Samsung had the biggest headlines of the week for sure. They released two versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10, the Galaxy Book S and the Galaxy Watch Active 2. Is a fitness tracker a better answer for you than a smart watch? Do you have an ancient WordPress site? Are you still running Windows XP? Is the Mac or PC faster? All these headlines and many more are listed below. Click on a headline to read the entire story!

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Privacy and Security

• Ransomware, “wiper” malware attacks have more than doubled, IBM team says
• iOS 13 privacy feature will force total overhaul for Facebook apps
• Google: We’ll give you better malware protection in Chrome, but only if you sign in
• Twitter may have shared user data with ad partners without user consent

Electronics

• Guidemaster: Fitness trackers to consider before buying a smartwatch
• Samsung’s insanely thin Galaxy Book S lasts 23 hours, arrives in September for $999
• Galaxy Watch Active 2 is cheaper than the Apple Watch, coming in September

Software

• It’s 2019, and one third of businesses still have active Windows XP deployments

WordPress

• How to Add an Email Subscription Facebook Sign Up Form
• Malicious Plugin Used to Encrypt WordPress Posts
• HostGator web hosting review: Good performance, bad security, upsells everywhere
• WordPress team working on daring plan to forcibly update old websites

Design

• Patent Shows DJI is Working on a Clone of the Hasselblad X1D
• Lightroom Shootout: $6,700 iMac Pro vs $5,700 PC

Technology

• Amazon is going to kill your Dash button
• How fast is Wi-Fi 6? Here’s our very first speed test
• Amazon’s Home Robots Could be on the Market Sooner Than You Think
• This Samsung patent envisions a display that rolls up like a scroll
• Wuppertal’s Beloved Floating Monorail Is Moving Again
• Amazon’s self-driving delivery robots are coming to California
• FedEx leaves Amazon on the doorstep as the store becomes a competitor
• Cord Cutting Is About To Go Way, Way Up
• Disney Plus will discount a bundle with Hulu and ESPN Plus for $13 a month
• Postmates lands first-ever permit to test sidewalk delivery robots in San Francisco
• 8 ways Echo devices can make back to school season easier

Phones

• Sprint’s subscriber losses show why it needs T-Mobile lifeline
• Verizon’s 4 new unlimited plans come with a surprising price cut
• The Galaxy Note 10 dilemma: Getting out of the Galaxy Fold’s shadow
• Tricks to sell your phone for the most possible cash
• We believe Apple will announce the iPhone 11 on this day
• When you use these 12 dark mode Android apps, you’ll never go back
• If you like your big phone, thank the Galaxy Note
• Google releases the 6th and final beta for Android Q
• Galaxy Note 10: Two sizes so Samsung can expand beyond productivity loyalists
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus first look: Design, productivity, creativity, and performance
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10: 5 big questions to answer before you buy
• The Galaxy Note 10 has no headphone jack, confirmed
• Samsung Note 10 Series Devices Are Gorgeous, But Will It Sell?
• The Galaxy Note 10 signals the official death of the headphone jack
• Samsung used to mock Apple as idiots, now it hides the evidence

Fun Stories

• What’s Silver, Purple, and Very Well-Traveled?
• Ghost Ranch
• Magician’s stealth shark suit makes him invisible to great whites
• In This Moon Landing, Everything Is Made of Butter
• Found: A Spaceship-Shaped, 500-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature
• Researchers Concocted an Ancient Egyptian Perfume Perhaps Worn by Cleopatra

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Social Media

• Facebook Updates Business Manager With Improved Design & Navigation
• Instagram and WhatsApp get a rebrand
• Facebook to admit ownership of Instagram, WhatsApp in barely visible small-print

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