Monitors, headphones, Zoom anxiety, NFTs, Apple Watch tips, retro Mac icons, Pablo Escobear, bird poop and Indiana Jones. Those are just a few of the highlights covered in this week’s news. Read through the full list of headlines below and click for the full stories.
Electronics
- Best 32-inch monitor deals: Six 4K UHD displays for under $425
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- Mila hands-on: Much smarter (and pricier) than your average air purifier
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Privacy and Security
- This malware was written in an unusual programming language to stop it from being detected
- This trojan malware is now your biggest security headache
- FCC fines two Texas telemarketers $225 million for making 1 billion robocalls
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- Facebook will help you find and book a COVID-19 vaccination
- Streaming, shopping and delivery: Why COVID may have changed our habits forever
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Software
- Blue Screen of the day—update crashes Windows 10 PCs on print
- Google Maps update lets you draw in missing roads. Here’s how
- Google says Chrome 89 was built to save memory and load faster
- Google reverse image search for your phone or browser: How to do it and why
- Zoom anxiety is still a major problem, one year into the pandemic
- Zoom anxiety is real. Here’s how to combat it
- Dropbox: The new player in free password manager space
- You need to use Android Messages for Web to text through your laptop. Here’s how
Technology
- NFTs are both priceless and worthless
- GM unveils plans for lithium-metal batteries that could boost EV range
- Netflix ‘test’ pushes password sharers to get their own account
- US lawmakers introduce bill to make high-speed internet available to all
- How to change your IP address: 4 easy ways
- AT&T’s 5G network will be getting a boost later this year
- Mini will reportedly go all-electric by 2030
- Netflix vs. Disney Plus vs. HBO Max vs. Peacock vs. Paramount Plus vs. Discovery Plus
- 15 tips and tricks to master your Apple Watch
- Intel Core i9-11900K leads rollout of 11th-gen desktop chips
- NFTs don’t make sense but that won’t stop them
- Justin Long, aka ‘I’m a Mac’ guy, turns on Apple in new ads for Intel
Phones
- Verizon just spent $53 billion on radio airwaves: How they’ll boost its 5G network
- T-Mobile will start automatically enrolling customers in an ad targeting program
- Samsung’s A Series, perfect phones for pandemic times, get the spotlight at Unpacked
- These delightful iOS icons will turn your iPhone into a retro Mac
- New Galaxy Note might not happen this year, Samsung exec says
Fun Stories
- 11 Things Found Buried Under Parking Lots
- Pablo Escobear: The True, and Tragic, Story of ‘Cocaine Bear’
- The Grand Canyon’s Caves Are Full of Sloth Dung and Mummified Bats
- Is This the End of Italy’s Iconic Valley of the Mills?
- What Happened to the White Dog Poop That Used to Be Everywhere?
- Why Do We Say ‘Cut to the Chase’?
- All four Indiana Jones movies are coming home in 4K on June 8th
Harrison Ford rode his bike the length of the Baja and stopped for pizza in Loreto!
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- Toy Story 4 Easter egg reveals Pixar’s (almost) disastrous mistake
- The Iceberg Trackers Keeping an Eye on the Ocean’s Behemoths
- 5 Fast Facts About the Arapaima, Florida’s Latest Potential Invasive Species
- Can Bird Poop Damage Cars?
- The U.S. Government Is Begging You to Destroy Moss Balls
- No Huskies, No Problem: These Unexpected Sled Dogs Have Serious Pull
- Why 10,000 steps a day isn’t enough to stay healthy
- Where Does the Term ‘Pushing the Envelope’ Come From?
- How a Secret Cold War Project Led to Signs of Ancient Life—and a New Warning About the Future
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