Tech industry’s optimism in Vegas is a jarring split screen to its political woes. The Technology 202: At CES, it’s robots and rainbow slides. In Washington, tech is under fire. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft is going to deprecate the Windows Store for Business and Store for Education, my contacts say, as the company works to undo past Windows 10 app-distribution mistakes. Microsoft is planning to phase out the Windows 10 Store for Business Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreNot another sedan, but possibly a lifted wagon of sorts. Ford Stormtrak trademark application may hint at Fusion replacement – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCES isn’t a huge show for gaming, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing new and notable. Here are the highlights. The new and cutting-edge gaming tech of CES 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf the tech industry was hoping for some relief from lawmakers’ pressure, the start of the year had to have been a disappointment. The Week in Tech: New Decade, Same Old Trouble in Washington Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHardware partners can now ask for Windows 10 feature upgrade blocks if they find driver compatibility issues. To stop drivers trashing Windows 10, Microsoft changes how it updates them Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreA few days ago it was $10 more. The Brother HL-L2395DW normally runs $170. This great Brother multifunction printer just dropped to – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith two extra driven wheels and some seriously sweet rims, this modified Leaf is ready to introduce you to a new EV technology. Nissan Leaf looks baller with E-4orce technology installed – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Cuzen Matcha stores, grinds and brews your matcha with style. Gorgeous tea maker brews matcha while you wait – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn an unexpected and shock reveal, Japanese electronics manufacturer Sony released its Vision-S concept car to world at CES this week. Sony? Making a car? WHAT!?! Last year Tesla also unveiled its Cybertruck. An angular, steel, supposedly bulletproof electric utility vehicle designed in line with Musk’s dystopian vision of the future. But there are more
Read MoreGoogle offers extended Chrome support for Windows 7 to cater to businesses that haven’t finished migrating. Google to Windows 7 users: Chrome support will run until at least July 2021 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreTesla has maintained its grip on the market with the most obvious tool at its disposal: range. Teslas still go much farther on a single charge than their competitors. But the strategy carries risks. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFrom 8k to 5G to AI to concepts, we all saw through the hype Continue reading… Eight big takeaways from CES 2020 Source: New feed
Read MoreLeft: a purported leak of Samsung’s marketing material. Right: an official Samsung concept. | via Ajunews and Samsung Could Samsung’s next foldable phone be named the Galaxy Bloom? That’s what Korean outlet Ajunews is reporting, showing a blurry photo of what it claims is an early marketing image for the Bloom. The outlet’s story (which
Read MoreSure, a new truck isn’t cheap, and getting up at 3 a.m. sucks, but what’s the respect and admiration of your neighbors worth to you? 2020 Ford Super Duty's snow plow prep package will make you a neighborhood hero – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales In October, Facebook made the controversial decision to exempt most political ads from fact-checking. The announcement met with a swift backlash, particularly among leading Democratic candidates for president. As criticism mounted, Facebook began to hint that it would further refine its policy to address lawmakers’ concerns. One change that seemed
Read MoreLauren Goode / Wired: A look at sexual health and wellness companies at CES 2020, where they were allowed to exhibit their products for the first time this year — Sexual health and wellness companies were allowed to exhibit their wares for the first time this year. — If there was ever a metaphor …
Read MoreWhen are two propellors better than four? When they give your drone extra battery life, greater portability, and reduce noise, claims Zero Zero Robotics. That’s the pitch for the company’s V-Coptr Falcon: a bicopter drone with an impressive flight time of 50 minutes — 20 minutes more than the comparable DJI Mavic 2. For years,
Read MoreTwitter used to provide CSV exports of your data, now it’s all in machine-readable JSON. How can you use it in Excel? Want to analyse your tweets? How to import Twitter JSON data exports into Excel Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePaying for gas with Amazon’s Alexa or playing table tennis with a robot: Whether the latest tech trends will become fixtures in our lives is an open question. A Glimpse of Our Connected Tech Future, Courtesy of CES 2020 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreYour automotive future is about to get a lot better thanks to these high-tech trends that use biometrics, AI, solar power and more. CES 2020: These car tech innovations will change your life – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreToday, computers are separated into basically two categories: desktops and laptops. But back in the early 1980s, when this ideological line in the sand was still a bit blurry, consumer’s had a third choice. Known as “portable computers” at the time, and often lovingly referred to as luggables by modern collectors, these machines were technically
Read MoreImage: Bethesda Bethesda’s has given its re-releases of Doom 1 and 2 from last year a pretty hefty update that improves performance, adds new features, and gives access to a huge amount of content in the form of free community-made add-ons. At the top of the list of performance improvements is an increase in framerate,
Read MoreJason D. Rowley / Crunchbase News: Research: more VC deals were struck around the world in 2019 than in any other year, though the total dollar volume of deals dropped slightly from 2018 — In VC pitch meetings, startups are typically expected to show a chart that looks like a hockey stick: up and to
Read MorePrior to the development of CD-quality audio hardware in the mid-1990s, home computers and consoles typically made do with synthesized music. Due to the storage and RAM limitations of the time, there weren’t a whole lot of other practical options. If you’re willing to ignore practicality, however, you can do some wonderful things – such as
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