When you select text in nearly any program in macOS and then right-click, a Search With Google option appears. Select it, and Safari comes frontmost […] Read the original post by Glenn Fleishman
Month: August 2018
UK Deal: Get Alexa for less with a £30 refurb Echo Dot or £60 Echo 2nd-gen
Looks and works like it is brand new and comes with a 12-month warranty. Right now, Amazon is offering refurbished versions of its Echo Dot for […] Read the original post by Adam Oram
Maybe MoviePass Shouldn’t Compare Itself to Uber
There are certain similarities between the two disrupting companies—like spending lots of money. Read the original post by Megan Molteni
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Is Built to Survive a Brush With the Sun
Here’s how the Parker probe was engineered to withstand temperatures spiking to over a million degrees Fahrenheit. Read the original post by Megan Molteni
How Big Is the Alt Right? Inside My Futile Quest to Count
This weekend the second annual Unite the Right rally will provide the best chance to gauge the scale of a group with unknown—but much discussed—strength. Read the original post by Emma Grey Ellis
Holedown isn’t free, but that’s partly why it’s fun
Martin Jonasson, the creator of the popular ricochet game Holedown, says that the usual business of “freemium” games like cooldowns and consumables rubs him the […] Read the original post by Leif Johnson
Vice President Pence lays out plan to create Space Force
Vice President Mike Pence has detailed a plan to establish Space Force as a new military branch. In a Pentagon speech, he laid out proposals […] Read the original post by Engadget
Pokémon Go Ex-Raids are *today* — here’s how to beat Mewtwo and win!
The next set of Ex-Raids take place on Friday, August 3, 2018. Here’s how you beat it and catch the Legendary Pokémon, Mewtwo! Ex-Raids, or exclusive […] Read the original post by Rene Ritchie
Corel Painter 2019 review: Corel gets back to basics with an interface- and performance-centric upgrade
When Corel took stock of Corel Painter, the perennial go-to app for digital artistry, the company decided that for the 2019 version, it would concentrate […] Read the original post by Jackie Dove
Nuheara IQbuds Boost review: Fine tune and augment your hearing experience
These Bluetooth headphones sound great with music, and they can help compensate for minor hearing loss. Think of them as hearing aid lite. Read the original post by Jon L. Jacobi
Election Officials Outline Cyber-Security Risks at Defcon
At Defon in Las Vegas, election officials talk about the cyber-security and some of the steps they are taking to improve voting system security. Read the original post by Evan Selleck
Election Officials Discuss Efforts to Bolster Voting System Security
At Defon in Las Vegas, election officials talk about potential cyber-security and some of the steps they are taking to improve voting system security. Read the original post by Evan Selleck
Former Tesla Lead Engineer Doug Field Returns to Apple to Work on Project Titan
Apple’s former VP of Mac hardware engineering Doug Field has returned to the tech giant’s ranks after five years working at Tesla, where he oversaw […] Read the original post by Tim Hardwick
Apple wants to use iPhone instead of passports
Apple wants to use iPhone instead ?????????Apple confirmed the possibility of using the iPhone as a way to identify the user. The corresponding patent application […] Read the original post by adminfsd
A former engineer, Tesla returned to Apple
Former Vice-President for engineering work Tesla Doug field returns to Apple. Before leaving the “Apple” of the company, he was engaged in the hardware Mac. Apple […] Read the original post by adminfsd