Smartwatches, thermostats, SolarWinds, Emotet, Firefox 85, browsers, robot dog, strange taxes and popular movies. We’ve got a wide range of headlines this week that should have something for everyone. Check out the entire list below and click on a headline to get the full story.
Electronics
- 5 surprising Alexa features that make working from home easier
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***** Get Monoprice Ultra 8K High Speed HDMI Cable at Amazon ***** - The Sony Xperia Pro is a $2,500 phone and 4K camera monitor that can broadcast video
- Sony built a $2,500 smartphone for creators and broadcasters
- Asus ROG Flow X13 and XG Mobile hands-on: A one-two punch from AMD and Nvidia
- Best smartwatch for Android users in 2021
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***** Get Google Nest Learning Thermostat at Amazon ***** - Anker Liberty Air 2 Pro noise-canceling earbuds review: A good AirPods Pro alternative for less
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- Ring launches its cheapest connected doorbell yet
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Privacy and Security
- Microsoft: This is how the sneaky SolarWinds hackers hid their onward attacks for so long
- QNAP warns users of a new crypto-miner named Dovecat infecting their devices
- Google reveals North Korean-backed campaign targeting security researchers
- Four security vendors disclose SolarWinds-related incidents
- Cybercriminals use deceased staff accounts to spread Nemty ransomware
- An automated Telegram bot is selling Facebook account phone numbers
- AMC, GameStop stocks go wild: Reddit’s ‘insane’ ‘Ponzi scheme’ can’t last
- Authorities plan to mass-uninstall Emotet from infected hosts on March 25, 2021
- Emotet: The world’s most dangerous malware botnet was just disrupted by a major police operation
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- Phishing scams use the promise of COVID-19 vaccines to trick you
- YouTube says it’s removed 500,000 COVID-19 misinformation videos
- From WFH Write-Offs to Stimulus Payments: We’re Answering 7 COVID-Related Tax Questions
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Software
- Microsoft is rolling out password monitor, tab sync, sleeping tabs and other new Edge features
- Google threatens to remove search engine from Australia
- Google mobile search redesign focuses on results, not frills
- Google’s brand new redesign is a real all-rounder
- Apple’s Time to Walk workout in Fitness Plus: How to get started
- Firefox 85 hammers the final nail into the Adobe Flash coffin
- Best Browsers for Developers in 2021
- Otter can now transcribe your Google Meet chats in real time
- iOS 14.4 rolls out with Bluetooth audio monitoring
Technology
- Samsung is making “very large quantities” of 90Hz OLED displays for laptops
- 10 ways to save money on streaming
- YouTube TV vs. AT&T TV vs. Hulu vs. Sling TV vs. Philo vs. Fubo vs. T-Mobile TVision: 100 channels compared
- Intel will reclaim its chipmaking lead, incoming CEO Gelsinger predicts
- Google parent Alphabet to shut down Loon, its internet-beaming balloon project
- Synthetic cornea helped a legally blind man regain his sight
- Paramount+ will replace CBS All Access on March 4th
- Smart grocery carts are coming to change the way we shop
- Microsoft Files Patent for Technology That Could Resurrect Dead Loved Ones as Chat Bots
- AI helps this Koda social robot dog sense human emotions
- Faster Than the Speed of Flight: Watch the Concept Video for Virgin’s Hyperloop Transit System
- HBO Max didn’t expect to have this many subscribers for another two years
- Tesla Model S refresh features radical steering yoke, 520-mile range
Phones
- Review: Samsung’s Galaxy S21 is the no-brainer upgrade phone
- 12 hidden iPhone features we discovered after installing iOS 14
- Apple warns against putting an iPhone 12 too close to your pacemaker
- All the new Galaxy S21 Ultra camera features and how to use them
Fun Stories
- 6 Ways to Open a Bottle Without a Bottle Opener
- Secrets From Tel Aviv’s ‘Eclectic’ Era Are Hiding All Over the City
- Quinto Tiberio Angelerio, the 16th-Century Doctor Who Mandated 6-Foot Social Distancing
- Billions of Brood X Cicadas Are Ready to Emerge After 17 Years Underground
- The Right Way to Clean Your Glasses
- The Secrets of the White House Reflect Its History of Constancy and Change
- 8 of History’s Strangest Taxes
- The Real People Who Inspired 21 Popular Songs
- Where Did the Phrase ‘Fall Off the Wagon’ Originate?
- How Cemetery Birdwatchers Try to Avoid Ruffling Feathers
- The Most Popular Movie the Year You Were Born
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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