California's Early Warning Quake Alerts to Be Standard on Android Phones
Earthquake alerts are being incorporated into Android, Google's mobile operating system. The feature will be included in a refresh of Google Mobile Services, so a full operating system upgrade won't be necessary.
Website Development Contracts, Part 6: Lawsuit or Arbitration?
Like it or not, disputes do arise from time to time. So it's always a good idea to plan for the worst and hope for the best. A website development contract should identify how the parties will handle disputes. Nowadays, contractual disputes can be handled in a variety of ways, in more than one forum. The most obvious forum, of course, is the courthouse.
Automated CX Strategies to Revitalize Customer Relations
If the ongoing struggles amid the pandemic have taught retailers anything, it is the need to automate their customer service experience. Customer experience automation is making the difference between hanging on until closing down and ensuring more returning customers.
Apple, Microsoft, Facebook Rumble Over Game Streaming Apps
Apple's "Walled Garden" was built to protect consumers from malicious applications, but it can also protect the company from competition, as Microsoft and Facebook discovered recently.
The emergency caused by the novel coronavirus is causing deep structural changes to how we do business. We don't sell or market the way we did before the virus, and it may be some time before we return to that model -- if indeed we ever do. Oracle's strategy centers around a data management platform that's central to marketers' activities.
Calculate Linux 20th Anniversary: Consistent by Design
Calculate Linux is an impressively different Linux operating system that is particularly appealing to small businesses that want a rock-solid system with the flexibility to meet a variety of needs. It is optimized for rapid deployment in corporate environments. Jack Germain has a review on LinuxInsider.
Amazon has cleared a regulatory hurdle in its quest to deliver Internet service to unserved and underserved areas on earth. The FCC has approved, with some conditions, the Kuiper Project, a $10B low-orbit constellation of more than 3,000 satellites.
Walmart is embracing new strategies, partnerships, and infrastructure that have modernized its e-commerce platform and made it a more formidable rival to Amazon. In particular, three big factors are at play.
Getting a prospect on the line and talking to them directly matters. It's the ability to deliver the pitch with the right content, cadence, and care for your future clients' needs that makes a voice call so effective.
New Open Source Initiative Consolidates Security Goals
The Linux Foundation has formed the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) as the latest initiative to improve software security. OpenSSF is a cross-industry collaboration that brings together industry leaders to...
Verifying Global Identities at Scale: August 25 Webinar
With so much identity data flying around online these days, fraudsters can easily impersonate your customers or create fake identities to exploit your business. Learn how Ekata helps organizations with their fraud risk assessments.
Women in Tech: 20 Trailblazers Share Their Journeys
Successful women in the tech trenches share their insights and tackle subjects ranging from how to search out a strong mentor to how to be one -- from how to advance in a large company to how to start your own firm.
This book is an excellent guide for students considering STEM courses, graduates pondering job choices, and career changers at any stage in life. It's also a useful tool for school and career counselors, recruiters, and HR pros eager to diversify their workplaces.
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There's not a lot of information posted yet — keep an eye on the site, we're expecting more details shortly — but that price puts it solidly above large Android phones like the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and below foldables we've seen so far. We'll need some hands-on time to decide if good looks and a slick hinge are worth the price.
— Richard
Xiaomi made see-through OLED TV
Xiao you see me…
Engadget
As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, alongside some high-spec phones, Xiaomi revealed a transparent TV, the Mi TV Lux OLED Transparent Edition. It will cost 49,999 yuan (about $7,200), but it's also vaguely magical.
When it's turned off, the 55-inch display looks like a piece of glass. When it's turned on, images appear to float in thin air, or so Xiaomi says. It goes on sale in China on August 16th. Continue reading.
Microsoft's Xbox Series X will launch in November — without 'Halo Infinite'
And xCloud is in beta for some players.
Microsoft
We don't have a launch date for the Xbox Series X yet, but we do have a launch month. You probably could've guessed a new console would launch in November, but just in case, Microsoft has confirmed things. It also revealed that instead of being a launch title, Halo Infinitewill ship at some point in 2021, presumably so the developers at 343 can address some of the issues that disappointed gamers in its gameplay reveal recently.
In terms of things you can play, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can try out xCloud game streaming right now. It doesn't launch officially for another month, but Android users with the Game Pass app installed can play a few games streamed from the cloud. Continue reading.
NVIDIA will show off its next-gen graphics cards on September 1st
Mark your calendar.
After catching our eye with a teaser, NVIDIA confirmed an event that will happen on the first day of September. At noon ET, CEO Jensen Huang will "highlight the company's latest innovations in gaming and graphics." As the 21st anniversary of GeForce, should we expect a new 2100 Series GPU or a jump directly to 3000? We'll find out in a couple of weeks. Continue reading.
Google turns Android phones into an earthquake detection network
Alerts will roll out in California first, with other states and countries to follow.
Google
Using Android phones for notifications of a nearby earthquake isn't new, and we've seen the MyShake app use phones' sensors as seismometers. But now Google is building the feature directly into Android, creating the Android Earthquake Alerts System. According to Google, phones are "sensitive enough to detect the P-wave, which is the first wave that comes out of an earthquake and is typically much less damaging than the S-wave, which comes afterward." Continue reading.
The last Blockbuster is hosting an Airbnb sleepover in September
Be kind, unwind.
Blockbuster
The last Blockbuster in the world, located in Bend, Oregon, will be available to rent on Airbnb for three one-night stays in September, complete with a re-creation of a 1990s living room and all the snacks and movies you can handle.
Reservations will go live on Monday, August 17th, and up to four people can attend each night of the sleepover. However, only local residents of Deschutes County have been invited to book. Guests will have the store completely to themselves, and everything will be thoroughly cleaned between visits, abiding by current CDC recommendations. Continue reading.
