Phones that are rugged and waterproof — even without a case — should be the new normal. Stop buying breakable phones. Rugged phones are cool now, and they don't need a case – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRadiosondes – the telemetry packages carried aloft by sounding balloons for atmospheric weather data measurements – are regularly used by weather bureaus around the world to collect data, and there are quite a number of launches daily. Most of them are in Europe, but they also happen at many locations in North and South America,
Read MoreI’ve used plenty of power banks in my life but none of them were too costly. In India, if you spend anywhere from ₹1,000-3,000 ($13-$40), you can get a power bank that offers a good mix of ports, charging speed, and battery capacity. So when I was pitched a $299 power bank, I was intrigued.
Read MoreMichelle Gao / CNBC: From working remotely to benefiting from the new normal, tech companies led the way in pandemic response, but fell behind in stopping COVID-19 misinformation — – Tech companies were the first to cancel events and send workers home because of Covid concerns in early 2020. From working remotely to benefiting from
Read MoreIf you ever need to cluster up to 14 Raspberry Pis and an equal number of 2.5 inch hard drives, you might want to look at the Raspberry Pi Server Mark III case from [Ivan Kuleshov]. The original Mark I design came from Thingiverse, but the Mark III is a complete redesign. The redesign allows
Read MoreReuters: Mastercard SpendingPulse: US online holiday sales from Oct. 11 to Dec. 24 grew 49% YoY, for a 19.7% share of overall retail sales, up from about 13.4% in 2019 — (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales rose 3% during this year’s expanded holiday shopping season from Oct. 11 to Dec. 24 … Mastercard SpendingPulse: US online
Read MorePortable speakers continue to improve, with better sound and battery life. These are the best ones you can buy right now. Here's the best Bluetooth wireless speaker to blast for 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreComputer programs are written in code, which comes in many forms. At the lowest level, there’s machine code and assembly, while higher-level languages like C and Python aim to be more human-readable. However, the natural world has source code too, in the form of DNA and RNA strings that contain the code for the building
Read MoreTo find the best cordless vacuum, we tested many top models from Hoover, Shark, Dyson, Bissell, Moosoo and others. Best cordless vacuum for 2021: Shark, Dyson, Bissell, Hoover, Moosoo and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWant to take full advantage of features like 120fps input and VRR? You’ll probably need to upgrade your TV. Best TVs for PS5 and Xbox Series X, Series S in 2021: LG OLED, Samsung QLED, Sony, TCL and Vizio – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLooking for AirPods alternatives that cost a lot less? Here are some truly wireless budget models worth considering. Best cheap true-wireless earbuds in 2021: Top AirPods alternatives for 0 or less – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWant your home to work with Amazon’s voice assistant? Here are the best gadgets to do the job. Best Alexa devices for 2021: Ring, Wyze and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSteven Overly / Politico: Facebook critics say a general animosity toward Facebook in Washington may push the Biden administration into taking more proactive measures against the company — Joe Biden has said he’s no fan of Facebook. Now he has an opportunity to show it as he assumes landmark policy and legal battles against the
Read MoreThis article was originally published by Anna Lisa Boni on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. The set-piece battle of the next ten
Read MoreWhile the ATMega328 is “mega” for a microcontroller, it’s still a fairly limited platform. It has plenty of I/O and working memory for most tasks, but this Battleship game that [thorlancaster328] has put together really stretches the capabilities of this tiny chip. Normally a Battleship game wouldn’t be that complicated, but this one has audio,
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple’s system status webpage indicates that the company has resolved an outage affecting iCloud Account and Sign In services — Apple’s system status webpage indicates that the company has resolved an outage affecting “iCloud Account and Sign In” services. Apple's system status webpage indicates that the company has resolved an outage
Read MoreOn the day after Christmas, Apple noted that some users were still having a problem with the storage service, but eventually the matter was resolved. Apple iCloud issues follow Christmas activation rush – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOur deficiencies have always driven us, even among our distant ancestors, back in the last Ice Age. Having neither the speed and strength to hunt large prey, nor sharp teeth and claws to tear flesh, we improvised spears, flint knives, scrapers. Lacking a thick pelt, we took the fur of other animals. As the ice
Read MoreFox hunting, or direction finding, is a favorite pastime in the ham radio community where radio operators attempt to triangulate the position of a radio transmission. While it may have required a large amount of expensive equipment in the past, like most ham radio operations the advent of software-defined radio (SDR) has helped revolutionize this
Read MoreAndrew Davis / Bloomberg: Report: Facebook closed Irish subsidiary and moved billions in profits back to US following IRS suit; Irish subsidiary paid $101M in tax on $15B profit in 2018 — Facebook Inc. has moved to wind down several Irish holding companies that had allowed it to shift billions of dollars in profit to
Read MoreOn the day after Christmas, Apple notes that some users may be having a problem with the storage service. Apple iCloud issues linger into a second day – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Vlad Savov / The Verge Lei Jun, the CEO of Chinese phone maker Xiaomi, has confirmed that its upcoming Mi 11 phone will not come with a charger, citing environmental concerns. While that’s a legitimate argument against providing yet another hunk of plastic that resembles all the other chargers people already have, Xiaomi
Read MoreWill Knight / Wired: David Silver, a principal research scientist at DeepMind, on AlphaGo, AlphaZero, and MuZero, applying reinforcement learning to real world problems, and more — David Silver of DeepMind, who helped create the program that defeated a Go champion, thinks rewards are central to how machines—and humans—acquire knowledge. David Silver, a principal research
Read MoreMany ham radio operators now live where installing an outdoor antenna is all but impossible. It seems that homeowner’s associations are on the lookout for the non-conformity of the dreaded ham radio antenna. [Peter] can sympathize, and has a solution based on lessons of spycraft from the cold war. [Peter] points out that spies like
Read MoreThe towering baked good appeared mysteriously on a hilltop overlooking the city. Gingerbread monolith sweetens Christmas Day in San Francisco – CNET Source: CNet
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