Day: December 20, 2018

Apple reportedly halts some iPhone sales in Germany during Qualcomm patent dispute – CNET

The company will reportedly stop selling some older models of the phone at its German retail stores. …read more Source:: CNet


Mary Poppins Returns: A supercali-sequel with carpet bags of charm – CNET

Review: Disney’s magical nanny narrative starring Emily Blunt is a sparkling reprisal of a classic. …read more Source:: CNet


U.S. Indicts China-Backed Duo for Massive, Years-Long Spy Campaign

The homeland security implications are significant: the two, working with Beijing-backed APT10, allegedly stole sensitive data from orgs like the Navy and NASA. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Forget Dot Com, 2019 Will Finally be the Year of Weird Domain Names

An anonymous reader shares a report: Latest registration figures released by Verisign, an internet network company that oversees some domain name endings, seem to indicate that after a rocky few years, new gTLDs may finally be finding their niche in the marketplace. 2019 could be the year of the obscure domain name. Registrations for new…


Star Wars: The Mandalorian with Pedro Pascal — plot, possible spoilers – CNET

Everything we know about the first live-action Star Wars series starring Pedro Pascal as we await the Disney+ streaming service. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook, Google to pay up over political ad rules in Washington state – CNET

The tech giants agree to pay $450,000 to settle cases alleging they violated campaign finance disclosure laws. …read more Source:: CNet


Kitty Yeung On Tech-Fashion Designs and the Wearables Industry

If there is a field which has promise verging on a true breakout, it is that of wearable electronics. We regularly see 3D printing, retrocomputing, robotics, lasers, and electric vehicle projects whose advances are immediately obvious. These are all exciting fields in which the Hackaday community continually push the boundaries, and from which come the…


Debian’s Anti-Harassment Team Is Removing A Package Over Its Name

quantic_oscillation7 shares a report: The latest notes from the Debian anti-harassment team on Wednesday caught my attention when reading, “We were requested to advice on the appropriateness of a certain package in the Debian archive. Our decision resulted in the package pending removal from the archive.” Curiosity got the best of me… What package was…


A few reasons why police haven’t immediately shot down the Gatwick drones

Risk of causing even more embuggerance is high Comment As the Gatwick drones chaos rolls on, with the airport now set to reopen at 8pm UK time at the earliest*, many people have been asking a simple question: why the hell can’t the authorities just shoot down the offending drones?… …read more Source:: TheRegister


US charges Chinese hackers with ‘massive theft’ from NASA, Navy and tech sector – CNET

The hacking campaign underscores a continuing threat from China, US officials say. …read more Source:: CNet