Day: March 1, 2020

Be happy with the Nintendo Switch you’ve got, because you’re not getting a new one this year – CNET

Commentary: In a year of new consoles, don’t expect anything new from Nintendo. That’s OK, because what I really want is better software. …read more Source:: CNet


Are Tesla’s Cameras a Threat To Our Privacy?

“I love that my car recorded a hit-and-run on my behalf,” writes a technology columnist at the Washington Post. “Yet I’m scared we’re not ready for the ways cameras pointed inside and outside vehicles will change the open road…” Long-time Slashdot reader Strudelkugel shared the Post’s report: It’s not just crashes that will be different….


iPhone 9 rumors: Launch date, ,price, specs and Touch ID might be back – CNET

All the latest, hottest rumors about a potential successor to the iPhone SE, aka the iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2. …read more Source:: CNet


Assistive Specs Help Jog Your Memory

It’s something that can happen to all of us, that we forget things. Young and old, we know things are on our to-do list but in the heat of the moment they disappear from our minds and we miss them. There are a myriad of technological answers to this in the form of reminders and…


The 35 best battery life laptops for 2020 – CNET

Our rankings of longest-lasting laptops has a few surprises. …read more Source:: CNet


Vivo Apex 2020 concept phone hides 16-megapixel selfie camera under screen – CNET

Vivo’s new phone has a curved waterfall display, 60-watt super-fast charging and a notch-killing in-screen selfie camera. …read more Source:: CNet


A Tin Can Phone, but with Magnets

The tin can phone is a staple of longitudinal wave demonstrations wherein a human voice vibrates the bottom of a soup can, and compression waves travel along a string to reproduce the speaker in another can at the other end. All the parts in this electrical demonstration are different, but the concept is the same….


World Chess Champion Plays Recklessly Online Using a Pseudonym

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has been sneaking onto online chess sites using stupid pseudonyms and taunting his opponents by using pointless maneuvers with names like “the Bongcloud.” One YouTube commenter calls it “a revolution in the history of chess.” Slate documents the antics in an article titled “DrDrunkenstein’s Reign of Terror.” “DrDrunkenstein” is one…


Best DNA testing kits in 2020: 23andMe, AncestryDNA and more compared – CNET

Looking for the best DNA test kits from the best testing services available to buy now? Here are your top options. …read more Source:: CNet


Setting the Gold Standard in School Security

What security tools and risk mitigation strategies does Mike Matranga use to secure Texas City ISD schools? …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine