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Apple Reverses Course and Allows Parental Control Apps to Use MDM Technology With Stricter Privacy Requirements
Mac Rumors - 4 Jun 2019 19:00iPad Apps Are Coming to the Mac With Apple's Project Catalyst
Mac Rumors - 4 Jun 2019 21:56
While the Mac and iPad remain distinct products, Apple continues to bridge the gap between its desktop and mobile platforms. In 2014, for example, it introduced Continuity features like Handoff and Universal Clipboard th...
Westpac confirms misuse of PayID lookup function
ZDNet - 4 Jun 2019 03:59
No account information or personal details have been accessed, the bank says.
Coffee isn't as risky to heart health as some studies claim
Slash Gear - 4 Jun 2019 03:02
Coffee may not be as risky to heart health as past research has indicated, a new study has found. The research comes from Queen Mary University, where researchers looked at daily coffee consumption — in some cases, as ...
Twitter for Mac App Set to Return to macOS
Mac Rumors - 4 Jun 2019 23:08
Twitter has announced that its official Mac app is returning to macOS, almost a year after the company discontinued the native app, to the consternation of many users. Twitter discontinued its native Mac app in February ...
Firefox Web Browser Now Blocks Third-Party Tracking Cookies By Default
The Hacker News - 4 Jun 2019 19:57Radar Sensor Module to Bring Added Safety to Autonomous Driving
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 17:14
News When a child runs out onto the road, the average human driver takes 1.6 seconds to hit the brake pedal. The reaction time is cut to 0.5 seconds for automated vehicles fitted with radar/lidar sensors and a camera sys...
The North Face flooded Wikipedia with product images to manipulate Google ranking
DP Review - 4 Jun 2019 17:04
Last week, The North Face and ad agency Leo Burnett Tailor Made published a video detailing the company's exploitation of Wikipedia as part of an ad campaign. The exploitation, according to the company's video, involved ...
House Judiciary Committee Launches Tech Antitrust Inquiry Amid Reports DOJ, FTC May Take Action
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2019 04:40
Over the past week, the two federal agencies with mandates to enforce antitrust law--the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission--have apparently been divvying up Silicon Valley for potential probes. Repor...
Gartner says 90% of blockchain projects will need replacing in 18 months
ZDNet - 4 Jun 2019 02:46
Otherwise they face obsolescence.
Apple is building a major defense against spam calls into iOS 13
The Verge - 4 Jun 2019 01:20
Apple is taking a new step to combat spam calls in iOS 13. Today, you can already install third-party spam call screeners on your iPhone, but if that's not good enough (or something you don't want to do), iOS 13 will add...
Grand opening of Taiwan's second Apple Store set for June 15th
9 to 5 Mac - 4 Jun 2019 22:37
Apple's second retail store in Taiwan will celebrate its grand opening on June 15th at 10:00 A.M. local time. The long-awaited location in Taipei's Xinyi District was first revealed when promotional signage was installed...
'Sign In With Apple' Protects You in Ways Google and Facebook Don't
Wired - 4 Jun 2019 20:36
Apple's new single-sign-on scheme has benefits that its competitors seem unlikely to match.
Why It Still Matters Which Music Streaming Service You Sign Up For
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2019 19:40
Take a look at the music streaming services of the moment and you'd be forgiven for not seeing any major differences: They all offer access to around 50 million tracks on demand, they all give you recommended mixes of mu...
Killing the unkillable cancer cells
Science Daily - 4 Jun 2019 19:12
We all know someone affected by the battle against cancer. And we know that treatments can be quite efficient at shrinking the tumor but too often, they can't kill all the cells, and so it may come back. With some aggres...
Everything Will Connect to the Internet Someday, and This Biobattery Could Help Make That a Reality
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 17:35
News In the future, small paper and plastic devices will be able to connect to the internet for a short duration, providing information on everything from healthcare to consumer products, before they are thrown away... C...
Engineering the world's largest digital camera
Symmetry Magazine - 4 Jun 2019 16:22
Building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope also means solving extraordinary technological challenges. In a brightly lit clean room at the US Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, engineers are bu...
The iPad just moved a big step closer to replacing your laptop
BGR - 4 Jun 2019 16:12
It's been nearly 10 years since the debut of the iPad, and we've had to wait for iOS 13 to arrive to finally get the kind of external storage support we've been asking for from the beginning. Well, it's technically iPadO...
Nanomaterial Safety on a Nano Budget
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 15:40
News With a little practice, it doesn't take much more than 10 minutes, a couple of bags and a big bucket to keep nanomaterials in their place... Contributed Author: Rice University Topics: Product Design and Development
Jurassic World 3 Could Bring Back Even More Familiar Faces
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2019 15:07
Get a look at Amazon's fantastical new series Carnival Row. Toy Story 4 adds some puntastic comedy legends. David Dastmalchian teases the faithfulness of Dune. Plus, a new look at Jungle Cruise, teases for Agents of SHIE...
Winston Online Privacy Device protects your information from prying eyes
The Gadget Flow - 4 Jun 2019 15:00
You won’t have to worry about who’s peeking at your information with the Winston Online Privacy Device. This hardware filter installs between your modem and router to protect your information online. Additionally, it...
Snarling orange 'Trump Baby' blimp raised in London
Reuters - 4 Jun 2019 11:26
Protesters against Donald Trump flew a giant inflatable blimp depicting the U.S. president as a pouting baby in a diaper outside the British parliament in London on the second day of his official visit to the country.