Day: November 17, 2019

Black Friday 2019: Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Sam’s Club and Newegg reveal their best deals – CNET

We’ve rounded up the store ads from major retailers. No matter at which stores you plan to do your holiday shopping, here’s what’s on sale and where. …read more Source:: CNet


Leaked Russian Interference Report Raises Questions About Brexit, UK Election Security

A report from the U.K. Parliament’s intelligence committee concludes that “Russian interference may have had an impact on the Brexit referendum,” reports the Times of London, adding that “the effect was ‘unquantifiable.’” The Associated Press reports: The committee said British intelligence services failed to devote enough resources to counter the threat and highlighted the impact…


Arduino Does Multitouch

A lot of consumer gadgets use touch sensors now. It is a cheap and reliable way to replace a variety of knobs and switches on everything from headphones to automobiles. However, creating a custom touch controller for a one-off project can be daunting. A recent ACM paper shows how just about any capacitive sensor can…


Black Friday 2019 deals on Amazon devices start Friday: Big discounts on Fire TV, Echo, Kindle and more – CNET

Why wait until Nov. 22? Here are the deals available right now, plus all the others coming soon. …read more Source:: CNet


Walmart Black Friday 2019: $99 smart TV is just one of the great deals available today (updated) – CNET

We’ve scouted some great TV deals available now — and there are plenty more discounts coming before Thanksgiving. …read more Source:: CNet


Get these early Black Friday 2019 deals from Amazon right now – CNET

Why wait? We found great deals on TVs, Amazon devices, smart home gear, DNA kits and more you can get right now. Plus: money-saving secrets! …read more Source:: CNet


Will Electric Cars Last Longer Than Combustion-Engine Cars?

Long-time Slashdot reader jimminy_cricket shared Qz’s report on some of “the highest-mileage Teslas in the world”: Few have driven a Tesla to the point at which the vehicle really starts to show its age. But Tesloop, a shuttle service in Southern California composed of Teslas, was ticking the odometers of its cars well past 300,000…


Ford v Ferrari review: Bale and Damon in winning form for racing romp – CNET

Christian Bale and Matt Damon keep the pedal to the metal in this race to Le Mans ’66. …read more Source:: CNet


Researcher Finally Explains Why Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has ‘Tiger Stripes’

In 2005, the Cassini space probe orbited Saturn’s frozen moon Enceladus to photograph “enormous jets of water ice and vapor emanating from four parallel slashes near its south pole,” reports Science. “Since then, researchers have detected organic molecules and hydrogen in the jets — potential food for microbes — making Enceladus one of the top…


The Crown season 3 review: Long live Queen Olivia Colman – CNET

As the Netflix soap opera about the British royal family continues, Colman is joined by Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret. …read more Source:: CNet