the gig economy as employees and not contractors. California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and Lyft Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBloomberg: Profile of incoming Alibaba chairman Daniel Zhang, who replaces Jack Ma during a tricky time for the company as it delays its $20B Hong Kong stock offering — Daniel Zhang isn’t worried about replacing Jack Ma. He’s worried about replacing Alibaba. — For months, Daniel Zhang huddled … Profile of incoming Alibaba chairman Daniel
Read MoreA new report finds that some period-tracking apps shared intimate information with Facebook. In some cases, that data included when the user reported last having sex. These apps may have told Facebook about the last time you had sex Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge With less than 24 hours remaining until Apple reveals the iPhone 11 — or whatever they might be named — the most trusted source of Apple rumors is backing away from his prediction that they’ll include reverse wireless charging that would let you use your phone to top
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm. SONAR.SuspDrop!g21 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreAudi’s new supercoupe sacrifices a little practicality for a lot of style and that’s OK with us. 2020 Audi RS7 Sportback is has all the uber, none of the wagen – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 2020 RS7 Sportback shares its guts with the RS6 Avant but sports its own unique looks. The 2020 Audi RS7 Sportback is a 591-hp, 4-door supercoupe for the wagon-averse – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 2020 iPhone sounds amazing. But what exactly are we going to see this year? iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11R and 11 Max: Price, specs and features we expect Tuesday – CNET Source: CNet
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