LAS VEGAS – GE introduced a new member of the C by GE line of products at this week’s CES show, the latest offering being a voice-compatible smart switch.
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CES - Get Many Chargers in One with Unravel From Ampere on Indiegogo
LAS VEGAS –Â We had a chance to check out Unravel, a Qi charger that may be two or three chargers in one, at this week’s Pepcom Digital Experience! event.
Mark Zuckerberg Revealed his Challenge for 2019
Mark Zuckerberg announced that in 2019 he is going to host a number of public discussions about the future of tech.
London Firms Attracted Most VC Funding in Europe in 2018
London tech firms attracted more venture capital investment than any other region in Europe in 2018, new figures showed.
Tim Cook Promised New Services, said Qualcomm Promoted 'Fake News'
Tim Cook promised new Apple services in 2019, emphasized healthcare, and discussed his firm’s current Wall Street woes in a major interview.
Apple Hired Former Facebook Privacy Employee Sandy Parakilas
Mr. Parakilas worked at Facebook for 18 months before leaving in 2012. His job was to monitor Facebook developers and their compliance to the privacy policy.
New Indoor Mall Maps, Flyover Locations for Apple Maps
It’s possible this happened a while ago, but Apple updated its Feature Availability page with the information.
Reminder: Free Flickr Users Need to Take Action (Update)
Starting today, January 8, free Flickr users with more than 1,000 photos need to take action. Unless you upgrade to a paid plan you can’t upload more content.
CES - Kwikset Shows New Aura and Halo Smart Locks
LAS VEGAS – Kwikset is showing three new smart locks, the Aura using Bluetooth, and their first Wi-Fi product, the Halo.
Plex Might Soon Offer Movies and Subscriptions
Video company Plex might soon be offering ad-supported movies and subscriptions to take on Apple, Roku, Amazon, and others.
CES - SanDisk Introduces Extreme Pro Portable SSD
LAS VEGAS – SanDisk announced an upgrade to their portable SSD line with the Extreme Pro Portable SSD with transfer speeds up to 1 GB/sec.
CES - Intel Detailed New AI Chip and Facebook Partnership
Intel revealed at CES that it is working on a new class of AI chip with a number of partners, including Facebook.
New Version of HomePass Introduced Apple Watch Support and PDF Backups
HomePass kicked off 2019 with a significant upgrade that brought in fully scannable text and QR codes, Apple Watch support and PDF backups.
Protonmail Launches GDPR Site to Help Businesses
Protonmail is launching a GDPR site to help businesses achieve GDPR compliance. It’s at GDPR.eu and features practical, easy-to-understand information.
CES - Airthings Complements Air Quality Lineup with Wave Mini
LAS VEGAS – At this weeks CES Unveiled 2019, Airthings demonstrated a new low-cost product to complement their Wave air quality sensor product line, the Wave Mini.
VIZIO, Sony and LG Announced AirPlay 2 Support at CES 2019
VIZIO, Sony, and LG joined Samsung in announcing that they will integrate AirPlay 2 into their televisions at CES 2019.
CES - Maximus Offering Increased Security with Dual Camera Video Doorbell
LAS VEGAS – Maximus is showing answer, the first dual camera video doorbell that sees what other devices miss.
CES - SECUREDATA Shows Highly Secure (FIPS 140-2 Level 3) External Drives
LAS VEGAS – SECUREDATA is showing SecureDrive KP, one of their FIPS 140-2 Level 3 drives for when you really need to protect your data.
CES - LumiCharge Shows Second Generation Smart Lamp
LAS VEGASÂ – LumiCharge is showing the second generation of their smart lamp, which does more than just illuminate.
NSA to Release Free Reverse Engineering Tool GHIDRA
The U.S. National Security Agency is releasing a free and open source reverse engineering tool callee GHIDRA at the upcoming RSA security conference.
Apple Unveils New HomeKit Products From CES Partners
More HomeKit products mean a more integrated home, with products that aren’t competing against each other.
Developer Betas of iOS 12.1.3, watchOS 5.1.3, tvOS 12.1.2 Available
Developer betas of iOS 12.1.3, watchOS 5.1.3, and tvOS 12.1.2 are now available. These are version 3 of the betas. The release notes mention bug fixes, and nothing major is known yet.
Sprint will Launch a 5G Samsung Phone in Summer 2019
Sprint announced plans to launch a 5G connected smartphone with Samsung in Summer 2019 – the 3rd 5G device it has announced.
Package Tracker 'Parcels' Adds Your Device to a Botnet
Popular package tracking app Parcels adds your device to a botnet, possibly by trying to avoid rate limiting when it comes to API usage.