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Live Science - 19 Jun 2019 08:53Apple holds onto 47% share in declining 'premium' smartphone market
AppleInsider - 19 Jun 2019 15:44
Apple managed to secure 47% of the global "premium" smartphone market during the March quarter, but falling iPhone shipments helped bring down the segment's overall performance and make Samsung more prominent.
In NYC? See 'Apollo 11' with the Director for Free at the Intrepid Museum on Friday
SPACE.com - 19 Jun 2019 19:54
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City is hosting a movie night that's out of this world on Friday (June 21).
Eufy RoboVac 11s Max review: This popular budget vacuum gets increased suction
PC World - 19 Jun 2019 12:00
Eufy's latest robot vac is an even better dirt collector than its predecessor, thanks to more suction and a redesigned dustbin.
Electric dreams in danger as funding dwindles for China's Tesla challengers
Reuters - 19 Jun 2019 02:06
Last year, Wei Qing and his private equity investment team visited more than 20 Chinese electric vehicle manufacturing startups.
Google Turns to Retro Cryptography to Keep Datasets Private
Wired - 19 Jun 2019 15:00
Google's Private Join and Compute will let companies compare notes without divulging sensitive information.
China's Geely picks Swedish software firm for driverless cars
Reuters - 19 Jun 2019 14:17
China's Geely has chosen Zenuity, a joint venture between its Volvo car marque and Swedish technology group Veoneer, as its preferred supplier for assisted and self driving software.
First step towards a better prosthetic leg? Trip people over and over
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2019 06:00
(Vanderbilt University) The first step a Vanderbilt team took in addressing a challenge in lower-body prosthetics was coming to understand the way people with two legs catch themselves, accomplished by covering test subj...
'Find My Friends' helps save teenager trapped under car
AppleInsider - 19 Jun 2019 04:03
Apple's "Find My Friends" app and accompanying location service helped a mother locate her missing daughter who was left trapped after a dangerous car crash.
Apple is reportedly looking at moving some production out of China
BGR - 19 Jun 2019 16:58
The trade war between America and China is far from over. Whether or not the two governments ink a deal, it might have long-lasting effects on the global economy. One of those effects includes the relocation of some prod...
New Kindle Oasis E-reader channels Apple's True Tone displays
9 to 5 Mac - 19 Jun 2019 15:43
It’s hardware refresh season at Amazon, as today we’re getting our first look at the new Kindle Oasis E-reader. This comes on the heels of last month’s Fire 7 tablet announcement and our first glimpse at the new Ki...
Incredible video shows bear's death-defying escape from a hungry tiger
Fox News - 19 Jun 2019 15:38
A quick-thinking bear avoided becoming a snack for a hungry tiger in India after it climbed a tree, surprising onlookers.
Gomi Hand-Marbled Recycled Plastic Speaker is made from plastic waste
The Gadget Flow - 19 Jun 2019 14:55
Listen to music from a beautiful device that reduces waste with the Gomi Hand-Marbled Plastic Speaker. Made from plastic waste, this portable device uses flexible plastic that is typically not recyclable. Each Gomi speak...
A Whole Bunch of Anker Charging Gear Is Deeply Discounted, For One Day Only
Gizmodo - 19 Jun 2019 14:00
There's no such thing as owning too much charging gear (I don't have a problem, I swear!), and Anker makes some of the best batteries, cables, and chargers out there.
Galaxy Note 10 to launch on August 7th in New York
BGR - 19 Jun 2019 12:50
We expect Samsung to launch its next flagship in early August, because that's what Samsung did with the Galaxy Note line for the past few years. Eager to beat the latest iPhone batch to market, and avoid any competition ...
Activists urge Google to break up before regulators force it to
Reuters - 19 Jun 2019 10:33
Shareholder activists want Google parent Alphabet Inc to break itself up before regulators force the world's biggest internet ad seller to split into different pieces.
State initiative to address disparities in mother's milk for very low birth weight infants
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2019 06:00
(Boston Medical Center) A new study, published in Pediatrics, indicates that the initiative yielded positive results on improving rates of prenatal human milk education, early milk expression and skin to skin care among ...
Patients of surgeons with unprofessional behavior more likely to suffer complications
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2019 06:00
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Patients of surgeons with higher numbers of reports from co-workers about unprofessional behavior are significantly more likely to experience complications during or after their ope...
Firefox Releases Critical Patch Update to Stop Ongoing Zero-Day Attacks
The Hacker News - 19 Jun 2019 04:59
If you use the Firefox web browser, you need to update it right now. Mozilla earlier today released Firefox 67.0.3 and Firefox ESR 60.7.1 versions to patch a critical zero-day vulnerability in the browsing software that ...
Galaxy Note 10 launch date tipped, screen protectors confirm design
Slash Gear - 19 Jun 2019 04:04
The Galaxy Fold may be Samsung’s most controversial phone yet but the upcoming Galaxy Note 10 is no less infamous. Even before it has a chance to prove itself, it is already being criticized for Samsung’s unpopular c...
Astronomers just observed two galaxies merging, 13 billion years ago - CNET
CNET - 19 Jun 2019 02:32
It's thought to be the earliest known example of merging galaxies yet discovered.
Good physical fitness in middle age linked to lower chronic lung disease risk
Science Daily - 19 Jun 2019 01:20
Good heart and lung (cardiorespiratory) fitness in middle age is associated with a lower long term risk of chronic lung disease (COPD), suggests new research.