Tuesday 12 March 2019

The Morning After: Apple is ready to unveil its streaming video service

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It’s been a long time coming, but Apple’s very own streaming video service will be officially unveiled in a few weeks. We also get a first look at the Harry Potter universe given the augmented-reality treatment, and Twitter’s experimental beta app has also broken cover.

It’s ‘show time.’

Apple will finally unveil its streaming video service on March 25th

It turns out rumors of an Apple spring event were true: The company's next event will happen on March 25th at the Steve Jobs Theater on Apple's Cupertino campus. And judging by the event invite, we'll finally hear about Apple's long-rumored video service.

Remember Newgrounds?

Adobe will kill Shockwave on April 9th

Many older web games and media experiences were built around Shockwave, which enabled visually exciting web apps at a time when HTML wasn't up to snuff, and powerful, consumer-friendly smartphones were just pipe dreams. Now, Adobe has signaled that it will discontinue Shockwave for Windows on April 9th, 2019. The company phased out its Director authoring tool and the Mac player in 2017, but this represents the web plugin's final bow for most people.

Coming soon on Android and iOS.

'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' AR game is about protecting muggles

The game, made in partnership between Pokémon Go and Ingress makers Niantic and WB Games, uses the same GPS and AR abilities you'll find in Go. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has players hunting out and capturing rogue creatures, people and objects that have escaped from the wizarding world. However, instead of defending gyms with your cadre of Pokemon, you can expect wand battles vs. rogue wizards, and a portkey will take players into a fully virtual world with locations based on areas from the series.

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Protecting all those hundreds of dollars.

What we’re buying: Laptop bags (and an iPhone case) edition

This month, we're looking at the bags and cases that we put our valuable gadgets in. Deputy Managing Editor Nathan Ingraham sings the praises of his leather and canvas laptop bag, Senior Editor Devindra Hardawar fawns over a leather iPhone card case and Senior Editor Nicole Lee loves the flexibility of her neoprene backpack.

Just setting up our twttr.

Twitter's experimental beta testing app is available today

The social network has launched Twttr, an experimental app that lets early adopters try prototypes of new Twitter features. It'll start with the conversation test, which turns threads into chat-like presentations with color-coded users and indentation. Future tests could focus on status updates and pinned tweets.

But wait, there's more...

1. Robots are playing ASMR-infused techno at SXSW

2. NVIDIA buys high-performance chip-maker Mellanox for $6.9 billion

3. Nike designer Tinker Hatfield makes the case for self-lacing shoes

4. Bugatti's Baby II toy is like Power Wheels, if they cost $35,000

5. What's on TV: 'The Division 2,' 'Arrested Development' and 'Triple Frontier'

6. The UK is expanding drone no-fly zones around major airports

7. Roku could add AirPlay 2 support soon

8. CRISPR documentary 'Human Nature' embraces the hope and peril of gene editing

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Monday 11 March 2019

Editor's Pick: A Lesson From Amazon: Alternative Revenue Streams Work

A Lesson From Amazon: Alternative Revenue Streams Work

Mitch Doust Mar 11, 2019 12:49 PM PT
	There's a reason that Amazon's stock skyrocketed 28 percent in 2018, a notable outlier amid the broader market trends. The behemoth retailer is bolstered by a few key differentiators when stacked against the competition -- but let's backtrack for a moment to examine the state of the current online marketplace. In truth, there's an expectation in the market that buying online is cheaper. [More...]

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The Strange Tech Wars of 2019
The tech market is defined by its battles: Microsoft vs. IBM; Apple vs. Microsoft; Netscape vs. Microsoft; Google vs. Microsoft. If Microsoft were a person, it likely would have PTSD. Then there was Apple vs. Google, and now the big one is Apple vs. Qualcomm. The screwy thing for me is that Huawei represents a far greater threat to both companies than they represent to each other. [More...]

Augmented Reality and E-Commerce: Bridging the Physical-Digital Gap
I grew up thinking the Mall of America was an unbelievable epicenter of retail commerce. Touted as the biggest mall in the world -- even equipped with an amusement park -- the Minnesota complex boasted stores of all kinds: toys, clothing, furniture, home furnishings. Then this thing called "e-commerce" came along and basically made the Mall of America seem like Main Street in small-town America. [More...]

Is Your Site Mobile Perfect? How to Catch Buyers Who Never Stand Still
Mobile search and buying continue to grow as the chosen means for consumers' online shopping, with the market set to reach an estimated $218 billion in 2019. By 2021, it's estimated that 72.9 percent of online purchases will be made on a mobile device. If you factor in the Millennial and Generation Z demographics, virtually all sales soon will be mobile-generated. [More...]

