From video edits over 5G to securely storing your driver’s license, here’s what you have to look forward to on phones using Qualcomm’s high-end Snapdragon 865 chip. 6 things coming to 2020 Android phones: 8K video, 5G uploads, two-finger unlock – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMajor spoilers for the movie and seventh episode of the show here. Baby Yoda offers a cool link between The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBut beware: Not every retailer will deliver by Christmas. Best Nintendo Switch holiday deals for 2019: Get Starlink for free or a credit at Amazon or Target – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLearn more about the man called Geralt of Rivia. The Witcher, explained: All the backstory and characters you need to know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGhostery, which makes the ad- and tracker-blocking extension of the same name, has launched Ghostery Midnight, a desktop app with extended privacy features that costs $14 a month. Ghostery Midnight not only includes an ad-blocker and a tracker-blocker, but it also has a VPN, which is a new feature for the company. It works across
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel / The Verge Here are two things you probably don’t know: One, a whole bunch of the top power tool brands — including DeWalt, Black & Decker, Craftsman, Porter-Cable and more — are all owned by the same company, Stanley Black & Decker. Those 20-volt lithium-ion battery cartridges you stick into
Read MorePokémon Red is the first game I can remember playing myself. And while revolutionary for the time, the rudimentary, 8-bit graphics of the series left a lot to the imagination. Pretend this grass hides wild pokémon. Imagine this pokémon is wielding vast elemental powers. Picture an epic gym battle for the right to be the
Read MoreImage: Airbnb Airbnb has won a court battle in the EU affecting how the company is regulated in the future. The EU’s top court has ruled that Airbnb is not an estate agent but an “information society service,” meaning it can avoid certain responsibilities. The challenge to Airbnb was brought by a French tourism and
Read MoreAs Oracle progressively builds out its own cloud infrastructure, it’s aiming to make inroads with customers adopting multi-cloud strategies. Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure expand interoperability to Canada Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: Legal adviser to EU’s top court says Facebook’s sharing of data on its European users with the US is legal, in court battle against privacy activist Max Schrems — Facebook’s sharing of data on its European users with the U.S. is legal and provides sufficient protections, the legal advisor to the
Read MoreThe British central bank says a supplier, without authorization, provided sound from news conferences ahead of the video feed. Bank of England Audio Was Leaked, Giving Some Traders an Edge Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIs it childish to wish upon a star? To creep downstairs in the dead of night and shout your deepest desires up the chimney in the hope that Santa is out there, watching, waiting… anticipating? To write an article basically begging one of the world’s biggest companies to do something because you’d really like it
Read MoreThe board from the original Nest thermostat Surely a new one will fix it, right? Continue reading… Situation: there are too many competing smart home standards Source: New feed
Read MoreImage: Applesfera Twitter’s iPad app has a new design that makes far more efficient use of the tablet’s screen, Applesfera reports. While the social network’s current iPad app shows everything in a single column with loads of wasted white space on either side, the new design adds multiple columns, similar to the service’s web interface.
Read MoreA dark web drug lord will serve seven years in prison for selling thousands of doses of fentanyl, many of which were exchanged for cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin. Authorities noted Matthew Witters, of Seattle, was a leading seller of fentanyl on prolific dark web markets AlphaBay and Dream Market between 2015 and 2017. Witters was
Read MoreThe queen has upped her Twitter game this year and retained her crown. Taylor Swift is still the most influential person on Twitter in 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis may just be an appearance package that costs almost $2,000, but it’s at least a really cool one. The 2020 Mustang GT350 and GT350R Heritage Edition are changing things to Ford v. Our Wallets – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As we start looking forward to 2020 — and your predictions are coming to this space tomorrow — a big subject on my mind is accountability. Tech platforms have evolved into quasi-states with only the most rudimentary of justice systems. If trolls brigade Twitter into suspending your account,
Read MoreThis article was originally published by Super Jump Magazine, an independent publication all about celebrating great video games and their creators through carefully-crafted, in-depth featured produced by a diverse team of games journalists, designers, and enthusiasts. I have been fortunate enough to play Death Stranding over the last couple of weeks. While only just over halfway through the
Read MoreA 19-year-old SIM-swapper has been charged for allegedly stealing more than $1 million in cryptocurrency. Yousef Selassie reportedly targeted at least 75 victims across the United States in a sophisticated SIM swapping attack. He’s facing several charges, including identity theft and fraud. “From his Brooklyn apartment, this defendant accessed accounts belonging to 75 victims in
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook has acquired the Spanish cloud gaming company PlayGiga, which previously offered its services across Italy, Argentina, Chile, and Spain. The purchase was confirmed by Facebook to CNBC, following reports last week from Cinco Dias which claimed that the deal was imminent and was valued at €70 million
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Stephen Hawking used to say: Let’s whip up a knowledge omelette! Bitcoin price We closed the day, December 18
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Spanish startup Glovo, an on-demand delivery service for food, groceries, pharmaceuticals, and more, raises €150M Series E led by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala — Spain’s Glovo, an on-demand delivery app platform which operates in Europe, LatAm and Africa delivering food but also other urban conveniences … Spanish startup Glovo, an on-demand delivery
Read MoreOne lucky winner will take home a TCL 6-series Roku TV. *Open to the US, Puerto Rico and Canada. You can win a 65-inch 4K TV* – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe browser is only bending the truth a little since Vivaldi is based on Chrome’s core technology. Vivaldi browser pretends it's Chrome so websites don't break – CNET Source: CNet
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