Day: December 7, 2019

Bring more UX design into software developers’ jobs, CTO urges

‘The software engineer will want to build. They want to get straight to writing code. And they’re seeing the designers as slowing them down, because they want to talk to two or three users.’ …read more Source:: ZDNet


How Fake News Is Still Fooling Facebook’s Fact-Checking Systems

Slashdot reader peterthegreat321 shared an article from Medium’s technology blog OneZero revealing the “cracks, loopholes, and limitations in Facebook’s systems that bad actors are busily exploiting.” Facebook says it’s proud of the progress it has made, though it acknowledges there’s more to be done. “Multiple independent studies have found that we’ve cut the amount of…


Upgrade Your Shades to Find Lost Items

Ever wish you could augment your sense of sight? [Nick Bild]’s latest hack helps you find objects (or people) by locating their position and tracking them with a laser. The device, dubbed Artemis, latches onto your eyeglasses and can be configured to locate a specific object. Images collected from the device are streamed to an…


Theragun review: This high-end percussive massage gun is not the end-all, be-all – CNET

It does what it says, but it might not be what you need. …read more Source:: CNet


TikTok is the best place on the internet. We should all delete it – CNET

Commentary: The app has had a run of bad press too spectacular to ignore. …read more Source:: CNet


With Avengers done, ‘Crisis’ is the superhero event to get excited for – CNET

Commentary: Crisis on Infinite Earths on The CW is a television comic book crossover event unlike anything done before. …read more Source:: CNet


5G in 2019 underwhelmed. Here’s how 2020 should be different – CNET

Think: new chips, cheaper devices and broader networks. …read more Source:: CNet


9 great reads from CNET this week – CNET

Google’s so-called open culture might be closing, a look into the weird future of VR headsets and why one CNET editor is just saying no to TikTok. …read more Source:: CNet


Best smart countertop ovens of 2019 – CNET

Smart ovens for your countertop are a thing now, and there are actually good ones out there. Here’s who makes the cut. …read more Source:: CNet


A port-free iPhone is my dream and nightmare – CNET

Totally wireless gadgets are our destiny. But I have concerns. …read more Source:: CNet