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Confirmed: The Google Pixel 4 supports dual-SIM dual-standby
Android Authority - 16 Oct 2019 18:19NASA Captured Stunning New Images of the Interstellar Comet in Our Solar System
Motherboard - 16 Oct 2019 19:35
Unlike Oumuamua, the first interstellar object ever detected, comet 2I/Borisov is radiant and gassy.
My Brain Needs This Hack That Syncs Your Car's Windshield Wipers to the Beat of Your Music
Gizmodo - 16 Oct 2019 20:20
When driving in the pouring rain, I usually stick to talk radio--or turn the car's stereo off completely because my brain gets really unhappy when the rhythmic motion of the windshield wipers doesn't match the beat of a ...
Security researcher publishes proof-of-concept code for recent Android zero-day
ZDNet - 16 Oct 2019 23:45
Qu1ckR00t app can root an Android device using the CVE-2019-2215 zero-day.
Workday Casts a Large Cloud
Wall Street Journal - 16 Oct 2019 22:15
Comments from the normally cautious cloud company spark more worry about growth for the expensive sector
See what happens when a hacker tries to add USB-C to iPhone 11 Pro
Cult of Mac - 16 Oct 2019 20:35
Can you add USB-C to an iPhone 11 Pro? The short answer is a "definitive yes," according to YouTube host Scotty Allen, who quickly gained a following by documenting his attempts to build an iPhone from scratch and add a ...
Apple renews 'For All Mankind' before it even debuts
Engadget - 16 Oct 2019 16:12
Ahead of its debut next month, Apple has renewed the alternate history drama For All Mankind for a second season, according to Deadline and The Wrap. Deadline writes the early renewals are part of a strategy by Apple to ...
The Morning After: Google finally reveals the Pixel 4
Engadget - 16 Oct 2019 14:10
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Now that Google's big hardware event has happened, we can end the leaks and start playing around with the Pixel 4. Tuesday also brought in big news about League of Legends and Sony's...
The Exquisite Precision of Time Crystals
Scientific American - 16 Oct 2019 14:00
Exotic new states of matter contain patterns that repeat like clockwork --
Twitter details its rules for world leaders
ZDNet - 16 Oct 2019 00:01
World leaders are not entirely exempt from Twitter policies, the social media company stressed, but "foreign policy saber-rattling on economic or military issues are generally not in violation of the Twitter Rules."
It's Bomb Cyclone Time for the Northeast
Gizmodo - 16 Oct 2019 21:31
Hurricane season may be winding down, but worry not, lovers of rapidly intensifying weather. Bomb cyclone season is upon us.
The best robot vacuums for pet hair of 2019
USA Today - 16 Oct 2019 17:12
Looking for the best robot vacuum cleaner? We've tested the top models to see how they handle everything from pet hair to everyday messes.
Made By Google Is More Like Amazon Than Apple
TechPinions - 16 Oct 2019 16:01
This week was finally Pixel week. Over the past couple of months, we have seen teasers from Made by Google Team as well as leaks and even a Best Buy Canada early release of what the Pixel 4 was meant to be. We also had s...
Square serves up custom-built platform for Australian restaurants
ZDNet - 16 Oct 2019 05:40
Australia is the first global market outside of the United States where the POS has been rolled out.
Google, Reddit defend tech legal protections ahead of Congress hearing
Reuters - 16 Oct 2019 04:42
A 23-year-old law giving technology companies legal protection from lawsuits over user-generated content remains critical to the internet's future, Alphabet Inc's Google unit and social media site Reddit Inc said in test...
Here Are Twitter's Latest Excuses as to Why It Lets Donald Trump Break Its Rules Constantly
Gizmodo - 16 Oct 2019 04:30
Twitter is never, ever going to ban Donald Trump for reasons ranging from the self-apparent (he's the president, and a conspiracy-obsessed one at that) to perhaps the cynical (whether or not his incessant tweeting helps ...
Scooter rental companies are at the mercy of cities
Mashable - 16 Oct 2019 03:25Google Pixel Buds 2 hands on: The best earbuds I've not listened to
Android Authority - 16 Oct 2019 02:01This robotic hand taught itself to solve a Rubik's Cube
BGR - 16 Oct 2019 01:06
There are a number of very impressive examples of how artificial intelligence can accomplish things that humans simply can't, but nothing is cooler than seeing AI married to robotics. OpenAI, the artificial intelligence ...
Digital breast tomosynthesis increases cancer detection over full-field mammography
Science Daily - 16 Oct 2019 21:37
A new article compares cancer detection rates (CDR) for screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) versus full-field digital mammography (FFDM). Researchers found that DBT results in 'significantly increased CDR' -- ir...
A secret in saliva: Food and germs helped humans evolve into unique member of great apes
Science Daily - 16 Oct 2019 21:36
Researchers discovered that the human diet -- a result of increased meat consumption, cooking and agriculture -- has led to stark differences in the saliva of humans compared to that of other primates.
Respiratory diseases linked with high blood pressure in lungs
Science Daily - 16 Oct 2019 21:36
Pulmonary hypertension is a type of high blood pressure that affects the lungs of both animals and people. When tiny vessels in the lungs become narrowed or blocked, it becomes harder for blood to flow through and can ca...