The Oppo Reno8 series was launched in China in May and made its global debut last month, and the next market it’s heading to is the Philippines. Oppo will introduce the Reno8 series in the Philippines on September 1, and while the Chinese brand hasn’t revealed how many Reno8 series smartphones it will launch in…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Abstractions in programming, while hiding complexity and creating more distance to that machine code, help programmers get closer to the actual problems they’re trying to solve.Read MoreRead More
Remember TiVo? Back in the pre-cord-cutting days, the company’s DVRs were omnipresent – so much so that the phrase “TiVo it” was used interchangeably to mean recording a TV show. Now, the company is bouncing back as a third-party smart interface alternative to Google, Amazon, and Roku on the best 4K TVs, with the first…
Mexico has become one of the world’s biggest beer exporters over the past decade. Alfredo Moya/Getty Images Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants beer production in northern Mexico to stop due to drought. The drought in the country’s north has forced many people to fill buckets from water tankers. However, many industrial users are continuing to…
Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Ron Wyden before a 2018 Senate committee hearing. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call The Inflation Reduction Act includes $369 billion in energy and climate spending. But the bill also includes some “Easter eggs” for the fossil fuel industry. While the bill’s climate spending could put a dent in US…
In our Digital Trust Benchmark Report, we analyze the data from our fifth annual “US Digital Trust Survey” to evaluate how US social media users feel about nine major social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube—and reveal the extent to which trust affects usage and attitudes toward advertising. To download…
A soldier wears a sports bra that served as an early mock-up sample for conceptualization of the Army Tactical Brassiere. Courtesy of DEVCOM Soldier Center. The US Army is developing a “tactical bra” for women soldiers called the Army Tactical Brassiere. It would be the first bra developed by the Army and a “win for…
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont; Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Susan Walsh/AP Photo; Tom Williams/Pool via AP Hillary Clinton implied that Bernie Sanders is sexist, a forthcoming book by an NBC reporter says. Clinton made the remarks after a widely televised clash between Sanders and Elizabeth Warren at a Democratic debate. “I believed her, because…
The eternal influence of Imogen Heap Cat Zhang, Pitchfork Whether it’s “the vivid detailing in each song,” her “openness to new media and technology” or projects like her Mi.Mu Gloves, Imogen Heap’s work has inspired the likes of A$AP Rocky, Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves. “Heap’s music sounds like it could be released today, and…
Apple changed the game when it released the first pair of AirPods, making true wireless earbuds mainstream overnight, and you’ll likely see a few pairs walking down any busy street in capital cities around the world. Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) vs AirPods Pro vs AirPods (2nd Gen): Which are best for you? One big question…