Enlarge / If your new Chromebook told you it’s past EOL, don’t panic—as long as you were running Canary or Dev, that is. (If you were running Stable or Beta, you may continue panicking.) A lot of Chromebook and Chromebox users don’t realize this, but all ChromeOS devices have an expiration date. Google’s original policy […]
Some Chromebooks mistakenly declared themselves end-of-life last week Read More »
You can find lithium-ion batteries in smartphones, tablets, laptops, electric cars, and nearly all the electronics around you. Researchers’ addiction to lithium aside, there are several drawbacks to lithium-ion batteries; they are known for being unstable, and it explodes. Recently, we did a story on a Xiaomi phone where the device blew in the victim’s
Calcium Could Finally Replace Lithium-Ion Batteries In Smartphones Read More »
The strange blob is visible in the centre of this image (Picture: Nasa) Nasa has glimpsed a ‘green blob’ in the middle of a strange part of space called the Fireworks Galaxy. The ‘pops of blue and green’ in the image above are actually bright bursts of invisible X-ray light captured by the NuSTAR space
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It might be time for an iPhone upgrade (Image: Reuters) September is harvest season for Apple fans because it’s generally the month when a new iPhone is released. But it’s also a time of darkness for some unfortunate people whose old phones are rendered totally redundant. On September 10, Apple will unleash a new gadget
Apple iOS 13 and iPhone 11 release date to make millions of phones obsolete Read More »
We’ve heard tales of technological transformation for a while, and those stories are (finally) moving into their next chapters. The International Data Corporation suggests that 60% of global GDP will come from digital organizations by 2022. These players are taking advantage of big data, powerful analytics, artificial intelligence, and other key innovations to drive growth. Check out the
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Google’s latest version of the operating system — Android 10 — is finally available for commercial use with a slew of new features and zero dessert names. With several new features on Android 10 (system-wide dark mode, gesture navigation, and more), there’s one new feature with Android 10 you should know of. Android 10 will
Android 10 Notifies You If Your Smartphone’s USB Port Is Dirty Read More »
Researchers have found serious security vulnerabilities in over 600,000 GPS trackers available for sale on Amazon and other online retail merchants that may have exposed user data, including the exact real-time GPS coordinates. Czech cybersecurity firm Avast, which disclosed the vulnerabilities, said it informed the manufacturer about the flaws on June 24, 2019, but added
Over half a million active GPS trackers have ‘123456’ as default password Read More »
The Sony NW-A100TPS Walkman comes with a soft case and a pretty box (Image: Sony) Sony has released a ‘Walkman’ to mark the 40th anniversary of its iconic portable cassette player. But it’s missing one rather obvious missing feature: the ability to play tapes. Just like vinyl, cassettes are experiencing something of a minor cultural
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Richard Yu, CEO of HUAWEI Consumer Group presents the new HUAWEI P30 Pro smartphone at the IFA conference in Berlin (Image: EPA) Huawei has announced a new version of its flagship P30 Pro smartphone even though it’s not entirely clear whether it will be able to use Google’s Android operating system in the future. In
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This is the first image of a black hole (Picture: Event Horizon Telescope) The astronomers who captured the first-ever image of a black hole have revealed plans to capture footage of one of the monsters feeding on anything unlucky enough to be nearby. A projected called the Event Horizon Telescope have just won the Breakthrough
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