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U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid

The United States Cyber Command has made a number of incursions into Russia’s electrical infrastructure in recent months, according to a new report in The New York Times. Officials that the publication spoke with characterized the moves as a warning to Russia that the US is willing to operate more aggressively in this arena to […]

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Twitter is bringing back its Mac desktop app

Twitter says that it’s bringing the program back after Apple unveiled Project Catalyst for macOS 10.15 Catalina. It explained why it decided to drop the app last year. Twitter made the announcement during Apple’s WWDC conference last week, saying that the app would launch with Catalina this fall, and that this new version will have […]

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Facebook’s cryptocurrency will reportedly launch next week with support from Visa, Uber, Mastercard, and more

Facebook has secured some pretty big backers for Project Libra, according to The Wall Street Journal. PayPal, Uber, Visa and Mastercard are reportedly investing around $10 million each in the social network’s cryptocurrency. Other investors include Stripe and Booking.com. By agreeing to put money into the initiative, they’ve become part of a consortium created to […]

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Huawei’s lock screens unexpectedly turn into advertisements

According to Huawei users on Twitter, ads for the hotel reservation site Booking.com are popping up on the lock screen of some Huawei smartphones. As Android Police reports, the ads seem to appear on devices using the preinstalled landscape wallpapers. They’ve been spotted in several countries including the UK, Netherlands, Ireland, South Africa, Norway and […]

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Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A1 Bluetooth Speaker Review

Bang and Olufson are one of those big names in audio. One that is familiar to people and usually associated with a certain level of prestige and sound quality. Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A1 does stand out in the smorgasbord of quality that is the portable Bluetooth speaker market, with good (and practical) looks, generous […]

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Spotify redesigns Your Library to highlight podcasts

Spotify is officially rolling out its redesigned experience which puts a greater emphasis on podcasts. The company today announced a new version of its “Your Library” section is being rolled out now to paying subscribers on its Premium plan. Its goal is to make it easier to move between Music and Podcasts and find the […]

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Monzo’s app-only banking is coming to the US

British fintech start-up Monzo has launched in the United States, as it looks to challenge the country’s established banking giants. Monzo has unveiled plans to roll out service to the US in the “next few months,” including the mobile app and a Mastercard debit card. It’ll build the audience slowly by connecting with hundreds of […]

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Huawei trademarks its own mobile OS following US ban

China’s Huawei has applied to trademark its “Hongmeng” operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe, data from a U.N. body shows, in a sign it may be deploying a back-up plan in key markets as U.S. sanctions threaten its business model. Huawei has previously suggested the system could roll out as early […]

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Jabra Elite 85h Review

The Jabra Elite 85h offer incredible battery life and terrific noise cancelling in a very stylish package. Purists may be put off by the lack of high-end audio codecs like AAC, aptX or LDAC, but the Elite 85h sound almost as good as Bose’s QuietComfort 35 II but not quite. Good Class-leading battery life Excellent […]