Day: June 28, 2020

Jakarta EE 9 Specification Release ‘Marks the Final Transition Away From javax Namespace’

An anonymous reader quotes ADTmag: The Eclipse Foundation this week announced Jakarta EE 9 Milestone 1, the final version of the enterprise Java specification before the first Release Candidate (RC). The Jakarta EE 9 release marks the final transition away from the javax.* namespace (which Oracle refused to give up) to Eclipse’s jakarta.*. This release…


iPhone SE vs. iPhone 11: Almost doubling the price gets you what, exactly? – CNET

Apple’s new iPhone SE is $300 cheaper than the baseline iPhone 11. Here’s exactly what you get by spending almost double. …read more Source:: CNet


Disney Plus: Everything you need to know – CNET

Hamilton is next up July 3, followed by a Beyonce visual-album film on July 31 — the latest unexpected moves for Disney’s streaming service in coronavirus lockdown. Here’s everything to know. …read more Source:: CNet


Before you buy that Huawei P40 Pro, you should know these 5 things – CNET

Want to buy Huawei’s P40 Pro? Here’s what you should know before you splash your cash. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Edge is stealing Chrome users’ data? I asked Microsoft if it’s true

Some Chrome and Firefox users are unhappy that Microsoft’s new browser appears to help itself to their current default browser data. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Coronavirus, BLM protest conspiracy theories collide on Facebook and Twitter – CNET

Content moderation is already a big headache for social networks. …read more Source:: CNet


How Should High Schools Teach Computer Science?

A high school computer science teacher claims there’s an “unacknowledged failure” of America’s computer science (CS) classes at the high school and junior high school level. “Visit classrooms and you’ll find students working with robotic sensors, writing games and animations in Scratch, interfacing with Arduino microcontrollers, constructing websites, and building apps with MIT App Inventor……


OnePlus Z ‘Thing’ is a thing. Here are the features it needs (and doesn’t need) – CNET

OnePlus returns to its super affordable roots. …read more Source:: CNet


A Dead Macbook GPU Shouldn’t Stop You, With This BGA Soldering Hack

On some 2011 Macbook Pro models, there is a tendency for the Radeon GPU to fail. This should mean game over for the computer, but surprisingly salvation is offered by its having not one but two GPUs on board. The Intel processor also has a GPU, and Apple use a pile of logic in an…


Hacking A ThinkPad USB-C Adapter

USB-C has brought the world much more powerful charging options in a slimline connector. With laptop chargers and portable battery packs using the standard, many with older hardware are converting their devices over to work with USB-C. [victorc] was trying to do just that, purchasing an adapter cable to charge a ThinkPad. Things didn’t quite…