The 6 Best Laptop Stands (2020): Adjustable, Portable, and More
You’re often craning your neck when you work on a laptop, and that’s not good for your back. Laptop stands can help, whether you’re at home or in the office, especially if you want to upgrade from using a stack of old books. The best laptop stands raise your laptop’s screen closer to eye level,…
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Christopher Nolan movies ranked including Tenet
Home News Entertainment Robert Pattinson and John David Washington in Tenet, which is out now. (Image credit: Melinda Sue Gordon) There are very few directors working today whose new films are events simply because they made them, and no such list would be complete without the inclusion of Christopher Nolan. The British filmmaker has earned his…
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2020 is… Canix
We started this competition with 20 impressive startups. After five days of fierce pitching in a wholly new virtual Startup Battlefield arena, we have a winner. The startups taking part in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. It was an unprecedented year as we moved all…
Are high churn rates depressing earnings for app developers?
Improve your retention rates, but don’t do it for the 85/15 split Jacob Eiting is CEO of RevenueCat, a platform for managing cross-platform in-app purchases, products and subscribers and analyzing in-app-purchase data. Ever since Apple opened up subscription monetization to more apps in 2016 — and enticed developers with an 85/15 split on revenue from customers…
A Patient Dies After a Ransomware Attack Hits a Hospital
A woman seeking emergency treatment for a life-threatening condition died after a ransomware attack crippled a nearby hospital in Düsseldorf, Germany, and forced her to obtain services from a more distant facility, it was widely reported on Thursday. ARS TECHNICAThis story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis,…
Pre-book Xbox Series S and Series X in India starting September 22
Home News Gaming (Image credit: Xbox) Microsoft’s next-gen gaming consoles are finally here. After massive hype and tons of leaks and rumours, the company took off the covers from the Xbox Series S and Series X recently and announced that both the gaming consoles will be released in India on November 10, along with the…
How the NSA is disrupting foreign hackers targeting COVID-19 vaccine research
The headlines aren’t always kind to the National Security Agency, a spy agency that operates almost entirely in the shadows. But a year ago, the NSA launched its new Cybersecurity Directorate, which in the past year has emerged as one of the more visible divisions of the spy agency. At its core, the directorate focuses…
How the NSA is disrupting foreign hackers targeting COVID-19 vaccine research
The headlines aren’t always kind to the National Security Agency, a spy agency that operates almost entirely in the shadows. But a year ago, the NSA launched its new Cybersecurity Directorate, which in the past year has emerged as one of the more visible divisions of the spy agency. At its core, the directorate focuses…
The 5 Best Cheap Phone Plans (2020): Alternatives to the Big Carriers
Chances are, you’re probably using one of the big three cellular providers in the United States: Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T. You’re also probably paying a lot for service you may not need quite as much right now. With a lot of us working at home more, well within reach of a home Wi-Fi network, now…
Apple One Could Be a Bundle of Problems
Finally, blue skies in the Bay Area. Now that’s a real plain view! Too bad the fire season is only getting started. The Plain ViewI don’t know whether it was a Covid innovation or just a lack of big news, but the Apple event this week featured something rarely seen in its celebratory product launches:…
HP’s conferencing monitors might be the next big thing to help make WFH bearable
Home News Computing (Image credit: HP) HP has launched its first “conferencing monitors” that are equipped with everything needed for remote online collaboration, including a webcam, a microphone, and a speaker bar. The HP E24d G4 and E27d G4 are not exactly new, having first been introduced at CES 2020 as ‘advanced docking monitors’ – but…
Amazon makes Alexa Routines shareable
Amazon is making it easier for Alexa device owners to use Routines. The feature, which has been around for years, allows Alexa users to combine multiple tasks into a single voice command of their choosing. For example, you could make a routine that turns off your lights, plays relaxing music and locks your doors when…
Canix aims to ease cannabis cultivators’ regulatory bookkeeping
Growing cannabis on an industrial scale involves managing margins while continually adhering to compliance laws. For many growers, large and small, this consists of constant data entry from seed to sale. Canix’s solution employs a robust enterprise resource planning platform with a steep tilt toward reducing the time it takes to input data. This platform…
The Wayback Machine and Cloudflare Want to Backstop the Web
The web is decentralized and fluid by design, but all that chaos and ephemerality can make it difficult to keep a site up and online without interruption. That’s what has made the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine feature so invaluable over the years, maintaining a history of long-forgotten pages. Now its deep memory will help make…
Windows 10 running Android apps via Your Phone is fully rolled out and the feature will soon get even better
Home News Computing (Image credit: Microsoft) Windows 10 users who are running Your Phone are now getting the ability to use Android apps right on their PC’s desktop, as previously promised – at least all of those with supported Samsung devices – with the additional capability to run multiple mobile apps promised for the future.Buy…
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