Day: January 15, 2021

Disney Plus: Everything you need to know – CNET

Disney Plus streams almost everything Disney makes, including Friday’s pandemic-delayed return of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with new show WandaVision. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Plans Upgraded MacBook Pros With Return of Magnetic Charging

Apple is planning upgraded MacBook Pro laptops this year with much faster processors, updated displays and the return of its magnetic charger, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing a person with knowledge of the plans. From the report: The new laptops are planned to come in two screen sizes, a 14-inch model codenamed J314 and a 16-inch…


Epic Games files competition lawsuit against Google in the UK over Fortnite’s ejection from Play Store

Epic by name, epic (lawsuit) by nature Epic Games intends to file a competition lawsuit against Google in the UK as part of the ongoing Fortnite-kicked-off-platforms saga, according to documents lodged with the Competition Appeal Tribunal.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Apple Kills MacOS Feature Allowing Apps to Bypass Firewalls

Security researchers lambasted the controversial macOS Big Sur feature for exposing users’ sensitive data. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Ford Halts Focus Car Plant for Full Month Due To Chip Shortage

Ford Motor is halting production of its most popular car model in Europe for a full month because of the shortage of semiconductors disrupting the worldâ(TM)s biggest automakers. From a report: The automaker’s Focus factory in Saarlouis, Germany, will idle from Jan. 18 through Feb. 19, according to a spokesman, who said lower consumer demand…


Apple’s Tim Cook says Parler must tighten up moderation to get back on App Store – CNET

He distinguished between free speech and incitement to violence in a Fox News Sunday interview. …read more Source:: CNet


Civil Defense Disco Ball Rocks Ground Zero

Old Civil Defense survey meters like the V-715 are interesting conversation starters, but of very little practical use today. These devices were intended to be a sort of litmus test that survivors of a nuclear blast could use to determine when it was safe to venture out of their radiation shelter: if the needle on…


Texas city installs video surveillance amid dog abandonment problem

The city of Katy in Texas will be installing a security camera at the City of Katy Dog Park after seeing a rise in “dog dumping” or the abandonment of dogs at the park since the COVID-19 pandemic began. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


New Nissan Z’s likely final design shows up in patent application filing – Roadshow

If you loved the Z Proto, you’ll love the production car. …read more Source:: CNet


Hospitals amp up vaccine security

In one report this week, Wisconsin hospitals are making sure their locks and other precautions to keep its COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, after members of the National Guard apparently walked into the wrong hospital asking to pick up COVID-19 vaccines. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine