If you can give up your smartphone for a week, this company will pay you $1,000
There’s a good chance you’re reading these words right now on a smartphone. And just as good of a chance, in fact, that you’ve been essentially either tethered to your phone all day or it’s at least been within arm’s reach when you’re not using it. Permanent connectivity is the price of modern convenience these days, and most of us live the majority of our personal and professional lives by being largely reliant on these increasingly pricey handsets.
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Apple just added crypto support to iPhone, and we nearly missed it
Apple’s press event on Monday was filled with announcements, most of them on the software side of things, as the iPhone maker showed us some of the main features of its upcoming operating systems updates. Apple also launched a brand new Mac Pro generation and introduced new developers tools for apps, including support for easily turning iPad apps into Mac apps.
But Apple also quietly unveiled a CryptoKit framework that will allow developers to build cryptographic operations right into their apps. It’s too early to say whether Apple is working on its own crypto projects, like an Apple digital coin that would work across its devices and services, but it sure looks like a device like the iPhone could soon act as wallets for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
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Apple just added crypto support to iPhone, and we nearly missed it originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 6 Jun 2019 at 21:03:30 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Nintendo probably isn’t making the N64 Classic Edition, so someone else did
When Nintendo followed up its exceedingly popular NES Classic Edition with the SNES Classic Edition, we assumed an N64 Classic Edition would be the logical next step. Unfortunately, the company confirmed that there won’t be any more retro consoles in the near future as it focuses on the Switch and the library of NES games for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. But the good news is that Nintendo isn’t the only company building retro machines.
In a LinkedIn post this week, Hyperkin project manager Andrew Steel revealed that the company’s next release will be the Retron Ult Premium Retro Gaming Console for N64. Steel wasn’t able to share any details, but GameSpot reports that the N64 clone will play original N64 cartridges running at 720p. Inside the box, along with the console, will be an “Admiral” controller, a three-foot HDMI cable, and a six-foot USB-C cable.
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Astronomers discover massive ring of gas circling our black hole
The center of the Milky Way galaxy is somewhere you wouldn’t want to be. We have it pretty easy here on Earth, orbiting our star and staying out of everyone’s way, but deep within the heart of our galaxy, a monster lurks. It’s a supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A* (that’s pronounced “A star”, for the record) and while we can’t exactly see it, we know it’s there thanks to decades of scientific observations of our own galaxy as well as many others.
The intense gravitational pull of the black hole draws in just about everything, but nearby debris it hasn’t yet swallowed up orbits in a pattern called an accretion disk. Now, new research reveals that along with dust and super-heated gases, there’s also a ring of comparatively cooler gases hanging out in the neighborhood.
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The FCC is finally taking robocalls seriously
Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai quoted a late Democratic Senator from South Carolina, Fritz Hollings, in an op-ed he penned for USA Today Thursday ahead of a vote by the commission to give carriers new permission to block robocalls by default. The FCC’s vote Thursday was unanimous, a rare thing in the nation’s capital these days, so score one for the fight against what Pai reminded everyone today, in Hollings’ words, is the “scourge of civilization.”
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German circus replaced animals with holograms, and it’s awesome
Ah, the circus. It’s a time-honored tradition, but the practice of training animals to do silly things for the amusement of youngsters is definitely old-fashioned, and there are many reasons why it’s not a popular as it once was. The treatment of circus animals is one of the biggest criticisms of modern circus companies, and many people don’t feel that animals should be forced to perform for our entertainment.
Germany’s Circus Roncalli has heard those criticisms and taken them to heart. You can still go to a Roncalli performance and see animals like elephants and horses, only now the animals won’t actually be real, they’ll be high-definition holograms.
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Apple reportedly interested in acquiring a self-driving car startup
Apple is currently in the process of acquiring a self-driving car startup called Drive.ai, according to a new report from The Information. The report claims that the acquisition is an “acquir-hire,” which is to say that Apple is more so interested in the company’s employees than the company’s existing technology.
