Day: December 3, 2019

Pablo Escobar’s brother is Medellín in the foldable phone biz, sniffing out new markets

Got a phone for The Reg to stroke a claw across, Roberto? Escobar Inc, the company founded by the brother of late Colombian pharmaceutical executive, Pablo Escobar, has announced it’s getting into the handset business. Welcome to 2019, where that’s a completely normal and factual sentence.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


FBI warns about snoopy smart TVs spying on you

An FBI branch office warns smart TV users that they can be gateways for hackers to come into your home. Meanwhile, the smart TV OEMs are already spying on you. …read more Source:: ZDNet


A Mini Vending Machine To Ramp Up Your Sales

A common sight in the world of hackerspaces is an old vending machine repurposed from hawking soda cans into a one-stop shop for Arduinos or other useful components. [Gabriel D’Espindula]’s mini vending machine may have been originally designed as an exercise for his students and may not be full sized, but we can see it…


Russia To Upgrade Homegrown Encyclopedia After Putin Pans Wikipedia

Russia is to set up a new online site for its national encyclopedia after President Vladimir Putin said Wikipedia was unreliable and should be replaced. From a report: The move will ensure people can find “reliable information that is constantly updated on the basis of scientifically verified sources of knowledge,” a government resolution said. Putin…


Best Buy Cyber Monday 2019: All of the deals still available on Tuesday – CNET

We found a bunch of discounts that are still 100% intact from Black Friday. …read more Source:: CNet


Qualcomm tries again with bigger, better ultrasonic fingerprint reader – CNET

The company says the new 3D Sonic Max makes it easier and more secure to unlock a phone using an ultrasonic fingerprint. …read more Source:: CNet


These Qualcomm chips will power your 5G Android phone in 2020 – CNET

Oppo, Xiaomi, Motorola and other handset makers plan to release devices with the chips early next year. …read more Source:: CNet


Wyze expands smart home lineup with introduction of $89 Wyze Lock

The new lock will work with your existing deadbolt, with limited availability until a full launch early next year. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Fraud protection with new personalised AWS service

AWS CEO Andy Jassy says machine learning is unbelievably helpful in detecting fraud. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Facebook Gives Workers a Chatbot to Appease That Prying Uncle

Some Facebook employees recently told their managers that they were concerned about answering difficult questions about their workplace from friends and family over the holidays. What if Mom or Dad accused the social network of destroying democracy? Or what if they said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, was collecting their online data at the expense…