IT&Software
Apple, Amazon, Google Partner to Make Smart Home Devices More Compatible
The Nest Learning Thermostat utilized the protocol. Google has Google Home, its own smart home network, which are connected with Google Assistant, its smart assistant. In addition to Apple, Google, and Amazon, ZigBee Alliance companies will also join the cooperation. In reality, it will be tough to get the biggest names in tech, all of whose smart home products are at differing stages of dev... [Full Article...]
Galaxy S10 Lite specs include Samsung’s first macro camera
All the three models in the line-up including the Galaxy S11e, S11 and S11+ will feature rear telephoto cameras with at least 48 megapixels of processing power. When collapsed the phone folds onto itself to configure the device into a book-like shape with one, slimmer, outward facing display. The outer display is seen to house a dual camera setup on the right corner. [Full Article...]
LG announces new 38-inch UltraWide with Thunderbolt 3
The LG Ergo also supports tile mechanism. The technologically and ergonomically advanced arm-type stand with its high degree of adjustability enables users to create perfectly customized workstations. It also comes with the support of GSync with DisplayPort adaptive sync. It is also DisplayHDR 600-certified, meaning it should hit 600 nits brightness with HDR content and has a typical brightnes... [Full Article...]
Calgary mom charged with assaulting child while livestreaming video game
A short clip, originally streamed to the gaming service Twitch, was reposted to Twitter earlier this week, prompting calls to Calgary's police service from as far away as Europe and California. "We had our Child At Risk Response Team at the house, we were securing the children", Siegenthaler said. It shows a woman playing the video game Fortnite as she repeatedly slaps and then bites a scr... [Full Article...]
Ghostery Midnight desktop app with VPN launched
When ghost first announced at midnight earlier this year, President Jeremy Tillman told me that the company (acquired by the Cliqz browser company in 2017) created Midnight because desktop applications, particularly email clients, were starting to "use numerous same web tracking technologies outside the browser". [Full Article...]
Microsoft reduces Xbox Game Pass price to Rs699 in India
Untitled Goose Game waddled onto Xbox Game Pass yesterday, December 17. Microsoft has rolled out another batch of release dates for titles coming to Xbox One Game Pass, with The Witcher 3, Pillars of Eternity , and more all out ahead of Christmas. [Full Article...]
267 million Facebook users' data has reportedly been leaked
A massive data leak from Facebook has exposed the names, personal IDs, and phone numbers of 267 million users - majority American - on the dark web , according to reports . Diachenko says that most of the affected users from 267,140,436 records were from the United States. The IDs, phone numbers and full names of 267 million users, most of which reside in the USA, were discovered on an unsec... [Full Article...]
Facebook is developing its own operating system from scratch
Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's head of augmented and virtual reality, told The Information: " We really want to make sure the next generation has space for us ", "We don't think we can trust the marketplace or competitors to ensure that's the case". [Full Article...]