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A kinder, gentler sound for digital audio

The BorderPatrol Digital to Analogue Converter’s lovely sound may not be accurate, but that’s why I like it. As you can see from the picture, there’s a vacuum tube lurking in there, but the tube doesn’t amplify the signal — it’s used in the BorderPatrol’s power supply. Most of the BorderPatrol’s chassis is made of …

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Apple’s new toys unveiled, Softbank acquires robotics firm

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BlackBerry KeyOne screen pops right off during bend test

After about a week on the market, BlackBerry’s big comeback phone, the KeyOne, faces a stiffer challenge than just convincing people physical keys are cool again.  It might have trouble simply holding together, according to some user reports, a YouTube bend test and now CNET’s own tests. A durability test from YouTube channel JerryRigEverything first reported the apparent issue: Unlike …

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Apple reportedly bans Pepe the Frog game from App Store

It looks like Pepe the Frog is not welcome on the Apple App Store. The meme has become a symbol for the so-called alt-right, a white nationalist movement, and Apple considers images of the frog examples of “objectionable content,” according to a report Friday by Motherboard. Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. A Redddit user named MrSnrhms …

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Tweet from White House social media director violated federal law

Dan Scavino Jr., the Trump administration’s social media director, violated a federal law that restricts public officials from using their positions to engage in certain political activity, according to a letter from the US Office of Special Counsel (OSC). Scavino violated the law, called the Hatch Act, with a tweet in April calling for President Donald Trump’s supporters to defeat …

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