Day: August 2, 2020

Lizards for lunch? Crazy tech? Aliens?! Dana Dash: First Girl on the Moon is perfect for the little boffin-to-be in your life

Book tries to sell science to girls, so our nine year-old Reg reviewer gives her opinion Book review In Dana Dash: First Girl on the Moon, it shouldn’t be surprising that Dana Dash, a 10-year-old science-obsessed girl, makes it to and walks on the Moon – but that doesn’t make it any less exciting.… …read…


iPhone X vs. iPhone 11: All the specs, and which to buy in 2020 – CNET

Despite what it might sound like, the iPhone 11 (and iPhone 11 Pro) is not the successor to the iPhone X. Find out which of the two iPhones makes more sense for your needs. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone 8 vs. iPhone 8 Plus: Specs and features compared – CNET

If you’re eyeing Apple’s 2017 flagship phones, here’s which one you should pick. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Starts Testings Its Replacement for Third-Party Cookies for Chrome

“Google has taken one step closer to banishing third-party cookies from Chrome,” reports Engadget. The internet giant has started testing its trust tokens with developers, with promises that more would move to live tests “soon.” As before, the company hoped to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome once it could meet the needs of both…


Galaxy Z Flip: Even I’m surprised by how much I still love this phone – CNET

Commentary: The $1,380 Z Flip isn’t the perfect phone or even the most powerful. But Samsung’s foldable fun has won me over. …read more Source:: CNet


Digital Caliper Talks For Accessibility, With This App

A good instrument stays with its owner for a lifetime, becoming part of their essential trusted toolkit to be consulted as a matter of habit. If you use a caliper to measure dimensions you’ll know this, and a quick glance at its scale or digital display will be second nature. But if you aren’t fortunate…


Galaxy Note 20 rumors: Everything we know the week before Samsung Unpacked – CNET

New colors. Design changes. And all the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra’s cameras, battery and more. …read more Source:: CNet


SpaceX splashdown: How to watch NASA astronauts return to Earth Sunday – CNET

Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley made history getting to the space station aboard a Crew Dragon capsule. They’ve undocked from the ISS and are coming home. …read more Source:: CNet


Art Piece Builds Up Images with Dots on Thread

Hackers being as a rule practical people, we sometimes get a little guff when we run a story on an art installation, on the grounds of not being sufficiently hacky. We understand that, but sometimes the way an artist weaves technology into their pieces is just too cool to pass us, as with this thread-printing…


Will China’s AI Surveillance State Go Global?

China already has hundreds of millions of surveillance cameras in place, reports the Atlantic’s deputy editor, and “because a new regulation requires telecom firms to scan the face of anyone who signs up for cellphone services, phones’ data can now be attached to a specific person’s face.” But the article also warns that when it…