| macOS Big Sur review: A mix of new and familiar Posted: 03 Dec 2020 10:00 AM PST  Big Sur is different from Apple's usual annual macOS upgrades: the company calls it the "biggest design update" since Mac OS X arrived way back in 2001. That's a little bit of a stretch, as 2014's macOS Yosemite brought major design influences from i... |
| NSF offers a closer look at how the Arecibo Observatory collapsed Posted: 03 Dec 2020 09:28 AM PST  The scientific community is still reeling from the collapse of the world's second largest radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico two days ago, and the National Science Foundation is starting to share more about what happened that day. In a briefing... |
| Android gets auto-narrated audiobooks and expanded Voice Access Posted: 03 Dec 2020 09:00 AM PST  Google is rolling out another pack of Android features, and one of the most notable might be one you can only hear. The company is teaming with US and UK publishers to introduce auto-narrated audiobooks in the Play Store — you won't have to hope for... |
| Facebook pledges to remove COVID-19 vaccine misinformation Posted: 03 Dec 2020 08:58 AM PST  Following similar moves by YouTube and TikTok, Facebook has pledged to remove misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. As health agencies across the world start to approve vaccines, the company said false claims about them that have been debunked by p... |
| Samsung's fingerprint-secured T7 Touch SSD drops to $160 for 1TB Posted: 03 Dec 2020 07:34 AM PST  While you may not be leaving home as often as you used to at the moment, security is still important for all of the devices you might carry around, including external storage. Samsung's T7 Touch SSD can keep your data secure until you unlock it via t... |
| Jabra's Elite 75t wireless earbuds hit new all-time low of $120 Posted: 03 Dec 2020 07:30 AM PST  Some of our favorite wireless earbuds have hit a new record low price. Jabra's excellent Elite 75t buds are down to $120 at Amazon and Best Buy, which is the lowest we've seen them. This is also $20 cheaper than they were during Black Friday and Cybe... |
| China's first fully driverless robotaxis hit the streets of Shenzhen Posted: 03 Dec 2020 07:14 AM PST  Fully driverless robotaxis are now a practical reality on Chinese roads. AutoX has become the first company to put a fleet of the completely driver-free vehicles on the country's streets, with the cars now roaming Shenzhen. They're not yet available... |
| Elgato’s Wave:3 USB microphone sounds great, but requires patience Posted: 03 Dec 2020 07:00 AM PST  A year ago most of us got along just fine using our laptops' built-in webcams and microphones. Now many of us are stuck at home, setting up new workspaces and finding that our options for standalone mics and cams are somewhat limited — and a lot of w... |
| The MacBook Pro M1 is $100 cheaper at Amazon Posted: 03 Dec 2020 06:16 AM PST  Apple's latest machines with the new M1 machine have only been available for a few weeks, but Amazon has the best deal we've seen on one of them so far. The new 13-inch MacBook Pro M1 with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD (in space gray only) has dropped t... |
| The first phone with an under-display camera goes on sale December 21st Posted: 03 Dec 2020 05:58 AM PST  You won't have to wait much longer to buy the first phone with an under-display camera — if you live in the right country. ZTE now plans to release the Axon 20 5G in 11 countries and regions on December 21st, including the UK, European Union, Japan a... |
| Android users can now shoot and publish their own Street View images Posted: 03 Dec 2020 05:10 AM PST  Google is opening up Street View photography to a lot more folks. The company has announced that its latest Street View beta comes with a tool called connected photos. That lets anyone capture and publish photos from an Android phone, with no need fo... |
| The Morning After: Fortnite returns with Baby Yoda and a subscription service Posted: 03 Dec 2020 04:30 AM PST  Fortnite's new season is keeping the battle royale title close to its Disney ally. Following all the Marvel nods, we're back to Star Wars. This time around, it'll include the latest main characters, Din Djarin — the Mandalorian himself — and the pro... |
