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Your Phone's Lock Screen Is About to Get So Much More Useful
Think about how many times you check your phone each day. Now consider the first thing you see when you pick up your device: your lock screen's wallpaper. Maybe it's a photo of your pet, a picture of a beautiful sunset from a recent vacation or just a cool piece of artwork. That could all change very soon. The lock screen has long been considered an intimate space reserved for personal photos, im ... Read more
2022-07-14 01:22:30
Apple No Longer Working With Former Design Head Jony Ive
One of the tech industry's most influential device designers, who became famous for his work on iMacs, MacBooks, iPods and iPhones, is stepping away. Apple's former design chief, and a key executive who worked with co-founder Steve Jobs to save the company from bankruptcy and turn it into the titan of industry it is today, has reportedly parted ways with his former employer. The New York Times r ... Read more
2022-07-14 01:21:49
Your Phone's Lock Screen Is About to Change in a Big Way
Think about how many times you check your phone each day. Now consider the first thing you see when you pick up your device: your lock screen's wallpaper. Maybe it's a photo of your pet, a picture of a beautiful sunset from a recent vacation, or just a cool piece of artwork. That could all change very soon. The lock screen has long been considered an intimate space reserved for personal photos, i ... Read more
2022-07-13 03:31:16
Breaking Down NASA Webb Space Telescope's First Images of the Invisible Universe
The JWST delves into nebulas, colliding galaxies and an active black hole, and even provides a breakthrough look at an alien world. It's not often that the sequel is as good as the original, but the second image release from the James Webb Space Telescope certainly lived up to expectations set by the jaw-dropping deep field reveal that took place on Monday evening. In fact, it surpassed it by lea ... Read more
2022-07-13 03:30:35
Australia probes retail giants Bunnings and Kmart over customer 'faceprints'
Australia's privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into two retail giants over their use of facial recognition technology. Hardware firm Bunnings and department store Kmart collect customers' "faceprints" in some locations. Consumer advocacy group Choice says the technology is unethical, invasive and being used without proper consent or reasoning. Both retailers defended its u ... Read more
2022-07-13 03:29:17
Nothing 1 phone quirky design aims to light up market
UK-based company Nothing has launched an Android phone it hopes will re-energise the smartphone market. The distinctive-looking Nothing 1 has a translucent back featuring hundreds of light-emitting diode (LED) lights that function as notifications. Nothing raised more than $144m (£122m) in funding to develop the handset. Backers include iPhone designer Tony Fadell, YouTuber Casey Neistat, and g ... Read more
2022-07-13 03:28:58
Ctrl+Shift+T: The Keyboard Shortcut That Saves Me From Myself
I accidentally close browser tabs I still need all the time. But I know a handy solution. Are you constantly closing browser tabs on accident? If so, you're definitely not alone. I do it all the time -- I'll try to switch over to a different tab in Google Chrome but then hit the "X" instead. Maybe I'm too click-happy, or maybe I just know Ctrl+Shift+T has my back. This keyboard shortcut ... Read more
2022-07-12 03:55:16
Someone Lost $6.5M Trying to Claim $2K of 'Free' Crypto
A bad actor swindled $8 million in bitcoin and ether by scamming users of Uniswap, a popular crypto exchange. Of all the bewildering aspects of crypto, airdrops may be the most stupefying. Airdrops are when tokens are rewarded to crypto traders for free. The value of these airdrops can be immense: In April, Bored Ape Yacht Club owners recieved a cryptocurrency airdrop worth around $100,000 for ... Read more
2022-07-12 03:54:09
Amazon Prime Day Chromebook Deals: Big Savings from HP, Asus and More
If you're in the market for a Chromebook, this Prime Day sale is your chance to snag one for less. Over the past few years, Chromebooks have become far more popular and one of the main reasons for that is the affordable price tag that's often found alongside them. With Windows PCs and Apple's MacBooks much more expensive, Chromebooks fill a void for a lot of people. Amazon Prime Day deals have ma ... Read more
2022-07-12 03:53:47
Apple TV 4K Drops to $109 as Amazon Prime Day Deals Heat Up
Yesterday we saw Best Buy drop the price of the Apple TV 4K as part of its Black Friday in July sales event, and today when the official Prime Day deals kicked off we saw Amazon beat the price. Right now, you can pick up this 4K media streamer for just $109, which is $70 less than it normally costs. This is a new all-time low, and that makes it the absolute best Apple TV deal you can consider righ ... Read more
2022-07-12 03:53:20