Favorite gadgets, Echo frames, SolarWinds, COVID vaccine, 3D printer, hidden iPhone features, Die Hard, space station spiders and dog toxins. Those are just a few of our Christmas Day stories. Read through the headlines below and click to get the full story. I hope all of you have a Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas!
Electronics
- AirPods Max: 8 things new owners need to know
- AirPods Max alternative: The excellent Soundcore Life Q30 for $65 (save $15, but also $484)
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Privacy and Security
- Ransomware Risks for Consumers vs. Businesses, and How to Avoid Them
- Microsoft head calls SolarWinds hack ‘act of recklessness’: What you need to know
- NVIDIA and Intel used compromised SolarWinds software
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- COVID-19 vaccine facts: Moderna approved, hidden costs, when you can get vaccinated
- Congress approves COVID-19 spending bill with contentious copyright measures
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Software
- Apple Fitness Plus vs. Peloton: Which streaming workout service is better?
- Zoom video meetings come to an Amazon Echo Show device, just one for now
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Technology
- Google hit by antitrust lawsuit from nearly 40 states over alleged search monopoly
- Electric car battery pack prices fell 89% in just 10 years
- Google: Redesigning search would harm the internet
- Microsoft is reportedly developing its own ARM-based chips for Surface PCs
- It was a massive year for electric bikes and scooters
- What I learned buying my first 3D printer
- CES 2021 TV preview: 8K, OLED, MicroLED screens remain huge, hype shrinks
- On the front lines of climate change, communities are using tech to keep tradition alive
Phones
- The iPhone 12 is great, but not because of 5G: Our speed test results
- Samsung’s Galaxy S21 color schemes pop in newly leaked images
- Apple in 2021: The iPhone takes over everything
- 10 hidden iPhone features we discovered after installing iOS 14
Fun Stories
- 9 Places in D.C. That You’re Probably Never Allowed to Go
- The Hidden History of the First Black Women to Serve in the U.S. Navy
- Why Calendars Are So Weird, and What Might Be Done About It
- 100 Interesting Facts We Learned in 2020
- Hero Worship: An Investigation Into the World’s Die Hard Obsession
- Trying to Make Sense of the Mystery Monolith Craze of 2020
- Space Station Spiders Found a Hack to Build Webs Without Gravity
- Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Director John McTiernan has thoughts
- Starry Night: A History of Celebrating Christmas in Space
- Are Christmas Trees Dangerous to Pets?
- Remember This Garbage Year With a 2020 Dumpster Fire Ornament
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- Scientists Have Observed Octopuses “Punching” Fish Silly
- A Mysterious Black Spot Offers Clues to a Doomed Explorer’s Last Moments
- Oink to the World: How Smashing a Peppermint Pig Became an American Christmas Tradition
- The Mystery of Harriet Tubman’s Family Cabin
- 5 Holiday Toxins Your Dog Should Avoid
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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