Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Refined hardware that’s meant to go on the go Continue reading… Nintendo Switch Lite hands-on: a budget handheld with a premium feel Source: New feed
Read MorePhoto by Florence Ion for The Verge Google says that, starting today, its Nest Hello video doorbell can send alerts when a package is waiting for you. The camera, which can already detect people, is gaining the ability to monitor your doorstep for packages, and it will automatically send alerts when one is spotted. There
Read MoreTucked in among the many joys of celebrating a happy couple’s marriage are the myriad faux pas just waiting to get you. One of them: writing a check that is basically unusable for the newlyweds who would really love to add a couple of excursions to their honeymoon plans. While it may feel special to
Read MoreImage: OnePlus Sprint teased that it’d be getting a 5G phone from OnePlus a few weeks ago, and now we have the details: the carrier will be offering the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G as its fourth 5G device for $840, joining the Galaxy S10 5G, LG V50 ThinQ, and HTC 5G Hub hot spot. The
Read MoreFacebook is giving local emergency management agencies the ability to issue alerts about severe weather, traffic disruptions, crime and other local hazards. Facebook launches local alerts to disseminate safety information during local emergencies Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Source: judge rules Craig Wright must turn over half of his bitcoin holdings and IP from before 2014 to the estate of Dave Kleiman in $10B lawsuit filed in 2018 — Craig Wright must turn over half of his bitcoin holdings and intellectual property to the estate of Dave Kleiman, a
Read MoreAn Eddie Bauer sale, Stream Deck Mini, Anker power tools, and Daniel’s Briefcases lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Tuesday's Best Deals: Bidets, Original Penguin Sale, Smash Bro's Fighter Pass, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreMartin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ will debut in select theaters three weeks ahead of its Netflix release, a shorter run than Netflix had hoped. Netflix Falls Short in Big Screen Debut of ‘The Irishman’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWhen it comes to raising empathetic children, the advice to parents typically has to do with talking to them about the feelings of others, encouraging them to imagine how another person feels, and praising them when they display empathetic behavior. Read more… How to Encourage Your Kid's Empathy Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe Air Force X-37B is classified, but analysts have speculated its development heralds big advancements for reconnaissance satellites. A secretive space drone just broke its own orbit record, and almost no one knows what it’s doing Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sprint is announcing the next phase of its 5G rollout, and at an event in New York this morning, it added some big cities to the list: the service will launch in New York City, Phoenix, and Washington, DC today, August 27th, and it will launch in Los
Read MoreThe digital assistant, called Beeb, is expected to launch next year. BBC to launch voice assistant that'll actually understand British accents – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet them for Mac or Windows, or bundled together for $90 — now through September 3. Hate subscription software? Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements are on sale for each – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe “best Spider-Man game ever” is now one-third its original price. Get Marvel's Spider-Man for PS4 for .99 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe island is in a state of flux. Fortnite season 10: Borderlands crossover event is live – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} The Internet of Things will revolutionize everything! Manufacturing? Dog walking? Coffee bean refilling? Car driving? Food eating? Put a sensor in it! The marketing makes it pretty clear that there’s no part of our lives which isn’t enhanced with The Internet of Things. Why? Because with a simple sensor and a symphony of corporate
Read MoreUsers have received government alerts about active shooters, floods and bomb threats. Facebook expands local emergency alerts in the US – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWho here knows when to use “who” and when to use “whom”? For whom am I writing this post? For those of us who like a good whom now and then and know it isn’t just a fancier version of who, that’s whom. Read more… How to Remember the Difference Between 'Who' and 'Whom' Source:
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Platform9, which offers a SaaS-based, fully managed, hybrid cloud platform raises $25M Series D led by NGP Capital, says its revenue grew 130% in the last year — Platform9, the startup best known for its SaaS-based, fully managed hybrid cloud platform, today announced that it has raised … Platform9, which offers
Read MoreA new Russian humanoid robot arrived at the International Space Station on August 26th. It was the only crew member of a Soyuz rocket that launched to orbit on August 22nd from Kazakhstan. The mission called for flying the Soyuz without a human crew in order to test new upgrades and software and to deliver
Read MoreNathan Ingraham / Engadget: Yelp adds personalized search results based on users’ diet, lifestyle, accessibility, and other preferences, to its iOS app — For good or ill, it’s common for internet services to track what you do and offer “personalized” suggestions. But Yelp, that stalwart of internet reviews … Yelp adds personalized search results based
Read MoreBernie Sanders / Columbia Journalism Review: Bernie Sanders pledges to protect news orgs from tech monopolies if elected, including stronger antitrust enforcement, taxing targeted ads to fund public media — Walter Cronkite once said that “journalism is what we need to make democracy work.” He was absolutely right … Bernie Sanders pledges to protect news
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Remember when phones had a single camera on them? Normally on the device’s rear? Now, concentrate, and try to conjure a mental picture of them… … THEN THROW THAT IMAGE
Read MoreWest Point graduate, physician and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan is pictured working outside the International Space Station . Astronaut Andrew Morgan Performs His First Spacewalk Source: NASA
Read MoreThe immediate future of human-machine interaction lies in voice control, what with smart speakers, home appliances, and phones listening for commands to do our bidding. But voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri represent their overwhelmingly white, male developers leading to gender and racial bias. For example, if you have an accent, or your
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