The report further adds that the deal, once finalized, “could result in dozens of Drive.ai engineers ending up at Apple” and that the company’s engineering talent would “boost Apple’s own development of a self-driving vehicle system.”
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Apple reportedly interested in acquiring a self-driving car startup originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 6 Jun 2019 at 17:13:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Netgear’s blazing-fast Nighthawk WiFi 6 next-gen router is down to its lowest price
The NETGEAR Nighthawk RAX80 WiFi 6 Next-Gen Router might look like some crazy spaceship in Star Wars, but it’s actually a blazing-fast Wi-Fi router that supports the new WiFi 6 standard. If you’re buying a new router and you want to futureproof it, you’ll definitely want a model that supports this new Wi-Fi tech, which can reach incredible speeds of up to 6Gbps. Needless to say, futureproofing can be expensive, and the RAX80 typically sells for $400. But if you head over to Amazon right now while it’s discounted — and if you clip the extra coupon — you can snag this crazy new router for only $295!
NETGEAR Nighthawk AX8 WiFi 6 Next-Gen Router, AX6000 Up to 6 Gbps | Ideal for Medium to Large S…: $294.70
Here’s what you need to know from the product page:
- With blazing-fast wireless speeds of up to 6 Gbps, the AX8 lets families simultaneously stream 4K/8K video on multiple devices, video chat with friends, and share large files without network congestion or lag
- Experience the future of WiFi with next-generation 802.11ax (WiFi 6) technology, designed to handle the increasing demand for wireless connectivity in every part of people’s lives
- High-performance WiFi 6 for Smart Homes with 30-50 devices
- NETGEAR’s quad-core 1.8 GHz processor enables smooth, bufferless 4K/8K Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) video streaming and immersive online gaming for the latest smart TVs, gaming consoles, and mobile devices
- Get faster file transfers and uninterrupted connections using the six wired gigabit ports, which enable you to aggregate ports for even faster LAN transfer and multi-gig internet
- Securely access your router anytime and anywhere with the free and easy-to-use Nighthawk app for smartphones and tablets
- Backwards-compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi technologies, the RAX80 supports all your existing WiFi devices
NETGEAR Nighthawk AX8 WiFi 6 Next-Gen Router, AX6000 Up to 6 Gbps | Ideal for Medium to Large S…: $294.70
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Google paused its Android Q Beta 4 update after bricking some Pixel phones
Google released Android Q Beta 4 on Wednesday, but then, less than a day later, the company was forced to stop the rollout of the beta. It turns out that some Pixel devices were sent into boot loops after they applied the update, an issue that Google is looking to fix before re-releasing the update.
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Don’t spend hundreds on a mesh system when this $18 Wi-Fi router is fine for your apartment
If you live in a big 3,000 sq. ft. house then by all means, spend a couple hundred dollars on a mesh Wi-Fi system. We have recommended plenty of different mesh systems here and they’re all terrific. But if you live in a smaller house or a normal sized apartment, you simply don’t have to spend that kind of cash to get good Wi-Fi coverage in your home. Check out the TP-Link TL-WR841N Wireless Wi-Fi Router, which is on sale right now on Amazon for only $17.99.
Here are the bullet points from the product page:
- Wireless N speed up to 300Mbps ideal applications for video streaming, online gaming VoIP, web browsing and multi-tasking
- Two 5dBi antennas greatly increase the wireless robustness and stability. Easy Setup Assistant provides quick & hassle free installation
- System requirements is internet explorer 11, firefox 12.0, chrome 20.0, safari 4.0 or other, java enabled browser or cable or dsl modem. Signal rate for 11n up to 300 mbps dynamic, 11g up to 54 mbps dynamic and 11b up to 1 mbps dynamic
- Features parental control function managing the internet access of children or employee’s computer
- IP based bandwidth control allows administrators to determine how much bandwidth is allotted to each PC and internet devices
- Fast ethernet ports(10/100 Mbps) allow you to directly connect your wired devices
- Backward compatible with 802.11b/g products. TP-LINK Live 24/7 Technical Support
- This product is ONLY a router.
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