Apple reportedly shelves iPhone walkie-talkie project – CNET
It would have allowed iPhone owners to send messages without cell coverage, a report says. Apple reportedly shelves iPhone walkie-talkie project – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt would have allowed iPhone owners to send messages without cell coverage, a report says. Apple reportedly shelves iPhone walkie-talkie project – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the sequel to the 2013 hit, the characters embark on a dangerous journey as they search for answers about Elsa’s powers. Frozen 2: Release date, trailers, cast and everything we know so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Notable Women app takes on heightened meaning after the plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill was pushed back. Google puts women on US currency with an AR workaround – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere’s nothing quite like building something to your own personal specifications. It’s why desktop 3D printers are such a powerful tool, and why this scalable plotter from the [Lost Projects Office] is so appealing. You just print out the end pieces and then pair it with rods of your desired length. If you’ve got some
Read MoreThe U.S. federal deficit is expanding faster than originally anticipated. The Congressional Budget Office said last week that the annual deficit will exceed $1 trillion in the next fiscal year, which starts in October. Over the next decade, the federal deficit will expand by about $800 billion more than previously… Read more… What You Should
Read MoreRemember those old push-to-talk phones? You know, the ones that basically worked like a walkie-talkie, letting people chat without connecting to a cellular network or dialing a phone number? As it turns out, Apple might’ve tried to stick a walkie-talkie-like feature of its own on future iPhones. The feature has since been put on hold. A
Read MoreThe science community has a crisis on its hands. Some anarchist physicists recently started kicking the tires on the Standard Model and they figured out the universe is expanding faster than it should be. This means the worst possible outcome imaginable has come to pass: scientists got some math wrong. Either that, or the universe
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: CRED, a 9-month old Indian startup, raises $120M Series B to help people improve their financial behavior; source: the startup’s valuation is now $430M-$450M — Many Silicon Valley companies and fintech startups in India today share a common mission: They all want to bring their financial services to the next billion
Read MoreI have only seen one episode of HBO’s Succession, but that does not mean I am left out of the Succession-focused Monday morning discourse, particularly when the episode features an eerily familiar workplace scenario or, in the case of last night’s episode, a food or beverage hack. Read more… Hyperdecanting: Better Wine in a Minute,
Read MoreLet’s face it, synthesizers are awesome. But commercial synths are pretty expensive. Even the little toy ones like the KORG Volca and the MicroKORG will run you a few hundred bucks. For the most part, they’re worth the price because they’re packed with features. This is great for experienced synth wizards, but can be intimidating
Read More{$inline_image} Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Hackers seen attacking enterprise networks’ Webmin servers and VPN services by Pulse Secure and Fortinet, after critical flaws were recently made public — Enterprise networks across the world are at risk after hackers start exploiting three very popular products. Hackers seen attacking enterprise networks' Webmin servers and VPN services by
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Backdoor.Syskit Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreDisney today released footage from the upcoming Star Wars film, The Rise of Skywalker, from this weekend’s D23 convention, and the internet is afire for it. Granted, the Star Wars franchise rouses several generations of fanpeople like no franchise on earth — and given the trailer begins with a sizzle reel of major events from the previous two trilogies, it’s likely Disney
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft’s new Your Phone service that helps connect Android phones to Windows has stopped working for users today. “We’ve identified an issue causing connection problems for the Your Phone app,” explains a Microsoft service outage page. “Users may receive ‘Can’t connect’ or other error banners when using the
Read MoreLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: Apple releases iOS 12.4.1 to patch a bug, inadvertently reintroduced in iOS 12.4, which allowed up-to-date iPhones to be jailbroken for the first time in years — The company released a patch to fix a dangerous bug on Monday, a week after hackers had released a jailbreak for fully patched iPhones.
Read MoreIn April, the Cut spoke to Debby Montgomery Johnson, a 60-year old victim of an online dating scam that cost her more than $1 million. “We talked about everything, we talked about kids … For me, looking back now, it was very therapeutic, because I could write so much more than I could ever articulate
Read MoreA double-bladed lightsaber stirs up the shock. New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker footage shows darker side of Rey – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: FreshToHome, which runs a fish, meat, and vegetable e-commerce platform in three Indian cities, raises $20M Series B, three months after an $11M Series A — FreshToHome, a Bangalore-based e-commerce startup that sells fresh vegetable, fish, chicken and other kinds of meat … FreshToHome, which runs a fish, meat, and vegetable
Read MoreWhen new smartphones come out, I’m always jealous of their wallpapers—typically some gorgeous, exclusive backgrounds that you can’t simply download from the manufacturer’s website for your older device. Read more… How to Get the Exclusive Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Wallpapers for Your Android or iPhone Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreMasterclass co-founder Aaron Rasmussen is turning his attention to making introductory college courses more affordable for students. His new venture, dubbed Outlier.org, is launching online courses for Calculus I and Introduction to Psychology this fall. Education Startup Launches Online Courses for College Credit Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreUS tech companies paying the tax would be able to deduct it, French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly tells the press. US reportedly reaches digital tax deal with France – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Taycan isn’t even out yet, but it’s already showing some serious chops. Porsche Taycan tears up Nürburgring Nordschleife, sets electric-car record – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWait, what? It’s true, and in fact you can get that freebie with any Insignia or Toshiba Fire TV model, even those that are on sale. Get a free Echo Dot with this 0 TV – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGlobalFoundries (GF) has filed patent lawsuits against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, alleging that TSMC’s processors infringe on GlobalFoundries’ patents held in the US and Germany, via Tom’s Hardware. As part of the lawsuit, GlobalFoundries is looking to block imports of processors it says rely on those patents
Read MoreIt is easy to think that a Linux shell like Bash is just a way to enter commands at a terminal. But, in fact, it is also a powerful programming language as we’ve seen from projects ranging from web servers to simple utilities to make dangerous commands safer. Like most programming languages, though, there are
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