Yesterday, market research firm Canalys published a report stating Chinese search giant Baidu has surpassed Google in terms of smart speaker distribution worldwide – which means a company whose products you may never have seen outside China is outselling the big G. The report notes in the last quarter, Baidu shipped 4.5 million smart speakers
Read MoreThe Phyn Smart Water Assistant installed under a kitchen sink. | Image: Phyn The final frontier for many smart home owners is water management. Things start innocently enough with a few intelligent light bulbs, a dimmer or two, and a motion sensor. Before you know it, you’ve automated the window coverings, installed a video doorbell, a
Read MoreOnce the epitome of luxury, the high-end General Motors line is attempting another makeover to catch up with rivals that have overtaken it. Cadillac’s Last Stand? Storied Brand Aims (Again) for Revival Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt’s called Mario Kart Tour. What a time to be alive. Mario Kart mobile game hits your Android, iPhone on September 25 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe US government is looking to protect voter registration databases and systems from ransomware threats ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) — a division of the Homeland Security department instituted by president Donald Trump in November last year — fears the databases could be at the receiving end of
Read MoreFinancial Times: Despite Japan’s reputation as a tech powerhouse, it only has three unicorns, compared to 192 in the US, 96 in China, and 20 in the UK, according to CB Insights — Four years ago, a Tokyo-based start-up called Seven Dreamers stole the show at Japan’s biggest technology trade fair with Laundroid … Despite
Read MoreVivo’s promotion of its upcoming third Nex phone continues today with a short but surprisingly extensive video that pretty much shows off the whole device. Posted to the official Nex Weibo account, the video features people using the phone around the world, confirming aspects of the phone that were previously detailed in sketches. Here’s the
Read MoreWhat’s more fun than porting an old game released for an old system such as the Apple IIgs to its 10-year-older predecessor, the Apple II from 1977? Cue [Deater]’s port of the classic video game ‘Another World‘ to the original Apple II. As was fairly obvious from the onset, the main challenges were with the
Read MoreEva Longoria to direct movie about Flamin’ Hot Cheetos creator Richard Montanez. Flamin' Hot Cheetos… the movie? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft cloud services are seeing 300 million fraudulent sign-in attempts every day. MFA can help protect accounts against many types of account takeover attacks. Microsoft: Using multi-factor authentication blocks 99.9% of account hacks Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe automaker also recently received its World Manufacturer Identifier. Polestar celebrates opening of new assembly plant in Chengdu, China – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreStanding desks were a popular idea, motors made them more convenient, and programmable presets to raise and lower them to your preferred height — with a button — are the most convenient yet. The $552-and-up VertDesk V3 with Voice Control is taking what must feel like the next logical step: it’s a voice-activated standing desk
Read MoreIn a surprise evening announcement, Nintendo revealed that its next big mobile title, Mario Kart Tour, will arrive on September 25. The company made the announcement in an unceremonious tweet. Though it doesn’t specify platforms, presumably that date includes both Android and iOS devices. Pre-registration for Mario Kart Tour is now available! For more details,
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: Tencent has teamed up with Chinese carmaker Changan to roll out a voice-operated version of WeChat for use in vehicles and to develop a connected car system — Changan Automobile will roll out an interactive version of WeChat on some of its models including the CS75 Plus Tencent is setting …
Read MoreRon Miller / TechCrunch: VMware unveils Tanzu, a new set of Kubernetes services to help enterprises manage virtual machines and containers in a single view — At VMworld today in San Francisco, VMware introduced a new set of services for managing virtual machines and containers in a single view. VMware unveils Tanzu, a new set
Read MoreNintendo’s long-awaited and delayed Mario Kart smartphone game is almost here. Mario Kart Tour will be released on September 25th, according to a tweet from the company. The release date presumably applies to both iOS and Android devices, although the game’s beta program was Android-only. That beta revealed Mario Kart Tour’s overwrought free-to-play monetization model,
Read MoreMario Kart on your phone. What a time to be alive. Mario Kart Tour hits your Android, iPhone on Sept. 25 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRadar was a great invention that made air travel much safer and weather prediction more accurate, indeed it is even credited with winning the Battle of Britain. However, it carries a little problem with it during times of war. Painting a target with radar (or even sonar) is equivalent to standing up and wildly waving
Read MoreSpeculation has mounted after an official Overwatch-themed Switch case was listed on Amazon. Overwatch might be coming to the Nintendo Switch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTime to look for a group once again. WoW Classic, live today, lets you party in Azeroth like it's 2006 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJim Waterson / The Guardian: BBC says it will launch a voice assistant called Beeb next year, that will understand British accents and be built into its website and iPlayer app on smart TVs — Corporation recording voices of staff across UK to help Beeb software understand accents — The BBC is preparing to launch
Read MoreVisitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are seeing dung that seems to be self-driving. National Park Service explains mysterious rolling poop balls – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe astronaut and the civil rights pioneer have been honored with lookalike figures. See the new Sally Ride and Rosa Parks Barbie dolls – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA very early version of Elon Musk’s Mars Starship didn’t get off the ground as planned Monday. But it could come Tuesday. SpaceX 'Starhopper' prototype rocket aborts second test flight at last minute – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNot only do they want the open internet rules restored, they want presidential candidates to vow not to take campaign money from telecoms. Activists challenge 2020 candidates to sign net neutrality pledge – CNET Source: CNet
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