Day: January 15, 2020

OWON Oscilloscope Teardown

We sympathize with [learnelectronic’s] statement: “I’m ashamed. I may have bought another oscilloscope.” We get it and we enjoyed watching him tear down the OWON SDS1102. (Video, embedded below.) As you might guess, this is a 100 MHz, two-channel scope, and very similar to many other Chinese scopes you can get inexpensively. The last ten…


Fitbit adds blood oxygen monitoring before Apple Watch does – CNET

Fitbit reportedly activated the blood oxygen monitoring feature on its Versa, Ionic and Charge 3 wearables. …read more Source:: CNet


This 120-inch projector screen is only $17.99 – CNET

This foldable PVC screen has a black backing for extra-high contrast. You can hang it with nails, hooks, ropes or tape. …read more Source:: CNet


Low Power Mode for Mac Laptops: Making the Case Again

In light of this week’s rumor that a Pro Mode — which will supposedly boost performance on Macs with Catalina operating system — may be coming, long time developer and Apple commentator Marco Arment makes the case for a Low Power Mode on macOS. He writes: Modern hardware constantly pushes thermal and power limits, trying…


Look sharp: Microsoft Blazor’s gone mobile. Fancy developing mobile apps with C# web technology?

Going like Blazor(s) everywhere, says Microsoft, but will this enthusiasm last? Microsoft will provide experimental support for native mobile applications using its Blazor web development platform.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


U.N. Weathers Storm of Emotet-TrickBot Malware

A concerted, targeted phishing campaign took aim at 600 different staffers and officials, using Norway as a lure. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Google is Working on Native Call Recording For the Phone App, Code Suggests

An anonymous reader shares a report: Google’s Call Screening service has allowed you to record screened calls for quite some time, but many people have been asking for a native solution letting them save any phone conversation. It looks like Google is working on introducing this functionality to its Phone app. XDA Developers peeked at…


Yet again, Americans prove they love boring car colors – Roadshow

Last year’s top dog remained… white. …read more Source:: CNet


Ninja gets his own Fortnite skin, and new update adds Sidegrading – CNET

The most popular player can now be played in-game. …read more Source:: CNet


Huawei invites app developers to board the HMS Core to gran their pieces of eight

£20k ‘incentive’ up for grabs if you can get something into the App Gallery before the end of Jan The embattled Chinese networking gear and mobe slinger used its London Developer Conference on Wednesday to lure coders to its HMS (Huawei Mobile Services) platform as a post-Google world beckoned.… …read more Source:: TheRegister