| The Morning After: LG's $87,000 4K TV Posted: 20 Oct 2020 04:23 AM PDT  If you're looking for smart home upgrades that don't cost $87,000 (more on that later), then we have some news. On one hand, Devindra Hardawar purchased TCL's mini-LED backlit 8-Series TV and found it compared well with his older LG OLED at a much lo... |
| Windows apps will get improved web views thanks to Chromium support Posted: 20 Oct 2020 03:45 AM PDT  The WebView2 technology for Win32 C/C++ applications is now generally available for developers, Microsoft has announced in a blog post. As Thurrott notes, WebView2 is built on the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge unlike its predecessor, which was b... |
| Rural North Carolinia residents will soon get their meds delivered by drone Posted: 20 Oct 2020 03:00 AM PDT  Drones have already shown that they can reliably deliver vital shipments of blood across Rwanda, drop off prescriptions to senior citizens in Florida, and help quarantining families stay safe with contactless deliveries. Now they're going to be buzzi... |
| Sony plans to optimize the PS5's fan speed using game data Posted: 20 Oct 2020 01:43 AM PDT  Managing heat is a critical part of any video game console. Sony has already offered a video teardown of the PlayStation 5, revealing a large fan — 120mm in diameter and 45mm thick, to be precise — that can direct air to both sides of the motherboard... |
| Porsche's flagship Panamera E-hybrid has 689HP and a bigger battery Posted: 20 Oct 2020 01:30 AM PDT  If you want to go 196MPH while carrying up to five people in comfort, Porsche's latest 2021 Panamera E-Hybrids are here (via Autoblog). The German automaker introduced two new models (for a total of three), including the flagship plug-in Turbo S E-Hy... |
| Apple will reportedly add 5G support for iPhone 12 in dual SIM mode Posted: 20 Oct 2020 12:30 AM PDT  The iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro will not be able to access 5G networks if you're in dual SIM mode, according internal document that was posted on Reddit a few days ago. MacRumors says it was able to confirm the document's authenticity — it's appa... |
| Google adds Nest Secure to its list of discontinued projects Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:34 PM PDT  Google will no longer manufacture and sell the Nest Secure alarm system it launched back in 2017. The tech giant has confirmed that it has discontinued the system to Android Police shortly after the Google Store product page for the Nest Guard was ma... |
| HTC's Vive XR Suite is now available for VR collaboration Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:27 PM PDT  Following the official announcement of Vive XR Suite back in June, today HTC is finally making its VR collaboration tool available to all, giving users full access to all five apps on their desired platform or type of device — be it a VR headset, com... |
| New trailer for 'The Mandalorian' season two brings back most of our old friends Posted: 19 Oct 2020 07:50 PM PDT  During Monday Night Football (corporate synergy is now focused on supporting subscription streaming, remember?) Disney premiered a new trailer for its biggest hit on Disney+, The Mandalorian. Season two is practically around the corner as it starts s... |
| Intel sells its NAND flash memory business to SK Hynix for $9 billion Posted: 19 Oct 2020 07:23 PM PDT  Tonight South Korean memory chip manufacturer SK Hynix announced a $9 billion deal with Intel. It's acquiring Intel's "NAND memory and storage business, which includes the NAND SSD business, the NAND component and wafer business, and the Dalian NAND... |
| LG's rollable OLED TV goes on sale for $87,000 Posted: 19 Oct 2020 06:34 PM PDT  After years of teasing, LG is finally selling a rollable OLED TV. The RX-branded Signature OLED R launched in South Korea today, offering a 65-inch 4K display that tucks away into its base at the press of a button. Besides being able to hide complete... |
| Now you can use Xbox remote play on your iPhone Posted: 19 Oct 2020 04:06 PM PDT  While Microsoft is still apparently working on cloud gaming support for iOS, it just updated the iOS Xbox app with its new interface, as well as the ability to stream games from a local console. Since games streamed within your house don't break Appl... |
| Tesla scales back its warranty on used cars Posted: 19 Oct 2020 02:42 PM PDT  Tesla has quietly made it less appealing to buy one of its cars used. As Electrek points out, just days ago, Tesla offered a two- to four-year warranty on used Model S and Model X vehicles. However, visit the company's website today and you'll see th... |
