THURSDAY, 21 JANUARY 2021, 19:00
One of the biggest trends coming out of this year’s CES wasn’t something people will necessarily notice at first glance unless they look closely. From a report: After enduring years of cramped, “widescreen” laptop displays, it looks like we’re finally starting to say goodbye to the 16:9 aspect ratio. […] The aspect ratios you’ll typically see on laptops are 16:9, 3:2, 16:10 (which, for whatever...
The retail giant makes the offer in a letter to the new US president Joe Biden.
niftydude writes: Developers at ARM virtualisation company Corellium have managed to get Ubuntu 20.04 up and running on the new Apple Silicon Mac Mini. And we’re not talking ‘it boots and prints a load of text’ running here. No, this is the full Ubuntu desktop experience — and it’s already being described as “completely usable!” Pretty impressive, right? Even Linus Torvalds wasn’t convinced...
Scientists believe 2-metre-long burrow once housed predator that ambushed passing sea creatures
The undersea lair of a giant worm that ambushed passing marine creatures 20m years ago has been uncovered by fossil hunters in Taiwan.
Researchers believe the 2-metre-long burrow found in ancient marine sediment once housed a prehistoric predator that burst out of the seabed and dragged unsuspecting...
Scientists say they’ve got 20-million-year-old evidence of giant worms that hunted in pretty much the most nightmarish way possible.
The price tag might still make you blink, but Samsung’s new flagship has one of the best cameras in a smartphone.
2020 was the worst year for load-shedding on record, and Chris Yelland predicts 2021 may be even worse.
Outbreaks recorded in 635 facilities, but vaccinations delayed despite NHS looming deadline to protect vulnerable elderly people
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Covid outbreaks are slowing delivery of the vaccine to some care homes in England as GPs postpone jabs in infected facilities. Managers say they have been left as sitting ducks.
Covid outbreaks were...
Meet the Raspberry Pi Pico, a tiny little microcontroller that lets you build hardware projects with some code running on the microcontroller. Even more interesting, the Raspberry Pi Foundation is using its own RP2040 chip, which means that the foundation is now making its own silicon. From a report: If you’re not familiar with microcontrollers, those devices let you control other parts or...
Vaccination on its own is not a way out of this pandemic. We need to use other tools and involve ordinary people
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Back in April 2020, I wrote of my despair that so many people were desperately ill and dying because politicians had “refused to listen and act on...
Amazon has extended an offer to President Joe Biden to assist with the national distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, a move that could expedite the federal effort to combat the pandemic. From a report: Dave Clark, the CEO of Amazon’s consumer business, and one of the company’s highest-ranking executives, sent a letter to the president shortly after he was sworn in Wednesday. “As you begin your...
South African retail sales fell more than expected in November, despite deeper Black Friday discounts and month-long promotions, pointing to lingering weakness in the economy
Apple’s first crack at a headset is designed to be a pricey, niche precursor to a more ambitious augmented reality product that will take longer to develop, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. From the report: The initial device has confronted several development hurdles and the company has conservative sales expectations, illustrating how challenging it...
3.5-millimeter audio jacks are endangered, but they’re not extinct. Here are some of our favorite smartphones that still let you plug in.
Ian Sample and producer Madeleine discuss what science, outside of the pandemic, they’ll be looking out for in 2021. Joined by Prof Gillian Wright and the Guardian’s global environment editor Jonathan Watts, they explore exciting space missions and critical climate change conferences
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Vodacom and MTN customers do not have to worry about the impact of the migration of Cell C customers to these operators’ infrastructure, the country’s two biggest mobile operators have told MyBroadband.
Valve and five other gaming publishers broke competition law by geo-blocking games in Europe, says the EU.
The biggest labour group at Eskom blamed “poor leadership” for ongoing nationwide power cuts, a discordant sign as the utility embarks on a plan to become profitable again.
Suspicious files contacting Russian servers are thought to have been found on devices given to schools.
Using voice-activation tech and nature-inspired soundscapes, these space are designed to give medical workers some respite from the Covid-19 front lines.