Month: May 2020
Porsche service lets 911 buyers obsess over their production progress
Children the world over count down the days until Christmas, when they’ll be able to unwrap and play with their new toys. Adults, meanwhile, anxiously check the shipping status on their rice cookers and bird watching binoculars when their bosses aren… Source
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Verizon adds the standard Galaxy S20 with 5G to its lineup
Months after Verizon began selling the Samsung Galaxy S20+ and S20 Ultra, it’s adding the ‘entry’ S20 to its lineup. The phone now supports millimeter wave 5G, which Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) currently uses for its Ultra Wideband (UW) servi… Source
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Microsoft’s Fluid Framework collaboration comes to Office online
You'll be able to get your first taste of Microsoft's upcoming real-time collaboration technology, Fluid Framework, on Office and Outlook web apps, the company announced today. You can think of Fluid Framework as a complete deconstruction of the conc… Source
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Chrome is getting a ton of big safety and security updates soon
The next version of Chrome for desktops is shaping up to be a much bigger update than usual. In addition to tab grouping and automatically blocking battery-killing ads, the browser is also getting a big set of improvements for security, safety, and privacy. When the update arrives in Google’s usual…
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Right to Repair Groups Fire Shots at Medical Device Manufacturers
A robust resource for DIY smartphone repairs is focusing next on ventilators and other critical medical equipment. Source
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Microsoft acquires robotic process automation platform Softomotive
During his Build keynote, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today confirmed that the company has acquired Softomotive, a software robotic automation platform. Bloomberg first reported that this acquisition was in the works earlier this month, but the two companies didn’t comment on the report at the time. Today, Nadella noted that…
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