Day: May 19, 2020

Coronavirus has transformed Ramadan: ‘This has been a complete reevaluation’ – CNET

Faith communities around the world are leveraging tools like Zoom, Facebook Live and WhatsApp to tune in to services. …read more Source:: CNet


Last known footage of Tasmanian tiger restored by archivists – CNET

The 21-second clip of Benjamin, the thylacine, was released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. …read more Source:: CNet


MIUI importante! Xiaomi’s updated Android fork bears better permissions plus new ultra-battery-saver mode

Revoke an app’s access with a tap The latest version of Xiaomi’s Android fork – MIUI 12, released today – introduces several features including new permissions notifications, and an ultra-battery-saver mode designed to stretch out a phone’s standby time for as long as possible.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Facebook Shops Turns Business Pages Into Online Stores

Facebook and Instagram are making their biggest push yet into online shopping with Facebook Shops, which allows businesses to turn their Facebook and Instagram pages into online storefronts for their fans and followers. From a report: Facebook, as with pretty much all its recent product updates, is billing the feature as one that will further…


WolfRAT Android Malware Targets WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger

Researchers link the malware to Wolf Research operators with “high confidence” after it was spotted in campaigns targeting Thai users. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Calling relational database nerds: Please share your thoughts on info storage in today’s hybrid world

Contributions anonymous, and we’ll give you a full report when it’s done Reader survey Ever since Larry Ellison stepped off his houseboat in the late 1970s, relational databases have underpinned a huge amount of what made business IT a genuine force for good.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Walmart To Discontinue Jet, Which it Acquired for $3 Billion in 2016

phalse phace shares a report: So much for Walmart’s big and expensive effort to take on Amazon with a digitally-native brand. Amid the coronavirus crisis and its impact on the retail industry, today the retail giant quietly announced in its quarterly report that it would be discontinuing Jet.com, the online-only marketplace that it acquired when…


EasyJet Sees 9 Million Customer Email Addresses Stolen

More than 2,000 customers also had credit card information taken in the attack. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Microsoft promises big things for Edge… and they’ll be ready for folks some time before universe’s heat death

Fun goodies for developers… for everyone else, well, we hope you like Pinterest Build Four months after Microsoft launched a renovated version of its Edge browser – sitting atop the open-source Chromium project – the Windows goliath has honed Edge further, just in time for its Build 2020 developer conference.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy S20 will be available June 4 for $1,000 – CNET

Samsung’s base Galaxy S20 is coming to Verizon with 5G support. …read more Source:: CNet