As I may have mentioned in a previous review, I used to help out in our church's junior high youth group. One recent Friday, I was asked to help out with driving a bunch of the senior high students to and from a bowling alley. Later in the evening, a group of them huddled by a claw game that guaranteed a prize with every attempt. Unfortunately, the operator of the claw missed their intended target and wound up grabbing some pitiful pink and...
From The Verge: Users of multiple popular Android TV devices have discovered that ads are appearing on their home screens. XDA-Developers reports that the new “Sponsored” channel has been spotted on Sony smart TVs, Xiaomi’s Mi Box 3, and the Nvidia Shield TV.
The ads started appearing with a recent...
From PC Mag: Apple's "courage" in removing the headphone jack from the iPhone happened too early for most wireless earbuds manufacturers, including Apple itself. Now we're enjoying the second generation of the AirPods, but Apple looks set to get some new competition from one of the biggest players...
From CNET: Panasonic makes some great cameras, but they all tend to skew one way or the other: the Lumix G and GX series towards photo enthusiasts and the GH series towards prosumer videographers. Its new Lumix G95 brings some of the more important video features into the fold, in the hopes of...
From The Verge: WhatsApp Business, a version of the messaging app that lets small businesses connect with their customers, is now rolling out worldwide on iOS. The free app launched on iOS last month but only in a limited number of countries. WhatsApp Business has been available on Android since...
From PC Mag: If you're in the market for a new smart speaker, then Apple just made the HomePod a little more enticing by dropping the official price down to $299.
Apple launched the HomePod smart speaker back in Feb. 2018 with a retail price of $349, which makes it significantly more expensive than...
From CNET: One of China's largest phone makers had a glaring security flaw for hackers to pounce on, researchers said.
On Thursday, security researchers from Check Point disclosed a vulnerability with Xiaomi's phones, stemming from its preinstalled Guard Provider app. The app is intended to be a...
From The Verge: WhatsApp is introducing new controls that let you limit who can add you to group messages. VentureBeat notes that the app now lets you stop people from adding you to groups if they’re not a contact in your address book. Alternatively, you can prevent anyone at all from being able to...
From PC Mag: The Raspberry Pi Foundation has today expanded the range of Pi-focused products it offers carrying an "official" tag by launching a keyboard and mouse.
Unlike the Raspberry Pi itself, the keyboard and mouse are manufactured in China as attempts to make them in the UK were thwarted...
From CNET: Electronics giant Samsung just gave a little more clout to those who prefer openness in the constant struggle between open and proprietary technology.
The Korean company announced it's now joined the Alliance for Open Media at the highest level, a significant addition to a consortium...
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