Apple today revealed it’s launching its own, “better” version of a credit card, called Apple Card. It’s designed to work with the iPhone, but is also a physical card made out of titanium, married with special Wallet-based rewards. Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks it could be the biggest revolution in credit cards “in 50 years.” The
Read MoreApple today announced Arcade, its game streaming service that claims to span mobile, desktop and other devices. With a subscription, gamers will have access to games on any of their Apple devices, and it will offer over 100 new games not available anywhere else at launch. The Arcade will be a new tab on the
Read MoreJournalists star in Apple’s push to share magazines digitally. Apple celebrates journalists in video promoting News Plus service – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet all the articles you want from select publishers. Apple News Plus is an on-demand service for news junkies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat’s been announced thus far about Apple’s TV series, news subscription service and everything else expected at its launch event today, March 25. Apple Event 2019: Apple News Plus, Apple Card and everything announced so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew numbers come out at an event launching new Apple services. Apple Pay hits 10 billion transactions in 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe card will live in Apple’s Wallet app. Apple introduces new Apple Card, a virtual credit card – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re not familiar with the 555 timer, suffice it to say that this versatile integrated circuit is probably the most successful ever designed, and has been used in countless designs, many of which fall very far afield from the original intent. From its introduction, the legendary 555 has found favor both with professional designers
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Bing has boasted it successfully blocked more than 5 million cryptocurrency-related ads, after it imposed a strict marketing ban last year. In a blog, Bing detailed its problem with spam from sketchy advertisers. It described how they inundate the service with “harmful and misleading ads, persuasive content, and innocent looking URLs that lead to
Read MoreIn January, 25 autonomous delivery robots descended on George Mason University’s campus. Today, the company that managed the machines — Starship Technologies — revealed how they’ve changed student behavior. How GMU students’ eating habits changed when delivery robots invaded their campus Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJoin us Wednesday at noon Pacific time for the ESP32 Video Tricks Hack Chat! The projects that bitluni works on have made quite a few appearances on these pages over the last couple of years. Aside from what may or may not have been a street legal electric scooter, most of them have centered around
Read MoreFEMA data exposure affects 2.3 million disaster victims Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreA man in the US has been barred from trading following his alleged involvement in a Bitcoin scam that resulted in losses of approximately $1.5 million in investors’ funds. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FIRA) – a non-governmental organization that regulates member brokerage firms and exchange markets – looked into claims that Daniel Todd Levine, of Englewood (Colorado),
Read MoreOn Tuesday, March 26, the final plenary vote on the incredibly controversial Copyright Reform will take place in the European Parliament. It’ll be the decisive vote on whether it’ll become EU law and it’s fair to say the stakes are high. One of the most disputed parts of the current version (there are quite a
Read MoreThe fact that Facebook is working on its own cryptocurrency and blockchain applications is no longer a secret – so it’s not surprising the company is looking to grow its distributed ledger division. The social media giant already has a 50-strong team squirreled away in a secretive corner of its Menlo Park head offices. Yet, going
Read MoreJet engines are known to be highly demanding machines, requiring the utmost attention to tolerances, material specifications, and operating regimes. If any of these parameters are ignored, failures can be catastrophic and expensive. Despite these exacting requirements, it is possible to build a jet engine in the home workshop – and using a turbocharger is
Read MoreIt’s official: there are over 200 speakers confirmed for TNW2019, our tech conference in Amsterdam! The brightest minds in the industry will be sharing their visions of tech’s future, and you’re invited to join the conversation. With only 45 days to go, it’s a great time to recognize how excited I am about some of
Read MoreOn Monday, Apple is expected to announce something altogether different from its typical new products that consumers can touch and feel: A subscription service that in some ways resembles Amazon Prime… Apple event: What to expect from the new streaming service and news product Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can pick a Fire HD 8 up for $50. By comparison the new iPad Mini costs $400. Get 8 Fire HD 8 tablets for the price of one iPad Mini – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKaspersky Lab estimated that the attack could have affected more than a million users. Hackers took over Asus updates to send malware, researchers found – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle may be taking a step back from the TV streaming service race. YouTube reportedly pulls plug on high-end TV show plans – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThings aren’t looking good for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). Occasionally referred to as the “Senate Launch System”, or even less graciously, the “Rocket to Nowhere”, the super heavy-lift booster has long been a bone of contention for those in the industry. Designed as an evolution of core Space Shuttle technology, the SLS promised to
Read MoreVR headsets are back on the attack — with new models that offer higher resolution for precision work and gaming. However, the long-promised convergence between virtual reality and augmented reality appears no closer to becoming market reality. Hi-res VR headsets reignite enterprise mixed reality battle Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More{$inline_image}Have you heard of AirPower? It’s Apple’s wireless charging mat – a device that has been teased and speculated on for ages, but still hasn’t appeared. Well, this arduous wait inspired one Reddit user to create isairpoweroutyet.com, a website that, uh, tells you if the AirPower is out yet. Go on, check if AirPower is out yet. I’ll
Read MoreChrome 74 will go dark when Windows 10 users choose dark mode in Windows settings. Windows 10 users: Chrome 74 will obey your dark mode setting Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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