Day: May 16, 2020

Google Pay: One big reason I switched from Samsung Pay – CNET

Samsung Pay’s killer feature isn’t as important as it once was. …read more Source:: CNet


7 best stargazing apps for spotting constellations in the night sky – CNET

Here are the best star map apps to help you spot planets, stars and constellations. …read more Source:: CNet


Best apps for Apple Watch: Start with these 9 native apps – CNET

After the Apple Watch’s fifth birthday, the smartwatch’s native apps are basically the only ones you really need. …read more Source:: CNet


A Pulse Oximeter From Very Little

Against the backdrop of a global respiratory virus pandemic, it’s likely that more than a few readers have been thinking about pulse oximeters. You may even have looked at one closely and seen that it’s little more than a device which shines light through your finger, and wondered how they work. It’s something [Giulio Pons]…


New iPhone SE vs. iPhone 11: Here’s why one Apple phone is less than half the cost – CNET

Apple’s new iPhone SE is $300 cheaper than the baseline iPhone 11. Here’s what you get (and don’t get) for that price. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone SE 2020 vs. iPhone X comparison: Is a cheaper, refurbished iPhone X better? – CNET

Apple sells the iPhone X refurbished for $600. But is its 2017 flagship still better than its new budget iPhone SE? …read more Source:: CNet


Trump, Unveiling Space Force Flag, Touts What He Calls New ‘Super-Duper Missile’

The Space Force, the newest military branch, now has an official flag. President Trump unveiled the flag at an Oval Office ceremony Friday where he also signed the 2020 Armed Forces Day Proclamation. NPR reports: The flag design comes from the seal of the Space Force, which was approved by the president in January. It…


Spilled liquid onto your laptop? The trick to saving it is knowing what to do, and doing that fast

The quicker you do these things, the greater your chances of saving your laptop. Do the wrong thing sand you’ll make an even bigger mess …read more Source:: ZDNet


Beer gut-ted: As many as ’70 million pints’ spoiled during the coronavirus pandemic must be destroyed in Britain

Jeez, talk about bitter Setting aside the serious consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic – loss of life, economic hardship, rising authoritarianism, and blissfully clear roads – there is a lesser but still troubling development.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


The 19th Century, When Gravity Battery Meant Something Different

The internet is full of dubious content promoting “free energy” devices and other ideas that stretch credibility, so [Robert Murray-Smith] prefaces his demonstration of a gravity battery with a warning to look elsewhere if you are in search of such things. Instead he’s showing us a pair of cells from The Model Engineer and Amateur…