Day: October 22, 2018

Tesla’s fabled $35,000 Model 3 on target for first half of 2019 – Roadshow

Tesla estimates it’ll be ready in four to six months. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple reveals what the R stands for in iPhone XR

An illuminating interview with Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing shows how deeply the company thinks about its product names. …read more Source:: ZDNet


WordPress team working on “wiping older versions from existence on the internet”

DerbyCon presentation gives deep insight into the WordPress team’s efforts to improve the security of nearly a third of all Internet sites. …read more Source:: ZDNet


A Close Look at the Prusa i3 MK3

The Prusa i3 MK3 is, for lack of a better word, inescapable. Nearly every hacker or tech event that I’ve attended in 2018 has had dozens of them humming away, and you won’t get long looking up 3D printing on YouTube or discussion forums without somebody singing its praises. Demand for Prusa’s latest i3 printer…


Here’s what we really think of the Google Home Hub (The 3:59, Ep. 477) – CNET

Also, a breakdown of the Razer Phone 2 and the challenge of connecting folks in rural areas. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft’s Problem Isn’t How Often it Updates Windows — It’s How It Develops It

Ever since Microsoft settled on a cadence of two feature updates a year — one in April, one in October — the quality of its operating system (taking into consideration the volume of bugs that emerge every few days) has deteriorated, writes Peter Bright of ArsTechnica. From the story: The problem with Windows as a…


Guillermo del Toro to carve out stop-motion Pinocchio for Netflix – CNET

The puppet musical is a “lifelong passion project” for the Oscar-winning director of The Shape of Water. …read more Source:: CNet


Verizon’s buy one, get one iPhone XR deal is better than Sprint’s – CNET

You don’t need a premium trade-in to score a free XR from Verizon. …read more Source:: CNet


Audi E-Tron EV delayed four weeks for software bug – Roadshow

The revised software needs to clear regulatory hurdles before Audi can move forward. …read more Source:: CNet


YouTubers Will Enter Politics, And If They Do, They’re Probably Going To Win

A group of twentysomethings leveraged their huge YouTube audiences and actually won seats in Brazil’s federal and state elections. What happens next is anyone’s guess. Ryan Broderick, writing for BuzzFeed News: Kim Kataguiri is known in Brazil for a lot of things. He’s been called a fascist. He’s been called a fake news kingpin. Is…