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April 2021

33 posts

#1525 46:51

SpaceX Approved for 3 Test Flights

SpaceX has been approved for an additional 3 test flights by the FAA for its Boca Chica flight facility. This is a big deal in that they got all three approved at once. We will see if SpaceX can land one upright. Become an Insider today to get access to this very private, very personal show that will give you

Samsung unpacks the Galaxy Book range

At today's Samsung Unpacked event, the South Korean firm unveiled its vision for the future of PCs. A range of high spec ultrabooks with the characteristics of smartphones - mobility, connectivity and continuity. Not once was the word laptop mentioned in the whole presentation, but instead they're portable PCs. Look like laptops to me... Regardless, Samsung announced two new high-end

CES Announces Return to Las Vegas for CES 2022

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced CES 2022, the world’s most influential technology event, will return to Las Vegas next year. Following a successful all-digital CES 2021, CTA will convene the tech industry in-person and digitally, giving a global audience access to major brands and startups, as well as the world’s most-influential leaders and industry advocates. CES heads back to

#1524 38:48

Do you own Media Purchased at Apple?

Do you really own media you buy at Apple or is it more like long-term rental with them having the option to recall or remove the rental from your media library? That is a question being asked in a lawsuit that has been filed after several individuals have called into question the BUY option and losing what they have purchased

German Advertising Companies Accuse Apple of Antitrust Abuse

A group of Germany’s largest media, tech, and advertising companies have accused Apple of antitrust abuse as it introduces changes to the privacy settings of iPhones that they say will harm the ads market, Financial Times reported. According to Financial Times, nine industry associations, representing companies including Facebook and Axel Springer, the owner of Bild, Die Welt and Insider, filed

Cryptocurrency Could Ruin Your Relationship

There is a risk for people who invest in cryptocurrency - it could hurt their personal relationships, Bloomberg Wealth reported. This information comes from a survey done by SurveyMonkey that was done on behalf of .Tech Domains. The survey was done with 1,033 Americans and balanced by age and gender. …And while there might be no harm in checking in

Passwordstate was Compromised by Supply-Chain Attack

As many as 29,000 users of Passwordstate password manager downloaded a malicious update that extracted data from the app and sent it to an attacker-controlled server, Click Studios told customers. Ars Technica reported that this was a supply-chain attack. Click Studios began developing Passwordstate in March of 2004, and released it in August that same year. According to Click Studios,

#1523 1:04:27

Tesla AutoPilot under Serious Scrutiny

Tesla AutoPilot is under serious scrutiny after 2 people were killed when the driver was in the passenger seat. Consumer Reports has reported how they got a Tesla to drive around a test track with no one in the driver's seat. People will do dumb things to get themselves killed but this is ridiculous and need to be fixed. Become

AUKEY Omnia 100W 4-Port PD Charger with GaNFast Technology

If you're still using the wall charger you picked up a few years ago. It's time to either donate that device to charity or give it to the kids because the new AUKEY OMNIA 100W 4-Port charger with GaNFast tech is what you are going to want to upgrade to. Honestly up to this point my current wall chargers were

ScoutPro: 240 Watt Powerbank – Kickstarter

The ScoutPro: 240 Watt Powerbank is the absolute ultimate beast in battery backup to recharge or run devices outright for USBA/C1/C2/ and wireless devices that I have seen in a very long time. This Powerbank will charge and power almost anything it has two USB-C ports capable of 100 Watts of charging power each. It charged my dead Samsung Galaxy

Facebook’s Live Audio Rooms is a Clubhouse Competitor

It was bound to happen. Facebook has announced something called Live Audio Rooms, which they expect to make available to everyone on the Facebook app by the summer of 2021. It is obviously Facebook’s way of competing with Clubhouse. We believe that audio is a perfect way for communities to engage around topics they care about. We’ll test Live Audio

#1522 55:12

Ingenuity Flys on Mars

Ingenuity Helicopter has its first successful flight on Mars while the flight only lasted 30 seconds this is a huge accomplishment by the NASA and JPL team to pull this off. We will see now how further they can push the envelope in the amount of time in the air and the distance to travel. Become an Insider today to

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