| Apple's new M1 MacBook Pro is already $50 off at Amazon Posted: 18 Nov 2020 03:59 AM PST  Despite only being on sale for a handful of days, Apple's new 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM is already enjoying its first price cut. Amazon has slashed $50 off both the 256GB or 512GB Pro models, bringing them down to $1,250 and $1,450 respecti... |
| Apple is cutting App Store fees in half for the majority of developers Posted: 18 Nov 2020 03:22 AM PST  Apple has announced that it will cut the amount of commission it charges app developers as part of a new Small Business Program. Developers earning less than $1 million a year will now pay 15 percent on all transactions, half the current rate of 30 p... |
| 'Fortnite' now offers Houseparty video calls on PC, PS4 and PS5 Posted: 18 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST  Houseparty wants to change the way that people communicate while playing video games. The company, which offers a social video calling service on macOS, iOS, Android and Chrome, is now integrating with Fortnite. That means you can chase down victorie... |
| Firefox 83 will automatically switch you to secure HTTPS sites Posted: 18 Nov 2020 01:35 AM PST  Mozilla has launched a new security feature with Firefox 83 that can make sure you're always establishing secure connections to every website that you visit. When the new HTTPS-Only Mode is switched on, the browser will automatically connect to the H... |
| Apple's AirPods Pro are just $190 at Woot Posted: 18 Nov 2020 12:40 AM PST  Ever since their introduction in late 2019, Apple's AirPods Pro have been a hot-ticket item. However, with a $250 sticker price, you can't really call them affordable. Luckily, the noise-cancelling wireless earbuds have been subject to a mini price w... |
| YouTube's new audio ads were designed for music and podcast fans Posted: 17 Nov 2020 10:29 PM PST  YouTube has launched a new ad format that gives brands a way to use audio as the primary means to communicate their message. In the video-sharing platform's announcement, it said the new format was designed to target audiences that use the website fo... |
| Korg goes for the sequencing crown with the modular-friendly SQ-64 Posted: 17 Nov 2020 09:01 PM PST  Korg's SQ-1 is a bit under appreciated. It's a simple and affordable two track eight step sequencer. It can play nice with Korg's analog and semi modular fair like the MS-20 Mini as well as eurorack modular synths and basically anything else that wil... |
| Google Chrome built for M1 Macs will be available to everyone soon Posted: 17 Nov 2020 09:00 PM PST  Now that Apple's ARM-powered PCs have arrived, developers are retooling their software to run natively on the M1 CPU instead of relying on Rosetta 2 emulation. For many of us, Google Chrome is the program we use the most, and according to tweets from... |
| Oppo's Find X3 phones will support true 10-bit color from camera to display Posted: 17 Nov 2020 07:59 PM PST  Following yesterday's mind-boggling demo of its rollable smartphone, the Oppo X 2021, the company is now teasing a significant upgrade for its next flagship series. As announced on the second day of Inno Day 2020, the upcoming Oppo Find X3 series wil... |
| Twitter users say fleets are ripe for harassment Posted: 17 Nov 2020 05:37 PM PST  Just hours after Twitter's new fleets feature first launched to most people, some users are questioning whether the company did enough to account for all the ways its new Stories-like feature could be used for harassment. For example, the feature doe... |
| Donald Trump fires election cybersecurity director Christopher Krebs Posted: 17 Nov 2020 04:28 PM PST  Several days ago, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — a section of the Department of Homeland Security that, among other things, works on election security — issued a statement saying "The November 3rd election was the most secure... |
| SoundCloud finally starts verifying creators with official accounts Posted: 17 Nov 2020 03:18 PM PST  The next time you visit SoundCloud to listen to some new tunes, you may notice a blue checkmark next to the profile image of some artists. That's SoundCloud's new way of indicating to you that it's verified that creator. "We're doing this to help wel... |
| Congress wants Facebook and Twitter to change. It can’t agree how. Posted: 17 Nov 2020 02:41 PM PST  Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey once again spent hours answering questions from senators who want the CEOs to make fundamental changes to how their platforms are run. The hearing, which marked Dorsey and Zuckerberg's second multi-hour Congressional a... |
