| Huawei removes Tencent games from its Chinese store Posted: 01 Jan 2021 03:12 AM PST  Huawei has pulled Tencent games like Arena of Valor from its app store because of a "big change" Tencent made in how the companies work together, according to a Bloomberg report. Huawei dominates the Chinese mobile market, accounting for 43 percent o... |
| Sony is launching the PS5 in India on February 2nd Posted: 01 Jan 2021 01:05 AM PST  PlayStation gamers in India will finally have the chance to get their hands on a PS5 within a few weeks' time. The official PlayStation India Twitter account has announced that Sony's new console will be available in the country on February 2nd. Reta... |
| Amazon’s first TV is only available in India Posted: 31 Dec 2020 03:15 PM PST  If you want a first-party Fire TV experience, there are a lot of ways to go about getting one. But as far as dedicated TV sets that come with Fire OS preinstalled, Amazon has preferred to work with partners through its Fire TV Edition program rather... |
| SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code Posted: 31 Dec 2020 12:14 PM PST  The hackers behind the SolarWinds attack got deeper access into Microsoft's systems than the company previously disclosed. The company, which previously confirmed it found compromised code in its system, now says the hackers were able to gain access... |
| Apple reportedly took years to drop a supplier that used underage labor Posted: 31 Dec 2020 11:57 AM PST  On Tuesday, The Washington Post and the Tech Transparency Project published an investigative report on one of Apple's supply partners. The two say Apple, and several other companies, source parts from a Chinese supplier that allegedly uses forced Mus... |
| Every NYC subway station now supports contactless payments Posted: 31 Dec 2020 11:24 AM PST  New York's MTA has finished rolling out contactless payments across all the subway stations and bus lines in all five boroughs. The OMNY (One Metro New York) system allows riders to tap-and-pay for fares with smartphones, smartwatches and contactless... |
| Podcast: Answering your questions on the PS5, foldable PCs and more! Posted: 31 Dec 2020 10:12 AM PST  For the last episode of 2020, Cherlynn and Devindra answer a slew of listener questions, covering everything from when to buy a PlayStation 5 to the future of folding PCs. We also look back at the best moments of covering tech throughout the year (wh... |
| T-Mobile warns customers of second data breach in less than a year Posted: 31 Dec 2020 09:21 AM PST  As if 2020 weren't bad enough, some T-Mobile customers are winding down the year with word of a data breach. According to reports from BleepingComputer and AndroidPolice, T-Mobile has within the past few days begun to notify affected subscribers of "... |
| Two weeks with Apple Fitness+ Posted: 31 Dec 2020 08:16 AM PST  I'm at the stage of my pandemic fitness routine where if I finish a workout without having yelled in frustration, I have to wonder if the session was too easy. Whether it's because I've grown bored or I'm getting stronger, I've struggled to find exer... |
| 15 courses on how to become quality management-certified Posted: 31 Dec 2020 07:55 AM PST  Companies must improve their output quality and eliminate waste if they want to reach maximum efficiency. Hiring quality management professionals certified in Lean Six Sigma allows them to do that, ultimately saving them time and money. That makes Le... |
| Puerto Rico commits $8 million to rebuild Arecibo telescope Posted: 31 Dec 2020 07:54 AM PST  There's a glimmer of hope for the collapsed Arecibo Observatory telescope as 2020 draws to a close. El Nuevo Dia reports that Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez has signed an executive order approving $8 million to help rebuild the radio telescope. I... |
| A year of tech events without tech events Posted: 31 Dec 2020 07:00 AM PST  In late October, Huawei did something different to mark its latest smartphone launch: It hosted a "drive-through' press event. It hired a fleet of luxury cars to taxi me and other reporters to a warehouse in the south-east of London to showcase the n... |
| Today is the last day you can play the original 'FarmVille' Posted: 31 Dec 2020 06:34 AM PST  Now's your last chance to squeak in some web game nostalgia. As Zynga warned in September, today is the last day to play the original FarmVille. The developers are shutting down the 11-year-old game after December 31st, 2020, in sync with Adobe endin... |
| Tesla launches the world's largest Supercharger station in Shanghai Posted: 31 Dec 2020 06:02 AM PST  Tesla has launched the world's largest Supercharger station in China, the company announced on Wiebo. The 72-stall facility in Shanghai easily bests the 56 stall station the company opened last month in Fresno county, California, as Electrek noted. U... |
| 2021 could be a great year for 'alternative' consoles Posted: 31 Dec 2020 06:00 AM PST  Despite the pandemic, it's been a pretty great year for video game hardware. Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X, a powerful obelisk packing a 12-teraflop GPU, and the smaller Series S, which can run games natively at 1440p resolution. Sony, meanwhi... |
| The Internet Archive now has better scans of Computerworld magazine Posted: 31 Dec 2020 05:30 AM PST  The Internet Archive announced that it has made Computerworld's print issues from 1967-2014 available online in better quality than ever. The publication provides a historical record of sorts for computing, as it launched during a key period in the i... |
| Apple removes more unlicensed games from the App Store in China Posted: 31 Dec 2020 05:01 AM PST  The App Store is reportedly looking a little different in China today. According to Reuters, Apple has removed roughly 39,000 games owned by developers and publishers that don't have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) from the Chinese gover... |
| The Morning After: Intel, AMD and Apple made 2020 a big year for CPUs Posted: 31 Dec 2020 04:36 AM PST  Very, very soon, 2020 will be over. Did it take an eternity to get here, or did the year fly past for you? We've commissioned a run of end-of-year stories that touch on what happened in tech over the last 12 months, how we're on the brink of a proces... |
| FCC orders phone companies to help trace illegal robocallers Posted: 31 Dec 2020 04:25 AM PST  The FCC has been adopting more and more measures to combat robocalls, and the latest set of rules (PDF) it's implementing include limiting even non-telemarketing calls made to residential phones. Non-commercial, commercial and nonprofit organizations... |
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