Day: November 2, 2019

Why AirPods Pro could become the wireless earbuds to beat – CNET

The AirPods Pro are here. Should all the other wireless earbuds be worried? Plus, iOS 13.2 arrives with a Deep Fusion camera update. …read more Source:: CNet


Share your container, agile, CI/CD advice and tips – you now have until mid-Nov to submit a talk to our 2020 conference

We’ve extended the call-for-papers deadline for Continuous Lifecycle London Event We’ve extended the call for papers for Continuous Lifecycle London 2020, meaning you’ve got extra time to nail down your proposals.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Best prepaid phones of 2019 – CNET

Hand-picked by CNET editors, these are the best prepaid phones right now. …read more Source:: CNet


Neonicotinoids Disrupt Aquatic Food Webs and Decrease Fishery Yields, Says Study

A team of researchers from Japan has found compelling evidence of two fisheries collapsing due to use of neonicotinoid pesticides by nearby rice farmers. “In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes their study of fishery water quality data over two decades and what they learned from it,” reports Phys.Org. “Olaf Jensen…


Honda Insight wows with impressive efficiency, premium trimmings – Roadshow

This compact sedan sips fuel like the thriftiest of hybrids yet it still looks like a normal car. …read more Source:: CNet


Android bug lets hackers plant malware via NFC beaming

All Android 8 (Oreo) or later devices are impacted. Google released a patch last month, in October 2019. …read more Source:: ZDNet


These Maple Pod Inspired Drones Silently Carry Payloads

Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) recently released a video showing their nature-inspired drone that is capable of breaking out into five separate smaller drones. The drones each have auto-rotating wings that slow their rate of descent, similar to seed pods from a maple tree. Due to their design, the drones…


Iceland Livestreams 10-Year-Old McDonald’s Cheeseburger That Won’t Decompose

dryriver shares a report from the BBC: When McDonald’s closed all its restaurants in Iceland in 2009, one man decided to buy his last hamburger and fries. “I had heard that McDonald’s never decompose so I just wanted to see if it was true or not,” Hjortur Smarason told AFP. This week, it’s 10 years…


Atari Tape Drive Turned Security DVR

We know that a lot of our beloved readers don’t take kindly to abuse of vintage hardware, so the Atari fans in the audience may want to avert their eyes for this one. Especially if they’re particularly keen on spinning up their Jawbreaker cassette on authentic hardware, as [iot4c] has gutted an Atari XC12 Program…


iOS 13.2 tips: Bad iPhone battery life? Here’s how to diagnose and fix battery drain issues

Your iPhone running iOS 13.2 experiencing poor battery life? Has your battery gone from great to terrible? Here’s what you need to know to diagnose and fix the problem. …read more Source:: ZDNet