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Trump: US tech firms allowed to sell to Huawei once again
Pocket-lint - 29 Jun 2019 12:45
President Trump has agreed to allow US tech companies like Google and Qualcomm to once again start selling to Chinese firm Huawei following the restart
Apple Identifies Logic Board Issue With 'Very Small Number' of 2018 MacBook Airs, Will Fix Free of Charge
Mac Rumors - 29 Jun 2019 17:54
Apple has identified an undisclosed issue with the logic board in "a very small number" of 2018 MacBook Air units, according to an internal document distributed to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers on F...
Motorola has let me down for the last time
Android Central - 29 Jun 2019 16:30
The last-minute switcheroo with the Z2 Force is the last straw — I won't recommend a Motorola phone to anyone now. If you're ever in the mood to think about a "how the mighty have fallen" story, you need to look no fur...
Kano PC Instructional Touchscreen Laptop Builder is here to prove anyone can build a computer
The Gadget Flow - 29 Jun 2019 07:00
Designed to make building a computer easy, the Kano PC Instructional Touchscreen Laptop Builder is great for handy tech lovers. With four gigs of RAM and a Quad Core 1.44 GHz processor, it’s got plenty of computing pow...
FDA Says It's Still Investigating Possible Link Between Some Dog Foods and Canine Heart Disease
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2019 06:40
The Food and Drug Administration said this week that it is continuing to investigate a troubling link between some pet food types and potentially fatal heart disease in dogs. As the investigation into any connection is o...
SpaceX aims to provide commercial Starship launches by 2021
TechCrunch - 29 Jun 2019 02:40
SpaceX is only getting started launching Falcon Heavy commercial missions, but it already has its eyes on the next prize - launching Starship. Now, we know that it’s hoping to start commercial service for this next-gen...
Slack goes down because of 'connectivity issues' - CNET
CNET - 29 Jun 2019 01:22
Looks like Slack is having a lot of glitches.
NASA is sending a drone helicopter to Saturn's Titan in search of life
BGR - 29 Jun 2019 00:04
If there's one thing you can definitely say about NASA, it's that they sure do like to plan ahead. Despite more pressing ambitions like returning to the Moon, launching a new Mars rover, and even planning a manned missio...
Trump says Huawei can buy from US suppliers with one big exception
Slash Gear - 29 Jun 2019 16:25
In what is seen largely as a reversal of its recent trade ban, President Trump has declared that China’s Huawei can once again purchase equipment from US suppliers. The decision was announced to reporters following the...
Startup packs all 16GB of Wikipedia onto DNA strands to demonstrate new storage tech - CNET
CNET - 29 Jun 2019 16:00
Biological molecules will last a lot longer than the latest computer storage technology, Catalog believes.
Ask Engadget: Can the police make me unlock my smartphone?
Engadget - 29 Jun 2019 15:30
The support shared among readers in the comments section is one of the things we love most about the Engadget community. Over the years, we've known you to offer sage advice on everything from Chromecasts and cameras to ...
Netflix ad-supported plan could rake in $1 billion every year
Slash Gear - 29 Jun 2019 15:03
A lack of advertising remains one of Netflix’s most appealing benefits, but questions remain over whether the streaming service will eschew advertisements forever. The company has raised its plan prices multiple times ...
Astronomers detect radio signal coming from massive galaxy far, far away
BGR - 29 Jun 2019 15:01
Oftentimes astronomers focus on distant galaxies in an effort to better understand the layout of the universe, and perhaps even tell us something about how our own galaxy has evolved over time. A large galaxy lurking far...
The Huawei rollercoaster continues as Google gets a green light to license Android again
PC World - 29 Jun 2019 14:35
Barely a month after the U.S. government placed a ban on companies doing business with Huawei due to an unspecified national security threat, President Donald Trump has seemingly softened his hard stance. In a press conf...
5 of the best antivirus solutions for your small business
Digital Trends - 29 Jun 2019 06:06
Getting your business off the ground is hard enough, and dealing with viruses, hackers, and security breaches only makes it harder. These 5 antivirus solutions can help keep you protected.
MS patients at a greater risk of cancer, new study suggests
EurekAlert! - 29 Jun 2019 06:00
(Spink Health) New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest that patients may have a greater overall risk of developing cancer than the general populati...
Atomic 'patchwork' using heteroepitaxy for next generation semiconductor devices
EurekAlert! - 29 Jun 2019 06:00
(Tokyo Metropolitan University) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have grown atomically thin crystalline layers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) with varying composition over space, continuously f...
A rare glimpse into the sweeping -- and potentially troubling -- cloud kitchens trend
TechCrunch - 29 Jun 2019 05:06
Such is the conclusion of a growing chorus of observers who’ve been closely watching a new and powerful trend gain strength: that of cloud kitchens, or fully equipped shared spaces for restaurant owners, most of them q...
Japan Display confirms $100M infusion from customer thought to be Apple
AppleInsider - 29 Jun 2019 04:32
Embattled smartphone screen manufacturer Japan Display Inc. on Friday said a consortium led by China's Harvest Group is on board to invest up to 80 billion yen ($743 million) on a bailout, $100 million of which will repo...
Owner of Gay Dating App Jack'd to Pay Out for Leaving Nudes and Private Photos Exposed
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2019 03:45
The New York attorney general announced this week a settlement with the parent company of Jack'd, a dating app for gay and bisexual men, over negligence around a security issue that exposed nude and otherwise "private" p...
Hellraiser project may bring popular horror franchise to television
Slash Gear - 29 Jun 2019 03:39
Popular horror franchise Hellraiser may be coming to the small screen in the form an episodic series, possibly an anthology, a new report claims. The project is underway thanks to Dan Farah, producer of Ready Player One,...
Bondi Apple Store upgrade features floor-to-ceiling green walls
9 to 5 Mac - 29 Jun 2019 03:35
Apple's latest store upgrade brings the outdoors in like never before. June 29th marks the grand reopening of Apple Bondi, the seventh oldest Apple store in Australia and the sixth in the country to be modernized around ...