Technology News
Amazon UK reveals early Black Friday deals
Pocket-lint - 26 Oct 2020 09:01
Now that Amazon Prime Day has been and gone, the attention turns to Black Friday for deals seekers.And today Amazon has revealed its early Black Friday
Single brain region links depression and anxiety, heart disease, and treatment sensitivity
Science Daily - 26 Oct 2020 14:14
Over-activity in a single brain region called the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) underlies several key symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders, but an antidepressant only successfully treats some of the sympt...
Silencing gene expression to cure complex diseases
MIT - 26 Oct 2020 06:00
Immuneering uses bioinformatics to develop new medicines while also helping large pharmaceutical companies improve their treatments.
Macs label HP printer drivers as malware, breaks printing for some
Slash Gear - 26 Oct 2020 05:38
Drivers are pieces of software that some hardware or application use to communicate with an operating system. In other words, a functioning and authorized driver is critical in making sure things like printers, scanners,...
This Is the Cheapest We've Seen the Olympus EM1 Series, and a Huge Preset Sale
The Phoblographer - 26 Oct 2020 00:00
Wow, there are some fantastic deals on Olympus cameras and lenses at the moment. You can pick up the Olympus E-M1 II for just $899, and the new Olympus E-M1 III is only $1,399! The E-M1X has a price cut of $1,000, making...
The first habitable-zone, Earth-sized planet discovered with exoplanet survey spacecraft
Phys.org - 26 Oct 2020 15:10
TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, was launched in 2018 with the goal of discovering small planets around the Sun's nearest neighbors, stars bright enough to allow for follow-up characterizations of their p...
Tesla will spend up to $12B on EV and battery production in coming years - Roadshow
CNET - 26 Oct 2020 21:41
With two new production facilities on the horizon and battery projects in the works, Tesla has a lot to spend cash on.
iPhone 12 Pro real-life speed test shows Apple's secret upgrade in action
BGR - 26 Oct 2020 12:50
A real-life speed test shows the iPhone 12 Pro's advantages over its predecessors, the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone XS. Aside from the faster, more efficient, A14 Bionic processor, the iPhone 12 Pro also features an upgrade ...
Esports pioneer Dino Ying talks to TechCrunch about the next phase of VSPN
TechCrunch - 26 Oct 2020 03:02
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shanghai, VSPN was one of the early pioneer in esports tournament organization and content creation out of Asia. It has since expanded into other businesses including offline venue op...
Sorry, but you need to upgrade your phone every year now
Phys.org - 26 Oct 2020 22:06
You may not like what I'm going to say, so let me just spit (type) it out:
Motorists' smartphones may help keep highways safe
Phys.org - 26 Oct 2020 15:41
Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality by sending "crowdsourced" data from their mobiles that would allow engineers to assess when carriageway repairs are needed, according to a new st...
Boston Dynamics' Robots Won't Take Our Jobs ... Yet
Wired - 26 Oct 2020 15:22
On this week's Get WIRED podcast, writer Matt Simon talks about Spot the dog and SpaceX with Marc Raibert.
Police ICT Company ponies up £12m for one platform to rule UK cops' social media orifices
The Register - 26 Oct 2020 15:14
Procurement limb seeks fully auditable contact channel for reporting crimes, emergencies - what could go wrong? The Police ICT Company, which handles procurement for forces across the UK, has millions in taxpayer cash to...
New AirPods coming in 2021; AirPods Studio delayed; possible new HomePod
9 to 5 Mac - 26 Oct 2020 13:10
It would be no surprise to learn that Apple is planning on launching new AirPods next year, and a new report today has a few claimed details. It suggests that new entry-level AirPods will look similar to the current AirP...
Chrome OS Dark Mode is finally coming really soon now
Slash Gear - 26 Oct 2020 04:27
Dark mode was a big thing in the computing industry in the past few years. “Was” because almost all major platforms have already implemented it, one way or another, except Google’s Chrome OS. Just like with the Chr...
Oculus Facebook account requirement continues to confuse
Slash Gear - 26 Oct 2020 03:11
From a purely business point of view, it’s no surprise really that Facebook wants to unify all its platforms under a single account. While it can’t really force that on Instagram and WhatsApp, especially not while un...
BCN Retail shows Canon catching Sony in the Japanese full-frame MILC market, Nikon stagnant -- for now
DP Review - 26 Oct 2020 22:41
BCN Retail, a Japanese analyst firm that collects daily sales data of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras from online and in-person points of sale in Japan, has published (translated) its latest numbers, showing the ...
Facebook's new mobile gaming service says no to iPhone - CNET
CNET - 26 Oct 2020 18:10
Most game streaming focuses on top-tier console and PC games. Facebook believes mobile's where it's at.
Upon My Death, Play the Following Messages
Wired - 26 Oct 2020 16:13
A startup called Memories lets you record videos to be sent posthumously--one of many companies seeking to give you more control over your ending.
A blast of gas for better solar cells
Phys.org - 26 Oct 2020 15:49
Treating silicon with carbon dioxide gas in plasma processing brings simplicity and control to a key step for making solar cells.
Surprising communication between atoms could improve quantum computing
Phys.org - 26 Oct 2020 15:29
A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison physicists has identified conditions under which relatively distant atoms communicate with each other in ways that had previously only been seen in atoms closer together--a deve...
Home Depot is kicking off Black Friday 2020 ahead of schedule--here's what to shop now
USA Today - 26 Oct 2020 15:24
Home Depot Black Friday 2020 is kicking off next week, with deals lasting all month long--find out more.