Beeper’s website promises “a single app to chat on iMessage, WhatsApp, and 13 other networks.” | Screenshot: BeeperHQ.com Beeper is a new universal chat app that’s an attempt to unify 15 different chat platforms into a single interface. The app is the work of a team that includes Eric Migicovsky, the CEO and founder of
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple’s first headset, which will focus on VR gaming, video, and communication and have powerful processors, has faced several development hurdles — Apple Inc.’s first crack at a headset is designed to be a pricey, niche precursor to a more ambitious augmented reality product … Sources: Apple's first headset, which
Read More1. Micromobilty market consolidation in Europe Given the speed and timing of COVID, there has been a rapid transformation in the European micromobility market. According to recent news stories and press releases, many of the largest operators have been in active late-stage fundraises to shore up their consumer offers, expand their fleets, and increase their
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is reportedly working on a VR headset that will include a fabric design, a fan, and an expensive price tag. Bloomberg News reports that Apple’s first VR headset may launch as soon as 2022 as a standalone device that operates through batteries, similar to the Oculus Quest
Read MoreIt breaks my heart to say this, but I’m hoping rumors of the MagSafe’s return aren’t true. Apple may be bringing MagSafe back to MacBooks. Here's why it's a terrible idea – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBuild your own custom mechanical keyboard — no soldering skills required. The Key Dot Company Portico is a DIY mechanical keyboard kit for everyone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSee what I thought of these popular, vegan meal kits that skip the imitation “meats” and focus on more whole foods. Purple Carrot review: Healthy plant-based meal kits with no smoke and mirrors – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhether you need a weekday commuter or a weekend toy, the S2 has you covered. The Super73 S2 is part e-bike, part electric motorcycle – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMost of our 3D printers lay down molten plastic or use photosensitive resin. But professional printers often use metal powder, laying out a pattern and then sintering it with a laser. [Metal Matters] is trying to homebrew a similar system (video, embedded below). And while not entirely successful, the handful of detailed progress videos are interesting
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge A new Linux port allows Apple’s M1 Macs to run Ubuntu for the first time. Corellium, a security firm that offers a virtualized version of iOS for security testing, has successfully ported Ubuntu over to M1 Macs and released a tutorial for others to follow. The modified version
Read MoreThere’s now a detailed tutorial to get Ubuntu running on Apple M1 silicon. You can now run Linux on Apple M1 devices Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe opening years of the Fourth Century saw work begin on St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and the astronomer Pappus of Alexandria wrote details of his observation of an eclipse of the Sun. In the southern hemisphere, a star was seen erupting within a small, fuzzy patch of the night sky. Unfortunately, no records survived
Read MoreOne risk in deploying fleets of powerful and flexible clusters on constantly changing infrastructure like Kubernetes is that mistakes happen. Even minute manual errors that slip past review can have substantial impacts on the health and security of your clusters. Such mistakes, in the form of misconfigurations, are reportedly the leading cause of cloud breaches,
Read MoreVideo of Windows 10X in action made by an enterprising developer is well worth a watch. Windows 10X shown running on a Surface Pro 7 – and it looks pretty cool Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreBinged Lupin and looking for more sexy crime? Look no further! After Lupin, Money Heist on Netflix is your next obsession – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIntuit QuickBooks warns a quarter of the UK’s self-employed could find themselves with twice as much tax to pay. Larger tax bills could be looming for many of the UK’s self-employed Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has locked the official account for China’s US embassy, over a tweet it said violated its policy against dehumanization, Bloomberg reports. The tweet, which was originally shared on January 7th, referred to Uighur women as “baby-making machines” prior to government intervention. Twitter removed the tweet and replaced
Read MoreHarry Brumpton / Bloomberg: Analysis: Australian tech company IPOs accounted for 24%, or ~$1B, of the country’s total IPO raises in 2020, the highest share in over a decade — – Dealmakers see momentum shift away from once-dominant sectors — Software firm’s A$975 million IPO was nation’s biggest in 2020 Analysis: Australian tech company IPOs
Read MoreResearchers have banded together to find safe, virtual ways to teach the principles of microbiology and epidemiology. Amid One Pandemic, Students Train for the Next Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWhen we buy a phone, most of us hope that it’ll last for a couple of years. We also hope that it’ll still have some decent buyback value at the end of its life. However, the buyback value depends a lot on the brand and model of the device you own. According to a report
Read MoreCatherine Stupp / Wall Street Journal: EU regulators are scrutinizing how employers monitor workers, including via video surveillance or key logger tech, and whether such actions violate GDPR — Remote work adds surveillance risks, privacy experts say — European privacy regulators are scrutinizing how employers collect workers’ personal data … EU regulators are scrutinizing how
Read MoreFrom the perspective of a later decade it’s sometimes quaint and amusing to look back at the technological objects of desire from times past. In the 1980s for example a handheld television was the pinnacle of achievement, in a decade during which the Walkman had edged out the transistor radio as the pocket gadget of
Read More2020 in a nutshell has been challenging, unpredictable, and isolating for many across the continent, and indeed the world. However, the COVID-19 pandemic did have some silver linings, as it has spurred innovation and cooperation between different countries in the interest of global public health and safety. Europe’s tech industry would benefit from the same
Read MoreSouth Korean carmaker Hyundai has given a glimpse into what might become a common sight in the future after it converted an old gas station into a collection of ultra-fast chargers for electric vehicles. As the Korea Herald reports, Hyundai this morning unveiled the charging station in southeastern Seoul, which consists of eight high-voltage EV
Read MoreWe do a fair amount of high-end speaker and headphone reviews at TNW, but it’s rare we talk about other audio system components. Every once in a while though, such a product ends up earning our attention. Case in point: KEF, a hi-fi audio company, just launched a tiny subwoofer with some wild performance claims.
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