Articles by Allan Adamson
Apple Card Now Available To All iPhone Users In The US
All iPhone users in the United States can now sign up for the Apple Card starting Tuesday, Aug. 20. The Cupertino-based company launched the Apple Card via a preview rollout earlier this month.
Apple To Launch New Ceramic And Titanium Apple Watch Models
Apple will likely launch the Ceramic and Titanium Apple Watch models alongside the iPhone 11 lineup on Sept. 10. iHelpBR spotted the references to the two smartwatch models in the latest watchOS 6 beta.
Judge Amy Totenberg Orders Georgia To Scrap Voting Machines Vulnerable To Hacking By 2020
US District Court Judge Amy Totenberg ordered Georgia to scrap its outdated and "vulnerable" voting machines for the 2020 elections. In 2017, a group of election integrity advocates and voters sued the secretary of state's office over the DRE machines being vulnerable to hacking.
Huawei To Unveil Its Own Version Of Google Maps In October, Says Report
The Huawei Map Kit includes support for real-time traffic reports and augmented reality features. It will also be connected to local mapping services in 150 countries and regions, and will be available in 40 languages.
Facebook's New Group Settings May Help Curb Toxic Content
Facebook introduced new moderating measures for groups. The social media site launched the new tools amid concerns that some Facebook groups have become a breeding ground for misinformation and inappropriate content.
El Al Flight Attendant Rotem Amitai Who Contracted Measles On Plane Dies After Months In Hospital
Israeli flight attendant Rotem Amitai died on Tuesday after he had contracted measles while flying from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. She received measles vaccination as a child.
Sagittarius A* Black Hole At The Center Of Milky Way Galaxy Suddenly Lights Up
Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, all of a sudden became 75 times brighter in near-infrared wavelengths in May. What possibly caused the unusual brightening?
Certified Fact Checkers To Review Reported Instagram Posts
The new tool will allow users to report suspicious post on Instagram. US-based signatories of the International Fact-Checking Network's Code of Principles will then review the content to confirm the accuracy of the report.
Amazon's New Program To Donate Unsold Products To Charity And Nonprofit Organizations
The Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) Donations is aimed at reducing the amount of inventory that needs to be dumped from Amazon warehouses. This could help the environment and put the otherwise wasted inventory to good use.
Samsung May Launch Smartphone With Graphene Battery That Can Charge In Less Than 30 Minutes
Gadgets leaker Evan Blass revealed on Twitter that Samsung could release a new smartphone that uses a new graphene battery technology. What makes this battery better than lithium-ion batteries?
Jeffrey Epstein's Death Posted On Online Messaging Board 4Chan Before News Became Public
The 4chan post was published less than an hour before ABC News reporter Aaron Katersky posted about Jeffrey Epstein's death on Twitter. Suicide remains the presumed cause of death.
US Navy To Replace Touchscreen Controls On Its Destroyers With Mechanical Ones
The collision of the USS John S. McCain and the oil tanker Alnic MC was partly due to the design of McCain's control. The U.S. Navy will soon replace the touchscreen throttle and helm controls in its destroyers.
China Almost Ready To Release Own Cryptocurrency: What We Know About This Digital Currency
The People's Bank of China said the country is close to release its own cryptocurrency, which will not rely solely on current blockchain technology. China's digital currency would replace M0, or cash in circulation.
Evidence Of Biblical Babylonian Conquest Of Jerusalem Found In Archaeological Dig
The Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar is a major moment in Jewish history. A deposit of artifacts and materials at an archaeological excavation on Mount Zion can be dated to the specific event of the conquest.
Why Do Cats Eat Grass? Scientists Think They Finally Have The Answer
One theory posits it helps cats throw up when they feel sick, but the felines do not seem sick when they eat grass. Researchers now propose a new theory that could explain why felines munch on green matter.
Japanese Firm NEC Conducts Successful Test Flight Of Flying Car
Electronics giant NEC Corp. successfully conducted the first test flight of its 'flying car'. The battery-powered vehicle hovered about 10 feet above the ground for a minute before returning to the ground.
Apple Rolls Out Of Digital Credit Card To Select Customers
The Cupertino-based company started to roll out the Apple Card, but it will only be used by select users for now. The digital credit card will be available to all iPhone owners in the United States later this month.
Pakistani Muhammad Fahd Bribed AT&T Employees To Unlock 2 Million Phones: DOJ
Muhammad Fahd allegedly paid his conspirators tens of thousands of dollars to unlock phones. One AT&T employee received more than $400,000 over the course of the five-year scheme.
Facebook Files Lawsuit Against App Developers LionMobi And JediMobi For Click Injection Fraud
The two developers allegedly made Google Play apps that installed malware on a user's phone to generate fake clicks on Facebook ads. The developers then earn revenue from this click injection scheme.
Tardigrades On The Moon: Earth's Toughest Animal May Have Survived Beresheet Lander Crash
Also known as water bears, tardigrades are considered the toughest animals on our planet. Tardigrades carried by the Beresheet lander may have survived after the Israeli spacecraft crashed on the moon.
Proteins That Control Sound-Detecting Cells May Restore Hearing In People With Irreversible Deafness
Research in hair cell development may lead to the potential treatment of deafness. Researchers observed a pair of proteins that can control when sound detecting hair cells develop in the inner ear.
New Cooling System Reduces Temperatures In Crowded City Buildings Without Electricity
Engineers developed a shelter-and-box system that can cool buildings in crowded cities sans the need for an electricity. The cooling system can reduce temperature of small, enclosed spaces by up to 6 degrees Celsius.
Cloudflare Terminates Service To 8chan Citing Online Forum’s Role In El Paso Shooting
8chan suffered intermittent outages after Cloudflare decided to cut its services to the online forum site. 8chan, however, was brought back online through Bitmitigate, a Seattle-based company that provides similar services to Cloudflare.
Huawei OS HongMeng For Mobile Phones Could Be Unveiled In China This Week
Huawei reportedly plans to release its HongMeng OS on Aug. 9 at a developer conference in South Guangdong Province. The phone that will use the OS could be available at the end of the year.
Facebook In Talks With Netflix, Hulu, Disney And Amazon About TV Streaming Device
Social media company Facebook is reportedly in talks with Netflix, Hulu, Disney And Amazon to get support for its TV streaming device code-named Catalina. What are the expected features of this device?
Security Bugs Patched With iOS 12.4 Update Are Worth $5 Million On Black Market
Four of the security vulnerabilities in Apple's iOS operating system discovered by Google Project Zero researchers are 'interactionless.' This means they can be executed on a remote device without requiring any direct interaction from the user.
Vaping May Have Caused 8 Wisconsin Teens To Be Hospitalized With Severe Lung Damage
ll teens reported vaping before their hospitalization. Their symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath and fatigue. Some experienced weight loss and needed medical assistance to breathe.
TikTok Owner ByteDance Is Making Its Own Smartphone
ByteDance, the maker of the popular app TikTok, is now making its own smartphone following a deal with Smartisan Technology. The phone is reportedly in development for seven months.
Amazon Plans To Launch Online Food Delivery Service In India
Amazon is reportedly planning to launch an online food delivery service in India. The e-commerce company aims to start operation ahead of September, when the country's festival season is in full swing.
China's Alibaba Unveils World's Most Powerful RISC-V Processor Xuantie 910
The Xuantie 910 RISC-V processor can be used to power smart speakers, self- driving cars, and other internet-connected devices that need high-performance computing. Alibaba said it will release parts of related code on GitHub to stimulate development.
