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December 4, 2018

Qualcomm announces 3D Sonic Sensor, a new under-display fingerprint sensor for smartphones that uses sound waves to map fingerprints (Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)

Jessica Dolcourt / CNET: Qualcomm announces 3D Sonic Sensor, a new under-display fingerprint sensor for smartphones that uses sound waves to map fingerprints — After years of prototypes and fine-tuning, Qualcomm on Tuesday finally announced a fingerprint reader that uses sound to unlock your phone. Qualcomm announces 3D Sonic Sensor, a new under-display fingerprint sensor

Replace Legacy CNC PCs With A Gerbil

There are lots of laser cutters and other CNC machines available for a decent price online, but the major hurdle to getting these machines running won’t be the price or the parts. It’s usually the controller PC, which might be running Windows XP or NT if you’re lucky, but some of them are still using

Qualcomm: 5G Android flagship phones will storm the 2019 holidays – CNET

That means only Apple could be missing access to the next-gen, speedy mobile network next year. Qualcomm: 5G Android flagship phones will storm the 2019 holidays – CNET Source: CNet

Samsung, AT&T hint that 5G phones and service will cost you – CNET

But nobody’s ‘fessing up to how much. Samsung, AT&T hint that 5G phones and service will cost you – CNET Source: CNet

Microsoft expands rural broadband push to include 1 million more people – CNET

Microsoft plans to offer 3 million people living in rural America wireless broadband using unlicensed TV white spaces by 2022. Microsoft expands rural broadband push to include 1 million more people – CNET Source: CNet

Tom Cruise tells you how to adjust your TV for Mission: Impossible Fallout – CNET

As part of the Blu-ray release for the latest Mission: Impossible movie, Tom Cruise and the film’s director encourage you to turn off the motion smoothing feature on your TV. Tom Cruise tells you how to adjust your TV for Mission: Impossible Fallout – CNET Source: CNet

House Republican campaign committee was hacked during 2018 election – CNET

Thousands of emails were stolen from the National Republican Congressional Committee. House Republican campaign committee was hacked during 2018 election – CNET Source: CNet

December 4, 2018

Sound researcher quantifies how awful airplane earbuds actually are

It’s one of the worst feelings in the world: You’re on an airplane, only to realize you’ve forgotten your headphones. You’re then forced to use the pair of earbuds provided by the airline just so you don’t have to spend your flight in silence. Unfortunately, they almost always end up being even more awful than

December 4, 2018

How to add a wake up weather forecast to your iPhone Lock Screen

Hidden deep in the recesses of the Settings menu is a feature Apple, presumably, wants you to use. Part of iOS 12, Apple included a fairly basic Lock Screen notification that gives you the day’s weather each morning shortly after you quit hitting the snooze button. The feature is part of Do Not Disturb at

December 4, 2018

In a leaked email, Uber's India lead told company executives that Uber India reached an annualized bookings rate of $1.64B in Q3 (Deirdre Bosa/CNBC)

Deirdre Bosa / CNBC: In a leaked email, Uber’s India lead told company executives that Uber India reached an annualized bookings rate of $1.64B in Q3 — – In an email to executives including CEO Dhara Khosrowshahi, Uber India head Pradeep Parameswaran said the company doubled its engineering team in the country as of the

December 4, 2018

New York police say they have acquired 14 drones and have trained 29 officers to fly them but will not use them for everyday police patrol or surveillance (New York Times)

New York Times: New York police say they have acquired 14 drones and have trained 29 officers to fly them but will not use them for everyday police patrol or surveillance — The police say they could be used for reconstructing traffic crashes, mapping crime scenes, securing large events, and conducting search-and-rescue operations. New York

A Neat Pen POV build

We’ve seen a lot of persistence of vision (POV) builds on bike wheels, sticks, and many other holders, but this one puts it on something new: a pen. [Befinitiv] was looking for a new way to add some smarts to everyday devices, and the result is a neat POV display that fits over a pen.

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Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Ransom.Wixido!inf Source: Symantec lastest threats

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Digital Divide Is Wider Than We Think, Study Says

New research from Microsoft says that far fewer people have broadband internet access than government statistics have shown. Digital Divide Is Wider Than We Think, Study Says Source: NY Times Tech

December 4, 2018

Facebook says it will let developers build competitors to its features on its platform, reversing an earlier policy (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook says it will let developers build competitors to its features on its platform, reversing an earlier policy — Facebook will now freely allow developers to build competitors to its features upon its own platform. Today Facebook announced it will drop Platform Policy section 4.1 which stipulates … Facebook says it

Facebook temporarily removes post accusing it of having a 'black people problem' – CNET

The author of the post says the removal proves his point. Facebook temporarily removes post accusing it of having a 'black people problem' – CNET Source: CNet

Faraday Future takes to Twitter to refute the haters – Roadshow

The company released a statement via Twitter and things are not looking pretty. Faraday Future takes to Twitter to refute the haters – Roadshow Source: CNet

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 will bring advanced features to 2019 5G phones – CNET

The company, which is hosting a conference this week, offers only a few details about its newest processor. Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 will bring advanced features to 2019 5G phones – CNET Source: CNet

December 4, 2018

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 855 processor brings ‘up to 3 times’ the AI power

Qualcomm today unveiled its next flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 855. Get ready to see that number in nearly every high-end phone released next year. As with Apple’s A12 bionic and Huawei’s Kirin 980, the 855 moves Qualcomm down to a 7nm manufacturing process, which basically means more transistors per chip, and faster performance. The

December 4, 2018

Shanghai-based Keking, a cloud-based logistics services provider, says it has completed a ~$144M Series C led by Alibaba's Ant Financial and Centurium Capital (Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc/DealStreetAsia)

Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc / DealStreetAsia: Shanghai-based Keking, a cloud-based logistics services provider, says it has completed a ~$144M Series C led by Alibaba’s Ant Financial and Centurium Capital — Shanghai-headquartered cloud-based logistics services provider Keking has completed a RMB1 billion ($144-million) … Shanghai-based Keking, a cloud-based logistics services provider, says it has completed a

December 4, 2018

Alphabet's Wing business boss James Burgess says it plans to start a trial drone delivery service in Helsinki, Finland, starting in spring 2019 (Hannah Boland/Telegraph)

Hannah Boland / Telegraph: Alphabet’s Wing business boss James Burgess says it plans to start a trial drone delivery service in Helsinki, Finland, starting in spring 2019 — Alphabet will start testing its drone delivery service in Europe from next year, having struggled to gain momentum for the service in the US … Alphabet's Wing

December 4, 2018

New York City adopts the nation's first pay floor for rideshare drivers, approving measures for a $26.51/hour gross pay floor, est. $17.22/hour after expenses (Bryan Menegus/Gizmodo)

Bryan Menegus / Gizmodo: New York City adopts the nation’s first pay floor for rideshare drivers, approving measures for a $26.51/hour gross pay floor, est. $17.22/hour after expenses — Today, New York’s City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission approved measures to enact minimum pay requirements for app-based for-hire vehicles (FHV) like Uber, Lyft, and Juno. New

December 4, 2018

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 855, promising up to 3x better AI performance than last gen, and its new under-display fingerprint reader using an ultrasonic sensor (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 855, promising up to 3x better AI performance than last gen, and its new under-display fingerprint reader using an ultrasonic sensor — This week, Qualcomm is hosting press and analysts on Maui for its annual Snapdragon Summit. Sadly, we’re not there … Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 855, promising up

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