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May 11 Tech news roundup: Apple launches new iPad Pro, OpenAI wants to launch its own search engine, Google no longer needs your phone number for 2SV
News May 11, 2024
Apple releases iPad Pro with M4 chip Apple has launched a new tablet called the iPad Pro 2024. The device is powered by a brand-new Apple M4 Silicon chip, which is 1.5x times faster than the M2 CPU, and can deliver up to 10 hours of battery life. The iPad…
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GOM Mix Max’s Big Launch
Video Dec 8, 2021
GOM & Company is releasing its newest video editing software, GOM Mix Max, with a big launch celebration. Focused on balancing high-quality and plentiful features, GOM Mix Max will be a powerful tool for new editors and veterans alike. Users who sign up now can get GOM Mix Max for free for…
The latest tool in the hackers’ toolbox is a piece of malicious software so diabolical… wait, that’s being a bit melodramatic. It is, however, a work of nasty genius that pits its victims against each other, testing the very limits of honorable behavior. Called Popcorn Time ransomware, this nasty... Read more
With the new year upon us, it’s time to dive right into the hopeful feeling of making a few significant life changes. The age-old “get healthy” and “fix my finances” promised are worthy resolutions, but many people use this time of self-reflection to explore the job market, intent on... Read more
Following on the heels of the recent news about libraries that are “collecting” web pages on crucial data before the next presidential administration can delete them (or something like that), the American Library Association has upped its antagonism game by apologizing for its “normalization” of the upcoming President’s role.... Read more
There’s a major undertaking afoot, one that has brought together numerous agencies and volunteers in a race against the proverbial clock. Entire teams of librarians are working tirelessly to harvest information from government websites and store it in archives before it can be deleted following the inauguration of the... Read more
The launch of Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphone were a lengthy and much-anticipated process, but like a few other hardware innovations from the company, this one may be falling a little short of the hype. Namely, a number of users have indicated an audio problem with the phone’s... Read more
Fake News Spreads To Law Enforcement Agencies
NewsSocial Media December 26, 2016
The onslaught of fake news has reached epidemic proportions, so much so that a number of social media sites are taking action. Once limited to just satire sites – and a few sites whose satire wasn’t quite witty enough to be recognized as satire – the reach of fake... Read more
Ride sharing company Uber is no stranger to controversy. From lawsuits dating back to 2014, the company has been routinely accused of violating its customers’ privacy by tracking their locations and accessing the ride logs for their trips. This practice has extended to everyone from celebrities and reporters to business... Read more
Mark Zuckerberg’s Own Personal Jarvis
NewsSocial Media December 22, 2016
What’s better than an Alexa or a Google Home virtual assistant? Building one yourself, making it meet all your personal specs, having it customized to interact with all the members of your household, and getting to name it Jarvis after Tony Stark’s VA in Ironman. Of course, when you’re... Read more
Watch TV, Movies And Sport For Free With ChillGlobal Chrome Extension
InternetSoftware Reviews December 22, 2016
Today’s wide variety of online options means more and more consumers are ditching their monthly cable television providers and turning to the opportunities that various subscription-based streaming services can provide. But while Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and other similar platforms are running a steady business based on the content... Read more
Trump Dumps Twitter From Tech Meeting Over Emoji
NewsSocial Media December 22, 2016
Donald Trump isn’t even officially the President yet, but he’s already affecting the economic statuses of major corporations through his late-night social media criticism. Both Boeing and Lockheed Martin suffered stock dips after critical rants from the PEOTUS, but the most Twitter-addicted politician in history took aim at Twitter... Read more
Distracted driving has been a plague on the automotive world ever since the invention of the cellphone, and a number of states have enacted legislation to protect the public. New advancements in driving-related technology have worked to curb the practice, but so far only by investigating and prosecuting offenders... Read more
They’ve begged, they’ve pleaded, they’ve threatened, they’ve offered you a new phone… but you still haven’t turned in your ticking time bomb of a Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Why, exactly? Is it because you like being told you can’t fly on a commercial airline with it? Because you’re hoping... Read more
Uber’s Self-Driving Dreams Are On Hold
News December 19, 2016
What could possibly be better than “hiring” a global team of contractors to drive passengers for your company while not actually paying them as your employees? Getting rid of them altogether. At least, that seems to be the ideal now that Uber has launched its self-driving car project. Think... Read more
Are We Too Tech-Dependent?
News December 16, 2016
The recent US election has people in many countries taking a good hard look at their current lifestyles. Sales of “survival” items like guns, ammunition, prepackaged food, and vacuum-sealed even heirloom seeds are advertised everywhere you turn, and articles about stockpiling cash, gold, and other barter items are popping... Read more
Consumers have all the more reason to heed the warnings about updating their antivirus and antimalware software. It’s not just that it keeps you protected from threats that weren’t discovered when you first installed your software, but as security news surrounding McAfee’s VirusScan Enterprise for Linux shows, it might... Read more
Amazon has grown to be one of the world’s largest retailers and most recognized brand logos, which is reason enough for scammers to attempt to use the company for phishing emails. Joining the ranks of long-time co-victim sites like PayPal and Visa, Amazon has recently been the reported association... Read more
UK Law Makes Big Brother A Reality
NewsPrivacy and Security December 9, 2016
Until now, it was only your crazy brother-in-law who tried to convince you that the government was spying on your computer, but go ahead and grab yourself a tinfoil hat: the UK has just passed a law that gives them the authority to monitor all citizens’ internet use, including... Read more
Google Launches OSS-Fuzz In Beta
News December 8, 2016
Software experts and open source advocates are applauding Google’s latest “make the world better” offering, its OSS-Fuzz tool. Still in beta, OSS-Fuzz is already a game changer in helping debug open source software with almost instantaneous results, allowing developers to pop back into their code, make an adjustment, and... Read more