Category: News

Android 11 will offer wireless Android Auto features on most phones

[ad_1] Once Android 11 rolls out, the list of phones that can use wireless Android Auto will grow considerably. Google has updated Android Auto’s FAQ page (as spotted by 9to5Google) to add that almost all devices installed with the upcoming mobile OS will get the capability to connect to compatible in-car entertainment systems without a […]

Carnival Cruise customer data at risk following ransomware attack

[ad_1] The world’s largest cruise operator Carnival has revealed that it suffered a ransomware attack and security breach that could affect customer and employee data. The company disclosed the information in a US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) 8-K filing (via ZDNet), saying that it occurred on last weekend on August 15th. “We expect that the […]

Sony’s cameras can now be used as webcams, too

[ad_1] Following most of its rivals, Sony is helping you look better on Zoom calls with a software release that transforms its mirrorless, compact and DLSR cameras into webcams. The Imaging Edge Webcam app for Windows 10 works on models from the 2014 A7S up to the recent A7R IV and A6600 models. It also […]

Lawsuit forces The Weather Channel app to disclose location use

[ad_1] Part of the lawsuit read: “For years, TWC has deceptively used its Weather Channel app to amass its users’ private, personal geolocation data — tracking minute details about its users’ locations throughout the day and night, all while leading users to believe that their data will only be used to provide them with ‘personalized […]

A Gmail and Google Drive outage is causing errors for users around the world

[ad_1] Can’t send something on Gmail? If so then you’re in good company, ever since about midnight ET, people have been complaining about issues connecting to many of the G suite services, but especially Gmail. The Google apps status page just updated to confirm they’ve received reports of an issue with Gmail and Google Drive, […]

Porsche adds Plug & Charge to the 2021 Taycan

[ad_1] Autoblog notes that the acceleration numbers have been adjusted, shaving one-tenth of a second on the quarter mile to 10.7, and two-tenths in 0 – 124 MPH to 9.6 seconds. Nothing has changed about the specs, it’s just that Porsche’s data collection shows the car is consistently faster than where it had been rated. […]

‘Black Ops: Cold War’ is the next Call of Duty game.

[ad_1] After trying to make a statement about modern warfare, the Call of Duty franchise is returning to a more distant conflict. On Wednesday, series publisher Activision shared the first teaser for Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War (proper title punctuation to be determined). Activision promises to share more about the new entry, including gameplay footage, on […]

Uber CEO says his company can’t hire all of its drivers in California

[ad_1] In an interview with MSNBC, Khosrowshahi said the company would shut down until November. That’s when the state votes on Proposition 22. If passed, the measure would allow Uber to continue employing drivers as contractors but would require the company to offer them benefits such as health insurance. “It’ll take time but we’re going to […]

This super strength body battery is made with discarded Kevlar

[ad_1] “No other structural battery reported is comparable, in terms of energy density, to today’s state-of-the-art advanced lithium batteries. We improved our prior version of structural zinc batteries on 10 different measures, some of which are 100 times better, to make it happen,” he continued. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Robotics […]