Day: September 14, 2018

Apple donates $1M to Red Cross as Hurricane Florence slams North Carolina – CNET

And all four major carriers — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon — are making communication free for customers in the hurricane’s path. …read more Source:: CNet


Easy Portable Serial Ports

Modern operating systems insulate us — as programmers, especially — from so much work. Depending on how far back you go, programmers had to manage their own fonts, their own allocation space on mass storage, or even their own memory allotments. Every year, though, it seems like things get easier and easier. So why is…


Google hints Pixel 3 and 3 XL are ‘coming soon’ – CNET

A teaser page also points to a possible new color option. …read more Source:: CNet


Sprint fixes smashed phones for cheap with AppleCare-like Sprint Complete – CNET

The new Sprint Complete plan protects iPhones, Android phones, tablets and smartwatches. …read more Source:: CNet


You know Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, now meet the brown barge – CNET

NASA’s Juno mission gets a great look at an elusive feature. …read more Source:: CNet


2019 Subaru BRZ continues to offer good times for a good price – Roadshow

Not much changes for 2019, but then again, the price doesn’t move much, either. …read more Source:: CNet


This wireless FM transmitter solves a bunch of problems for under $10 – CNET

It adds Bluetooth to your car stereo, provides two USB charging ports and more. Plus: Calling all moviemakers! This handheld 3-axis gimbal is just $72. …read more Source:: CNet


On the edge of its seats: Cloud rains down even more cash on Adobe

You’ll eat our subs model… and our bottom line will expand. See how this works? Adobe, the maker of reassuringly expensive software for creative types that have limited tech alternatives, has again wrapped up another quarter of double-digit jumps in both the top and bottom lines.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Katherine Scott: Earth’s Daily Photo Through 200 Cubesat Cameras

Every year at Supercon there is a critical mass of awesome people, and last year Sophi Kravitz was able to sneak away from the festivities for this interview with Katherine Scott. Kat was a judge for the 2017 Hackaday Prize. She specializes in computer vision, robotics, and manufacturing and was the image analytics team lead…


Guccifer to Be Extradited to US for Prison Sentence

Four-year, four-month term will follow a longer sentence in hacker’s home country of Romania. …read more Source:: DarkReading