Day: October 1, 2020

Scandi automation biz AutoStore slings patent sueball claiming it owns Ocado warehousing tech

Online grocer shrugs: We’ll see when we actually receive the papers AutoStore, a Norwegian manufacturer of robotic warehouse storage and retrieval systems, is suing UK online retailer and tech biz Ocado.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Mulan’s 2020 online release: Everything to know – CNET

Disney’s live-action 2020 remake of Mulan skipped theaters to stream on Disney Plus, but Tuesday it will widen outside Disney streaming service to other stores like Amazon Video and Vudu. Here’s everything to know. …read more Source:: CNet


Pixel 5, Chromecast with Google TV, Nest Audio: Everything Google just announced – CNET

Google unveiled the Pixel 5 phone, an improved Chromecast and other new products at Wednesday’s virtual launch. …read more Source:: CNet


The best blenders for 2020: NutriBullet, Ninja, Oster and more – CNET

From blending smoothies to grating cheese, these mixing masters keep up with your culinary demands. …read more Source:: CNet


Think tank warns that any further delay to 5G rollout will cost the UK multiple billions – but hey, at least Huawei is out

This is what you wanted, right? The UK will take a multibillion-pound blow to productivity and economic prosperity should the 5G rollout be held up further, a new report from the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) claims.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Cross-platform app toolkit Flutter lead Tim Sneath aims Dart at an ambient computing future

‘We’ve made a deliberate attempt to build something that can share source code across all these environments’ Interview Google’s cross-platform app development framework Flutter marked another quarterly release on Thursday with the debut of Flutter 1.22. The Register had the opportunity to speak with Tim Sneath, product lead at Flutter, about the project’s state and…


Microsoft Unveils Surface Laptops To Fulfill ‘PC For Every Single Person’ Vision

Microsoft today unveiled the Surface Laptop Go with a 12.4-inch touchscreen for $549, its cheapest and lightest (2.45lbs) laptop yet. The company also updated the Surface Pro X with SQ2 — Microsoft’s second-generation custom ARM chip co-engineered with Qualcomm — for $1,500. Both are available for preorder today and ship on October 13. From a…


Snapchat says it’s helped over 1 million people register to vote – CNET

The company estimates that more than half of the users are first-time voters. …read more Source:: CNet


US Senate issues subpoenas for Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai – CNET

The Senate Commerce committee wants the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google to appear. …read more Source:: CNet


October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), which is a collaborative effort between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its public and private partners — including the National Cyber Security Alliance — to ensure every American has the resources they need to stay safe and secure online. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine