Day: February 27, 2020

Facebook hits pause on election reminders within Europe – CNET

The social media giant is using the temporary hiatus to tackle concerns over transparency with regard to its voting feature. …read more Source:: CNet


Best Apple MacBook deals for 2020: Pick up the newest MacBook Air for $949 – CNET

Plus: Discounts on the 13-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros. …read more Source:: CNet


Intel fixed 236 bugs in 2019 and only 5% (11 bugs) were CPU vulnerabilities

Intel says that 60% of all security bugs fixed in 2019 were discovered internally, by employees. …read more Source:: ZDNet


What Your Company Needs to Know About Hardware Supply Chain Security

…read more Source:: DarkReading


Recording Video In The Era Of CRTs: The Video Camera Tube

We have all watched videos of concerts and events dating back to the 1950s, but probably never really wondered how this was done. After all, recording moving images on film had been done since the late 19th century. Surely this is how it continued to be done until the invention of CCD image sensors in…


Google Earth now works in browsers other than Chrome – CNET

Firefox, Opera and Edge can all take a good look at the planet. …read more Source:: CNet


Nokia To Weigh Strategic Options as Profit Pressure Mounts

Nokia Oyj is exploring strategic options as fierce competition puts pressure on the Finnish network equipment maker’s earnings, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: The company is working with advisers to consider alternatives ranging from potential asset sales to mergers, the people said, asking not to be identified because…


Pope tells his followers to log off for Lent

Upvote or Like if 40 days of peace and quiet sounds good to you Pope Francis is calling on the faithful to log off for Lent – eschewing mobile phones and idle chit-chat for a nice quiet commune with God.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


This Apple Watch copycat is surprisingly good for just $19 – CNET

Notifications, fitness tracking, heart-rate monitoring and more, all for an impossibly low price. …read more Source:: CNet


One of my favorite cheap smartwatches is now even cheaper: Just $20 – CNET

It’s not perfect, but for the price? Pretty darn good. And it’s kind of a beauty, too. …read more Source:: CNet