Dashcams, fast chargers, ransomware trick, vaccine myths, VPNs, password managers, Ford F-150 Lightning, glowing rocks and Latin phrases. This week covers a lot of great products and can help you be more productive. Check out all the headlines below and click to read the full story.
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Electronics
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- Samsung unveils a 43-inch version of its versatile Smart Monitor
- Sony adds four new models to its portable wireless speaker lineup
- Anker’s second-gen GaN chargers are smaller and more efficient
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Privacy and Security
- Apple cites ‘significant’ malware on Mac while defending iOS App Store in Fortnite trial
- Colonial Pipeline CEO confirms $4.4 million ransomware payment
- Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate
- Ransomware gang behind Ireland attack also hit US health and emergency networks
- Russia remains the biggest source of disinformation, Facebook says
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- New York announces $5M lottery entry for those who get vaccinated
- 5 COVID-19 Vaccine Myths, Debunked
- Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is effective in teenagers
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Software
- PayPal’s Pay in 4 lets you pay off purchases over time. Here’s how it works
- Roku jailbreak gives users control over what channels they install
- Apple releases iOS 14.6 with support for paid podcast subscriptions
- Google Photos will help you delete blurry pictures and screenshots
- Microsoft Edge browser boost: These updates mean faster browsing, better battery life for your laptop
- Android 12: 4 hidden features you’re sure to love from day one
- Sling TV’s new, easy-to-use menus make cord-cutting more fun: Hands-on
- Best VPN service of 2021
- Best password manager to use for 2021
- Satya Nadella says Microsoft is working on the ‘next generation’ of Windows
- Microsoft says Edge is now the ‘best performing’ Windows 10 browser
- Gmail will let you save image attachments directly to Google Photos
Technology
- 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup is a huge deal for EVs
- Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric truck has a big mother frunk
- 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning is an electric pickup that can power your house for days
- Frontier sued for allegedly misleading customers on internet speeds
- The Dyson V15 Detect’s laser proved my apartment was never really clean
- Save Hundreds of Dollars on Tech With Amazon’s Renewed Page
- Ford’s F-150 Lightning Pro comes with a $50,000 extended range option
- Apple might drop the logo on its new 2021 MacBook Pro (seriously)
- Microsoft’s secret Xbox Easter egg finally discovered after 20 years
- USB-C upgrade will more than double its power capacity to 240W
- Amazon buys MGM, setting up Prime Video for a James Bond, Rocky infusion
- Google gets city’s thumbs-up for a sprawling new campus in San Jose
- Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO on July 5th
Phones
- Pink Apple iPhone 13 photo sends the internet into a frenzy
- Google Patents Unique Under-Screen Front-Facing Smartphone Camera
- Best Buy launches smartphone for elderly community
- How to take your best ever photos with your iPhone or Android phone
Fun Stories
- Crowd Gathers at Abandoned Gas Station to See Rare Corpse Flower in Bloom
- 9 Ways to Live a Really Long Time, According to the Oldest People Ever
- Harnessing the Dystopian Dread of the Brutalist Tower Block
- The Spectacular Science of the Great Lakes’ Glowing Rocks
- Unsolved Mysteries: Quantum Leap’s Don Bellisario on the fate of Sam Beckett
- 11 Facts About Napster
- Dogs Everywhere Are Munching on Brood X Cicadas—But Are They Safe to Eat?
- 10 Latin Phrases People Pretend to Understand
- The CDC Is Warning People Not to Kiss or Snuggle Their Chickens
- The Mexican Mountain Town Feeding the International Crystal Market
- The Ice Age Persists in the Upper Midwest, Where the Hills Breathe
- Ceiling Fan Not Cooling You Off? Maybe It’s Spinning in the Wrong Direction
- It’s Hard Work to Restore Rio’s Christ the Redeemer, but the Views Are Amazing
- French Polynesia’s Teti’aroa Has Been an A-Lister Retreat for Centuries
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