YouTube’s website is now more tablet-friendly
Now that more tablets can view desktop-quality websites, YouTube has tweaked its web version to match. The streaming site has updated its web interface to better support large touchscreen devices, such as iPads, Android tablets and Chrome OS machines.
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Day: April 11, 2020
Research confirms Apple dominates the US teenage smartphone market
Research confirms Apple dominates the US teenage smartphone market
Android may dominate the smartphone industry globally, but Apple maintains a stranglehold in North America, particularly amongst adolescents – a fact new consumer research has confirmed. Android is the most popular operating system on the planet.
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Scientists can 3D print insect-like robots in minutes
Scientists can 3D print insect-like robots in minutes
It might soon be relatively trivial to make soft robots — at least, if you have a 3D printer handy. UC San Diego researchers have devised a way to 3D-print insect-like flexible robots cheaply, quickly and without using exotic equipment.
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‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ brings back three-player squads after two days
‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ brings back three-player squads after two days
The introduction of four-player squads to Call of Duty: Warzone doesn’t appear to have gone as smoothly as hoped. Infinity Ward has rolled out a playlist update for the battle royale brawler that brings back three-player teams alongside the four-player and solo options.
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Anti-5G cell tower attacks spread to the Netherlands
Anti-5G cell tower attacks spread to the Netherlands
Cell tower attacks aren’t just a UK phenomenon. De Telegraaf reports (via Reuters) that attackers committed arson or sabotage against several cell towers in the Netherlands, four of them just in the past week.
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Anti-5G cell tower attacks spread to the Netherlands
Anti-5G cell tower attacks spread to the Netherlands
Cell tower attacks aren’t just a UK phenomenon. De Telegraaf reports (via Reuters) that attackers committed arson or sabotage against several cell towers in the Netherlands, four of them just in the past week.
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Follow Apollo 13 in real-time on its 50th anniversary
Follow Apollo 13 in real-time on its 50th anniversary
Now’s your chance to relive another important part of space history. Apollo in Real Time is streaming audio and video from Apollo 13 on the 50th anniversary of the “successful failure’s” launch on April 11th, 1970.
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NASA’s Mars helicopter is ready for the red planet
NASA’s Mars helicopter is ready for the red planet
NASA is in the final stages of preparing the Perseverance rover for its trip to the red planet, which could begin anytime between July 17th and August 5th if everything goes as planned.
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Leading with the Unknowns in COVID-19 Models
Leading with the Unknowns in COVID-19 Models
As the U.S. tops the chart on COVID-19 cases and growth rate, the theme of regret is ubiquitous in the media. Lost time that could have been spent enacting more stringent distancing measures weighs on the minds of many leaders and citizens.
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Leading with the Unknowns in COVID-19 Models
Leading with the Unknowns in COVID-19 Models
As the U.S. tops the chart on COVID-19 cases and growth rate, the theme of regret is ubiquitous in the media. Lost time that could have been spent enacting more stringent distancing measures weighs on the minds of many leaders and citizens.
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Apple Maps will show COVID-19 testing locations
Apple Maps will show COVID-19 testing locations
It should soon be easier to find COVID-19 testing locations if you live in Apple’s ecosystem. As 9to5Mac discovered, Apple has opened a portal for healthcare providers to add their COVID-19 test facilities to Maps.
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Remembering Big Bang Basher Fred Hoyle
Remembering Big Bang Basher Fred Hoyle
The recent deaths of Freeman Dyson, Philip Anderson and Margaret Burbidge have stirred up memories of other giants of physics. I’m posting profiles of some of these characters in the hope that readers will find them interesting and relevant to current scientific controversies.
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Remembering Big Bang Basher Fred Hoyle
Remembering Big Bang Basher Fred Hoyle
The recent deaths of Freeman Dyson, Philip Anderson and Margaret Burbidge have stirred up memories of other giants of physics. I’m posting profiles of some of these characters in the hope that readers will find them interesting and relevant to current scientific controversies.
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PC shipments see their largest drop in four years due to COVID-19
PC shipments see their largest drop in four years due to COVID-19
Many suspected PC shipments would take a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, but now it’s clearer as to what the damage was.
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Canalys says supply chain woes meant fewer PCs shipped in Q1 despite huge demand
Canalys says supply chain woes meant fewer PCs shipped in Q1 despite huge demand
Research firm Canalys has released its quarterly estimates on global PC shipments for Q1, and despite a surge in demand, “severe delays in production and logistical issues,” meant an 8 percent drop in shipments year-over-year.
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Canalys says supply chain woes meant fewer PCs shipped in Q1 despite huge demand
Canalys says supply chain woes meant fewer PCs shipped in Q1 despite huge demand
Research firm Canalys has released its quarterly estimates on global PC shipments for Q1, and despite a surge in demand, “severe delays in production and logistical issues,” meant an 8 percent drop in shipments year-over-year.
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Disease Outbreaks Happen All the Time, But…
Disease Outbreaks Happen All the Time, But…
As we adjust to life in the midst the COVID-19 pandemic, the scientific community is working overtime to understand the virus and mitigate its impacts.
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Disease Outbreaks Happen All the Time, But…
Disease Outbreaks Happen All the Time, But…
As we adjust to life in the midst the COVID-19 pandemic, the scientific community is working overtime to understand the virus and mitigate its impacts.
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Ask Engadget: What’s your must-have tech for working from home?
Ask Engadget: What’s your must-have tech for working from home?
This week we’re asking you for answers. COVID-19 has altered the workplace in a variety of ways, with a lot of people now working from home, possibly for the first time. We’ve already shared our recommendations for must-have home-office tech — now we want to hear from you.
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Recommended Reading: Zoom’s security struggles
Recommended Reading: Zoom’s security struggles
A 23-year-old woman tells the story of how her Instagram posts were used to create a sex doll based on her appearance. When a follower alerted her to a forum about the matter, it began an insane series of events.
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