Six-hour activity tracking, a larger screen and automatic workout detection — we closed a lot of rings to test all the fitness features on the new Apple Watch. …read more Source:: CNet
Australian encryption-busting Bill would create backdoors: Cisco
Tech giants including Apple, Cisco, and Mozilla have criticised the Australian government for wanting to introduce laws that would allow for access to encrypted content. …read more Source:: ZDNet
Here’s what photos from the Pixel 3 camera look like – CNET
Come check out some photos we took with the Pixel 3! …read more Source:: CNet
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 captures record sales – CNET
New multiplayer first-person shooter sets Activision launch day record. …read more Source:: CNet
Our Reliance on Cellphones Began 35 Years Ago This Week
With 95% of Americans owning a cellphone, it can feel like we’ve been calling, texting, and tweeting on the go forever. But the infrastructure supporting our cellphones has actually not been around that long. From a report: While we’re now on 4G networks, it was only 35 years ago this week that Ameritech (now part…
Japanese Passport Now World’s Most Powerful
According to the Henley Passport Index, compiled by global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & PartnersCitizens, Japan now has the most powerful passport on the planet. From a report: Having gained visa-free access to Myanmar earlier this month, Japanese citizens can now enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a whopping 190 destinations around the…
Listen To A Song Made From Custom Nintendo LABO Waveform Cards
[Hunter Irving] has been busy with the Nintendo LABO’s piano for the Nintendo Switch. In particular he’s been very busy creating his own custom waveform cards, which greatly expands the capabilities of the hackable cardboard contraption. If this sounds familiar, it’s because we covered his original method of creating 3D printed waveform cards that are…
The Magic Leap Con
Reader merbs shares a report about Magic Leap, a US-based startup valued at north of $6 billion and which counts Google, Alibaba, Warner Bros, AT&T, and several top Silicon Valley venture capital firms as its investors. The company, which held its first developer conference this week, announced that it is making its $2,295 AR headset…
Patent Filings Reveal New Details About Microsoft’s Vision For a Foldable, Dual-Screen Surface Device
A patent application published this week by Microsoft adds more fuel to the fire about the possibility of a new hybrid dual-screen Microsoft Surface device that blurs the lines between phone and tablet. From a report: The patent filing is for a “hinged device” with a “first and second portion” that includes a “flexible display.”…
Synthesizing Mother Nature’s Sounds Like You’ve Never Seen Before
We’ve all heard the range of sounds to be made electronically from mostly discrete components, but what [Kelly Heaton] has achieved with her many experiments is a whole other world, the world of nature to be exact. Her seemingly chaotic circuits create a nighttime symphony of frogs, crickets, and katydids, and a pleasant stroll through…
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