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This Month in Photography: July 2020
PetaPixel - 26 Jul 2020 18:32Fauci explains why you're not getting a coronavirus vaccine anytime soon
BGR - 26 Jul 2020 15:02
Recent coronavirus vaccine research showed promising results from several drugs that are in advanced stages of clinical trials. Some of these vaccine candidates will complete Phase 3 trials in the coming months and could...
Instagram Promises It's Not Snooping on iOS Users' Cameras, Says It's a Bug
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2020 02:54
Apple's iOS 14 beta has proven surprisingly handy at sussing out what apps are snooping on your phone's data. It ratted out LinkedIn, Reddit, and TikTok for secretly copying clipboard content earlier this month, and now ...
The R6 Could Be a Sleeper Camera: Canon EOS R6 First Impressions
The Phoblographer - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
There has been a lot of hype around two new Canon cameras, and as expected, the EOS R5 has stolen the spotlight, but many want to know more about its baby brother, the Canon EOS R6. The Full Frame Canon EOS R6 with its 2...
Astronomers capture first-ever image of two exoplanets orbiting a 17M year-old Sun-like star
DP Review - 26 Jul 2020 20:52
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO VLT) has captured the first-ever image that captures two exoplanets orbiting a Sun-like star. As the ESO explains in its blog post on the impressive feat, obs...
Doritos may have spoiled the next 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' game
Engadget - 26 Jul 2020 18:46
You might not have to wait for Activision to reveal the name of the next Call of Duty game -- apparently, a snack food purveyor is one step ahead. TheGaming Revolution has shared (via Call of Duty News and Windows Centra...
Canon EOS R5 added to studio test scene
DP Review - 26 Jul 2020 16:00
The Canon EOS R5 comes with a newly designed 45MP sensor that we were excited to get in front of our studio test. Here, we've put it up against some other high-megapixel heavyweights, but feel free to select the comparis...
How to Convert Word Doc to Google Docs
OS X Daily - 26 Jul 2020 14:03
Do you want to use Google Docs to work on Word documents? If so, you’ll be pleased to know that Google Docs has native support for Microsoft Word documents, and you can even convert them to Google Docs, if preferred. D...
Dish subscribers lose access to local Scripps stations in channel dispute
Engadget - 26 Jul 2020 20:03
Two TV giants are once more at loggerheads over channel rates, and this time it might significantly hurt your access to local news. Local Scripps-owned stations in 42 markets (including New York City and San Diego) have ...
Pixii A112 Digital Rangefinder Camera connects to your smartphone
The Gadget Flow - 26 Jul 2020 13:00
The Pixii A112 Digital Rangefinder Camera is user-friendly and features a unique concept. It connects to your smartphone, so you can check your image previews via the app on your phone. Therefore, you don’t have to rel...
The Moons of Uranus Are Fascinating Enough On Their Own That We Should Send a Flagship Mission Out There
Universe Today - 26 Jul 2020 06:46
What's the most interesting fact you know about Uranus? The fact that its rotational axis is completely out of line with every other planet in the solar system? Or the fact that Uranus' magnetosphere is asymmetrical, not...
Garmin's outage, ransomware attack response lacking as earnings loom
ZDNet - 26 Jul 2020 03:35
Garmin's response to a cyberattack has been less than stellar, but earnings loom and Wall Street will want answers just as much as customers do.
You can play 'Doom' inside 'Minecraft' using a virtual PC
Engadget - 26 Jul 2020 02:59
The quest to make devices play Doom has extended to gadgets inside other games. Reddit user uDrunkMate has succeeded (via The Verge) in playing Doom inside Minecraft thanks to a recently developed mod, VM Computers, that...
Nuclear power plants could power colonies on the Moon and Mars
Slash Gear - 26 Jul 2020 16:16
One of the challenges of prolonged presence on the moon or the surface of another planet, such as Mars, is finding the power needed to make human life possible. NASA is reportedly considering building nuclear power plant...
Volunteers ate a ton of pizza to prove occasional overeating is low risk
Slash Gear - 26 Jul 2020 15:00
A new study details the results of having healthy men under the age of 40 ‘stuff’ themselves with large quantities of pizza in order to demonstrate how the body handles this excessive indulgence. The results were som...
9 Tips to Keep Your Cloud Storage Safe and Secure
Wired - 26 Jul 2020 13:00
Make sure that your Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive data is protected--while still being easy for you to access.
Potential therapeutic effects of dipyridamole in the severely ill patients with COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
(Compuscript Ltd) Effective antivirals with safe clinical profile are urgently needed to improve the overall COVID-19 prognosis. In an analysis of a randomly collected cohort of 124 patients with COVID-19, the authors fo...
Low plasma 25(OH) vitamin D level associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection
EurekAlert! - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
(Bar-Ilan University) An Israeli population-based study by a group of scientists from the Leumit Health Services and the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University discovered significant association of low plasma...
Wealthier men are more likely to develop high blood pressure
EurekAlert! - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Working men with higher incomes are more likely to develop high blood pressure, reports a study presented at the 84th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS 20...
Cycad plants provide an important 'ecosystem service'
EurekAlert! - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of Guam) A study published in the June 2020 edition of the peer-reviewed journal Horticulturae shows that cycads, which are in decline and among the world's most threatened group of plants, provide an importa...
Existing evidence suggests face coverings do not lead to false sense of security
EurekAlert! - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of Cambridge) Existing limited evidence suggests that wearing face coverings to protect against COVID-19 does not lead to a false sense of security and is unlikely to increase the risk of infection through we...
FDA Authorizes First Coronavirus Test for Asymptomatic People Without Known or Suspected Infection
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2020 01:04
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday reissued an emergency use authorization for a test to screen people without symptoms of covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. This authorization, the first for ...