Month: December 2019

Asian News InternationalDec 26, 2019 09:29:25 IST Developers of ToTok, a popular messaging application, have rebuffed accusations of their service being spyware and misusing users’ information, saying that the company has made security and privacy as its priority “since day one”. The clarification came after ToTok was taken off from Apple and Google app stores
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Josh Chawner (left) and Dmitry Zmeev (right) with cold LEGOsPhoto: Lancaster University Scientists cooled LEGOs to nearly absolute zero—and hope to one day incorporate a LEGO-style material into a quantum computer. Objects that transfer heat slowly form useful components in technologies that operate at very cold temperatures—technologies like quantum computers. Other industrial plastics also transfer
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The video game industry continues to morph and evolve every year, and in 2019, we saw several trends emerge that can help us predict just what the future holds. From the types of games being made to the different ways companies are allowing us to play them, we saw clear patterns over the course of
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Multitasking is the line that splits amateur from pro in the universe of smart mobile hardware. These days, as screens grow in size and resolution, the ability to interactively perform two or more operations at once is critical to productivity. Split-screen mode has become a must-have for many people because it lets you open two
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If you enjoy cooking, you’ll appreciate the Instant Pot’s versatility, precision, and space-saving design. If you consider cooking a necessary daily chore, you’ll like the Instant Pot’s simplicity, predictable results, and ease of cleanup. The Instant Pot pressure cooker-based multifunction kitchen countertop appliance has redefined pressure cooking and revolutionized home meal preparation. The Instant Pot
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Photo: Stephen Brashear (Getty At least two tech review sites are discussing whether to rescind their positive recommendations of Ring’s home surveillance cameras, a leading digital-rights organization announced this week. In the wake of reporting by Gizmodo and other outlets this year concerning Ring’s troubled security and privacy practices, Fight for the Future has launched
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Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP ( (Getty Images) A Bloomberg report on Monday evening said that ByteDance is considering selling off a majority stake in its incredibly popular and fantastically annoying music app, TikTok, amid intensifying U.S. government concerns that the China-based company is a security and espionage threat. However, the firm has denied the report as
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Vulcan Productions has teamed up with Kaleidoscope to launch the Impact Reality Summit, a two-day event celebrating the very best in “XR for Good” storytelling. The Impact Reality Summit—hosted by Kaleidoscope and Vulcan, and held at Vulcan’s Seattle Headquarters Jan. 9-10—has officially announced its lineup of content and panels aimed at exploring the next wave
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Google, Apple, and car companies are currently in a relentless three-way tug-of-war for control of your dashboard. Automakers generally prefer motorists to use their car’s native infotainment software, but rivaling tech giants offer alternatives that are sometimes better packaged and more intuitive. Google’s proprietary infotainment standard is called Android Auto. What is Android Auto, though?
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