Apple’s software chief, Craig Federighi, says he doesn’t “buy into” the criticism that Apple is turning privacy into a luxury good, an accusation that was indirectly leveled at the company by Google CEO Sundar Pichai. In an interview with The Independent, Federighi dismissed “the luxury good dig,” just a couple weeks after Pichai wrote an
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday 29 May 2019 at noon Pacific for the Retrocomputing for the Masses Hack Chat! Of the early crop of personal computers that made their way to market before IBM and Apple came to dominate it, few machines achieved the iconic status that the Sinclair ZX80 did. Perhaps it was its unusual
Read MoreBesides barbecue, few foods insight as much impassioned shouting as pizza. Being from the Southern United States, I feel no allegiance to any particular style, which is nice because I can enjoy them all (with pineapple). But pizza is comprised of three main components—crust, sauce, and cheese, and where crust is… Read more… How to
Read MoreThe standalone YouTube Gaming app is shutting down on May 30th. YouTube announced the impending shutdown last year, saying that the spinoff had caused “confusion” among gaming fans. It integrated the service into its main app instead, launching a games-focused hub that has already mostly replaced the old YouTube Gaming. In a help page, YouTube
Read MoreChrome: I never really got why people like watching sped-up videos until I got a fun Tech 911 question asking about just that. Then I tried it out, and I understand it perfectly now; what you lose in quality (and suffer in chipmunk voices), you gain in time—sweet, sweet time. Read more… How to Speed
Read MoreDefunct cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia warned it will take “some months at least” to figure out how to return tokens owed to its users. Cryptopia administrators have also requested “urgent interim relief,” which they say is critical to maintain a single SQL database that stores all of its users’ individual account holdings and contact details. “Without this information,
Read MoreHey, Dad! Want to get fit? Of course you do, and here are several ways you can! Best Father's Day gifts to combat dad bod – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne day in the future, you may take a pill to treat an illness – and owe your recovery to the tiny microbes that flourish in the slippery layer of mucus that coats fishes. It is critically important to find the next generation of antibiotics. The incidence of bacterial infections resistant to current antibiotics continues
Read MoreWe take the everyday materials of engineering for granted, as ubiquitous components rather than as complex items in their own right. Sure, we know that an integrated circuit represents the pinnacle of a hundred years’ development in the field of electronics, but to us it’s simply a black box with some wires. Even with more
Read MoreIt’s common for kids’ brains to become a little rusty in the summer—a Brookings report concludes that the average student loses a month of academic-calendar learning during the break. But you, parents, can help slow the summer slide. One way: Keep them reading. Read more… Your Teen Can Get Free Audiobooks This Summer Source: Life
Read MoreAn Eufy Gold Box, a discounted Logitech Crayon, and a J.Crew Factory sale lead off Monday’s best deals. Read more… Monday's Best Deals: Pressure Washer, J.Crew Factory, HP Printer, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe ScreenPad is like if a smartphone and a touchpad had a child. Asus loads ZenBook and VivoBook lines with ScreenPad displays – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCheap smartphones are flooding Africa, giving many of its citizens access to the internet for the very first time. The internet is changing Africa, and the results are complicated – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreByteDance, the company behind video app TikTok, is reportedly building its own smartphone too. According to two unnamed sources in a Financial Times report, the phone would come preloaded with ByteDance’s many apps — which include the news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, the ubiquitous TikTok, and according to some rumors, an unreleased streaming music service. ByteDance’s
Read MoreI have at least six different packing lists saved as notes on my iPhone: some for long weekends, others for emergencies, and one specifically meant for long flights. Read more… Create a Separate Packing List When You Travel Overseas Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe old proverb, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” couldn’t be far from the truth. Technology has come a long way in changing the classic classroom experience. People now have the ability to pretty much learn any type of skill from just about any where at their own pace. It’s never too late
Read MoreWhen my friends from the country visit New York, I try to take them to the park. They live ten minutes from real forest hikes, but I still drag them to Prospect Park like “Look, from this path you can barely see the cars!” The parks, these democratizing free public resources, are a major part
Read MoreThe ZenBooks still have the touchpad second displays, but the new flagship gets a bigger one that seems a lot more useful. Asus ZenBook Pro Duo doubles down on screens – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreByteDance is likely on your phone through its colony of popular apps like TikTok or Helo. Now it wants to make a phone of its own. Yes, you read that right. According to a new report by The Financial Times, the Beijing-based social media company is developing a “phone preloaded with its own apps —
Read MoreAfter watching Avengers: Endgame, I’d totally understand if you want to gain flying abilities.. Unfortunately, we can’t help you with a superpower injection, but we’ve got a super flying deal for you. You can get DJI Spark Sky Blue Quadcopter Drone for just $299, down from $649. The drone has a 12-megapixel camera that can record
Read MoreLast year’s ZenBook Pro wasn’t a very good laptop, but we found ourselves pleasantly surprised with its key selling point. The ScreenPad, a smartphone-like screen that replaced the traditional trackpad, turned out to be less of a gimmick than one might have expected, and so Asus is going all in on the idea for its
Read MoreAsus was one of the first companies to release portable USB-C monitors, and at Computex this year it’s releasing two unique new designs. First up is the ZenScreen Touch (pictured above), a 15.6-inch 1080p touchscreen designed to be hooked up to smartphones or laptops. The primary use case demonstrated at an event ahead of Computex
Read MoreAsus always likes to use its hometown trade show of Computex, which also happens to be the world’s biggest computer hardware event, to show off a wide and occasionally wild lineup of new products. And it’s really outdone itself this time — the headline announcement is one of the most decadent laptops ever created. The
Read MoreAsus is celebrating its 30-year anniversary with a special edition laptop. The Asus ZenBook Edition 30 includes a white leather lid cover and an 18-karat rose gold logo that looks a lot like Star Trek’s starfleet insignia. Asus hasn’t gone full leather like HP’s leather Folio tablet / laptop hybrid, but that does mean this
Read MoreYou’d be hard pressed to find a carpenter who didn’t own a hammer, or a painter that didn’t have a couple of brushes kicking around. Some tools are simply so fundamental to their respective craft that their ownership is essentially a given. The same could be said of the breadboard: if you’re working with electronics
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