New Plugable adapters, WiFi 6E, Windows can’t print and the new job for Cortana. Dinosaur killing asteroid, satellite Internet from Starlink and PlayStation 5. AWS stops massive attack, a drug to help with COVID and piles of pizza boxes. These are just a few of this week’s headlines. Read them all below and click to read the full story.
Electronics
- PS5: Playstation 5 design finally revealed (and mercilessly mocked on Twitter)
- This is the PlayStation 5
- Sony just revealed its PS5 console: Here’s what we know
- Galaxy Watch 3 specs, photos leak ahead of rumored July reveal with Galaxy Buds Live
- ASUS announces a trio of WiFi 6-capable mesh routers for $300
- Plugable launches range of USB-C adapters
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***** Get Linksys MR7350 Router at Amazon ***** - ASUS’s latest ZenBooks are thin and light but don’t skip on ports
Privacy and Security
- Ransomware: Hackers took just three days to find this fake industrial network and fill it with malware
- Watch out for these robocall scams during lockdown
- AWS said it mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- We’re all sleeping worse due to COVID-19, study shows
- New Google Maps Feature Will Alert You to Coronavirus Restrictions
- First drug proves able to improve survival from COVID-19
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Software
- Whatever happened to Cortana? Think corner office and a hefty raise
- What is the Windows 10 Windows Feature Experience Pack?
- 5 best new features in Android 11 and how you’ll use them
- Windows 10 printer mystery: More complain June Patch Tuesday is causing havoc
- Microsoft starts rolling out Money in Excel personal finance-management feature
- Microsoft gives its Windows Insider testing program a makeover
- Microsoft 365: 1.2 million workers to get tools including Teams in this ‘landmark’ software deal
- Google Chrome starts tinkering with how it shows address bar URLs
- Microsoft rolls out fix for Windows 10 printer bug
- Zoom backtracks and plans to offer end-to-end encryption to all users
Technology
- Remote working: How the biggest change to office life will happen in our homes
- You Can Invite a Shelter Pet to Your Next Zoom Meeting
- High-speed Wi-Fi 6 is here. Soon, Wi-Fi 6E is going to make it even better
- Wi-Fi customers who buy their own router are happier, study finds
- SpaceX will have to demonstrate Starlink internet’s low latency within the next month to qualify for up to $16B in federal funding
- FCC has ‘serious doubts’ about SpaceX’s broadband service
- Intel’s Tiger Lake processors will feature on-chip malware protections
- Everything about how we access and listen to music has changed in the past 25 years
Phones
- The phones we use today nearly didn’t happen
- How to extend the life of your phone so you don’t have to replace it so often
- How to use your phone as a webcam: Pro tips while working from home
- The biggest iOS annoyance I want Apple to fix
- HTC’s first 5G smartphone is packing a big 5,000mAh battery
- iOS 14 rumors: 10 things to know about new features, launch date and more
- Sorry, iPhone: Android wins at these 7 things
- T-Mobile down: Carrier says calling and texting outage was caused by ‘IP traffic storm’
- Apple ‘foldable’ iPhone design sparks controversy
Fun Stories
- What a Buried Crater in Mexico Says About the Asteroid That Doomed the Dinosaurs
- Meet the Owner of the World’s Largest Pizza Box Collection
- On the Hunt for the Lost Wonders of Medieval Britain
- In 1968, Franklin Armstrong Made History—and Created Controversy—By Joining the Peanuts Gang
- Found: The Oldest and Largest Maya Structure in Mexico
- The Deadly Irish Epidemic That Helped Bring Dracula to Life
- 30 Pungent Facts About Farts
- 11 Incredibly Valuable DVDs That Could Be Hiding In Your Movie Collection
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