Amazon.com informed some customers that their names and email addresses had been “inadvertently disclosed due to a technical error.” Amazon tells some customers their emails have been exposed but provides few details Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreChloe Taylor / CNBC: Xiaomi says it will increase its presence in India from 500 retail stores to 5,000 by the end of 2019 — – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced it will increase its Indian stores tenfold by the end of next year. — Xiaomi was awarded a Guinness World Record on Tuesday
Read MoreIt feels like that Neo Geo Mini kinda came and went. All the hype surrounding the idea of having a tiny usable arcade machine melted away when the original system’s fans first touched the “non-clicky” joystick. While it was encouraging to see the inclusion USB-C power, there was no internal battery to allow players to
Read MoreChinese architects are using drone technology to map and reinforce the ancient structure. China’s Great Wall is ‘crumbling.’ Now architects are using drones to save it. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA new study using observations by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope reports for the first time that silica — one of the most common minerals found on Earth — is formed when massive stars explode. Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass Source: NASA
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: PT Tokopedia, Indonesia’s largest online marketplace, raises $1B from existing investors including SoftBank, at a ~$7B post-money valuation — – Tokopedia is said to raise $1 billion of new funding — SoftBank and other existing backers said to join round Sources: PT Tokopedia, Indonesia's largest online marketplace, raises B from existing investors including
Read MoreThe crossover you dreamed about in the ’90s is finally happening. Pokemon Tamagotchi lets you raise Eevee, its 8 evolutions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd by the looks of it, this car is no turkey. Kia drops a cornucopia of 2020 Soul teasers just before Thanksgiving – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNot every TV deal for Black Friday is a good value. We pick the best sets we’ve reviewed and can recommend. Black Friday TV deals 2018: The best prices on TVs that are actually good – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: Sources detail meeting in India between Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde, and others, after photo of Dorsey holding sign criticizing caste system goes viral — At a round table discussion in New Delhi last week, Twitter’s top executives seemed unaware of caste-based abuse taking place … Sources detail meeting in
Read MoreBloomberg: Facebook says its ad buying system is still experiencing glitches after an outage on Tuesday, which sources say affected major buyers, ahead of Black Friday — – Ad-buying system was down earlier for some major users — Hiccups come as brands prepare campaigns for holiday shopping Facebook says its ad buying system is still
Read MoreDividing by zero — the fundamental no-can-do of arithmetic. It is somewhat surrounded by mystery, and is a constant source for internet humor, whether it involves exploding microcontrollers, the collapse of the universe, or crashing your own world by having Siri tell you that you have no friends. It’s also one of the few things
Read MoreWe present six — count ‘em, SIX — worthy options for turning Turkey Day into a day of personal growth. Beyond your waistline, that is. Want to learn something while avoiding family this Thanksgiving? Here are 6 ideas. Source: The Next Web
Read MoreAnumeha Chaturvedi / The Economic Times: WhatsApp hires Abhijit Bose as the first ever country head for India, its largest market in terms of users, starting in early 2019 — WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Abhijit Bose as head of WhatsApp India. Bose, who joins WhatsApp from Ezetap where he has served
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Amazon is working to persuade brick-and-mortar merchants to accept its Amazon Pay digital wallet, starting with gas stations, restaurants, and others — Amazon is looking to start by working with gas stations, restaurants and other merchants that aren’t its direct competitors Sources: Amazon is working to persuade brick-and-mortar merchants to accept
Read MoreWelcome to Plugged Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. One of my favorite iPhone features is Low Power Mode. Seriously. For those not in the know, the mode saves battery life by reducing a number of processes, including
Read MoreIndustrial giant Siemens is the latest corporation to make moves in the blockchain space. The company has announced it intends to use the technology to bring innovation to the energy sector and give more power to the people – you know, the usual yet-to-be-proven decentralization rhetorics. For the time being, the company is limiting its
Read MoreFoxconn thinks 2019 will be “a very difficult and competitive year,” Bloomberg reports. Apple's main iPhone assembler reportedly plans to slash .9B from its costs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMobile phones have become widespread all over the world, including in rural and low-income communities. As research shows, these devices have the potential to bring about significant societal change – a fact acknowledged in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. While the promising role that mobile phones and other Information and Communication Technologies could play in empowering women
Read MoreBloomberg: Leaked memo: Foxconn aims to cut $2.9B from expenses in 2019 and eliminate ~10% of non-technical staff, as it faces “a very difficult and competitive year” — Foxconn Technology Group, the biggest assembler of Apple Inc. iPhones, aims to cut 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) … Leaked memo: Foxconn aims to cut .9B from
Read MoreThe best iPhone discounts from Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, Best Buy, Target and Walmart. Black Friday 2018 iPhone deals: Free iPhone XR, 0 off iPhone XS now; free 0 iPhone X gift card soon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Post’s Geoffrey A. Fowler uses 3 professionals to test the sound quality of Amazon’s new Echo Dot and Google’s Home Mini. We did a blind sound test of Amazon's Echo Dot vs. Google's Home Mini Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBuying a smart speaker today is a lot like choosing a smartphone a decade ago. Here’s how to find your tribe. I live with Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri. Here’s which you should pick. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Berlin-based e-scooter rental service Wind Mobility, which operates in various cities in Spain, France, and the US, raises $22M in seed funding — Wind Mobility, a Berlin-based mobility startup that offers “dockless” e-scooter (and electric bicycle) rentals, has raised $22 million in seed funding … Berlin-based e-scooter rental service Wind Mobility,
Read MoreIn case Netflix doesn’t have what you’re looking for. Google Play movie rentals are all for Thanksgiving – CNET Source: CNet
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