Today, October 4, is National Taco Day. Like all made-up food-related holidays, that means you can score some great discounts on tacos today from a pretty wide range of places. Read more… Where to Get Free and Discounted Tacos Today for National Taco Day Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Inside Co—Star, the app that’s feeding millennials’ astrological fascinations with mystical algorithms and an old-school approach to the zodiac Continue reading… Rising Signs: Inside astrology app Co—Star Source: New feed
Read MoreAll of its tailor-made accessories will cost an extra $1,100 Continue reading… Asus’ ROG Phone II is powerful, ambitious, and ridiculous Source: New feed
Read MoreAs well ‘passwordless’ Safe mode, Microsoft brings Galaxy Note10 Your Phone features to Galaxy S10. Windows 10's latest 2020 preview packs these new desktop, smartphone features Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: Report: attackers are exploiting an Android zero-day vulnerability, giving them control of ~18 phone models, including four Pixel models, via a malicious app — Vulnerable phones include 4 Pixel models, devices from Samsung, Motorola, and others. — Attackers are exploiting a zero … Report: attackers are exploiting an Android zero-day
Read MoreMicrosoft finally releases IE 0-day patch via Windows Update, also solving printing issues caused by original fix. Windows out-of-band update: Microsoft's mandatory security patch is for all versions Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft souped up the Surface Pro 7 with new processors and graphics, while the iPad Pro has new powers with iPadOS. Surface Pro 7 vs. iPad Pro: Can Microsoft's top 2-in-1 take on Apple's high-powered tablet? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHand-picked by CNET editors, these are the best phones right now. Best phones of 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat you need to know about 5G wireless, and its contested dangers. 5G explained for the rest of us – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge We’re all still sort of reeling from the news that Microsoft is back to making phones again — and because it’s basing them on Android. I’ve already written once about some thoughts I have about the confluence of Android, Google, and Microsoft, but there is so much
Read MoreThe Galaxy Fold survived almost 120,000 folds when we tested Samsung’s foldable phone to see how well it could hold up over time. Galaxy Fold: Watch us test its folding stamina for 4 grueling hours on YouTube – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMakeup artist Nicki Ledermann got in Joaquin Phoenix’s face to apply the iconic makeup. “I wouldn’t wanna call him weird…” Joker's movie makeup: How Joaquin Phoenix put on a happy face – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen I said that I would have more to share from Mark Zuckerberg’s employee Q&A sessions for you in the newsletter this week, I didn’t think it would go like this. Three days after we published leaked audio from a pair of July meetings inside Facebook, Zuckerberg decided to live-stream Thursday’s all-hands meeting to show
Read MoreSay what you like about Microsoft’s Surface Studio, but there’s no denying that it’s an aspirational computer. Starting at $3,499, it’s not meant to be for everyone. And even if you’re only interested in the primary selling point — the gorgeous monitor with its unique “zero-gravity” sliding hinge — Microsoft won’t sell it to you
Read MorePopular short video making app, TikTok, is distancing itself from paid political ads. The company announced today that it won’t allow such adsclaiming they don’t fit “the TikTok platform experience.” The company’s VP of global business solutions, Blake Chandlee, said the platform won’t allow paid ads that promote a political agenda: To that end, we will
Read MoreWhen dealing with complex systems, anything can happen, which means that no matter how well you’ve tested something, problems like system outages are inevitable — and are often caused by events out of your control. It’s how you respond during a crisis that matters. So if you find yourself experiencing an outage, you know that all
Read MoreA new timeline sheds some light on when 5G’s could come to your phone, home and more. Yes, these top 5G benefits are actually coming to you. Now we know when – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge The Samsung Galaxy Home did not ship in Q3 of this year, the most recent launch window for the Bixby-powered smart speaker announced more than a year ago. Samsung’s third financial quarter ended on September 30th. Back in April Samsung CEO Hyun-suk Kim (who runs the company’s consumer
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 Machiavelli used to say: The long and winding road awaits! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, October 3 2019,
Read MoreFacebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra is reportedly on the verge of losing another one of its partners after Paypal pulled out of a key meeting in Washington on Thursday. According to the Financial Times, all 28 supporters of Facebook’s digital currency project were set to meet and discuss the ways in which Libra could overcome scrutiny from
Read MoreTypically, we associate Vespas with Italians, riding their posh scooters midday under the heat of the Mediterranean sun. In one community, however, the riders and vehicles are pretty different – and by that we mean a whole lot different. Think Mad Max: Fury Road meets The Jungle Book. The first Vespa arrived in Indonesia in
Read MoreEarly last month, Apple’s VP referred to cryptocurrency as “interesting” and said the company was keeping an eye on it. But it seems the company might be changing its tact when it comes to the digital assets. Apple‘s CEO Tim Cook said in an interview with French outlet Les Echos: “No. I really think that a currency
Read MoreWhatsApp and a T9 keyboard don’t mix Continue reading… Nokia 2720 Flip review: proof you can’t opt out of the smartphone generation Source: New feed
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Italian prosecutors probe Netflix for not filing a tax return, claim the company has a physical presence in the country due to its cables and servers — – Country has been cracking down on multinationals over tax — Southern Europe is key to U.S. streaming giant’s growth Sources: Italian prosecutors probe Netflix for
Read MoreCosmologist Stephen Hawking changed our view of the universe with his remarkable theories and outreach even thought he suffered from ALS, which slowly paralyzed him over the years. Stephen Hawking and Our Changing Ideas of the Universe Source: NASA
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