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Tech News Flash: Monday -- March 11, 2019

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The Strange Tech Wars of 2019
Structural Shifts in Semiconductor Industry Spawn New Trends
Parrot Home: Enjoy the Privacy Extras
End of the Line for Windows 7: Open Road for Hackers
August Adds Wireless HD Video Doorbell to Smart Home Line

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The Strange Tech Wars of 2019

The tech market is defined by its battles: Microsoft vs. IBM; Apple vs.
Microsoft; Netscape vs. Microsoft; Google vs. Microsoft. If Microsoft
were a person, it likely would have PTSD. Then there was Apple vs.
Google, and now the big one is Apple vs. Qualcomm. The screwy thing for
me is that Huawei represents a far greater threat to both companies than
they represent to each other.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85887.html

Structural Shifts in Semiconductor Industry Spawn New Trends

Long-term trends in the technology segment are often the result of
structural change. One such change in the semiconductor space was the
shift to outsourcing specialized functions, including technology
development in the form of intellectual property, chip design,
fabrication, and packaging and test. That change has sparked a trend
toward customization.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85889.html

Parrot Home: Enjoy the Privacy Extras

Parrot offers several options for running a Linux OS that pays much
closer attention to security. If you already are handy with digital
forensic tasks and want a state-of-the-art system to handle pentesting
and privacy issues, check out Parrot Security, which offers a complete
all-in-one environment for pentesting, privacy, digital forensics,
reverse-engineering and software development.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85886.html

End of the Line for Windows 7: Open Road for Hackers

Microsoft has been urging customers to upgrade from its Windows 7
operating system, while attempting to ease the transition with several
options for extended support. It will stop providing routine fixes and
security patches effective January 2020. Regular support for Windows
Server 2008 also will end at that time. Windows 7 enterprise customers
can subscribe to Extended Security Updates.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85885.html

August Adds Wireless HD Video Doorbell to Smart Home Line

The August View is a wireless doorbell that can stream sharp 1440p HD
video. It supports two-way audio, so you can talk to guests via an
Internet connection. The View can be paired with August and Connected by
August smart locks. That means you not only can speak to visitors
remotely, but also can let them into your house. That functionality can
be handy for accepting package deliveries.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85880.html

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The Morning After: Tesla will keep some stores open and dispatches from SXSW

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It's Monday, March 11, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

We’ve got the biggest stories from SXSW over the weekend, as well as news on more suspicious cryptocurrency dealings (to paraphrase, it was an elaborate pyramid scheme), and you’ve told us what you really thought about the Pixel 3.

OneCoin wasn’t what you thought it was.

US arrests cryptocurrency exec over 'multibillion-dollar' fraud

US law enforcement has arrested Konstantin Ignatov over a fraud charge relating to OneCoin, the cryptocurrency he helped found. Ignatov, his sister Ruja Ignatova (also charged, but hiding) and others allegedly orchestrated a "multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme" where people received commissions for persuading people to buy OneCoin packages that themselves were junk.

The Model 3 price will remain at $35,000.

Tesla decides to keep more stores open and raise prices instead

After saying that it will close most of its stores and go online-only, Tesla has changed its mind. The automaker announced that it will "only close about half as many stores" as it previously said, while reducing staff in some locations. In order to keep its revenue on track, Tesla added that it will raise vehicle prices "by about 3 percent on average worldwide."

Neil Gaiman and Jon Hamm like the planet just how it is, thanks very much.

‘Good Omens’ and the art of avoiding Armageddon

Let’s talk the end of the world.

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As it turns out, people don't care much about the notch.

Here’s what you thought of the Google Pixel 3 and 3XL

With last year's Pixel 3 and 3 XL Google answered the call of competing smartphones by adding significant software upgrades, and subtle hardware changes, to its flagship line-up. Most of the real developments were on the software side. While these were substantial enough to wow reviewer Cherlynn Low and earn the phones scores of 90 and 89 respectively, users were less enthusiastic.

“Hypertrending. Wait... please don’t walk away.”

Foursquare's unusual pitch: The ethical data company

Dennis Crowley is pitching location tracking technology at South By Southwest. Foursquare, which he co-founded, recently announced Hypertrending. It's an in-app feature that shows a real-time heat map of where everyone on Foursquare (and the apps that use its technology) are hanging out in Austin during SXSW. The data is anonymized and aggregated so you don't see how many people are in a particular bar or park. But what’s the point?

Across PC, mobile and even consoles.

The best free-to-play games

Gone are the days where free games equated to ropey puzzle games and knock-off clones of games that had a price tag. These days, courtesy of in-app payments and the ease of offering both a sample of title alongside its full-fat version, there's actually plenty of great games to play without spending a dime. Put your card away, and consider this your starting point.