“Microsoft’s latest keyboards now include dedicated Office and emoji keys,” reports the Verge: The software giant was previously experimenting with an Office key on keyboards earlier this year, and now the company is launching a new Ergonomic and slim Bluetooth Keyboard that include the dedicated button. The Office key replaces the right-hand Windows key, and…

Apple iPhone 11 owners have a vast number of case options and Gear4 offers some of the best for impact protection. Nine options are available for the iPhone 11 Pro from $34.99 to $59.99. …read more Source:: ZDNet

An iPhone video stabilization test that hits the streets. …read more Source:: CNet

On Apple’s new game subscription service, family-friendly doesn’t have to mean boring. …read more Source:: CNet

When it comes to China, will Apple be forced to make a choice? Or will it do what so many of us do — bathe in its hypocrisy till the end? …read more Source:: ZDNet

“While Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency Libra struggles to keep partners on board and regulators happy, an alternative called OpenLibra is here to address some of Libra’s potential shortcomings,” reports Mashable: Announced at Ethereum Foundation’s Devcon 5 conference in Osaka, Japan, OpenLibra is described as an “open platform for financial inclusion,” with a telling tagline: “Not run…

There are a variety of means by which numbers can be displayed from an electronic circuit, and probably the most ubiquitous remains the seven-segment display. Take seven LEDs, lamps, LCDs, VFD segments or mechanical flip-dot style units in the familiar rectangular figure eight, and your microcontroller or similar can display numbers. There are a variety…

Google’s next flagship phone arrives Oct. 15. Here are 14 rumors, confirmed and unconfirmed, and updated as we learn more about the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL. …read more Source:: CNet

Due to pedalboard size, complicated guitar pedals sometimes reduce the number of buttons to the bare minimum. Many of these pedals are capable of being controlled with an external MIDI controller, however, and necessity being the mother of invention and all, this is a great opportunity to build something and learn some new skills at…

Photographer Peter Adams launched a “Faces of Open Source” portrait project in 2014. This week he posted a special announcement on the web site of Bell Labs: Later this month, Bell Labs will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Unix with a special two day “Unix 50” event at their historic Murray Hill headquarters. This event…