Massive pandemic relief fraud has Congress eyeing digital IDs
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) When the US government began offering financial aid to Americans struggling to cope with a pandemic-fueled economic …
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Showing posts from October, 2022
Why the App Store’s tone-deaf gambling ads make me worry about Apple
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Apple released iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 to the public last week, with a long list of new features, fixes, and high-…
Read moreHow Google alerted Californians to an earthquake before it happened
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Sefa Kart/Getty) Android phones around San Francisco’s Bay Area buzzed with an alert on Tuesday morning: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was about to h…
Read moreTesting suggests faulty cable may be to blame for melting RTX 4090 connectors
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The power adapter for the RTX 4090 feeds four 8-pin power connectors into a single 12VHPWR connector. (credit: Sam Machkovech) Earlier this week, a coup…
Read moreReport: Google will graciously let Android OEMs build Amazon Fire devices
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Let's see, you landed on my "Google Ads" space, and with three houses... that will be $1,400. (credit: Ron Amadeo / Hasbro) Can Android ma…
Read morePebble, the OG smartwatch that may never die, updated to work with Pixel 7
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Pebble's e-ink smartwatches, like the Pebble 2 HR pictured here, can now work on 64-bit Android phones like the Pixel 7, following a surprising officia…
Read moreMeta Quest Pro review: For those with more money than sense
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Looking sharp. At this point in the history of tech product marketing, consumers generally know what it means when a company sticks the word “Pro” at th…
Read moreRedditor acquires decommissioned Netflix cache server with 262TB of storage
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / An Open Connect Appliance server from around 2013 that a Redditor acquired. (credit: PoisonWaffle3 / Reddit ) A Reddit user named PoisonWaffe3 recently …
Read moreReport: Apple will release a 16-inch iPad Pro
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The 2021 12.9-inch iPad Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Citing a person familiar with the matter, The Information reports Apple plans to release a 16-inch m…
Read moreFresh off of parole, Samsung heir ascends to chairman of the company
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Jay Y. Lee leaves court following the bribery scandal verdict in August 2017. (credit: Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Samsung Electronics offic…
Read moreApple clarifies security update policy: Only the latest OSes are fully patched
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The default wallpaper for macOS 11 Big Sur. (credit: Apple) Earlier this week, Apple released a document clarifying its terminology and policies around…
Read moreLego to discontinue Mindstorms robot line after a 24-year run
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The Lego Mindstorms Robot Inventor kit (51515), apparently the last of the Mindstorms series. (credit: Lego) Yesterday, The Lego Group announced it will…
Read moreMeta’s value plunges more than $65 billion amid falling sales, rising costs
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / UKRAINE - 2021/10/05: In this photo illustration the Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram logos are seen on a smartphone. Users complained about the problems w…
Read moreOpenCore Legacy Patcher delivers unofficial Ventura support for older Macs
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Ventura drops support for the last of the pre-Retina MacBook Airs. OpenCore Legacy Patcher can add it back, if you want. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The…
Read moreMicrosoft puts the L in Android 12L, updates Surface Duo 7 months late
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The Surface Duo 2 running Android 12L. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft is still struggling to learn what exactly it takes to be a successful Android OEM. …
Read moreGoogle can now remove your identifying search results, if they’re the right kind
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Google's personal information removal tool is available to more people lately, allowing you to at least attempt to have your physical or email address,…
Read moreGoogle profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Sean Gallup | Getty Images ) Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been on a belt-tightening mission at Google over the past three months, so it seems he…
Read more“Too much and too soon”—Steven Sinofsky looks back at Windows 8, 10 years later
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / A billboard showing Windows 8 in Times Square in New York at the Microsoft Store in October 2012. (credit: Personal photo from Steven Sinofsky) On Octob…
Read more2022 iPad review: The best one—except for all the others
Harsh Dhankhar
The front of the 2022 iPad. [credit: Samuel Axon ] There was a time when Apple’s focus was on simplicity in its product lineups—on making a one-size-fits-all d…
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