Month: August 2020
This notebook from NEC weighs less than 1kg and lasts for 24 hours on one charge null
NEC, a PC brand controlled by Lenovo, has announced its new VersaPro UltraLite type VG notebooks that are aimed at those who need both extreme portability and a very long battery life, but are not ready to sacrifice performance. Initially, the laptops will be available in Japan, but could also…
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Fertility app Premom reportedly shared customer data with Chinese companies
A fertility app that helps women monitor their cycles when hoping to become pregnant was sharing user data with several Chinese companies, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. The International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC), a nonprofit consumer privacy watchdog, said its research found that the Android version of the app…
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NASA is going to try to hunt down a leak on the International Space Station this weekend
NASA and its Russian partner Roscosmos are going to try to hunt down the source of a very small leak on the International Space Station this weekend, one that has been causing air to release a little more rapidly from the ISS for the last year. The three crew members…
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A typo created a 212-story monolith in ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’
Microsoft’s latest Flight Simulator entry doesn’t do anything small. It’s a title that comes on 10 DVDs and allows you to explore the world in almost its entirety. It turns out that scale even extends to its accidental inclusions. Flight Simulator us… Source
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Mark Zuckerberg testified before the FTC as part of its Facebook antitrust probe
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Federal Trade Commission this week as part of the regulator’s ongoing antitrust investigation into the company, according to a new report from Politico Thursday. The FTC has been investigating Facebook for potential violations of US antitrust law for at least a year. Facebook…
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Nintendo Switch games are up to 50 percent off in eShop sale
If you’ve worn out the games you have on your Nintendo Switch already, you can pick up a few new ones for less during the company’s new Share the Fun sale. Through August 30, a number of digital Switch titles are up to 50-percent off at Nintendo’s eS… Source
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