Day: May 13, 2019

Fall 2019 network TV shows go superheroic and supernatural – CNET

Fill that Game of Thrones-shaped hole in your heart with these new shows from upfronts week. …read more Source:: CNet


FCC promises, yet again, to tackle robocalls. Translation: Expect six more months of waiting

I’m going to hold a summit, says Pai. Just get on with it, demands fellow commissioner Faced with growing political and legal anger, Ajit Pai, the chairman of America’s communications watchdog, has again promised to do something about robocalls – and again left critics fuming over his foot-dragging antics.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


9 great graduation gifts under $100 – CNET

Whether you’re buying for a recent graduate from high school or college, there are plenty of great gifts that won’t cost a fortune. …read more Source:: CNet


A New Aerospace Company Enters the Race To Build Fastest Aircraft In the World

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Monday, a U.S.-based company named Hermeus announced plans to develop an aircraft that will travel at speeds of up to Mach 5. Such an aircraft would cut travel time from New York to Paris from more than 7 hours to 1.5 hours. Hermeus said it…


AliveCor’s FDA-cleared 6-lead ECG aims to detect more than the Apple Watch – CNET

The KardiaMobile 6L should better detect cardiovascular diseases, is available in June. …read more Source:: CNet


Twitter Leaks Apple iOS Users’ Location Data to Ad Partner

A Twitter glitch “inadvertently” leaked iOS users’ location data to an unnamed partner. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Apple Announces New NFC Feature For iPhone: Special Tags That Trigger Apple Pay Purchases When Tapped

Apple’s VP of Apple Pay, Jennifer Bailey, announced new NFC tags that will let iPhone users make purchases simply by tapping their phones against the stickers, without the need to download a special app first. “The company is partnering with Bird scooters, Bonobos clothing store, and PayByPhone parking meters for the initial rollout,” reports 9to5Mac….


BSO wolfs down IX Reach to create *checks notes* world’s ‘largest’ private telecom biz

330 PoPs and counting Network, cloud, and hosting provider BSO has gobbled up British enterprise connectivity specialist IX Reach, creating, it claims, “the largest privately owned telecom operator in the world.”… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Twitter discloses bug that shared location data on iOS users – CNET

If you had more than one account on Twitter for iOS, it could’ve been accidentally providing location data to the social network. …read more Source:: CNet


Wi-Fi 6: Better, faster internet is coming — here’s what you need to know – CNET

Got Wi-Fi 6 questions? We’ve got answers. …read more Source:: CNet