Miscellaneous Tech News
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Google temporarily shuts down Android TV photo sharing after privacy bug
A user was apparently able to see hundreds of Google Photo accounts.
Google has temporarily disabled Android TV photo sharing after reports of a brutal bug popped up on Twitter. Through the Google Home app, Android TV has a "linked accounts" feature that lets several people (like, say, you and your spouse) share photos from multiple Google Photos accounts to the TV. Apparently something went horribly wrong with this feature earlier, as pictures and videos show hundreds of accounts from strangers listed under "linked accounts."
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Linux 5.0 Released
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@black3dynamite /sigh
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite /sigh
In the 2.6 era Linux said that they could foresee no justification for a major revision update. Everything after 2.6 is a running joke. If we were following the traditional path, we'd still be on 2.8.
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@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Unifi 5.10.19 Released
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Updates-Blog/UniFi-Network-Controller-5-10-19-Stable-has-been-released/ba-p/2695209Must have been out a little while, we are already on it
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Unifi 5.10.19 Released
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Updates-Blog/UniFi-Network-Controller-5-10-19-Stable-has-been-released/ba-p/2695209Must have been out a little while, we are already on it
Yes, 6 days ago.
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Mystery as Quadriga crypto-cash goes missing
Efforts to recover millions in crypto-cash from the digital wallets of a man who died without revealing passwords to access them have hit a snag.
The master key to unlock the wallets was held on Mr Cotten's laptop but he died without letting anyone else know the passphrase to unlock the device. Most of the digital cash that customers deposited with the exchange was supposed to be kept in "cold storage" to prevent it being hacked or stolen.
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Chromium-based Edge screenshots might as well be Chrome
It's early days yet, but so far Microsoft has done little to distinguish its browser.
In many ways the browser is what one would expect of a Microsoft Chromium browser: in those places where Chrome would use a Google account for syncing or a Google store for extensions, Edge-on-Chromium uses a Microsoft account and a Microsoft store. Similarly, the homepage is similar to that of Edge, using Bing pictures and Microsoft News links. Perhaps the biggest change is the settings page, which adopts a similar look-and-feel to the Windows 10 settings app—section headings down the left, the actual settings on the right.
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Chromium-based Edge screenshots might as well be Chrome
It's early days yet, but so far Microsoft has done little to distinguish its browser.
In many ways the browser is what one would expect of a Microsoft Chromium browser: in those places where Chrome would use a Google account for syncing or a Google store for extensions, Edge-on-Chromium uses a Microsoft account and a Microsoft store. Similarly, the homepage is similar to that of Edge, using Bing pictures and Microsoft News links. Perhaps the biggest change is the settings page, which adopts a similar look-and-feel to the Windows 10 settings app—section headings down the left, the actual settings on the right.
If you can't beat it, copy it and join it?
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Chromium-based Edge screenshots might as well be Chrome
It's early days yet, but so far Microsoft has done little to distinguish its browser.
In many ways the browser is what one would expect of a Microsoft Chromium browser: in those places where Chrome would use a Google account for syncing or a Google store for extensions, Edge-on-Chromium uses a Microsoft account and a Microsoft store. Similarly, the homepage is similar to that of Edge, using Bing pictures and Microsoft News links. Perhaps the biggest change is the settings page, which adopts a similar look-and-feel to the Windows 10 settings app—section headings down the left, the actual settings on the right.
Here I thought Microsoft will Chromium but keep Edge interface.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Here I thought Microsoft will Chromium but keep Edge interface.
Damn that really is close. It has the obligatory high definition photograph of some natural space which Microsoft also uses on bing.com to distinguish itself from google.com
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China’s “democracy” includes mandatory apps, mass chat surveillance
Researcher discovers servers in China collecting data on 364 million social media profiles daily.
That system of democracy apparently involves mass surveillance to tap into the will of the people. While China's growth as a surveillance state has been well-documented, the degree to which the Chinese leadership uses digital tools to shape the national political landscape and to control Chinese citizens has grown even further recently. That's because authorities have been tapping directly into Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members' and other Chinese citizens' online activities and social media profiles.
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Gorilla Glass-maker plans to produce glass suitable for folding iPhones
Glass would be more durable than the plastic polymers used in early foldables.
According to Wired, glass-maker Corning is "working on ultrathin, bendable glass that's 0.1 millimeters thick and can bend to a 5 millimeter radius" that may be usable for smartphone displays within two years. Corning produces Gorilla Glass used in Apple's iPhones, as well as in phones made by other manufacturers like LG, Asus, OnePlus, Nokia, Samsung, and more.
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Fitbit goes after new wrists with less expensive $159 Versa Lite smartwatch
Fitbit wants more users on its platform—that means devices at many price points.
Instead of doubling down and trying to make the next best Apple Watch killer, Fitbit is focusing on potential users and prices. Today, the company launched the new $159 Versa Lite smartwatch, a pared-down version of the $199 wearable it came out with last year. It will also bring the newly announced Inspire and Inspire HR fitness trackers, priced from $69 to $99, to all consumers.
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Apple no longer refuses to fix iPhones with third-party batteries
Now Genius Bars and Authorized Service Providers won't turn these iPhones away.
Apple has reportedly updated the rules of its strict repair program to be a bit more lenient toward iPhones with aftermarket batteries. Internal company documents reportedly instruct its Genius Bars and Apple Authorized Service Providers to repair iPhones with third-party batteries, something that the iPhone maker has never allowed before.
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Microsoft is first major cloud provider to open African data centers
Cape Town, Johannesburg cloud regions now available.
First announced in 2017, the company originally intended to open its facilities—South Africa West in Cape Town and South Africa North in Johannesburg—in 2018. Even with the delays, Microsoft has still beaten Amazon to the punch; an AWS datacenter is to open in Cape Town in 2020. As well as offering Azure services, Microsoft is going to use the facilities for hosting Office 365 from the third quarter of the year and Dynamics 365 from the fourth quarter.
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After the Galaxy Fold, Samsung has two more foldable smartphones coming
Samsung is developing a Mate X-style wraparound display phone and a flip phone.
It seems like many companies in the smartphone industry are moving toward developing foldable smartphones. There are two real devices so far: Samsung has announced the Galaxy Fold and Huawei is building the Mate X. Oppo is experimenting with a foldable prototype that looks like the Mate X; Motorola is planning an all-screen revival of the Moto Razr; and Xiaomi has teased a crazy prototype with two folds in the display. Even Corning is working on a flexible glass cover to someday protect all these devices from scratches.
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iFixit opens up the Galaxy S10, revealing tiny in-display fingerprint sensor
Get a look at Qualcomm's new ultrasonic fingerprint sensor in the S10.
The newest component inside the Galaxy S10 is the new ultrasonic fingerprint reader, which lives under the display and can make a 3D map of your finger with nothing but sound. In terms of actual components, the sensor is a thin, tape-like strip that gets glued to the back of the display. We've seen prototypes with a large fingerprint-reading area before, but for this first-generation commercial version, Samsung's fingerprint reading area is just a tiny strip. It's actually way smaller than a fingertip, which means you'll need to be precise about your finger position when you use it.
