These days, you may wish you had a magic switch you could flip to keep your data more secure. The misuse of Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica is only the latest consumer privacy flap to create outrage. Remember the Equifax hack? That affected more than 230 million people. And in 2017, US lawmakers reversed …
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I’ll cut right to the chase: the Dayton Audio MK402BT two-speaker system fills a room better than any single speaker could: whether thats a $349 Apple HomePod or a $399 Google Home Max smart speaker. The big advantage of bona fide stereo separation is hard to beat for the money; the MK402BT sells for just $98 a pair. The Dayton …
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“Welcome to first period with Mr. Harmon,” says a big screen at the front of the classroom. The teacher stands to the side, holding an iPad in his hands. I’m sitting on a stool at a black lab table in what appears to be a science classroom, next to roughly 40 other adults crammed inside. In front of us are …
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If you hate a phone with a screen notch, another alternative just bit the dust. The OnePlus 6 will have a notch. Yep, that’s a notch. OnePlus But if you’re worried that the screen cutout will be as noticeable on the OnePlus 6 as it is on the iPhone X, you can relax a little bit. OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei said …
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Apple says its new iPad can do anything a traditional laptop can. In addition to new support for the Pencil stylus, the iPad’s biggest improvement is speed. Apple’s A10 Fusion chip gives it better performance than that of some laptops, including the Samsung Chromebook Pro. The iPad’s convenience and features do seem like they’d be helpful in a school setting, but are they as practical …
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Brave Software is moving its browser a step closer to Chrome, a move that’ll mean a new look and the ability to tap into the array of extensions that customize Google’s browser. The new version of Brave is in development now and due in several months, the startup said Wednesday. But curious developers now can start taking a look. Brave …
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When the team behind Google’s Chrome OS software and Chromebooks set out to reinvent the laptop, it quickly zeroed in on security as an area where it could bring a fresh perspective. “On Chrome OS, we were like, ‘We control all the pieces. We can do better,'” Will Drewry, a principal software engineer for Google’s devices, and one of the …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad, which comes with support for the Apple Pencil stylus. Facebook improves its privacy settings. The Chromebook becomes the go-to laptop for security experts. Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s new “cheaper” iPad isn’t any cheaper (The 3:59,… 4:17 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of …
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Apple has brought augmented reality to its Swift Playgrounds app designed to teach kids the basics of programming and maybe even groom them into the next generation of iPhone developers. The move means kids can incorporate Swift Playgrounds’ cartoon characters — protagonists who follow students’ programming instructions — into their Swift Playgrounds projects. The technology uses Apple’s ARKit technology. Apple …
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Google just suffered what could be a nearly $9 billion blow in its long-running legal battle against Oracle. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court revived a multi-billion dollar copyright case that dates back to 2010. The court said Google’s use of Oracle’s Java software went beyond the bounds of fair use when the Android mobile operating system was created, according …
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