If you’re home with young children and have work to do, I’m sorry. This is hard. There’s no denying that. You’ll have use the “in-between” moments—usually nap times or quiet times—which are never long enough, but alas, they’re what you have available. Read more… Parents: Organize Your To-do List by ‘Time Pockets’ Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreEarly adopters of Peloton’s fitness bikes are in for a pricey upgrade: this week, the company announced via an email to users that it will stop sending updates to bikes using the first generation of its touchscreen monitor. This model was sold in 2014 when Peloton first launched its bike before releasing a second iteration
Read MoreAnyone who’s ever had a period knows that the accompanying mood swings, fatigue, and cramps can be rough. Of course, everyone is different, and your mileage may vary, but if you do suffer from severe symptoms, it can be hard to drag yourself off the couch for literally any reason – including your workout. Read
Read MoreThe people who filled Queens, New York’s Arthur Ashe tennis stadium for this weekend’s Fortnite World Cup were people who love Fortnite, or at least those people and their parents. The bulk of the attendees I saw were young kids, swimming in soccer shorts and baggy Fortnite t-shirts. They performed the game’s emote… Read more…
Read MoreIt’s a better 360 camera, but it still doesn’t give me a reason to need a 360 camera Continue reading… Insta360 One X review: I love this camera, but I’ll never use it Source: New feed
Read MoreThe next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter is coming sooner than you think: Nintendo has revealed that Dragon Quest XI’s hero, the second of five DLC characters, will be available later today. The DQ hero follows the addition of Persona 5’s Joker to the growing roster of characters. The new combatant will naturally feature a
Read MoreHe’s targeting Uber, Lyft and Google in a new labor plan. The Technology 202: Pete Buttigieg’s status as Silicon Valley darling may complicate his gig economy crusade Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft continues to face data-privacy obstacles in Europe over its core cloud-based products. Windows 10, Office Online users get new warning over data privacy Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe Chinese phonemaker said its revenue grew more than 23% in the first half of 2019. Huawei reports revenue surge despite US ban – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Do you think there should be a limit to how many Bluetooth speakers one should own? I don’t think so. That’s why you should buy Sony’s compact SRS-XB10 portable speaker, selling at just $29.99, down from its original price tag
Read MoreHow Soli’s radar-powered tech could evolve into watches, smart home equipment and a lot more. Project Soli is the secret star of Google's Pixel 4 self-leak – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle’s next flagship is definitely on its way. Keep tabs on the other rumors about the Pixel 4 and 4 XL. Pixel 4 confirmed by Google: Other rumors, leaks, design, specs, price and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThick, slim, short or tall, we tried gaming chairs for all. Best gaming chairs we've sat in for 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is planning to make it easier to recover a Windows 10 machine with a new cloud download option. Windows 10 recovery: Microsoft borrows Apple's Mac cloud reinstall feature Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreImage: Waze Google-owned navigation app Waze now lets drivers pick up more than one passenger at a time when using the app’s carpooling feature. VentureBeat notes that Waze now supports picking up a maximum of four passengers, which you can do by tapping the “+” icon after confirming an initial ride. The new feature will
Read MoreA duo of Google bug-hunting researchers have disclosed several “interactionless” vulnerabilities in iOS that made it possible for hackers to hijack your iPhone via iMessage – without even engaging with the malicious texts. The researchers, Natalie Silvanovich and Samuel Groß, who work with Google’s security task force Project Zero have so far released details for only five out
Read MoreThere’s an urban legend that finds Ernest Hemingway in a restaurant with his friends. He bet everyone around the table that he could write a story in only six words — they accepted. So, he leaned down, wrote “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” on a napkin, passed it around, and collected his winnings. This got us
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It was, in retrospect, perhaps not the best two weeks to go on vacation. Each time I checked in with the news, there was some startling new collision between Facebook and democracy. There was that $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. There was that $100 million
Read MoreBattle royale, a “fight for survival” genre popularized by Fortnite, has inspired imitators hoping to cash in. But there are signs that the market has reached a plateau. Fortnite Is Here to Stay. Just Ask Its Competitors. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Eric CATARINA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Alongside the announcement of its first new album in over a decade, the rock band Tool has said that its catalog will finally be available to stream and to purchase digitally on August 2nd. In an Instagram post first spotted by Pitchfork, the band said its albums would
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Huawei made 221.6 billion yuan ($32.2 billion) in revenue in the April-June quarter, a 23 percent increase over the previous quarter despite the escalation of the US-China trade war cutting off its business with American companies. Net profit margin was 8.7 percent on 401.3 billion yuan ($58.3 billion)
Read MoreExecutives at the Chinese tech giant sounded exuberant about the firm’s ability to thrive, even if it ends up fully cut off from American technology. Huawei’s Sales Jump Despite Trump’s Blacklisting Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nintendo has now sold 36.87 million Switch consoles after moving 2.13 million units in the April-June quarter, a 13 percent increase year on year. Operating profit for the three-month period was down 10.2 percent year on year to 27.4 billion yen ($252 million), while revenue was up
Read MoreSony’s PlayStation 4 console has been a huge hit for the company, and it has now hit the 100 million sales milestone. Sony revealed in its latest earnings that the company sold 3.2 million PS4 devices in the quarter ended June 30th, meaning exactly 100 million have now been sold in total. Sony was previously
Read MoreSamsung already assembles half of its handsets in the country, which got a big lift from U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. Now Apple is homing in. Your Next iPhone Might Be Made in Vietnam. Thank the Trade War. Source: NY Times Tech
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