Cracked or broken mobile device screens can be costly to fix, but a few inexpensive DIY strategies can eliminate a repair shop visit and salvage your tablet or phone.
How to Stay Safe on the Internet, Part 2: Take Canaries Into the Data Mine
If your data passes through some software or hardware, its developer or maintainer enjoys some measure of control. The reality of the Internet's infrastructure is that we can't vet every device or code that interacts with our data, so we should assume that any nodes that can retain our data have done just that.
Study Reveals E-Commerce Shopping Patterns That Hint at New Normal
Consumers and companies worldwide have ramped up online ordering for software products and digital goods as they struggle to improve productivity and security while working remotely and spending more time at home. The sharp spike in online commerce aligns with the timing of the current global pandemic.
HP's COVID-19 Response: There Should Be an Award for This
Some of the troubling reports of corporate responses to COVID-19 include forced work in unsafe areas, not enough -- or any -- protection gear, massive layoffs and furloughs, and the sense that a critical mass of well-paid CEOs and politicians don't get that many people live paycheck to paycheck. There are exceptions though, and HP stands out.
The United Kingdom's plans to launch a smartphone application to track potential COVID-19 infections won't include Apple and Google. The NHS reportedly found that its own tech, which runs in the background on Apple's iPhone, works "sufficiently well."
Humans may be wanderers by nature, but in the year 2020, with planet Earth overrun by a pandemic, most human activity has come to a shocking halt. Perhaps one of the best things for a wandering race stuck at home is an opportunity to look outward -- to thought-travel into the boundless universe and dream of grand and sweeping possibilities. That's what Cosmos: Possible Worlds offers.
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Webinar: Unlocking the Potential of Password Vault Alternatives
Understanding the differing Privileged Access Management solutions can be a challenge, especially for Linux or UNIX environments. Learn how to create a more comprehensive security approach by examining the different approaches of password vaults and privilege management during this webinar.
2020 Online Shopping Habits and Retailer Strategies
Episerver surveyed over 4,000 global online shoppers to learn about their ecommerce expectations and habits. Download Reimagining Commerce to get an exclusive look at successful retail strategies in 2020.
Bottom Line: iPhone SE Packs Great Value for the Money
Apple's new iPhone SE delivers incredible value and performance, has a surprisingly good camera, and handles videos well. Reviewers were impressed by the phone's A13 chipset. However, criticisms include insufficient battery life, absence of night ...
New Shopify App Offers Local SMBs a Bridge to E-Commerce
Shopify has unveiled an app that lets users discover local businesses, receive relevant product recommendations from their favorite brands, check out effortlessly, and track all their online orders. It can gather and track orders automatically,...
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If you're into specs, this is the news you've been waiting for. On high-res displays, DisplayPort 2.0 works over USB by remapping the connector's pins to push data in one direction, turning a 40Gbps bidirectional connection to 80Gbps. Between DisplayPort and Thunderbolt support, it looks like USB is on its way to becoming the universal standard it's always promised. Is anyone ready for this?
-- Richard
Motorola Edge Plus review
At least it has a sizable 5,000mAh battery.
Engadget
Now that Motorola is back in the flagship phone game, the results are… just ok. The Edge Plus specs are fine on paper, but exclusivity and bloatware courtesy of Verizon (the owner of Engadget's parent company) takes some appeal away, and its Endless Edge display looks better than it feels. Continue reading.
Apple's growth stalls as it deals with COVID-19's impact
But its services reported revenue of $13.3 billion -- an all-time high.
Engadget
Despite raking in $4.37 billion from its iPad business and $5.35 billion off Mac sales, the company still fell short of the watermark it set this time last year. Since it accounts for the majority of Apple's business, it's little surprise Apple's iPhone business took the brunt of the damage -- sales fell from $31 billion in the year-ago quarter to $28.9 billion this time.
Intel's flagship 10th-gen desktop CPU arrives with 10 cores
The battle against AMD continues.
Intel
After months of leaks and rumors, Intel has pulled back the curtain on its 10th generation S-series desktop chips, with the Core i9-10900K leading the pack. For around $500, you'll get a 10-core processor that can reach up to 5.3GHz, with a base speed of 3.7GHz.
While AMD is pushing more cores and better efficiency -- its chips are built on a modern 7nm architecture while Intel is still stuck on 14nm with these Comet Lake processors -- Intel is leaning on higher clock speeds. Performance-wise, Intel claims the i9-10900K is 10 percent faster than the last-gen 9900K in PUBG and 63 percent faster than the three-year-old i7-7700K (remember, the i9 chips didn't exist back then). The new processor is also around 18 percent faster at 4K video editing than the last-gen chip and 35 percent faster than the 7700K.
There's a redesigned Intel Extreme Tuning Utility that lets you turn off hyperthreading on individual cores -- key for reducing heat while overclocking. Continue reading.
Walmart's two-hour Express Delivery is coming to thousands of stores
That's one way to beat Amazon Prime.
Walmart
Amazon launched one-hour deliveries with Prime Now back in 2016, but that still isn't an option in many areas across the country. Now Walmart is ready to roll out a competing option with Express Delivery, which it will feature at around 1,000 locations in early May, and nearly 2,000 "in the following weeks."
For $10 extra on top of the existing delivery charge -- or only the $10 fee for Delivery Unlimited customers -- Walmart will send you the order to your door in under two hours. Continue reading.
Upgrade your Raspberry Pi with a 12-megapixel camera with interchangeable lenses
Action!
Raspberry Pi
The latest upgrade for your Raspberry Pi is an interchangeable lens camera for budding photographers or folks who want to learn how to integrate a camera into their build projects. It comes with a Sony 12.3-megapixel back-illuminated sensor and a mount that works with off the shelf C- and CS-mount lenses used on industrial and 16mm film cameras.
It comes with a back-focus adjustment ring and tripod mount, and the larger format sensor is close to what you'd see on a compact camera, rather than a smartphone. It does, however, look ridiculous strapped to a giant lens. Continue reading.
Epic cancels 2020 Fortnite World Cup
Nope, not even online.
Epic is the next big game developer cutting physical esports tourneys. The company has canceled the 2020 Fortnite World Cup outright in addition to moving all other Fortnite events online. Epic said that the "limitations of cross region online competition" made online tournaments at this level impractical. Continue reading.
Microsoft offers virtual graduations with up to 20,000 attendees
It's doubling its audience limit on Teams Live Event for schools.
Microsoft
Most students will be missing out on traditional graduation ceremonies this year as social distancing keeps graduates apart. However, virtual versions can still go ahead, and an arena-sized audience can attend on Microsoft Teams.
From early May through July 1st, holders of a Microsoft Office 365 A1 faculty license, which is free to educational institutions, can run Teams Live Events with up to 20,000 attendees at no added cost -- double the standard limit. Continue reading.
