Another year is nearing an end and that brings us “best of” lists as well as Time’s person of the year. What to do in the new year? How about starting a podcast and info on how to do it is included. Throw in some giant cats, venison-fueled Mescal and this week’s news covers a lot of ground. Read all the headlines below and click on a headline to get the whole story.
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Privacy and Security
- Roku scam asks users to pay for “lifetime” registration
- US charges two members of the Dridex malware gang
- 2020 is when cybersecurity gets even weirder, so get ready
- Ryuk ransomware contains a bug causing data loss for some victims
- Snatch ransomware reboots PCs in Windows Safe Mode to bypass antivirus apps
- Microsoft December 2019 Patch Tuesday plugs Windows zero-day
- New Plundervolt attack impacts Intel CPUs
- Congress warns tech companies: Take action on encryption, or we will
- Google Chrome can now warn you in real time if you’re getting phished
Electronics
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Software
- Opera browser’s dark mode brings noir hue to every web page on Android phones
- Microsoft is giving its Office for iOS and Android apps a makeover
- Microsoft to shut down its Wunderlist to-do app in May 2020
- Here’s what will happen to your Windows 7 PC on January 15, 2020
WordPress
- Retailers: Make your website accessible or leave money on the table
- How to Start a Podcast with WordPress
Design
- Guy Creates Images That Show How Earth Would Look If Cats Were A Lot Bigger (30 Pics)
- What Is a Meme? Plus, a Simple Guide to Meme-Based Marketing Plans
Technology
- SpaceX successfully launches ‘mighty mice,’ beer barley and more to ISS
- 5G on the horizon: Here’s what it is and what’s coming
- Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon XR2 5G for Next-Level AR Hardware & Reference Design for AR Wearables
- What Sundar Pichai taking over the Google universe means for search, Android and Nest
- From AirPower to Zune, a decade of tech and companies that died
- Australia’s radiation safety agency reinforces that 5G is safe
- Volocopter awarded key designation by European aviation safety regulator
- AWS is sick of waiting for your company to move to the cloud
- OLED screen burn-in: What you need to know
- Guardian XO: A powered exoskeleton that makes you 20 times stronger
- PayPal’s exiting COO Bill Ready to join Google as its new President of Commerce
- Lawsuit forces CenturyLink to stop charging “Internet Cost Recovery Fee”
- In 2020, smart glasses may start looking totally normal
- CNET names 2019’s top tech products of the year
- Greta Thunberg, climate activist, is the youngest Time Person of the Year
Phones
- Five new iPhones are coming in 2020 according to analyst report
- 6 cool, new things your next Android phone could do
- You could store a digital driver’s license on your phone soon. Here’s how it works
- A port-free iPhone is my dream and nightmare
- T-Mobile’s 5G network is here, but it’s not worth the upgrade yet
- Apple: Here’s why iPhone 11 uses location data even though you’ve told it not to
- Samsung Galaxy S11 will get major camera refresh, 108-megapixel main sensor, report says
- What this powerful new chip could mean for 2020 phones like the Galaxy S11
- 6 cool, new things your next Android phone could do
- Google’s Pixels get a ‘feature drop’ with call screen and camera enhancements
- 5G in 2019 underwhelmed. Here’s how 2020 should be different
- T-Mobile and Sprint head to court: Everything you need to know
- Google Pixel phones get robocall protections, more photo features
- iPhone users, rejoice: Google Maps gets Incognito mode on iOS
- Best iPhone apps of 2019
- Why Google Recorder is a best-in-class app. Too bad it only works on Pixel phones
- Stop your phone addiction. This new Google tool can help
Fun Stories
- Shocked? Electric eel powers aquarium’s Christmas lights
- Archaeologists found 143 more images among the Nazca Lines
- The Photographer Who X-Rayed Chernobyl
- Copenhagen Wants You to Forage on Its City Streets
- How Whopping Whale Skeletons Come to Life at ‘Bonehenge’
- Man builds his own Star Wars landspeeder with parts from eBay
- Baby Yoda $300 toy has a 14-month waitlist
- The Chinese City Famous for Eggs With Two Yolks
- How a Master Mezcalero Makes a Unique Venison Mezcal
- The World’s Tiniest Sea Turtles Keep Getting Stranded on Cape Cod
- Abrams Creek Underwater Bridge
Social Media
- YouTube Rewind 2019 compiles MrBeast, BTS, Minecraft and everything else you liked this year
- Facebook sues Chinese malware operator for abusing its ad platform
If you see some important tech news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.
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