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2020 Acer gaming accessories include monitors, mice, and an epic gaming chair
Slash Gear - 23 Jun 2020 15:45
In addition to announcing a new lineup of gaming notebooks and desktops today, Acer also revealed a line of gaming accessories. Acer's announcements include a grand total of five monitors, a new Cestus gaming mouse, and ...
Some Kernel Extensions Won't Work in macOS 11 Big Sur
The Mac Observer - 23 Jun 2020 16:20
If you updated to macOS Catalina 10.15 you may have seen a warning message about kernel extensions. That's because Apple is deprecating some of them in macOS 11 Big Sur. Kernel Extensions The message refers to "legacy sy...
O2 Flow Electric Face Mask lets you breathe and cuts down on waste
The Gadget Flow - 23 Jun 2020 12:59
Want a breathable mask that also minimizes waste? The O2 Flow Electric Face Mask is the protective covering you're looking for. This face mask purifies the air you breathe while reducing moisture build-up inside. Also, t...
Is Dark Matter Made of Axions?
Scientific American - 23 Jun 2020 18:00
New experimental results suggest these long-sought subatomic particles could explain the universe’s missing mass --
SpongeBob SquarePants movie skips theaters for streaming premiere - CNET
CNET - 23 Jun 2020 02:14
The latest to choose digital first.
MacOS Big Sur Announced with New UI - Screenshots & Features
OS X Daily - 23 Jun 2020 01:18
Apple has announced the next major system software release for Mac; MacOS Big Sur. The release is named after Big Sur, a stunning stretch of coast line in Central California south of the San Francisco Bay Area. Versioned...
Apple Opening U1 Chip to Developers With New 'Nearby Interaction' Framework
Mac Rumors - 23 Jun 2020 21:17
Introduced last year, the U1 chip in iPhone 11 models enables Ultra Wideband support for improved spatial awareness, but Apple has so far only used the technology to power a directional AirDrop feature in iOS 13. In the ...
Ready at Dawn, VR developer behind Lone Echo, joins Facebook
Slash Gear - 23 Jun 2020 03:15
In an announcement through Oculus today, Facebook revealed that it has acquired Ready at Dawn, the developer behind the hit virtual reality game Lone Echo, as well as lesser-known titles Echo Arena and Echo Combat. Faceb...
Apple is changing parts of its app review process after the Hey controversy
Ars Technica - 23 Jun 2020 22:40
Apple will stop blocking bug fixes over App Store guideline violations.
[FOR PLANTS] Don't Read This If You're Human [JUST PLANTS PLEASE]
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2020 21:55
Let's be honest: While humanity has done a lot to support the arts, humans themselves make for a terrible live audience. If they're not coughing or talking or picking their noses, they're probably tapping at their phones...
iiRcade puts arcade box in your home for around $400
Slash Gear - 23 Jun 2020 21:43
A game machine called iiRcade was launched with a crowdfunding campaign Kickstarter here in June, and it seems pretty radical. This arcade machine can be either a bartop or full-sized mode arcade machine and will cost ba...
Video: A look at every new feature in Adobe's June Lightroom, Photoshop updates
DP Review - 23 Jun 2020 18:36
Last week, Adobe released its latest updates for Lightroom, Photoshop and Camera Raw, bringing new and improved features to each of its photo-centric apps. While the list of updated features is exhaustive, Colin Smith fr...
ATLAS experiment finds evidence of spectacular four-top quark production
Phys.org - 23 Jun 2020 18:20
The ATLAS Collaboration at CERN has announced strong evidence of the production of four top quarks. This rare Standard Model process is expected to occur only once for every 70 thousand pairs of top quarks created at the...
Experts renew calls for a government body to tackle foreign disinformation
ZDNet - 23 Jun 2020 04:42
Select Committee hears testimony that no one in government thinks they own the problem of countering misinformation on social media.
The Danger of Amazon's $2 Billion Climate Fund
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2020 22:25
On Tuesday, Amazon rolled out a shiny new addition to its flawed climate plan: a $2 billion venture investment fund for low- and no-carbon technology. It is instantly one of, if not the, biggest climate venture funds out...
How to use photo mode in The Last of Us Part 2 on PS4
Android Central - 23 Jun 2020 21:13
Virtual photography looks amazing in Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic world. TLOU2 Guide Where to find all training manuals How to unlock every safe All infected and their weaknesses How to easily kill a Shambler How to av...
NASA's first planetary defense mission target gets a new name
Phys.org - 23 Jun 2020 20:15
Nearly two decades ago, a near-Earth asteroid was discovered to have a moon and the binary system was given the name "Didymos"--Greek for "twin," a loose description of the larger main body and the smaller orbiting moon,...
Comment: Two-year timescale for transition to ARM shows enormous confidence
9 to 5 Mac - 23 Jun 2020 16:30
None of us were surprised by Apple yesterday announcing that it was beginning the transition to ARM: In future, Macs will be powered by Apple-designed chips based on ARM architecture. We’ve been predicting the move for...
Microsoft will shut down its Twitch competitor Mixer, free Ninja, and partner with Facebook Gaming
Mashable - 23 Jun 2020 04:12Download macOS Big Sur and new Safari splash screen wallpapers
9 to 5 Mac - 23 Jun 2020 02:09
Want to refresh your background with Apple’s new default wallpaper from macOS Big Sur? Check out the latest macOS Big Sur and Safari wallpapers below. more… The post Download macOS Big Sur and new Safari splash scree...
iOS 14 will respond to taps on the back of your iPhone
Engadget - 23 Jun 2020 23:20
People are still discovering features in iOS 14 now that its developer beta is available, and that includes a few clever tricks. Most notably, Federico Viticci and others have noticed a new "Back Tap" feature that lets y...
NASA funds search for evidence of alien technology on exoplanets
Slash Gear - 23 Jun 2020 21:32
NASA has issued its first grant toward the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) in three decades, funding work that will take place as a collaboration between the University of Rochester and the Harvard-Smiths...