Google Find My Device now shows you left your phone in the mall bathroom – CNET
Support for indoor maps comes to large venues. Google Find My Device now shows you left your phone in the mall bathroom – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSupport for indoor maps comes to large venues. Google Find My Device now shows you left your phone in the mall bathroom – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOwners should receive recall notifications by mail in December. Honda recalls 108,000 Odyssey minivans for sliding doors that won’t stay shut – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’ve just added new deals from Origin PC and Alienware, and some are available now. Plus, Walmart’s $350 Lenovo IdeaPad 330s. Black Friday 2018 deals: iPad for 0, HP touchscreen laptop for 0 and other gaming PC, Chromebook, tablet sales – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKaren Weise / New York Times: How a group of East African Amazon warehouse workers in Minneapolis became the first known collective to get Amazon management to negotiate better terms — Labor organizers and researchers said they had not heard of Amazon previously coming to the table after worker pressure, even for private discussions. How
Read MoreSome of these deals from Amazon, Walmart, Target and your carrier are already on. Black Friday 2018 Galaxy deals: Free Galaxy S9, 0 Note 9 today; 0 gift card coming soon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHoliday gatherings offer a great time to create a multimedia digital archive of interviews with your relatives so they can share their memories with the current — and future — branches of the tree. Tech Tip: Record and Share Your Family History in 5 Steps Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDespite accusations that Facebook engaged in a smear campaign against its critics, the company’s top two executives will keep their jobs. Zuckerberg says he won’t step down and Sandberg’s job is safe, even after Facebook’s scandals Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIt’s easy to leave behind digital evidence when talking to sources — or to friends. Here’s how Kate Conger, a tech reporter, reduces that exposure. Tech We’re Using: You Don’t Have to Be a Journalist to Want to Keep Chats Private Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTechCrunch: Amazon emails an unknown number of customers disclosing a “technical error” that exposed emails and names, but provides few other details — Amazon’s renowned secrecy encompasses its response to a new security issue, withholding info that could help victims protect themselves. Amazon emails an unknown number of customers disclosing a "technical error" that exposed
Read MoreAmazon.com informed some customers that their names and email addresses had been “inadvertently disclosed due to a technical error.” Amazon tells some customers their emails have been exposed but provides few details Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreChloe Taylor / CNBC: Xiaomi says it will increase its presence in India from 500 retail stores to 5,000 by the end of 2019 — – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced it will increase its Indian stores tenfold by the end of next year. — Xiaomi was awarded a Guinness World Record on Tuesday
Read MoreIt feels like that Neo Geo Mini kinda came and went. All the hype surrounding the idea of having a tiny usable arcade machine melted away when the original system’s fans first touched the “non-clicky” joystick. While it was encouraging to see the inclusion USB-C power, there was no internal battery to allow players to
Read MoreChinese architects are using drone technology to map and reinforce the ancient structure. China’s Great Wall is ‘crumbling.’ Now architects are using drones to save it. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA new study using observations by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope reports for the first time that silica — one of the most common minerals found on Earth — is formed when massive stars explode. Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass Source: NASA
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: PT Tokopedia, Indonesia’s largest online marketplace, raises $1B from existing investors including SoftBank, at a ~$7B post-money valuation — – Tokopedia is said to raise $1 billion of new funding — SoftBank and other existing backers said to join round Sources: PT Tokopedia, Indonesia's largest online marketplace, raises B from existing investors including
Read MoreThe crossover you dreamed about in the ’90s is finally happening. Pokemon Tamagotchi lets you raise Eevee, its 8 evolutions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd by the looks of it, this car is no turkey. Kia drops a cornucopia of 2020 Soul teasers just before Thanksgiving – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNot every TV deal for Black Friday is a good value. We pick the best sets we’ve reviewed and can recommend. Black Friday TV deals 2018: The best prices on TVs that are actually good – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: Sources detail meeting in India between Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde, and others, after photo of Dorsey holding sign criticizing caste system goes viral — At a round table discussion in New Delhi last week, Twitter’s top executives seemed unaware of caste-based abuse taking place … Sources detail meeting in
Read MoreBloomberg: Facebook says its ad buying system is still experiencing glitches after an outage on Tuesday, which sources say affected major buyers, ahead of Black Friday — – Ad-buying system was down earlier for some major users — Hiccups come as brands prepare campaigns for holiday shopping Facebook says its ad buying system is still
Read MoreDividing by zero — the fundamental no-can-do of arithmetic. It is somewhat surrounded by mystery, and is a constant source for internet humor, whether it involves exploding microcontrollers, the collapse of the universe, or crashing your own world by having Siri tell you that you have no friends. It’s also one of the few things
Read MoreWe present six — count ‘em, SIX — worthy options for turning Turkey Day into a day of personal growth. Beyond your waistline, that is. Want to learn something while avoiding family this Thanksgiving? Here are 6 ideas. Source: The Next Web
Read MoreAnumeha Chaturvedi / The Economic Times: WhatsApp hires Abhijit Bose as the first ever country head for India, its largest market in terms of users, starting in early 2019 — WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Abhijit Bose as head of WhatsApp India. Bose, who joins WhatsApp from Ezetap where he has served
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Amazon is working to persuade brick-and-mortar merchants to accept its Amazon Pay digital wallet, starting with gas stations, restaurants, and others — Amazon is looking to start by working with gas stations, restaurants and other merchants that aren’t its direct competitors Sources: Amazon is working to persuade brick-and-mortar merchants to accept
Read MoreWelcome to Plugged Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. One of my favorite iPhone features is Low Power Mode. Seriously. For those not in the know, the mode saves battery life by reducing a number of processes, including
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