science and technology
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How to Turn Your Laptop Into a Desktop
Laptops are fantastic for portable computing on the go, letting you move from the home to the office, or from the study to the bedroom, or from planes to trains with ease. They’ve got a lot of advantages, but if you’re going to be stuck in one place for an extended period of time (sound…
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Police Use iOS App to Track Suspect After ‘Accidentally’ Dropping a Phone in His Truck
Sheriff’s deputies in Colorado tracked down and arrested a man using Apple’s Find My iOS app, claiming that an officer had “lost” his work phone in the bed of the man’s truck after the suspect fled the scene. The unique case, first reported by Denver NBC affiliate 9News, could serve as a constitutional test of…
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Researchers Just Set a New Distance Record for 6G Transmissions: a Building Next Door
If you’ve wondered why you’ve been hearing about 5G for years but the actual rollout has been glacially slow, looking at the development of 6G (the next-next-generation wireless standard) should provide some answers. Today LG announced a new milestone with a record-setting 6G wireless data transmission. Are we talking across an entire city? Nope, try…
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Zuck Confirms Facebook’s Smart Glasses Will Be Its Next Stab at Hardware
It’s been a while since we’ve heard about Facebook’s collaboration with Ray-Ban on a pair of augmented reality glasses. But in comments during an earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that no, he hasn’t forgotten about the device. It’ll actually be the company’s next hardware release.