An opinion issued by the Supreme Court Justice could spark more movement on the legal shield protecting social media companies. …read more Source:: CNet

As the pandemic has rolled along, many things in phone retail have changed. What’s happening in stores, according to a recently departed Verizon employee, seems quite extraordinary. …read more Source:: ZDNet

“Using just your phone number, a remote attacker can easily deactivate WhatsApp on your phone and then stop you getting back in,” reports a new article in Forbes. “Even two-factor authentication will not stop this…” The attacker triggers a 12-hour freeze on new verification codes being sent to your phone — then simply reports that…

[Greg Raiz] recently set out to make it easy to read multiple newspapers in the morning over breakfast. Inspired by a similar project, he built an e-ink newspaper that hangs on his wall, delivering fresh news every ten minutes. The project started with a 32″ Visionect e-ink display configured as a thin client. With a…

Upgrade from your standard keyboard and defeat your enemies — or at least make losing more enjoyable. …read more Source:: CNet

If you’re a reader of Hackaday, then you’ve almost certainly encountered an Espressif part. The twin microcontroller families ESP8266 and ESP32 burst onto the scene and immediately became the budget-friendly microcontroller option for projects of all types. We’ve seen the line expand recently with the ESP32-C3 (packing a hacker-friendly RISC-V core) and ESP32-S3 with oodles…

With a 165Hz high-refresh-rate screen, giant battery, top-of-the-line Android performance, customizable game settings and $599 price tag, the RedMagic 6 represents a good value for mobile gamers. …read more Source:: CNet

Apple’s next big software update turns your Apple Watch into an iPhone key and brings new ways to stream Fitness Plus. …read more Source:: CNet

There’s a lot of iPhone 13 speculation already. If Apple delivers on these rumored features, we’re in for a treat. …read more Source:: CNet

Multirotors, or drones as they’re popularly called, are so ubiquitous as to have become a $10 toy. They’re no less fun to fly for it though, and learning how they work is no less fascinating. It’s something [Science Buddies] has addressed in a series of videos examining them from first principles. They may be aimed…