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'Spring loaded' keynote now available on Apple's website and YouTube
9 to 5 Mac - 20 Apr 2021 20:11
If you missed Tuesday’s Apple special event, don’t worry. Apple has just shared on its official website and YouTube channel the videos from today’s “Spring loaded” keynote. more… The post 'Spring loaded' keyn...
Polaroid Go shrinks the instant analog camera to (almost) pocket-friendly
Slash Gear - 20 Apr 2021 15:55
Impatient analog film fans with small pockets, rejoice. Polaroid has put its instant camera tech on a diet, and the Polaroid Go promises to be the company’s smallest model so far. In fact, Polaroid claims, it’s the s...
Reddit Talk is a Clubhouse clone that could boost AMAs on Android
Android Central - 20 Apr 2021 04:59
No social media platform is safe from the Clubhouse takeover, not even Reddit. What you need to know Reddit has just announced its own Clubhouse clone, Reddit Talk. The platform works similarly to Clubhouse, with its own...
Google Maps has a safety feature you'll hope you never need
BGR - 20 Apr 2021 04:15
Google Maps isn't just about offering you navigation directions from point A to point B, which is the most basic feature of any navigation app. Google's Maps is more complex than that, offering users more information abo...
Apple reinstates Parler: Social media company says app to return to iPhones next week
USA Today - 20 Apr 2021 04:03
Parler will return to Apple next week. Popular with conservatives, the social media app was booted from iPhones and Android devices after Jan. 6.
Meteorites Hold Early Atmospheres From Across the Solar System
Universe Today - 20 Apr 2021 03:42
Since they were formed in the early solar system, many meteorites offer an unadulterated view into what that solar system was made out of, or what happened to it as we reported before. Recently a team of researchers led ...
A Geico Data Breach Let Cyber Fraudsters Steal Customers' Driver's License Numbers
Gizmodo - 20 Apr 2021 02:45
Car insurance giant Geico has quietly disclosed that a recent security breach allowed cyber thieves to steal customers' driver's license information right off the company's website.
Feast your eyes on the most incredible video from Mars you'll ever see
BGR - 20 Apr 2021 02:11
NASA's Mars helicopter took flight on the Red Planet early this morning in a first-of-its-kind demonstration of a manmade aircraft sustaining powered flight on another planet. It's a major historic moment and while we kn...
New Apple Watch bands for spring appear after 'Spring Loaded' event
AppleInsider - 20 Apr 2021 21:08
Following the company's "Spring Loaded" launch event, Apple added new Apple Watch bands to order in additional styles. The Hermes Jumping Single Tour is the only brand new style from today's release batch The Hermes Jump...
Google is adding a Maps widget to Calendar in Workspace
Engadget - 20 Apr 2021 15:51The clash over the hybrid workplace experience
TechRepublic - 20 Apr 2021 15:40
Business leaders and employees have differing ideas about new operating models, a new Unisys/IDC report finds.
Russia is considering leaving the ISS for its own space station
Engadget - 20 Apr 2021 15:38One of Earth's nearest stars may be a dark matter factory
Live Science - 20 Apr 2021 15:20
A hunt for hypothetical axions streaming from Betelgeuse turns up empty but helps physicists set constraints on their properties.
Redis Labs unveils Redis Database 7.0
ZDNet - 20 Apr 2021 15:00
Redis Labs is taking the next steps in fleshing out the multimodel capabilities of its eponymous database and converging search and AI capabilities to speed performance.
How to Watch Apple's 'Spring Loaded' Event Today
Gizmodo - 20 Apr 2021 15:00
As is the norm for Apple, we do not know what the company plans to announce at its big 4/20 event today. We can probably safely guess a few gadgets that could be revealed during the presentation, however.
Can Natural Gas Be Part of a Low-Carbon Future?
Scientific American - 20 Apr 2021 14:30
A sweeping overhaul could make the gas system a much cleaner energy source --
2022 Maserati Levante Hybrid debuts in China, but it's not coming to the USA
Slash Gear - 20 Apr 2021 14:26
Italian automaker Maserati's electrification is in full swing. After debuting the Ghibli Hybrid last year, the Levante Hybrid is next to receive a 48-volt mild-hybrid powertrain from Maserati's portfolio. The 2022 Levant...
Nintendo Switch 12.0.1 update improves stability and may open up the console's Bluetooth audio capabilities
Pocket-lint - 20 Apr 2021 14:10
Nintendo has begun rolling out Switch System Update 12.0.1 - one that adds to suggestions that the console could soon see improved Bluetooth audio capabilities. Just
NASA Parker Solar Probe snaps images of Venus' dust ring
Slash Gear - 20 Apr 2021 14:04
A new image taken by the Parker Solar Probe has been shared by researchers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. The image shows the first complete view of a dust ring surrounding Venus. The dust ring’s particle...
Alphabet's CapitalG leads $40 million round in fintech Mantl
TechCrunch - 20 Apr 2021 14:00
Community banks and credit unions aim to be the heart of the, well, communities, they serve. But without the big budgets of larger institutions, keeping up technology-wise can be a challenge. And not only are they compet...
How Face Recognition Can Destroy Anonymity
Wired - 20 Apr 2021 14:00
Cameras are everywhere, and increasingly powerful software can pick an individual out of a crowd. Except sometimes algorithms get it wrong.
Google Play apps steal texts and pepper you with unauthorized purchases
Ars Technica - 20 Apr 2021 13:42
Google removes eight apps after receiving report from researchers.