Roadshow says goodbye to the People’s Car by adding a few final touches to some of the last Beetles to roll off the assembly line. Bye-bye Bug: Lending a hand with the Volkswagen Beetle's final assembly – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates has been reflecting on his time at the company when crucial decisions were made over its mobile operating system. During a recent interview at Village Global, a venture capital firm, Gates revealed his “greatest mistake ever” was Microsoft missing the Android opportunity: “In the software world, particularly for platforms, these are
Read MoreThe Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the fourth version of its miniature budget computer. The Raspberry Pi 4 keeps the same form-factor and $35 starting price of its predecessor, but it has improved specs across the board. It now comes with up to 4GB of RAM (four times that of any previous Pi), a faster
Read MoreLizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Stewart Butterfield wanted to return money to investors after his startup Glitch failed, but Accel refused, which led to its 24% stake in Slack at its IPO — Stewart Butterfield wanted to quit and give the money back to investors. They wouldn’t let him. — Stewart Butterfield loved the game, but
Read MoreYou could be forgiven for thinking that laser cutters and engravers are purely two dimensional affairs. After all, when compared to something like your average desktop 3D printer, most don’t have much in the way of a Z axis: the head moves around at a fixed height over the workpiece. It’s not as if they
Read MoreIt’s a new week, which means only one thing: it’s time for Hard Fork’s roundup of cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines from over the weekend. Let’s get to it. 1. Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a new type of cryptocurrency mining botnet. The malware targets Android devices by exploiting a debug port normally used
Read MoreIf you’ve been holding out for a powerful new MacBook, you may want to wait just a bit longer. According to IHS Markit’s Emerging PC Market Tracker report published in Forbes, Apple will introduce a brand new 16-inch MacBook Pro later this year. “We foresee that Apple will release a new product [at the] Sep’19 Apple
Read MoreGoogle’s Android is facing a tough battle against malware apps, and there seems no end in sight. According to new research, Google’s Play Store is riddled with thousands of possible malware-ridden counterfeit apps and games. The two year study, conducted by researchers from the University of Sydney and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) Data61,
Read MoreQuartz: US Bureau of Labor Statistics: the number of self-reported full-time taxi drivers, including drivers for Uber and Lyft, nearly tripled in the past ten years — Uber and Lyft radically changed the landscape for the taxi industry, and in cities like New York contributed to the collapse … US Bureau of Labor Statistics: the
Read MoreIs this the heir apparent to the 17-inch Pro? Apple will release a 16-inch MacBook Pro this year, a second analyst predicts – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}In a surprise announcement, the Raspberry Pi foundation announced the new Raspberry Pi 4 today. It has an updated processor, up to 4GB of RAM, and a starting price of just $35. The Raspberry Pi 4 offers “a desktop-grade” 1.5 GHz quad-core CPU and support for two 4K monitors. Here are the specifications: Specifications Processor:
Read MoreEben Upton / Raspberry Pi: Raspberry 4 launches with faster CPU, GPU, dual 4K monitor support, up to 4GB RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 5.0, with 1GB model for $35 — We have a surprise for you today: Raspberry Pi 4 is now on sale, starting at $35. This is a comprehensive upgrade,
Read MoreIHS Markit analyst Jeff Lin believes that Apple’s rumored “all-new” 16-inch MacBook Pro will be unveiled in September, as noted by Forbes. The redesigned laptop is said to use an LCD panel from LG Display with a resolution of 3072 x 1920; that’d be an increase on the current high-end model’s 15.4-inch 2880-by-1800 display. The
Read MoreThe Raspberry Pi 4 was just released. This is the newest version of the Raspberry Pi and offers a better CPU and more memory than the Raspberry Pi 3, dual HDMI outputs, better USB and Ethernet performance, and will remain in production until January, 2026. There are three varieties of the Raspberry Pi 4 —
Read MoreThe Super Smart Space Genius does it again. Elon Musk mixes up the moon and Mars and Twitter blasts off – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Commodore 64 was the highest selling computer of all time, and will likely forever remain that way due to the fragmentation of models in the market ever since. Due to this, it’s hardly surprising that it still has a strong following many years after its heyday. This means that the avid restorer has a
Read MoreSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: Profile of the Open Invention Network, the largest patent non-aggression community in history with 3,000+ licensees, covering Linux and related open-source tech — While some businesses remain entangled in patent wars, the companies which have joined the OIN are freeing Linux from patent fights. Profile of the Open Invention Network,
Read MoreMost of us have a pretty simple model of how a computer works. The CPU fetches instructions and data from memory, executes them, and writes data back to memory. That model is a good enough abstraction for most of what we do, but it hasn’t really been true for a long time on anything but
Read MoreA spike in methane hints at the tantalizing possibility of alien life, but follow-up experiments are necessary before jumping to any conclusions. NASA's Curiosity rover makes surprising methane discovery on Mars – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDavid Streitfeld / New York Times: A look at some egregious cases of counterfeit books sold on Amazon; this year Amazon began listing sales of counterfeit goods as a material risk in SEC filings — SPERRYVILLE, Va. — “The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy” is a medical handbook that recommends the right amount … A
Read MoreJordan Novet / CNBC: Microsoft says Flight Simulator, which will be updated after 13 years and available as part of Xbox Game Pass in 2020, will support third-party content — KEY POINTS — Microsoft says it will support third-party content, but some developers weren’t told about the update in advance. Microsoft says Flight Simulator, which
Read MoreSamira Sadeque / The Daily Dot: Ravelry, a social networking site for knitting with ~829K MAUs, bans all posts supportive of the Trump administration, which it claims supports white supremacy — Ravelry, the leading social networking website for knitting activities, banned posts that are supportive of President Donald Trump and his administration. Ravelry, a social
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Exp.CVE-2019-0888 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreKim Hart / Axios: Senators to debut a bipartisan bill that would require data firms like Google to show the types of data collected, its uses, and its assessed value, quarterly — Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce legislation on Monday to require Facebook, Google … Senators to debut a bipartisan
Read MoreOpenSCAD has been updated. The latest release of what is probably the best 3D modeling tool has been in the works for years now, and we’ve got some interesting features now. Of note, there’s a customizer, for allowing parametrizing designs with a GUI. There’s 3D mouse support, so drag out that weird ball mouse from
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