After shutting down the Trips app and consolidating its flights and hotel booking tools under Google Travel, the company today announced new features to help travelers plan their trip in its entirely. An update coming to Google Flights will now show travelers guides on popular destinations based on their country and the time of year.
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge The iPhone XS, XR, and XS Max will display a message saying their batteries need to be serviced if they’re not replaced by Apple, iFixit reports. The message appears in both iOS 12 and the iOS 13 beta, and is shown regardless of whether a genuine Apple battery
Read MoreRealme Realme is set to be the first company to release a phone with a 64-megapixel camera. The as-yet unannounced device, seen to the right of the above photo, has a quad-camera array including a wide-angle lens and a primary 64-megapixel module that almost certainly uses Samsung’s new 1/1.7-inch ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor. Realme has
Read MoreYes, Google, Tesla, Amazon and others are still hiding quirky software surprises in their products, mostly to give you a chuckle. The Secret History of ‘Easter Eggs’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: A look at WhatsApp’s legal fight in an Indian court against weakening encryption, as the country’s government pressures the company to add message traceability — WhatsApp is “a space for private conversations online.” An Indian court could make it public. A look at WhatsApp's legal fight in an Indian court
Read MoreA US state regulator is cracking down on two New Jersey-based initial coin offerings (ICO) offering “fraudulent unregistered securities.” The Bureau of Securities issued emergency cease and desist orders as part of “Operation Cryptosweep” – an international crackdown on fraudulent ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment schemes – against Zoptax LLC (also known as Zoptax) and Unocall.
Read MoreInfamous stablecoin and pseudo currency Tether (USDT) doesn’t exactly have the cleanest of rap sheets, and if you needed another reason not to trust it, keep reading. According to recent findings from cryptocurrency researchers at Coin Metrics, around 300 entities hold about 80 percent of the Tether currently in circulation, Bloomberg reports. The figures show
Read MoreWe’re always on the lookout for unexpected budget builds here at Hackaday, and stumbling across a low-cost, DIY version of an instrument that sells for tens of thousands of dollars is always a treat. And so when we saw a tip for a homebrew gas chromatogram in the tips line this morning, we jumped on
Read MoreYou can also use the stylus to control the Note 10 with gestures. Gorgeous Galaxy Note 10 Plus: A 6.8-inch phone that kills the headphone jack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitter said it has fixed two more bugs related to how it uses personally identifiable information to target personalized ads on the platform. The flaws mean Twitter may have inadvertently shared your data with advertising partners even if you had explicitly not granted permission to do so. To that effect, the company said it “recently”
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Robinhood gets approval to operate as a broker with some restrictions by UK regulator, as it gears up for a UK launch — Robinhood, the Silicon Valley-based stock trading app that was recently valued by investors at $7.6 billion, has received regulatory approval in the U.K. … Robinhood gets approval to
Read MorePretty much all of the Pixel 3’s hardware specs were leaked well before its launch last year. Google tried to get ahead of the story for its next phone by posting photos of the upcoming Pixel 4 in June, far ahead of its official unveiling. But alas, it couldn’t prevent the handset’s specs from leaking
Read MoreNot great, not terrible. Chernobyl vodka is real, but you can't drink it yet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStartup scraped public data such as users’ physical locations, bio information and photos. Instagram bans ad partner for improperly collecting user data – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOlzhas Auyezov / Reuters: Kazakhstan claims ISPs asking customers to install government-issued encryption certificates on their devices was simply a test, says users can now remove them — ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan has halted the implementation of an internet surveillance system criticized by lawyers as illegal … Kazakhstan claims ISPs asking customers to install government-issued
Read More[Mastro Gippo] recently purchased a wall mounted charger for his electric car that looked great and had all the bells and whistles he wanted. There was only one problem: the thing burned up on him. Looking to find out how this seemingly high-end piece of hardware gave up the ghost so easily, he took it
Read MoreBreaking down what’s new and different with Samsung’s recently unveiled Note phones. Note 10 vs. Note 10 Plus and Note 9: How to choose – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLike car keys, massive, ancient galaxies are always in the last place you look. Ancient, 'invisible' galaxies from beginning of the universe spotted for the first time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Twitter says it may have shared users’ data with its ad partners without user consent due to two ad targeting-related bugs that it claims were fixed on August 5 — Twitter has disclosed more bugs related to how it uses personal data for ad targeting that means it may have shared
Read MoreVAIO’s SX12, the tiny laptop with almost every port imaginable, is now available to order in the US. Pricing starts at $1,119 for a model with a U-series Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage, going all the way up to $2,119 for a limited-color variant with an i7, 16GB of RAM,
Read MoreDavid Benioff and D.B. Weiss agreed to a deal that will have them creating new TV shows and films for the streaming giant. Netflix Signs the Duo Behind HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePractical gifts for students that won’t break the bank. Best back to school gifts under – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith its Hunstable Electric Turbine, Linear Labs promises three times the torque, twice the power and a 10% increase in range in an electric vehicle over a typical permanent magnet motor. Linear Labs is out to reinvent the electric motor – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTommy Palladino / Mobile AR News: Samsung’s Note 10+ includes a depth camera for 3D object scanning and augmented reality apps — The mobile augmented reality war for dominance between Apple and its Asia-based rivals is in full effect. — On Wednesday, Samsung continued the pattern it established with the Galaxy S10 4G smartphone …
Read MoreUsing Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx compute platform for Windows with LTE support, you’ll be able work anywhere. Samsung's insanely thin Galaxy Book S lasts 23 hours, arrives Sept. for 9 – CNET Source: CNet
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