New mirrorless camera, discount light bulbs and Fitbit data. iOS updates, reading hieroglyphs and Lego video games. These are just a small sampling of this week’s headlines. Click on a headline to read the full story.
Electronics
- Canon’s 45-megapixel flagship EOS R5 can record 8K video
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- Get 4 color-changing smart bulbs that work with Alexa and Google for just $35
Privacy and Security
- Zoom working on patching zero-day disclosed in Windows client
- Google fined $684,000 over ‘right to be forgotten’ failure
- SigRed: A 17-year-old ‘wormable’ vulnerability for hijacking Microsoft Windows Server
- Google pledges not to use Fitbit health data, amid EU antitrust concerns
- Amazon, Google, Microsoft sued over photos in facial recognition database
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Software
- You can try iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 early, but don’t mind the bugs
- Regret installing the iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 public beta? Go back to iOS 13
- Chrome and Firefox are getting support for the new AVIF image format
- Google says it’s updating Android faster, trying to fix a longtime problem
- Microsoft: We’re pulling the plug on Windows builds of programming language PHP
- Google Chrome update limits cookie tracking and blocks annoying notifications
- Google’s new tool teaches you ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
- Gmail is getting a huge workplace overhaul
- Mozilla’s $5 VPN promises private browsing on Windows, Android
Technology
- 120,000-year-old necklace tells of the origin of string
- Facebook built a new fiber-spinning robot to make internet service cheaper
- Lego teases buildable NES set following leaks
- Lego’s buildable NES console comes with a ‘playable’ game
- Amazon’s smart shopping cart knows what you’re buying
- Ford’s 2021 Bronco SUVs offer 360-degree cameras for a ‘spotter view’
- Google is quietly experimenting with holographic glasses and smart tattoos
Phones
- Bronze Galaxy Fold 2 coming Aug. 5? All the rumors, leaks and speculation
- iPhone 12 rumors: Everything we think we know about price, design, features
- You can now apply for your $25 iPhone ‘batterygate’ compensation
- iOS 13.6 out for iPhone bringing support for digital car keys
- Apple Music causing big iPhone battery problems. Here’s a fix
- Everything you need to know about Google’s Pixel 4a
Fun Stories
- What Did Aaron Burr Do After Shooting Alexander Hamilton?
- The Reason Your Dog Follows You Everywhere
- What Should You Do In the Unlikely Event You Meet An Alien?
- The 10 States With the Most UFO Sightings
- 11 Facts About Mount Rushmore
- The Budweiser people are mocking Apple and the question is why
- Playing Cards Around the World and Through the Ages
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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