Monthly Archives: September 2022
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In a move that feels a little late, coming years after Chromebooks got access to Android apps and games, Google says that ChromeOS users will get access to an “early Alpha” of game controls optimized for certain touchscreen-only games. Mobile games are obviously made for use on phones…
Wearing a mask, good hygiene, and vaccination can prevent the spread of back-to-school bugs. Pixabay Having a sick kid is no fun. Fortunately, even though the viruses that are common in childhood can pack a punch, these not-exactly-alive microorganisms are almost always defeated by soap, masks, open windows, and vaccines. Still, kids get sick a…
The first image of an exoplanet captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA, A Carter (UCSC), the ERS 1386 team, and A. Pagan (STScI). For the first time ever, astronomers at NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) captured a direct image of an exoplanet using the James Webb…
Stack Commerce If you’ve been waiting to finally go in on that much-deserved vacation, you definitely want to do it the right way when the time comes. Whether you’re looking for a beach read, stare-at-your-toes kind of situation, or if you want to hit the ground running, there are a couple of things you can…
The UK could be gearing up to hit a handful of tech firms with enforcement orders (and potentially fines) related to a children’s online privacy and safety Code which has been in force for a year. “The ICO are currently looking into how over 50 different online services are conforming with the code, with four…
Nvidia, the world’s largest maker of artificial intelligence chips, is at the heart of a new round of U.S. tech sanctions targeting China. Nvidia noted in an SEC filing that the U.S. government had imposed new export restrictions on two of its most advanced AI chips to China, its second-largest market after Taiwan making up…
ChromeOS users can already access a lot of Android games through Google Play, but many of them are made with a touchscreen interface in mind. That can make it difficult for users to play these titles using a keyboard and a mouse. To solve this problem, Google today announced that with ChromeOS 105, it’s testing…
Robot vacuums can get pretty pricey, with some of the more advanced options costing more than £1,000. If you don’t need all the bells and whistles — like smart home mapping, mobile app integrations, and self-emptying canisters — then you don’t have to spend that much cash (phew). There are cheaper robot vacuums out there,…
TL;DR: As of September 2, you can get the Nix Mini Color Sensor V2 for just $83.95 instead of $99 — that’s a 15% discount. Starting a DIY paint project? Your walls may not be the color they used to be, so finding paint to match could be a struggle after the color has faded….