| Conan O'Brien's next show is heading to HBO Max Posted: 17 Nov 2020 02:18 PM PST  After a ten year run on TBS, Conan O'Brien is leaving late-night television for a streaming platform — though he won't be going far. On Tuesday, WarnerMedia announced that it's ordered a new weekly variety series starring the comedian for HBO Max. As... |
| Bandcamp finally gets in on livestreaming music Posted: 17 Nov 2020 02:07 PM PST  Look, the pandemic has ruined a lot of things. Few of those things are more near and dear to my heart though, than live music. But as much as I miss live music, the musicians who actually play live music, miss it even more. If you make your living as... |
| ‘Destiny 2’ is free for all on Stadia starting on November 19th Posted: 17 Nov 2020 12:54 PM PST  With Stadia's one-year anniversary mere days away, Google is trying something different to encourage people to give the platform a try. Starting on November 19th, you'll be able to play Destiny 2 through Stadia for free. That's a significant change f... |
| Tesla, Uber and 26 others launch a lobbying group for electric vehicles Posted: 17 Nov 2020 12:42 PM PST  The Zero Emission Transportation Association wants every vehicle sold in the United States to be electric, and it wants this to happen within the next 10 years. The new lobbying group's main goal is to create the economic, social and political enviro... |
| Google says Chrome 87 has the biggest performance boost in years Posted: 17 Nov 2020 12:14 PM PST  There was a time when Chrome was perhaps the nimblest browser around, but over the years, it has demanded more and more system resources. Google is looking to reverse course a bit. It's bringing performance enhancements and speed boosts to the browse... |
| Adobe's Black Friday sale discounts Creative Cloud plans by 25 percent Posted: 17 Nov 2020 11:58 AM PST  If you've been mulling over making the leap to Adobe's Creative Cloud for school, work or your latest quarantine project, now is the time to strike. The company is offering a 25 percent discount on its All Apps plan if you sign up between now and Dec... |
| Instagram finally lets you search for posts by keyword Posted: 17 Nov 2020 11:35 AM PST  Enhancements to Guides isn't the only thing Instagram users can look forward to checking out today. The app has started rolling out a new, more robust search tool to users in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland and two other English-speaking countries that a... |
| Star Wars skins, planets and sounds are live in 'Minecraft' Posted: 17 Nov 2020 11:18 AM PST  The Star Wars brand has been extended to a creative, block-based platform — and no, we're not talking about Lego this time. The Star Wars DLC pack is available now in Minecraft, featuring a new map, skin pack, texture set, mobs and item reskins, a fr... |
| Save time and money on renters and homeowners insurance Posted: 17 Nov 2020 10:55 AM PST  No one likes dealing with insurance companies. They take forever to approve your coverage. Filing claims with them feels like a nightmare. Worst of all, they're expensive! And yet, you can't live without them. If your home is burglarized or damaged i... |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons holiday update arrives on November 19th Posted: 17 Nov 2020 10:52 AM PST  The Animal Crossing: New Horizons winter update is about to arrive, setting up some holiday events and adding some much-needed features to Nintendo's massively successful life sim. The company previewed two upcoming holiday events in a video, Turkey... |
| FX and Hulu are airing a documentary on the teenage Twitter hacker Posted: 17 Nov 2020 10:20 AM PST  It's been a busy year, so we'll forgive you if you've forgotten about this one.On July 15th, 2020, Twitter was the target of a widespread, disruptive hacking campaign. More than 100 high-profile accounts — including those of Jeff Bezos, Uber, Apple,... |
| Mini's Vision Urbanaut concept looks like a living room on wheels Posted: 17 Nov 2020 10:06 AM PST  Mini had an eye-catching self-driving concept to show off at BMW's NextGen event. If the Mini Vision Urbanout ever became a reality, it'd have more interior space than any other Mini, and be perhaps the coziest way to get around town.The Mini Vision... |
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