| Google is shutting down Poly, its 3D model sharing service Posted: 03 Dec 2020 04:05 AM PST  Google is showing again that you rely on its products at your peril. The search giant announced that it's shutting down Poly, its 3D object library and platform that arrived in 2017 aimed primarily and VR and AR creators. The service will end on June... |
| Amazon UK begins replacing 'stolen' launch day PS5s Posted: 03 Dec 2020 03:07 AM PST  Amazon UK broke a lot of gamers' hearts in November when people who thought they managed to buy a PlayStation 5 received its box without the actual console. Instead, they got random items like pet food and foot massagers inside the boxes, prompting t... |
| DJI’s cinematic FPV drone leaks in photos Posted: 03 Dec 2020 01:39 AM PST  DJI looks like it's about to release a cinematic FPV drone to go with its FPV Goggles, judging by a leak fromTwitter and Weibo, as seen by The Verge. If the pictures are real, it would be called the DJI FPV and feature three-bladed props, a hump with... |
| DoorDash lets restaurants add their own delivery drivers to its service Posted: 03 Dec 2020 12:15 AM PST  DoorDash will allow restaurants that prefer using their own people for delivery to use its platform to reach more potential customers. The company has launched a new product called "DoorDash Self-Delivery," allowing restaurants with their own fleet t... |
| American Airlines conducts first public Boeing 737 Max test flight after ban Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:07 PM PST  American Airlines is gearing up to become the first US airline to resume commercial passenger flights with the Boeing 737 Max after the plane's 20-month ban was lifted. The company has completed a test flight with media onboard — a short 45-minute tr... |
| Singapore is the first country to approve the sale of lab-grown meat Posted: 02 Dec 2020 03:01 PM PST  Singapore has become the first country in the world to approve the sale of cultured meat. On Wednesday, the city-state's Food Agency gave Eat Just, a US startup best known for its plant-based egg substitute, the go-ahead to sell its lab-grown chicken... |
| YouTube adds new ways for channels to hype their 'Premieres' Posted: 02 Dec 2020 01:35 PM PST  By now, there's a good chance you've encountered YouTube Premieres. First announced in 2018, the feature is a way for content creators to hype an upcoming pre-recorded video by creating a landing page where their fans can gather and chat before the n... |
| Hulu's Watch Parties are now available to all subscribers Posted: 02 Dec 2020 12:40 PM PST  Back in May, Hulu started testing a Watch Party feature. It's now officially available. As before, it will allow you and up to seven other friends and family members to connect with one another while taking in the same movie or TV show. One much-appr... |
| Apple's top apps of 2020 highlight quarantine life Posted: 02 Dec 2020 12:25 PM PST  Along with its top podcasts and books of the year, Apple has revealed the winners of its App Store Best of 2020 awards. The company named an app and game for each for its core devices, along with an Apple Arcade title and a few apps that best exempli... |
| Twitter expands hate speech rules covering race, ethnicity and nationality Posted: 02 Dec 2020 11:48 AM PST  Twitter is once again expanding its hate speech policies. The company updated its rules to "prohibit language that dehumanizes people on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin." The change comes more than two years after Twitter first said... |
| Samsung's Galaxy Buds Pro sports updated design in leaked images Posted: 02 Dec 2020 11:28 AM PST  Thanks to an FCC filing earlier this week, we know Samsung's next true wireless earbuds are very likely called Galaxy Buds Pro. And thanks to noteworthy leaker Evan Blass, we now have our first look what's reportedly the unannounced buds and their ch... |
| Amazon may buy podcast network Wondery Posted: 02 Dec 2020 11:24 AM PST  Amazon is in talks to acquire Wondery, according to The Wall Street Journal. The podcast network is best known for shows like Blood Ties and Dying for Sex. The asking price is reportedly is in and around the $300 million mark. For context, Spotify bo... |
| The gold, 8th-generation iPad returns to $299 at Amazon Posted: 02 Dec 2020 10:54 AM PST  Update 2:55pm ET: The 32GB gold iPad has gone back up to $329.Apple devices were some of the quickest to sell out during Black Friday, but now you have a chance to grab the company's latest iPad for a bit less. The gold, 32GB iPad is down to $299, or... |
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