Day: June 22, 2018

When will Apple’s AirPower wireless charger arrive? Report pegs September – CNET

Could we be charging our iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPod all together at last? …read more Source:: CNet


Supreme Court Bolsters Mobile-Phone Privacy Rights

Supreme Court decision requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant to gain access to cellphone records for tracking citizens. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Over $18M raised on Facebook to reunite families hit by Trump’s immigration policy – CNET

Meanwhile, Silicon Valley leaders have spoken out against the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy toward migrant families crossing into the US. …read more Source:: CNet


Cracking Cortana: The Dangers of Flawed Voice Assistants

Researchers at Black Hat USA will show how vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Cortana highlight the need to balance security with convenience. …read more Source:: DarkReading


See a drone’s view of a reported Texas ‘tent city’ for migrant children – CNET

The drone footage from BBC News gives a bird’s-eye view of the immigration saga. …read more Source:: CNet


The monster-battery Moto E5 Supra is only available at Cricket Wireless – CNET

But it’s really just a Moto E5 Plus in disguise. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook sends lowly minions to placate Euro law makers over data-slurp scandal

We wanted actual C-suiters, growls EU committee Facebook has once again irked EU politicos by failing to send sufficiently senior staffers to face another grilling on the data-harvesting saga.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


A brief history of the Chevy Blazer – Roadshow

The story of Chevrolet’s legendary Blazer SUV. …read more Source:: CNet


CNET UK podcast 539: The most exciting video games of E3 2018 – CNET

Old friend Luke Westaway joins the show to tell us what upcoming video games are worth getting pants-wettingly excited about, and which ones you can safely miss. Thanks, Luke. …read more Source:: CNet


Ubuntu Makes Public Desktop Metrics

Canonical introduced Ubuntu Hardware/Software Survey in Ubuntu 18.04 and has since been collecting data (it is optional, and users’ consent is taken; Ubuntu says 67 percent users opted in to the survey). Now for the first time, it is revealing the stats, shedding light on how Ubuntu users like things around. The takeaways from the…