Google Chrome Adding 'Link to Word' Feature

From PC Mag: We're all used to sending someone a link to a web page and telling them to read something specific on there, but Google looks to be taking things to the next level by allowing links in Chrome to focus on a specific word or sentence on a page.

As Chrome Story reports, the new feature is...

J.P. Morgan to launch a U.S. dollar-backed cryptocurrency

From ComputerWorld: J.P. Morgan Chase plans to launch what is considered to be the first cryptocurrency backed by a major bank, a move that could legitimize blockchain as a vehicle for fiat cryptocurrencies.

JPM Coin, as the bank is calling its new cryptocoin, is considered fiat currency because it...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is a $399 Android tablet with Bixby on board

From CNET: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e aims to be a smart-home controller, dynamic entertainment device and spur-of-the-moment productivity machine all rolled into one.

The $399 tablet (£310, AU$565 converted), which is expected to arrive in Q2, is the first to support Bixby, Samsung's voice...

Photo-Sharing Site 500px Hacked, 14.8M Accounts Accessed

From PC Mag: If you are one the millions of photographers out there that have a 500px account, take note, your account has been hacked and user data stolen.

Yesterday, 500px revealed that its service had been breached on July 5, 2018. Your first thought would rightly be to question why 500px took...

LG pairs washers and dishwashers with Amazon Dash ahead of KBIS

From CNET: LG has upgraded the smarts of its appliances in time for the Kitchen and Bath Industry Showcase (KBIS) in Las Vegas next week. You can now sync all of LG's smart washers, dryers and dishwashers from 2018 and 2019 to Amazon Dash. LG announced the upgrade on Thursday, which lets your smart...

Instagram issue causes follower counts to drop by millions

From The Verge: Instagram is investigating an issue that’s causing some of its most popular accounts to appear to lose millions of followers.

“We’re aware of an issue that is causing a change in account follower numbers for some people right now,” Instagram wrote on Twitter this morning. “We’re...

AT&T Celebrates 50 Days of Its Mysterious Mobile 5G

From PC Mag: AT&T supposedly launched its millimeter-wave, 5G network with a Netgear 5G hotspot in December 2018. But any independent confirmation that real people are using that network has been hard to come by. Now the company has identified one customer and says it's doing better on speeds than...

Instagram direct messaging could be coming to browsers, desktop

From CNET: Instagram's apparently working on making its direct messaging available on desktop apps and web browsers.

Tipster Jane Manchun Wong tweeted screenshots of browser-based and desktop versions of Instagram Direct on Tuesday, before noting that the Facebook-owned social media service had...

NZXT HUE 2: New Sizes of LED Strips for the Ultimate Customization

From NZXT Press Release: NZXT today announces two new sizes of RGB LED strips for the HUE 2 RGB lighting kit, powered by CAM. Available now in 200mm and 250mm, the new sizes expand the HUE 2 ecosystem to over 10 different RGB products, giving PC builders even more ways to mix-and-match their RGB...

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