[ad_1] Best Buy has also discounted the 256GB model. It’s currently $100 off, making it $450. Once again, you can get all three colors for the reduced price. If you want cellular connectivity, those models are discounted as well, with the 64GB and 256GB models presently priced at $460 and $580, respectively. If you feel […]
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Meet the Upscalers | Engadget
[ad_1] But there are just as many projects that exist without the studios’ blessing, completed by rogue fans looking to do their favorite media justice. “Anybody that makes films knows that the film is never finished. It’s abandoned.” — George Lucas, 2004 Of all the projects to revive an older property, the work done to […]
Uber revives product deliveries with person-to-person ‘Connect’ trial
[ad_1] The second initiative — and one that could prove particularly popular in these unprecedented times — is Uber Connect, which allows users to send items to friends and family across town. This means people will be able to share their stockpiled toilet roll and freshly-baked sourdough bread with loved ones without having to leave […]
HP’s Pavilion x360 14 now comes with 4G LTE
[ad_1] There’s also WiFi 6 connectivity, but the newly-added optional 4G LTE means you’ll get a faster and more reliable connection when you’re out and about. Basically, you won’t have to rely on feeble connections from coffee shops and bars. And there’s an optional fingerprint reader, to help keep your device extra secure. And it […]
Drum machine app uses your smartphone as a virtual ‘pedal’
[ad_1] The drum machine comes with 50 drum presets, along with fills and A/B parts that can be triggered hands-free. It also has a looper with unlimited overdubs so that you can trigger backing parts while you play. “The looper can be used with just the phone microphone,” Kovaluu wrote. “Place your phone next to […]
FBI sees cybercrime reports increase fourfold during COVID-19 outbreak
[ad_1] As reported by The Hill, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, Tonya Ugoretz, said that “Countries have a very high interest in information on the virus … such as information on a vaccine. We have certainly seen reconnaissance activity and some intrusions into some of those institutions, especially those who have identified […]
COVID-19 scammers may have stolen millions from the German government
[ad_1] Fraudsters may have stolen tens of millions of euros earmarked for German COVID-19 financial aid after a province failed to properly check the identity of applicants, according to Handelsblatt. The cybercriminals used a classic phishing scheme: First, they created a copy of the official website used by the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) province to distribute […]
Samsung no longer syncs keyboard data between phones
[ad_1] If you’re about to hop from your current Samsung phone to a Galaxy S20, don’t expect your keyboard info to come along for the ride. Samsung has stopped syncing keyboard data through its Cloud service as of April 13th, according to a notice seen by SamMobile. Your word predictions, saved words and language details […]
Many Instacart shoppers still don’t have their COVID-19 safety gear
[ad_1] Instacart’s plans to give shoppers masks and sanitizer during the COVID-19 pandemic are proceeding slower than many employees would like, and that’s partly on purpose. In response to workers’ concerns, the company told Wired in a statement that it had capped orders for the safety gear (which goes through the company store) to “thousands” […]
Australia will make Facebook and Google pay for news content
[ad_1] Internet giants are about to face more government oversight in Australia. The country has ordered its Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to create a mandatory code of conduct that would ask Facebook, Google and others to pay news outlets when they use its content. The code would also dictate data sharing, news ranking and […]