[ad_1] Cute, but comes with compromises.Nintendo Switch Lite hands-on According to Devindra Hardawar, “The Switch Lite leans more into being a mobile console, which makes it ideal for anyone who plans to play more on the go.” That also means living without detachable Joy-Cons, HD Rumble or any way to play games on a TV. […]
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Telegram hasn’t given up on its ‘Gram’ cryptocurrency
[ad_1] The currency — which has been rumored for a while — will operate with a decentralized structure similar to Bitcoin. The coins will apparently be stored in a Gram digital wallet, which Telegram plans to offer to its 200 million global users. However, the cryptocurrency has largely been born of 2018’s $1.7 billion investment […]
Google to shut down its job application service in 2020
[ad_1] Google didn’t say just how successful Hire is, but perhaps the fact that it’s not closing its doors right away means it has a dedicated userbase. The service won’t be shutting down until September 1st, 2020, and the company will allow users to continue using it at no additional cost if their contract expires […]
Harvard student deported based on friends’ social media posts
[ad_1] Ajjawi added that an officer asked him to unlock his laptop and phone for searches, and left with them for five hours before raising questions about the teen’s social media friends. He’s retaining a lawyer in hopes of reversing the visa decision. Unfortunately, this doesn’t appear to be completely unique. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee […]
Eero’s expanded router subscriptions focus on security (updated)
[ad_1] The second, Eero Secure+, features all of the perks included with Eero Secure, as well as added subscriptions to VPN service Encrypt.me, antivirus software Malwarebytes and password manager 1Password. We’ve reached out to Amazon to confirm whether the included subscriptions are personal or family plans. If the former is the case, separate subscriptions to […]
Alexa adds in-depth NFL stats ahead of the new season
[ad_1] The AI helper can also answer simpler questions about games that may be closer to home. You can ask questions about college football players and team stats, and get basic schedule and score info for high school teams. And if you want a hint as to who might win a given matchup, Alexa will […]
Adidas signs Ninja to its first pro gamer deal
[ad_1] Popular gaming streamer Tyler Blevins, better known as Ninja, has secured yet another brand deal. And this one may be the biggest one of them all. Ninja has just revealed a partnership with Adidas, making him the first pro gamer ever to be signed by the brand. The German sportswear giant told Engadget that […]
Netflix has shipped 5 billion discs
[ad_1] There’s no doubt that the physical media side of Netflix is small by this stage. There were 14 million disc subscribers in 2011, but that fell to a mere 2.4 million by the second quarter of this year — for context, there are 151 million streaming customers. It is, however, still a money maker. […]
US officials brace for ransomware attacks against election systems
[ad_1] The prep includes education and recommendations as well as more immediate checks like remote penetration testing and vulnerability scans. It won’t, however, involve advice on whether or not state governments should pay ransoms. Homeland Security wants systems to be sufficiently airtight that they aren’t forced to make that choice, an unnamed official told Reuters. […]
Apple re-fixes a bug that let users jailbreak iPhones
[ad_1] This current update fixes a kernel vulnerability that would have allowed an attacker to “execute arbitrary code with system privileges” on an iPhone or iPad. Apple also mentioned Pwn20wnd, the hacker that released the public jailbreak. “We would like to acknowledge @Pwn20wnd for their assistance,” the company wrote in a security update. As you […]