Tuesday 5 November 2019

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Adobe Max Event Highlights New iPad, iPhone Tools
The Truth vs. Censorship Trap
Evidence of War Crimes Vanishing From Social Media
Latest ExTix: Lots of Flexibility and a Few Flaws
Are You Suffering From Technophobia?

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Today's Story Highlights

Adobe Max Event Highlights New iPad, iPhone Tools

New products for the iPad and iPhone headlined the opening keynote
presentation at Adobe Max, the company's annual developers conference
held in Los Angeles. Photoshop for the iPad uses Adobe's artificial
intelligence engine, Sensei, to enable new selection functionality. For
example, "Select Subject," a feature of Photoshop for the desktop, will
be available on the tablet version.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86336.html

The Truth vs. Censorship Trap

There recently has been a lot of rumbling about Twitter deciding not to
take political ads, and Facebook deciding -- and this was stupid -- that
it would run political ads even if they were untrue. I'm becoming
convinced that Zuckerberg is trying to put Facebook out of business.
There are some real differences between the firms. Facebook does far
more political advertising than Twitter.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86334.html

Evidence of War Crimes Vanishing From Social Media

A controversy has erupted over YouTube's practice of taking down videos
with graphically violent content, which also may be evidence of recent
war crimes. YouTube's policy -- similar to other social media platforms
-- has been to remove content that contains hate speech, disinformation
or disturbing images. In the past, social media services have been
called out for failing to do enough.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86333.html

Latest ExTix: Lots of Flexibility and a Few Flaws

ExTiX 19.10, released with the LXQt desktop on Oct. 23, is a customized
Linux distro that leaves you wanting more but settling for less. ExTix
is a lightweight modular Linux operating system that is part of the
Exton Linux/Live Systems family of distributions hosted by The Swedish
Linux Society. The ExTix distro line is perhaps the best known of
Exton's Linux platforms.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86332.html

Are You Suffering From Technophobia?

The fear of technology has been around for as long as technology itself,
and like technology itself, it is always changing. There is evidence of
"technophobia" -- the technical name for this affliction -- in every age
and in every part of the world. However, it is perhaps reaching a peak
in modern society. Americans are more afraid of technology than death,
suggests research conducted in 2019.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86330.html

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Monday started the week with some key announcements from Adobe and Microsoft that will affect how we work across all kinds of devices. Also, researchers have uncovered an unsettling method that could allow an attacker to exploit your voice-controlled smart speaker without making a sound, and we took a spin in the $150k Polestar 1 hybrid coupe.

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Microsoft still hasn’t perfected the Windows on ARM experience.

Surface Pro X review

If you must have Microsoft’s software to get work done on the go, the Surface Pro X is a solid choice. But the entire Windows on Snapdragon platform is plagued by limited app compatibility and bugs. Plus, adding the Slim Pen stylus and keyboard -- you won't want to use Windows on a tablet without it -- bumps its $999 price to $1,270.

This hybrid showcases what the new automaker is capable of achieving.

Polestar 1 hybrid first drive

While a $155,000 vehicle that's only one of 1,500 ever built seems like an odd commuter, it can do the job and probably handle most of that drive in electric mode. The downside is that while its plexiglass-framed wiring looks cool, a triple-battery setup severely cuts into the available trunk space. This grand tourer is a halo car that works better as a concept, and with good reason -- only 450 are coming to the US. Even for big EV fans, it probably makes sense to wait a little longer for the $60k Polestar 2.

You can try it out on Android right now.

Microsoft's new Office app for mobile combines Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Instead of grabbing separate apps for Word, Excel and Powerpoint (aka the Office Triforce), Microsoft’s new Office app puts them all together. The Office app also makes better use of your phone's talents, with the ability to take a photo of a document and turn it into an editable Word file on the fly or even do the same with printed-out tables in Excel. It’s available for public testing on Android, while an iOS test group is already full.

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The old Edge browser is now known as Edge Classic.

Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser arrives January 15th

After launching a beta test for the new Chromium Edge in September, Microsoft is now gearing up to officially launch the browser on January 15th, 2020. You can test out the near-final Release Candidate version today, which should be stable enough for anyone to use, but also lets IT administrators prepare for the new Edge.

In case you didn’t know -- Instagram and Whatsapp are ‘from Facebook.’

Facebook hopes a new logo will distract you from its problems

Time for a rebrand.

Phone cameras have gotten way better, and it's all down to smarter software.

Upscaled: How computational photography is making your photos better

To get around the small sensor, narrow lens and shallow depth of smartphone cameras, companies have had to get creative. The biggest advances all come from ways to stack or combine multiple images in the phone using specialized software. Computational photography is using algorithms and even machine learning to stitch together multiple photos to yield better results than were previously possible -- here’s how it works.

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1. Researchers show how lasers can silently issue 'voice commands' to your smart speakers

2. Teenager solves car blind spots using a webcam and projector

3. Adobe Photoshop for iPad is available right now

4. What's on TV this week: 'Death Stranding,' 'Rick & Morty' and 'Green Eggs and Ham'

5. Microsoft archived the 1978 'Superman' flick on its Project Silica glass storage medium

6. Engadget's Guide to Fitness and Health: The best workout headphones

7. YouTube star Jarvis banned from 'Fortnite' over cheating

8. Seth Meyers' Netflix special will have a button to skip Trump jokes

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Monday 4 November 2019

Editor's Pick: The Truth vs. Censorship Trap

The Truth vs. Censorship Trap

Rob Enderle Nov 4, 2019 10:29 AM PT
	There recently has been a lot of rumbling about Twitter deciding not to take political ads, and Facebook deciding -- and this was stupid -- that it would run political ads even if they were untrue. I'm becoming convinced that Zuckerberg is trying to put Facebook out of business. There are some real differences between the firms. Facebook does far more political advertising than Twitter. [More...]

More Picks:

Fresh Funds Brighten Faire Marketplace
Faire has raised $150 million in venture capital, which it will use to expand into new markets, improve the Faire marketplace, and build more tools for its customers. The latest round brings Faire's total funding to date to $266 million and gives the company a valuation of $1 billion. Faire is an online wholesale marketplace that lets retailers shop for new products to carry. [More...]

The Force May Be With Microsoft
The Pentagon has awarded its $10 billion contract for cloud computing to Microsoft. The program -- which goes by the acronym "JEDI" for "Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure" -- has been attracting vendors like a dog attracts fleas for several years. It has been marked by fierce litigation too, so the award may not be the end of it. Oracle sued over the process, claiming it was unfair. [More...]

Latest ExTix: Lots of Flexibility and a Few Flaws
ExTiX 19.10, released with the LXQt desktop on Oct. 23, is a customized Linux distro that leaves you wanting more but settling for less. ExTix is a lightweight modular Linux operating system that is part of the Exton Linux/Live Systems family of distributions hosted by The Swedish Linux Society. The ExTix distro line is perhaps the best known of Exton's Linux platforms. [More...]

Are You Suffering From Technophobia?
The fear of technology has been around for as long as technology itself, and like technology itself, it is always changing. There is evidence of "technophobia" -- the technical name for this affliction -- in every age and in every part of the world. However, it is perhaps reaching a peak in modern society. Americans are more afraid of technology than death, suggests research conducted in 2019. [More...]