Month: October 2020
Sony tries to clear up confusion over Voice Chat recording on PS5
When the 8.0.0 update rolled out to PlayStation 4 systems earlier this week it provided more granular control for parents to use around their kids’ communications, but it also popped up an ominous warning about the possibility of voice communications… Source
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Google and Intel are worried about a new Linux vulnerability The best open source software: Linux
A new Bluetooth flaw in all but the most recent version of the Linux Kernel has caught the attention of both Google and Intel which have both issued warnings about its severity. The flaw itself resides in the BlueZ software stack that is used to implement Bluetooth core protocols and…
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NASA taps Nokia to bring LTE to the Moon
When NASA returns to the Moon sometime in 2024, it wants to have an efficient and reliable way for its astronauts to communicate with one another, and it’s turning to mobile pioneer Nokia for help. This week, the space agency said it will provide Nok… Source
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Tesla’s seven-day return policy has been quietly removed
Tesla has reportedly canceled an audacious return policy in which new buyers of its electric vehicles could return them for a full refund within seven days. The news, reported on Friday by Electrek, marks an end to one of CEO Elon Musk’s flashier marketing strategies. Musk has used the seven-day…
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Don’t expect a new Apple TV 2020. It’s more of a 2021 thing, says leaker Apple TV 4K
We likely won’t be getting a new Apple TV 4K until the middle of next year. At least, according to Jon Prosser, a knowledgeable, sometimes-right Apple leaker who’s had the inside scoop on most every Apple device in the last few months. Prosser was asked about the possibility of a…
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Go read this story about the ‘heat gap’ deepening the world’s divisions
I will never look at a cantaloupe the same way again, thanks to Vann Newkirk II’s latest story in The Atlantic, “Earth’s New Gilded Era.” The fruit brings back some of my favorite summer memories with my mom, who makes a juice with it that Filipinos lovingly call “melon” —…
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