Need great a phone for $200 or less? Take a look at this list of our favorite affordable picks. 8 quality phones under 0: Our favorite budget phones that deliver lots for the price – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s how to clean your couch to remove unsightly stains and funky odors. Spilled wine, pizza grease, stinky cat pee: How to clean your couch of stains and odor – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSay what you want about Soviet technology, but you’ve got to admit there was a certain style to Cold War-era electronics. Things were perhaps not as streamlined and sleek as their Western equivalents, but then again, just look at the Nixie tube craze to see where collectors and enthusiasts stand on that comparison. One particularly
Read MoreJoseph Cox / VICE: Inside the de-anonymization industry, where companies buy pseudonymized datasets with mobile advertising IDs and unmask the identities of people in the datasets — Unique IDs linked to phones are supposed to be anonymous. But there’s an entire industry that links them to real people and their address. Inside the de-anonymization industry,
Read MoreSome on TikTok say it’s just a matter of shifting their consciousness. Others are skeptical. Inside ‘reality shifting,’ the trend where TikTokers claim they can enter the world of Harry Potter Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreYana Pashaeva / Slate: Sales of counterfeit COVID vaccine cards are thriving on Telegram, where scammers even promise to get a buyer’s info registered into an official database — First, people cheated to receive a COVID vaccine shot. Now, they cheat to not get one. — As some venues, businesses, workplaces … Sales of counterfeit
Read MoreThe mesmerizing properties of fractals are surprising as their visual complexity often arises from simple equations. [CodeParade] set out to show how simple a fractal is by creating them using technology from the 1930s. The basic idea is based on projectors and cameras, which were both readily available and widely used in television (CRT projectors
Read MoreIn a new paper, researchers at OpenAI have revealed details about Codex, a deep learning model that generates software source code. Codex powers Copilot, an “AI pair programmer” tool developed jointly by OpenAI and GitHub. Copilot is currently available in beta test mode to a limited number of users. The paper is a fascinating read that explains
Read MoreRest of World: A look at six tech hubs around the world modeled after Silicon Valley that are gaining prominence: Lagos, Recife, Bengaluru, Shenzhen, Tel Aviv, and Medellín — The legends of Silicon Valley are well known. HP, born in a garage. Steve Jobs, the domineering icon who reshaped industries. A look at six tech
Read MoreNilesh Christopher / Rest of World: Some restaurants in India are moving from Zomato and Swiggy to direct order services like DotPe due to their lower commissions and more access to customer data — Ahead of the company’s $1.3 billion IPO, restaurants are moving to other platforms with lower commissions that provide more access to
Read MoreHave you seen this yet? YouTuber [VK’s Channel] claims to have a permanent fix for Joy-Con drift — the tendency for Nintendo Switch controllers to behave as though they’re being moved around when they’re not even being touched. Like everyone else, [VK’s Channel] tried all the usual suspects: compressed air, isopropyl alcohol, contact cleaner, and
Read MoreMicrosoft is giving the look and feel of Teams a major overhaul before the release of Windows 11 later this year. Microsoft Teams is getting a whole new look for Windows 11 Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreNetflix’s take on the popular animated series heads into production. Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender adaptation to start filming in November – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmazon says the app is inaccurate and creates security risks. Fakespot says Amazon is scared of its app exposing fake reviews. Amazon convinced Apple to remove review detector Fakespot from the App Store – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou might think of interpreters as only good for writing programs. Many people learned programming on some kind of interpreter — like BASIC — because you get immediate feedback and don’t have to deal with the complexities of a compiler. But interpreters can have other uses like parsing configuration files, for example. [Sakib] has a
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When you’re using WhatsApp your messages are encrypted end-to-end, which means prying eyes can’t easily see what’s in them as they travel back and forth. However, if you keep a backup stored in the cloud, then the authorities can use a search warrant to have Google Drive or
Read MoreHubble combines with ground-based telescopes to produce incredible snaps of “cosmic fireworks.” These stunning new images of nearby galaxies will blow you away – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe transparent wonder was observed by the Schmidt Ocean Institute during a recent expedition to the Phoenix Islands. Rare, ghostly glass octopus photographed on recent Pacific Ocean expedition – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne of my biggest complaints about Windows 10 was that it was simply updated too often. I even wrote a little rant about it; two ‘major’ updates a year were simply too frequent and offered too little in the way of meaningful changes. It turns out Microsoft had already decided on its update approach for
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: Microsoft warns customers to disable Windows Print Spooler service after identifying the third Windows print flaw in five weeks and despite a patch issued Tues. — The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning. — Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts … Microsoft
Read MoreWe tested many coffee makers from leading brands to learn which is best. On the list are models from Bonavita, Ninja, Oxo, Technivorm, KitchenAid and others. Best coffee maker 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAn absence of specs has caught the attention of skeptics. 'Uncensorable' Freedom Phone raises a host of security questions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat would you say if I told you there was a completely uncensorable, 100% secure phone you could buy that would not only stick it to those Silicon Valley elites, but it’d also help support good old American freedom and democracy? Well, hell, I’d say: sign me up! Give me 10 Freedom phones and a
Read MoreGigi Sukin / Axios: Facebook says it won’t be “distracted by accusations which aren’t supported by the facts” in response to Biden’s comment that social media is “killing people” — Facebook fired back on Friday evening after President Biden earlier said that social media platforms are … Facebook says it won't be "distracted by accusations
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: FedEx subsidiary FedEx Express invests $100M in Indian e-commerce logistics startup Delhivery, and will transfer part of its local India business to Delhivery — FedEx Express, a subsidiary of delivery services giant FedEx, is investing $100 million in Indian startup Delhivery … FedEx subsidiary FedEx Express invests 0M in Indian e-commerce
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