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The original iPad was important enough to get its own live on-stage introduction by the late Steve Jobs. It was such a revolutionary idea that it predates the iPhone and we might’ve been using Apple‘s first tablet in 2007 if Steve Jobs hadn’t steered the technology to a pocketable format. After the January 27, 2010 … Read more
Monkeypox virus particles (artificially coloured).Credit: UK Health Security Agency/Science Photo Library A virulent strain of the monkeypox virus has gained the ability to spread through sexual contact, new data suggest. This has alarmed researchers, who fear a reprise of the worldwide mpox outbreak in 2022. Evidence from past outbreaks indicates that this strain, called clade … Read more
Roland has a new on-the-go podcasting setup with an eye-catching price. The company’s Go:Podcast studio includes a USB condenser mic (with support for four polar patterns) and a companion app that can stream to platforms like YouTube, Twitch and Facebook. The company describes the Go:Podcast as “the simplest way to do high-quality live streaming with … Read more
Faster broadband is on the way, and it won’t require network providers to overhaul their infrastructure. nbn, the largest wholesale broadband provider in Australia, used Nokia’s Lightspan MF fiber platform, to deliver 10G, 25G, 50G and 100G broadband speeds over its existing fiber network. Nokia’s Lightspan delivers next-generation Passive Optical Network (PON) at scale. PON … Read more
After asserting itself as an overshadowing presence in retail, Amazon is still experimenting with ways to leave a similar mark in groceries. The company’s latest tweak to its service lowers the minimum price for free grocery deliveries to $35. However, most customers using the service will also need to pay a $10 monthly subscription in … Read more
Meta has announced that its Meta Horizon OS will no longer be exclusive to its Quest headsets (such as the incredible Meta Quest 3), and this might be the most important news we’ll see in the XR space this decade. It’s an announcement I’ve been expecting for years – for reasons I’ll outline below – … Read more
Both Amazon and Best Buy are selling unlocked models of Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra with 256GB of storage for $200 off the list price. That brings the smartphone down to $1,100 and marks the lowest price we’ve seen yet (outside of trade-in and carrier offers). Last month, all three handsets in the S24 lineup were … Read more
The sun continues to set on the iconic Windows Control Panel, as another key part, the Fonts page, makes its way to the Settings app instead. The Control Panel isn’t on the way out just yet, but it’s directing users to the Settings app for an increasing number of functions. And now, reports suggest that … Read more
UnitedHealth Group has issued an update on the data breach that recently struck its subsidiary, Change Healthcare. The healthcare giant suffered a ransomware attack that knocked some of its services offline and affected different pharmacies and other adjacent businesses across the United States. In an update, UnitedHealth Group said that based on initial targeted data … Read more
Cigarette smoking could become a thing of the past under a UK law, inspired by New Zealand.Credit: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty “If cigarettes had never existed and were invented tomorrow, what would happen? They would not be legalized.” Two years ago, Javed Khan, former head of the London-based children’s charity Barnardo’s, posed this question and … Read more