MMarkadded this to Read laterPlay buttonGoogle Voice Google is finally taking charge of the RCS rolloutThe Verge - Dieter BohnWe’ve been hearing about RCS, the replacement for SMS texting, for over a year now, but actually using the next-generation service has been nearly impossible due to complicated carrier and phone maker
MMarkadded this to Read later California bill to expand privacy protections failsReuters - By Katie PaulSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's senate blocked a bill on Thursday that would have expanded the ability of consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data, a win for tech industry
MMarkadded this to Read laterPlay buttonNuclear Weapons A nuclear missile gets dismantled in this new stop-motion videoThe Verge - Rachel BeckerIn a surprisingly cheerful stop-motion animation released today, two disembodied hands dismantle a model of a Minuteman III missile, a weapon that — if launched — could send a nuclear warhead across the
MMarkadded this to Read laterDucati How VR, 3D modeling, and craftsmanship help Ducati design alluring motorcyclesDigital Trends - Ronan Glon The firm’s small, tightly-knit team of stylists skillfully blend craftsmanship and technology to create some of the hottest, most alluring …
MMarkadded this to Read later Google Takes Its First Steps Toward Killing the URLWIRED - Lily Hay Newman In September, members of Google's Chrome security team put forth a radical proposal: Kill off URLs as we know them. The researchers aren't actually …
MMarkadded this to Read lateriCloud How to upload photos into iCloud Photos from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and icloud․com9to5Mac - Michael PotuckiCloud Photos is a valuable feature built into iOS and macOS that allows you to save your photos and videos and keep them in sync across all of your Apple devices. Whether you just got a new device or
MMarkadded this to Read laterWi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Explained: The Next Generation of Wi-FiTechSpot - Mark Turner Wi-Fi is set to get better and faster with its upcoming major update. While plenty of routers are already available with chips using draft …
MMarkadded this to Read laterTechnology You should be using iOS’s powerful new Shortcuts, and here’s howFast Company - Jared NewmaniOS 12’s powerful automation tool makes it way easier to get stuff done on your iPhone or iPad–one you’re up and running. Shortcuts is one of the neatest new features in iOS 12. But it’s easy to miss how
MMarkadded this to Read later Apple Watch Series 4: I hiked for 6 hours so you wouldn't have toCNET - by Vanessa Hand Orellana We closed a lot of rings to test all the fitness features on the new Apple Watch.
MMarkadded this to Read later How Intel’s 9th Gen chips show the way forward after Moore’s LawThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergIntel’s 9th Gen Core processors are here, and, as expected, they’re simply a refresh of the last generation of chips, with the same 14nm process the company’s been using since 2014. Performance-wise, says
MMarkadded this to Read later Tips for keeping strangers off your Wi-Fi networkPopular Science - David NieldYou don't want neighbors or passers-by stealing your Wi-Fi any more than you want them stealing your water, electricity, or carefully curated collection of Blu-ray movies. In fact it's more serious than
MMarkadded this to Read later New A12 Bionic chip makes 2018 iPhones into AI powerhousesCult of Mac - Luke DormehlApple called the new iPhones‘ A12 Bionic chip “the smartest and most powerful chip ever in a smartphone.” And despite the company’s occasional hyperbole and frequent marketing wizardry, it’s not kidding
MMarkadded this to Read laterFormula One World's first fully digital valves open up engine possibilitiesnewatlas.com - Loz Blain British company Camcon Automotive has built the first fully electronic engine valve system, uncoupled from the crankshaft, that offers unprecedented …
MMarkadded this to Read later Google made the Titan Key to toughen up your online securityCNET - by Alfred Ng Major key alert: It's another line of defense against hackers and thieves.
