Usually when we talk about “cutting the cord,” it means disconnecting the cable or satellite feed from the TV and streaming content over Wi-Fi. But Russian startup Reasonance has bigger plans for TV cord cutting. The wireless TV prototype it showed at CES 2021 leaves the electrical cord behind in …
Read More »Asus targets business users with tough and capable Chromebox Fanless
Though notebook-like devices tend to get most of the attention in the Chrome OS space, mini computers are also available for those who prefer desktop machines that don’t take up too much space. The latest Chromebox from Asus should also be a quiet runner thanks to its fanless design. Chromebooks …
Read More »The future of work from CES: The headquarters at home
This year’s CES, which ends today, has been fascinating because it’s showcased a coming shift in product design based on the assumption that — rather than everyone going into the office — many people will remain working at home for the foreseeable future. One of the most exciting sessions at …
Read More »On the N.Y.C. Campaign Trail With Andrew Yang
On the Trail With Andrew Yang Emma G. FitzsimmonsReporting from New York City James Estrin/The New York Times As I rode the subway with Andrew Yang, who announced his run for mayor of New York City today, he told me that he believes the city can take back responsibility for …
Read More »Tiny schooling aquatic robots inspired by fish
We’ve already heard about small flying or wheeled robots that cooperate on tasks by working in collaborative “swarms.” Harvard University researchers have now gone a step further, by developing tiny underwater robots that school together like fish. Known as Bluebots, the fish-inspired robots each incorporate two wide-angle cameras and three …
Read More »Pandemic rebound? PC shipments post biggest upswing in a decade
The PC market rebounded last year, sporting the highest growth rate in a decade, industry analysts said this week, pinning credit (or blame) on the coronavirus pandemic. Research firm IDC pegged 2020’s global shipments of personal computers at 302.6 million devices, a 13% increase over the year prior, which represented …
Read More »Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 phones raise the specs and lower the price
We’ve barely got into 2021 and the first flagship phones of the year are already here. Samsung just revealed its Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra handsets for 2021, following on from last year’s Galaxy S20 series. As is usual with the Galaxy S range, there are …
Read More »The Truth About Your WhatsApp Data
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. There was a backlash to WhatsApp in recent days after it posted what appear to be overhauled privacy policies. Let me try to clarify what happened. Some people think the messaging app …
Read More »Onboard cameras allow disabled quadcopters to fly on three motors
If one of the motors conks out on a quadcopter drone, the aircraft usually just crashes. Thanks to new research, however, such disabled drones could soon not only remain airborne, but even complete their trip. Typically, when one of a quadcopter’s four motors ceases functioning, the drone starts rapidly spinning, …
Read More »Apple makes welcome change to ‘Big Sur’ security for Macs
When Apple shipped macOS Big Sur in November, researchers quickly spotted a strange anomaly in the system’s security protection that could have left Macs insecure. Apple now seems to be dealing with this problem, introducing a fix in the latest public beta release. What was wrong? For some strange reason, Big …
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