Day: November 1, 2019

MacBook Pro: Image of Apple’s rumored 16-inch laptop reveals interesting design clues – CNET

The purported image shows the Touch Bar and Touch ID separated on the laptop. …read more Source:: CNet


UK taxman goes chief digi officer shopping at the bank: Appoints ex-Barclays CIO

From the broken world of banking to the broken world of govt IT Mark Denney has left the creaking world of banking IT to join the, er, creaking world of government IT – taking the role of interim chief digital and information officer at Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Apple Arcade has 5 new games to play: Monomals, Mosaic, Star Fetched and more – CNET

Check out these new games in the Apple Arcade catalog. …read more Source:: CNet


Terminator: Dark Fate’s opening scene made Linda Hamilton cry – CNET

The Terminator star was brought to tears on the first day of filming — and not because of her reunion with Arnold Schwarzenegger. …read more Source:: CNet


8 Holiday Security Tips for Retailers

Here’s how retailers can protect their businesses from attackers and scammers hoping to wreak havoc during the most wonderful time of the year. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Google’s $2.1 billion bet on Fitbit: What will it do with the corporate wellness business?

Google made it sound like the Fitbit purchase was all about a wearables business that the market valued just a smidge above worthless. Now with Fitbit’s data archive and a corporate wellness business estimated to have more than $100 million in annual revenue, Google Cloud could make a healthcare play. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google, Walmart Help Drive India Payments Past 1 Billion Transactions

Saritha Rai, writing for Bloomberg: A payments platform created by India’s largest retail banks surpassed a billion transactions in October, a milestone that affirms the tremendous growth of services offered by U.S. giants from Walmart to Amazon.com and Google. Indian digital payments took off when the government pushed demonetization in 2016, invalidating most of the…


Channel automation becomes table stakes for partnership success

Automate manual processes and adopt human-centric approaches to drive channel scale. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Flip Razr leak shows what Motorola’s new folding phone looks like

Leaks of Motorola’s foldable show how the new screen technology can be done without challenging the user too much. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Not just adhesive, but alcohol-resistant adhesive: Well done, Apple. Airpods Pro repairability is a zero

Professional wireless buds pack interesting features, though iFixit, the Huntingdon Life Sciences of the tech world, has published its long-awaited teardown of the latest Apple earbuds (or, using the terminology of pro tea-leaves readers at Gartner, “earworn wearables“).… …read more Source:: TheRegister