| Monkey Island is getting a $160 anthology release this month Posted: 19 Oct 2020 01:28 PM PDT  It's no three-headed monkey, but if you're a fan of classic adventure games, you'll definitely want to turn around and take a look at this. In honor of Monkey Island's 30th anniversary, Limited Run Games is releasing a massive collector's edition tha... |
| Apple TV+ adds classic Peanuts specials in time for the holidays Posted: 19 Oct 2020 11:52 AM PDT  With the fall and winter holiday season around the corner, Apple TV+ is adding three Peanuts specials to its streaming lineup, and you'll be able to watch them even if you don't have an active subscription. Apple TV Plus subscribers can stream the fi... |
| 'Where Cards Fall' is coming to PC and Nintendo Switch in early 2021 Posted: 19 Oct 2020 11:35 AM PDT  One of the highlights of last year's Apple Arcade launch was Where Cards Fall, a slice-of-life puzzle game where you would create houses of cards to guide your character through an artfully geometric landscape. It was an Apple Arcade exclusive at the... |
| Disney Plus has a new warning label for content with racist stereotypes Posted: 19 Oct 2020 11:21 AM PDT  Several movies and shows on Disney+ now carry an unskippable content warning that flags racist stereotypes. "This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures," the warning reads (via Polygon). "These stereotypes wer... |
| US charges Russian government hackers for NotPetya cyberattack Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:53 AM PDT  The United States has officially filed criminal charges against six Russian intelligence officers for releasing the NotPetya ransomware virus as well as disrupting Ukraine's power grid, The Washington Post reports. The NotPetya ransomware virus has r... |
| Sonos speakers can now communicate with GE Appliances Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:30 AM PDT  If you own a recent Sonos speaker, chances are you already use it to control smart home devices like Philips Hue lightbulbs. With a new integration from GE Appliances, you can now get notifications from your appliances as well — provided they're GEA-... |
| Beats Flex review: The cost of $50 wireless earbuds Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:00 AM PDT  When the rumors began to swirl that Apple was going to stop including a set of wired earbuds in the box with the iPhone 12, we should've seen this coming. The day of Apple's event, the company's audio subsidiary Beats announced a set of cheap wireles... |
| Customer service chats are coming to Instagram DMs Posted: 19 Oct 2020 09:51 AM PDT  Facebook is adding support for Instagram to its Messenger API. That will allow brands and businesses to handle Instagram messages through third-party apps. For the first time, they'll also be able to connect live customer service reps with common req... |
| Google is giving its smart displays new touch controls Posted: 19 Oct 2020 09:00 AM PDT  Smart displays are a unique type of product. They're one of few gadgets with a touchscreen that people don't touch a lot, and are instead more often controlled with our voices. But Google believes there's potential for them to become more useful and... |
| TikTok is banning accounts that share QAnon-related content Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:51 AM PDT  TikTok is taking more action against users who promote the QAnon conspiracy theory. The service, which has blocked hashtags related to the movement since July, has extended its ban to all accounts and videos that share QAnon disinformation. "Content... |
| The SSC Tuatara has broken 330MPH and shattered a world speed record Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:01 AM PDT  A new king has climbed to the top of hypercar hill. On Saturday, October 10th, a seven-mile, sun-baked, wind-swept stretch of Highway 160 outside of Pahrump, Nevada was transformed into the high-speed runway from which SSC North America's 1,750 HP hy... |
| Facebook's new AI can translate languages directly into one another Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:00 AM PDT  Whether you're logging on from the US, Brazil, Borneo, or France, Facebook can translate virtually any written content published on its platform into the local language using automated machine translation. In fact, Facebook provides around 20 billion... |
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