MMarkadded this to Read later The 21st Century Internet Act aims to enshrine net neutrality in lawTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyCongress may soon vote on a new bill that would set net neutrality down as a matter of law rather than a set of rules to be changed every few years by the FCC. The “21st Century Internet Act,” introduced
MMarkadded this to Read later Purpose built: 5G and the machines that would move the edgeZDNet - Scott Fulton III Where the realities of maintaining a multi-terabit-per-second network mandate a new way of approaching the problem of orchestrating network services. …
MMarkadded this to Read later Be cautious, free VPNs are selling your data to 3rd partiesTNW - Nathan ResnickBetternet is one of the more popular free VPN services for mobile devices. They came out of obscurity and now have 38 million users. Their business model is slowly evolving, too — they launched a VPN and
MMarkadded this to Read later Etsy, Tumblr, and thousands of other sites will go on ‘red alert’ ahead of a vote to reinstate net neutralityThe Verge - Thuy OngEtsy, Tumblr, Postmates, and Foursquare will be among thousands of other websites expected to post “red alerts” on May 9th ahead of a vote to block the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality rules. The “go red”
MMarkadded this to Read later Microsoft clamps down on Halo Online fan mod ElDewritoPolygon - Michael McWhertorMicrosoft and Halo developer 343 Industries have intervened in the development of a community-made mod for Halo Online, a free-to-play PC game based on Halo 3, over concerns that the project violates intellectual
MMarkadded this to Read laterLaptops ASUS’ Zephyrus M is a thin gaming laptop with a six-core i7Engadget - Swapna KrishnaIt's got an eighth-generation Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics in a slim profile. Today, ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced the Zephyrus M laptop, which is the thinnest
MMarkadded this to Read laterPlay button Trump signs controversial ‘sex-trafficking’ bill that could hurt the future of the internetDaily Dot - Phillip Tracy The Senate voted 97-2 on March 21 to pass FOSTA, a bill that could have a profound effect on internet freedom. Intended to protect sex workers from …
MMarkadded this to Read later Wake up lights give you more energy all day long, and Amazon has 3 models on sale for $20 or lessbgr.com - Maren Estrada Waking up violently to a blaring alarm clock or a grating alarm chime blasting at full volume on your smartphone pretty much ruins your morning, or …
MMarkadded this to Read later GameStops’ Pro Day Sale, gaming PC discounts, VR deals and morePolygon - Taylor PalmerWe’re speeding headlong into tax season and, while most folks haven’t even begun to think about their W-2s, early birds are in for a treat. Retailers are marking down games for buyers with freshly replenished
MMarkadded this to Read later Amazon has a $27 multi-color LED light strip that syncs to your musicbgr.com - Maren Estrada When we first caught wind of the DotStone Music-Syncing LED Strip Lights, we thought they sounded kind of cheesy, to be honest. Then we actually …
MMarkadded this to Read later The WyzeCam gets a smarter sequel that still costs only $20Engadget - Chris VelazcoIt'll highlight objects in motion, and it sort of plays nice with Alexa. That the $20 WyzeCam worked as well as it did is still kind of a surprise. It's no wonder then that the Amazon alums who created
MMarkadded this to Read later Amazon has $9.99 LED light bulbs that can be controlled by Alexa and Google Assistantbgr.com - Maren Estrada If you’re not already invested in the Philips Hue ecosystem, we should warn you that Hue products are very expensive. Don’t get us wrong — they’re …
MMarkadded this to Read later Cities to federal government: Don't tell us how to build our internetCNN Business - by Lydia DePillisSan Jose, California, is the largest city in Silicon Valley, where pioneering tech companies are testing self-driving cars on the streets. Still, about 95,000 of the city's residents don't have internet
MMarkadded this to Read later Inside Amazon’s surveillance-powered no-checkout convenience storeTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyBy now many have heard of Amazon’s most audacious attempt to shake up the retail world, the cashless, cashierless Go store. Walk in, grab what you want, and walk out. I got a chance to do just that recently,
MMarkadded this to Read laterPlay button What you need to know about net neutrality (before it gets taken away)Engadget - Cherlynn LowA refresher course on all the rules, regulations and terms you need to know. You've probably heard of "net neutrality" by now. It's been in the news again as the FCC introduced a proposal last week to
MMarkadded this to Read laterIntel Corporation Intel Core i5 vs. i7 processorsDigital Trends - Jon Martindale Intel’s Core i5 and i7 CPUs are still the most popular processors you can buy — and for good reason. But what’s the difference between them? Like …
