[ad_1] Other than that, you’re looking at identical specs to the OG KEY2: 6GB RAM, a mid-range Snapdragon 660 chipset, a 4.5-inch 3:2 LCD screen, and a 3,500 mAh battery. But, at $699, it will still cost you almost $100 more than its nine-month-old predecessor, which seemed overpriced in the first place. We first saw […]
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Netflix experiments with a random play button
[ad_1] While the likes of Friends, standalone episode stories like Black Mirror can probably handle such arbitrary viewing methods, series like Stranger Things or the recent Umbrella Academy would definitely be a struggle. It would make sense for anyone falling asleep to Netflix in the background, perhaps. Anyone, not specifically me. Netflix has tried shaking […]
The Weather Channel got hacked
[ad_1] Storm warning.Ransomware interrupted The Weather Channel’s morning show On Thursday morning, from 6AM to 7:39AM, viewers weren’t able to learn any useful weather information from The Weather Channel. The TV network had to show a taped program instead of airing its morning show AMHQ because it suffered a security breach that took it off […]
Google will block embedded browser log-ins to fight phishing
[ad_1] Bad actors can exploit embedded browsers, such as Chromium Embedded Framework, by intercepting communications between the user and providers like Google. The method gives them a way to steal log-in credentials, sometimes even multi-factor authentication details, in real time. Google has been implementing more security measures around log-ins in recent months in an effort […]
Instagram test visualizes hiding ‘Like’ counts from viewers
[ad_1] Everyone has their own opinion about what specifically is wrong with social media, but the currency of likes is a commonly-cited issue. The latest grab bag of Instagram test features dug up by Jane Manchun Wong includes a version that doesn’t let the audience see how many likes a post gets. The person who […]
Uber’s self-driving unit gets its own CEO and a $1 billion investment
[ad_1] As Uber finally closes in on its IPO, its self-driving car unit is getting a big cash infusion and some independence. The company announced tonight that Toyota, Denso and Softbank are investing a total of $1 billion in its Advanced Technologies Group (Uber ATG), in a deal that values that part of the company […]
Ransomware interrupted a ‘The Weather Channel’ morning show
[ad_1] pic.twitter.com/ovSgrgHxXY — The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) April 18, 2019 While the network didn’t elaborate on the breach, feds told The Wall Street Journal that it was a ransomware attack. That presumably means some bad actors tried to extort money from the company by holding its system hostage. But since the FBI is still looking […]
Original ‘Burnout Paradise’ servers shut down August 1st
[ad_1] Of course, this is hardly a new issue — servers for Burnout Revenge came down before Paradise even launched and Burnout: Takedown went offline in 2010 — but sometimes we’ve seen it go the other way, like when EA unexpectedly reactivated multiplayer for Skate 3. As it stands, a decade-plus is probably a pretty […]
Alexa owners can listen to Amazon Music for free — with ads
[ad_1] Listeners will be able to ask Alexa to play music by creating stations based in a song, artist, era or genre. The voice assistant will also be able to queue up popular global playlists on Amazon Music, including selections like Country Heat and Fuego Latino. The free tier of Amazon music will have a […]
Microsoft is making VR better for those with vision problems
[ad_1] The toolkit, known as SeeingVR, was tested on 11 people with vision problems — and the team found that all participants could complete the tasks such as shooting objects or menu selection more quickly with SeeingVR, when compared to the default mode. The toolkit is currently only available for Unity VR developers. But as […]