[ad_1] The intelligence coup of the centuryGreg Miller,The Washington Post This in-depth report tells the story of Crypto AG, a Switzerland-based company that achieved success for its code-making machines during World War II. The company eventually became a popular manufacturer of encryption machines for countries around the world in the decades that followed. Governments trusted […]
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The Morning After: Motorola Razr review, and the end of HQ Trivia
[ad_1] It’s impractical, exclusive to one carrier and has mediocre battery life.Motorola Razr review: A fashion statement, not a flagship According to Chris Velazco, “In terms of performance and experience, the 2020 Motorola Razr is a $400 smartphone in a $1,500 smartphone body.” Read the rest of the review to find out what works and […]
Google might finally pay news outlets for their content
[ad_1] “We want to help people find quality journalism—it’s important to informed democracy and helps support a sustainable news industry,” Google said in a statement shared by WSJ. “We care deeply about this and are talking with partners and looking at more ways to expand our ongoing work with publishers, building on programmes like our […]
First ‘Stranger Things 4’ teaser moves the action far from Hawkins
[ad_1] “It’s not all good news for our “American”; he is imprisoned far from home in the snowy wasteland of Kamchatka, where he will face dangers both human…and other. Meanwhile, back in the states, a new horror is beginning to surface, something long buried, something that connects everything,” the Duffer brothers wrote in a statement. […]
Engadget Podcast: Breaking down the Samsung fest and MWC mess
[ad_1] A bunch of things in tech got the proverbial nails slammed into their coffins this week. Andy Rubin’s Essential phone company shut down, MWC got canceled due to fears over coronavirus and the Motorola Razr folding flip phone is pretty likely dead on arrival thanks to Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip. Cherlynn is joined […]
Coming in 2021: A movie shot entirely in vertical video
[ad_1] This isn’t the first time Bekmambetov worked on a project shot in vertical format: he produced the Snap original Dead Of Night. He also produced experimental and tech-driven projects in the past, including the John Cho thriller Searching and Hardcore Henry, which was shot in first-person perspective. Bekmambetov’s film will start shooting in Russia […]
The Morning After: You can finally buy a ‘Nintendo PlayStation’ prototype
[ad_1] ‘It’s all about the light.’Researchers find a way to 3D print tiny objects in seconds Swiss researchers have developed a technique that forms a solid resin structure in one go, rather than segment by segment, as is the case with traditional 3D printing. They do it by illuminating the photosensitive resin from multiple angles, […]
Roku claims 36 million active users as streaming continues to spread
[ad_1] According to Roku, we’re now in the “streaming decade.” And the company that grew from a Netflix box to a behemoth in its own right is claiming that the last quarter of 2019 was a big one (PDF), with retail sales up 33 percent and total streaming hours up 60 percent compared to the […]
YouTube TV won’t work with App Store subscriptions after March 13th
[ad_1] “You’re currently subscribed to YouTube TV through Apple in-app purchases, so we’re writing to let you know that, starting March 13th, 2020, YouTube TV will no longer accept payment through Apple in-app purchases,” reads the company’s email. “You’ll be billed for one final month of service and then your in-app purchase subscription will be […]
Mike Bloomberg is paying Instagram influencers to hype his campaign
[ad_1] The main part of the campaign has seen popular meme accounts like @grapejuiceboys and @tank.sinatra post fake direct messages from Bloomberg. In one of the DMs, for example, Bloomberg says he has learned how to use Photoshop before sharing a photo of Bernie Sanders that has been a wellspring of memes recently. Most people […]