Enlarge / Apple’s 2020 iPad Air. Samuel Axon Today, Apple began rolling out iOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.2, and watchOS 7.3.3, and the company issued an advisory to users to upgrade as soon as possible. Like iOS/iPadOS 14.4.1 before it, this update addresses a security flaw. Additionally, Apple released a similar security update—12.5.2—for older devices like […]
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Covid-19: China pushes for QR code based global travel system
Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a “global mechanism” that would use QR codes to open up international travel. “We need to further harmonise policies and standards and establish ‘fast tracks’ to facilitate the orderly flow of people,” he said. The codes will be used to help establish a traveller’s health status. […]
Apple pushes out iOS 14.2.1, and it’s mostly bug fixes
Enlarge / The iPhone 12 mini. iOS 14.2.1 fixes an issue that affected the lock screen on this phone. Samuel Axon Yesterday, Apple released iOS 14.2.1 to fix bugs users have encountered on new iPhones since iOS 14.2 launched on November 5. Unlike many other iOS releases, this release was not accompanied by updates to […]
Google pushes “text fragment links” with new Chrome extension
The result of a text fragment link. Note the highlighted text and the URL. Ron Amadeo With the extension installed, just highlight the text you want and right-click. Ron Amadeo Google has been cooking up an extension to the URL standard called “Text Fragments.” The new link style will allow you to link not just […]
Nvidia pushes ARM supercomputing
Enlarge Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Public domain] Graphics chip maker Nvidia is best known for consumer computing, vying with AMD’s Radeon line for framerates and eye candy. But the venerable giant hasn’t ignored the rise of GPU-powered applications that have little or nothing to do with gaming. In the early 2000s, UNC researcher Mark Harris […]
NASA pushes ahead with Moon 2024 mission despite funding uncertainties
An illustration of the the power and propulsion element of the Lunar Gateway. NASA The ambitious, even perhaps overly ambitious, plan for NASA to send astronauts back to the moon by 2024 is underway, with new developments coming this week. NASA announced that it aims not just to send a man back to the moon, […]
New York pushes back, so Amazon rethinks its options for a new HQ
Citizens, civic groups, and New York politicians are casting doubt on the state’s joy over Amazon’s earlier decision to open one of two new satellite headquarters campuses in Queens. As a result of the hefty pushback, Amazon is re-thinking its decision, according to The Washington Post. Virginia is reportedly happy with Amazon’s plans to build the second […]
Chase for Talent Pushes Tech Giants Far Beyond West Coast
Supported by Chase for Talent Pushes Tech Giants Far Beyond West Coast ImageThe current Apple campus in Austin, Tex. The company is planning a new 133-acre campus there that will initially have 5,000 workers.CreditCreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times By Jack Nicas and Karen Weise Dec. 13, 2018 SAN FRANCISCO — This generation’s biggest […]
India Pushes Back Against Tech ‘Colonization’ by Internet Giants
India Pushes Back Against Tech ‘Colonization’ by Internet Giants ImageIndia is trying to establish strong data protections for its citizens, as Europe did, while giving the government the right to obtain private information as it sees fit.CreditCreditSanjit Das/Bloomberg By Vindu Goel Aug. 31, 2018 NEW DELHI — In India, American companies dominate the internet. Facebook’s […]
Color grading pushes Pinnacle Studio 22 toward more pro video editing features
Previous Next Corel Corel Corel Corel’s Pinnacle Studio video editor sits in the gap between consumer editing software and the professional options — and Corel just nudged the software even more towards that pro end. This week, Corel announced Pinnacle Studio 22, an update that brings advanced features like color grading and three and four […]