DEC’s LAN Bridge 100 was a major milestone in the history of Ethernet which made it a viable option for the ever-growing LANs of yesteryear and today. Its history is also the topic of a recent video by [The Serial Port], in which [Mark] covers the development history of this device. We previously covered the LANBridge
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUP28SKa4Q&feature=youtu.be TECNO has revealed the Phantom Ultimate 2 concept smartphone. This is a dual-folding triple-screen foldable concept, featuring a 10-inch folding display. HUAWEI is expected to beat TECNO and others to the punch with the first commercial device, though. HUAWEI is tipped to launch the first dual-folding triple-screen foldable phone later this year, but TECNO
Read MoreBruce66423 shares a report from the Los Angeles Times: In a milestone breakthrough, more than half of Caltech’s incoming undergraduate class this fall will be women (source paywalled; alternative source) for the first time in its 133-year history. The class of 113 women and 109 men comes 50 years after Caltech graduated its first class
Read MoreApple announced that CFO Luca Maestri will step down at the start of next year, transitioning to head of its corporate services team to lead “information systems and technology, information security, and real estate and development.” Kevan Parekh will take over as CFO. The Verge reports: Maestri joined Apple in 2013 after serving as the
Read MoreThree years after Apple built an iCloud photo library transfer tool for Google Photos, the company has introduced a version for exporting Apple Music playlists to YouTube Music. Transfer playlists from Apple Music to YouTube Music Apple is offering the new Apple Music playlist transfer feature as a part of its data export tools on
Read MoreThe Verge’s Ash Parrish reports: Last week, as a part of the updates to Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition — collectively known as the 2024 revision — the publisher announced that it would update D&D Beyond, the tabletop RPG’s official digital toolkit that players use to reference content and create characters using a host of
Read MoreBeing able to open the phone from both the front and the back is a big step forward in reparability. Component replacement generally looks pretty easy, with the notable exceptions of the screen and battery. This year’s Pixel lineup is all about giving you options. The new positioning of the Pixel 9 Pro feels like
Read MoreCredit: Belkin These MagSafe magnetic wireless charging stands look really cool, but for some reason they tend to be very expensive. For example, the Belkin MagSafe 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Stand is usually $150, which is a bit too much for a charging product. Deals come from time to time, though, and right now, you can
Read MoreMicrosoft has decided to donate the Mono Project to the developers of Wine, FOSS that allows Windows applications to run on Unix-like operating systems. “Mono is a software platform designed to allow developers to easily create cross platform applications,” notes GameOnLinux’s Liam Dawe. “It is an open source implementation of Microsoft’s .NET Framework based on
Read MoreCredit: Gary Sims / Android Authority Are you looking for a fabulous computer on a tight budget? It doesn’t get any better than this. Right now, you can get the Apple MacBook Air M1 for just $649. This is about the best bang you can get for your buck today. Get the Apple MacBook Air
Read MoreIn a trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the drug tecovirimat, also known as TPOXX, was found to be no better than placebo at clearing mpox lesions.
Read MoreApple is allowing emulators on the App Store. Here’s what’s arrived, and what’s on the way to play your favorite retro games on your iPhone, updated on August 27 with info on more in-development emulators still to be released. iPhone emulators The early April changes to the App Store Review Guidelines reversed a rule that
Read MoreAmazon is slashing 48% off the 27-inch 5K display from Samsung, making it hundreds of dollars cheaper than Apple’s Studio Display. Save 48% on the 5K display. To pick up the deal, head over to Amazon, where Labor Day price cuts are in effect now. Save $760 on the Samsung S9 Series monitor that delivers
Read MoreThe state-sponsored Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon is exploiting a bug in a California-based startup to hack American and Indian internet companies, according to security researchers. From a report: Volt Typhoon has breached four US firms, including internet service providers, and another in India through a vulnerability in a Versa Networks server product,
Read MoreMacworld Apple’s smallest iPad was given a substantial facelift at the end of 2021. The 6th-generation iPad mini sports a complete redesign with a bigger display, Touch ID on the power button, USB C instead of Lightning, and an upgraded front camera. This represented the first major change to the design since the iPad mini
Read MoreApple’s next generation of AirPods Pro is rumored to get a big boost with a new digital active noise cancellation system, which may improve on the existing offering. AirPods Pro 2 Apple’s special event on September 9 is likely to have a number of launches alongside the iPhone 16. One chief candidate for an update
Read MoreImage: Konami Three of the best Castlevania games are launching on the Switch very soon — Nintendo just revealed the Castlevania Dominus Collection, which will be available on August 27th. The bundle brings together the trilogy of Castlevania titles that originally debuted on the Nintendo DS; that means Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and
Read MoreThe biggest update ever to the Nest Learning Thermostat finally supports Apple Home, but it’s an expensive offering with some big caveats that might be a problem for some users. Nest Learning Thermostat 4th-gen review We had been Nest fans for a long time. We appreciate the Nest’s futuristic and eco-friendly approach to cooling and
Read MoreYahoo’s Jacqueline O’Connor on how she swapped her cabin crew career for software development and her favourite parts of her new job. Read more: From cabin crew to coding: How this graduate landed in software
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is pushing out a new Quick Settings tile for Google Wallet as part of the latest Play Services update. This tile should be more widely available than the current Quick Access Wallet tile. We first discovered evidence last month that Google was working on a new Quick Settings
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Some of the new AI features that debuted with the Pixel 9 series don’t seem to work on devices with an unlocked bootloader. User reports indicate that the feature affects features like Pixel Screenshots, Pixel Studio, Call Notes, and AI weather reports. Unrooting and locking the bootloader seems
Read MoreQuantum-resistant cryptography has become an increasingly urgent topic as the threat posed by quantum computing continues to grow. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released the first set of finalized algorithms designed to withstand quantum computer attacks. As a result, companies are hastening their transition to quantum-resistant systems. What is a
Read MoreQuantum-resistant cryptography has become an increasingly urgent topic as the threat posed by quantum computing continues to grow. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released the first set of finalized algorithms designed to withstand quantum computer attacks. As a result, companies are hastening their transition to quantum-resistant systems. What is a
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Meet is rolling out an updated picture-in-picture mode that requires no manual user input. Chrome for desktop will automatically trigger the feature when a user switches to a different tab. Those unhappy with this change can turn off the automation to keep Google Meet in the background when
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is now rolling out a smaller reply window in Gmail for Android. The smaller window sits at the bottom of conversations and lets you reference the received email as you compose a response. Gmail on Android opens a new window when you hit the reply or forward buttons
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