Day: September 15, 2018

Exciting new supercars, and we won an award – Roadshow

Welcome to the Carfection audio podcast. We’re celebrating our win at the International Motor Film Awards — we also talk about some supercars, but back to how great we are. …read more Source:: CNet


9 great reads from CNET this week – CNET

Apple’s new phones will cost you; aerial assassins are available off the shelf; and we compare Apple Music and Spotify. …read more Source:: CNet


A swarm to backyard beekeeping – CNET

The Flow Hive is converting more amateurs into backyard beekeepers — but it’s drawing a buzz of criticism from traditional bee enthusiasts. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone XS vs. Note 9: What a $1,000 phone buys you – CNET

Only one of these titans brings you the best value for money — we puzzle it through. …read more Source:: CNet


Testing Lithium Ceramic Batteries (LCBs)

Affordable solid-state batteries large enough for cell phones and drones have been promised for a long time but seem to always be a few years away from production. In this case, Taiwan based Prologium sent [GreatScott] samples of their Lithium Ceramic batteries (LCBs) to test, and even though they’re not yet commercial products, who are…


Kronos crims go retro, Apple builds cop portal, Swiss cheesed over Russian hack bid, etc

Plus Grindr stalkers find a few good men illictly Roundup This was the week of ice cold exploits, re-appearing JavaScript nasties, and of course Patch Tuesday. A few other things happened too…… …read more Source:: Register


Nvidia Scanner Brings One-Click Overclocking To Its GeForce RTX Graphics Cards

Nvidia’s new “Scanner” tool for the company’s newest GeForce RTX 2080 graphics cards will provide one-click overclocking. PCWorld reports: Nvidia Scanner isn’t actually a tool you can download. Instead, it’s an API that developers can implement, similar to how current GeForce overclocking software relies on Nvidia’s NVAPI. Tom Peterson, Nvidia’s director of technical marketing, says…


Your Bugatti Chiron questions answered – Roadshow

Welcome to the Carfection audio podcast. This week, we answer your questions about the incredible Bugatti Chiron. …read more Source:: CNet


Electromagnetic Field: Speczilla!

It is a golden rule of the journalist’s art, that we report the news, we don’t make it. But just occasionally we find ourselves in the odd position of being in the right place such that one of our throwaway comments or actions has the unintended consequence of seeding a story. This is one of…


iPhone Xs and Xs Max Australian pricing

Australia’s telcos have released their pricing for the latest launch of Apple’s dominant iPhone series, with the iPhone Xs and Xs Max available for pre-order. …read more Source:: ZDNet