Month: July 2020
You can play ‘Doom’ inside ‘Minecraft’ using a virtual PC
The quest to make devices play Doom has extended to gadgets inside other games. Reddit user uDrunkMate has succeeded (via The Verge) in playing Doom inside Minecraft thanks to a recently developed mod, VM Computers, that can run Windows 95 inside Moj… Source
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TikTok will block QAnon hashtags but not remove related videos
TikTok has blocked several hashtags related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, but won’t be removing the videos using the hashtags from its platform, the BBC reported. The video sharing app has blocked the terms “QAnon,” “QAnonTruth” and the related phrase “Out of Shadows,” which are used by QAnon believers. But…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 will let you answer calls by clenching your fist
It can be a pain to answer a call with a smartwatch when the hand you’d use is busy, but Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch 3 could make it relatively easy. XDA reports that Samsung’s newly released Galaxy Watch 3 Plugin app (so much for a surprise at U… Source
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Apple starts making first flagship iPhone in India
Apple manufacturer Foxconn has started building iPhone 11 units in a facility near Chennai in India, TechCrunch reported, the first time Apple has made one of its top-tier phones in that country. Apple has manufactured lower-priced iPhone models in India since 2017, and reportedly has been considering moving production of…
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Garmin Connect outage: Garmin says ‘no indication outage has affected data’ Garmin connect outage
The Garmin outage has now lasted for multiple days, with its app, Garmin Connect, down and not allowing users to upload or connect to any of their data online – and the brand has finally commented. TechRadar spoke to a Garmin representative who was unable to confirm whether ransomware was…
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Elon Musk says his Twitter DMs are mostly for swapping memes
In a free-wheeling interview with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his Twitter direct messages are mostly made up of memes, and he isn’t overly worried about them being hacked. Musk’s was one of more than 100 high-profile Twitter accounts compromised as part of a…
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