Samsung’s Unpacked events usually center on phones, and other software and hardware treats. Galaxy S20, Z Flip and more: Everything we expect from Samsung's Feb. 11 reveal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: US mobile app subscription revenue jumped 21% in 2019 to $4.6B across the top 100 subscription apps in the Google Play and App Store — Outside of in-app purchases in mobile games, subscription revenue from non-game apps helped to boost 2019’s mobile consumer spend — a figure … US mobile app
Read MoreThe IBM Selectric changed typewriters as we knew them. Their distinctive ball element replaced the clunky row of typebars and made most people faster typists. When [Steve Malifoff] thought about 3D printing a type ball — colloquially known as a golf ball — it seemed like a great idea. The problem? It just doesn’t work
Read MoreAfter enduring the longest internet shutdown in a democracy, people in Kashmir are being allowed back online, but with major restrictions. On January 15, the state authorities allowed limited 2G access and broadband access to select institutes in a few areas. Over the weekend, it issued orders to restore 2G internet access to 301 sites across the region of Jammu
Read MoreAngela Strange / Andreessen Horowitz: Fintech startups tackling every layer of banking stack, from core tech to KYC/AML, enable startups and companies like Apple to start adding financial services — This is an abbreviated version of a presentation I gave live at the a16z Summit in November 2019. You can watch a video version on
Read MoreIf you walk the aisles of a dollar store one constant that you will see worldwide is the Chinese solar lamp. Your dollar gets you a white LED behind plastic, mounted on a spike to stick into the ground, and with a solar cell on top. It charges in the sunlight during the day and
Read MoreMonica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: The protest of Amazon’s business practices by 300+ staff openly challenges Amazon after two employees say they were threatened with firing over climate activism — Amazon employees are responding to threats of termination for their climate advocacy by intentionally violating the company’s corporate communications policy. The protest of Amazon's business practices
Read MoreAmazon Employees for Climate Justice: Amazon employees share their views on Amazon’s global impact, from climate change to “enabling Palantir and ICE to surveil and separate” families at the border — 357 Amazon employees gave one or more quotes below. … — Michael Sokolov, Principal Engineer Amazon employees share their views on Amazon's global impact,
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Currencycloud raises $80M Series E from Visa, BNP Paribas, and others for cross-border payment APIs that have transferred $50B+ and are used by ~350 companies — Sending money from one country to another — either because you are a business paying someone for a service … Currencycloud raises M Series E
Read MoreImage: Apple via Apple Archive I hope you got your fill of the unofficial Apple Archive last week, because that expansive collection of over 15,000 classic Apple advertisements, internal training videos, and other eye-opening odds and ends from the Cupertino computer company’s history has now been ripped apart — late Friday, curator Sam Henri Gold
Read MoreThe news this week was dominated by the novel coronavirus outbreak centered in Wuhan, China. Despite draconian quarantines and international travel restrictions, the infection has spread far beyond China, at least in small numbers. A few cases have been reported in the United States, but the first case reported here caught our eye for the
Read MoreLive on the WWE Network right now. WWE Royal Rumble 2020: Live updates, results and match ratings – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDespite warnings not to speak out, more than 300 Amazon staffers will publicly call out the company for its climate policy, its work with federal agencies and its attempts to stifle dissent. Amazon employees launch mass defiance of company communications policy in support of colleagues Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWho can toss out Brock Lesnar? WWE Royal Rumble 2020: How to watch, full match card, start time and WWE Network – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEric Niiler / Wired: Profile of BlueDot, which uses AI to sift through news reports in 65 languages to detect and warn about infectious disease outbreaks like Wuhan Virus — The BlueDot algorithm scours news reports and airline ticketing data to predict the spread of diseases like those linked to the flu outbreak in China.
Read MoreEmotional tributes pour in for the former Lakers star killed in Southern California. NBA great Kobe Bryant and teen daughter Gianna die in helicopter crash – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHow do you organize your stock of components and modules? If an unruly pile of anti-static bags and envelopes from China stuffed into a cardboard box sounds familiar, then you need help from [Dimitris Tassopoulos]. He’s organized his parts into drawers and created a database, then linked it via an ESP8266 and a string of
Read MoreShannon Liao / CNN: Inside game streaming wars, where Ninja reportedly got paid $20M to $30M to move to Mixer and streamers with 10K concurrent views on Twitch can get $10M+ offers — New York (CNN Business)When Jeremy Wang started streaming on Twitch in 2016, he was an unknown twenty-something with a few coding internships
Read More{$inline_image} February brings with the season premiers of fan favorites like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Good Girls, which means those shows will also be making an appearance on Hulu in February as well. On February 14th the streaming service is also premiering Season 1 of its original show, High Fidelity. As a fan of the book
Read MoreThe LifeSpan TR1200-DT3 fits under most any desk and is now priced at $706, down from $1,000. Exercise at your standing desk with 30% off this under-desk treadmill – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDieter Bohn / The Verge: With the launch of Razr pre-orders, Motorola released a video “Caring for razr”, which says “Screen is made to bend; bumps and lumps are normal” — Pre-sale begins today — Today’s the day that the Motorola Razr is available for pre-sale for $1499, exclusively on Verizon. With the launch of
Read MoreFormer Lakers star among passengers killed when helicopter crashes in Southern California, TMZ reports NBA great Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis monster speaker is almost four feet high and does karaoke, Bluetooth audio, connects to musical instruments and has a built-in DJ pad. Rock your next party with a JBL PartyBox 1000 for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCanon’s well-respected M5 borrows the best bits of DSLRs and includes a sharp, bright electronic viewfinder. Step into mirrorless photography with a Canon EOS M5 and 15-45mm lens for just 9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreToday’s the day that the Motorola Razr is available for pre-sale for $1499, exclusively on Verizon. Motorola originally said that it should begin shipping on February 6th, but it looks like it’s already backed up to the 14th on Verizon. Alongside the pre-order launch, Motorola has posted a series of videos on its YouTube channel
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