Month: October 2020
Google initiative warns of Android security flaws in non-Pixel devices
Google already has efforts to improve Android security, such as speeding updates and offering bug bounties, but it’s now ramping things up by disclosing flaws for software it didn’t write. The company has launched an Android Partner Vulnerability Ini… Source
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Google Daydream VR is officially dead with the arrival of Android 11 Daydream View
It’s no real surprise, but the Daydream VR app is no longer officially supported by Google as of Android 11, which marks the end of the line for the mobile virtual reality platform that was first introduced back in 2016. The 2019 Pixel 4 didn’t work with the Daydream View…
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Steve and Alex from Minecraft are coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on October 13th, and here are their moves
Nintendo revealed on Thursday that Steve and Alex from Minecraft will be added to the character roster in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch, and now we’re getting the full reveal: they’ll arrive on October 13th, and there’s a whole video you can watch where longtime Smash series…
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The Boys season 2 episode 7 recap: One hell of an ending null
About this episode – Episode 7 (of 8), ‘Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker’– Written by Craig Rosenberg– Directed by Stefan Schwartz★★★★ Spoilers follow. Hughie sees a TV headline about Starlight being branded a traitor, but can’t get hold of Butcher. Lamplighter tells him she’s being held in a supe-proof cell at…
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Hitting the Books: How colonialism unified the Western world’s clocks
As ephemeral as space and as fundamental as gravity, time is an aspect of this universe that cannot be felt, only experienced through its cumulative passage. In his latest book, On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping, author Ken Mondschein, traces… Source
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Polestar 2 EV recalled over glitch that can cut power while driving
Polestar’s 2 EV is off to a rough start. The automaker told Dagens Industri (via Reuters) that it was recalling all examples of the Polestar 2 (nearly 2,200) due to a software glitch that led to power losses, even while the vehicle was driving. There… Source
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