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December, 2019

  • 12 December

    Google’s Interpreter Mode translation software comes to phones

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  • 11 December

    VR sales on the upswing, thanks to Facebook’s Oculus Quest

    Virtual reality‘s promise has always been at least a little enticing: Strap on a headset that puts a screen so close to your eyes it tricks your brain into thinking you’re piloting a spaceship on the other side of the galaxy, or deep-sea diving with a blue whale, or taking lightsaber lessons from Darth Vader. But sales since the latest …

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  • 11 December

    Now’s your chance to get this Fluance reference

    I happen to be old enough that when I got my first real adult job, I made a trip to a high-end audio shop and bought a turntable to satisfy my audiophile urges. Of course, the handwriting was already on the wall: I picked up my first CD player on that very same shopping trip, and within a decade, my …

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  • 11 December

    These kids’ smartwatches have security problems as simple as 1

    Security researchers have discovered serious vulnerabilities with a series of childrens’ smartwatches. Potential hackers can use these security flaws to take over the devices and essentially track children and have conversations with them, researchers warn.  Security company Rapid7 disclosed vulnerabilities with three smartwatches sold on Amazon: the GreaSmart, the Jsbaby and the Smarturtle. All three smartwatches are targeted at children …

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  • 11 December

    Miss your old iPod? This app will make your iPhone look like one again

    Who among us isn’t nostalgic for the days of the iPod Classic, with its click wheel and lack of internet connection? (Answer: People under the age of 25, probably.) A new app called Rewound will help you recapture the magic of the early digital music days, by transforming your iPhone’s interface into the iPod Classic’s.  Rewound uses downloadable skins to …

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  • 11 December

    Amazon extends its holiday shopping window with one

    Amazon on Wednesday unveiled its shipping cutoff times for this year’s holiday season, with the company using its growing footprint of stores and one-day shipping service to extend its sales right up to Christmas. The e-commerce giant has worked over the past six years to ramp up its own shipping and logistics capabilities. That work was sparked in part by …

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  • 11 December

    YouTube new harassment policies ban racial, sexist or LGBTQ insults

    YouTube said Wednesday it will intensify harassment policies on its massive video site, including removing videos that insult people based on race, gender or sexual orientation — whether the victim is famous or a private figure. Personal threats, even ones that are veiled or implied, will be prohibited, and video creators with a pattern of harassing behavior could be prevented from making …

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  • 11 December

    This gold and diamond iPhone 11 with a nativity scene isn’t tacky at all

    Caviar, a Russian company that adds luxury embellishments to phones, lives to wow its customers with over-the-top adornments. Sometimes that “wow” is followed by a “what?!” Behold the Credo Christmas Star Diamond iPhone 11. The $129,000 (£98,000, AU$188,000) iPhone is made with a gold pattern radiating outward from a large diamond, which lingers above a Christmas nativity scene depicting baby …

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  • 11 December

    DJI’s Black Friday camera deal returns: $248 for the Osmo Action

    DJI, best known for drones like the new Mavic Mini, released its first action cam earlier in the year, the Osmo Action. If you’re looking for a feature-packed mountable camera that can compete with GoPro’s top cameras, this is it — and you can get it at the all-time low price.  Amazon is selling it for $248 currently, well below its …

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  • 11 December

    Waze now warns you about unplowed snow and black ice

    Waze has added snow warnings to its mapping app, where users can see real-time snow conditions, unplowed roads and ice warnings. The update was added Tuesday, as reported earlier by 9to5Google, and comes just in time for the winter break.  The snow conditions feature was developed in partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation, according to 9to5Google. VDOT tweeted the …

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