A federal judge has ordered Georgia to stop using its old, "vulnerable" paperless voting machines by next year. US District Court Judge Amy Totenberg will allow the state to use the machines for special and municipal elections in November, accepting… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2P0Rxzx via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Judge orders Georgia to ditch ‚vulnerable‘ voting machines by 2020 August 16, 2019 at 11:50PM"

Air travellers entering the US were delayed on Friday after a computer issue prevented customs officials from processing their immigration information. The CBP is reportedly investigating the problem but have yet to identify the cause. from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2N9qFdW via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Air travelers entering US face long delays as CBP computers crash August 16, 2019 at 11:25PM"

Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science and technology we can find and… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2HoDkpV via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Hitting the Books: How big tech might monopolize AI August 17, 2019 at 05:30PM"

Twenty Amazon customers in the US had their order updates sent via email to the wrong person thanks to a "technical issue." Amazon confirmed the snafu after a report from TechCrunch exposed the issue. In addition to an individual's order, these email… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2YVdg01 via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Amazon sent 20 order confirmations to the wrong people August 16, 2019 at 10:43PM"

Blocks' years-long quest to build a modular smartwatch has come to an unfortunate end. The company has revealed (including through a private Kickstarter post) that it's liquidating assets after running out of cash. The company had been looking for… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/33EzB0M via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Blocks ends its modular smartwatch project after running out of money August 16, 2019 at 09:34PM"

Google has removed 85 apps from the Google Play store after security researchers at Trend Micro found a particularly annoying adware scheme hiding inside.The adware, called AndroidOS_Hidenad.HRXH, was embedded in fully functioning photography and gam… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2z7nXNG via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Google pulls 85 Android apps with particularly obnoxious adware August 16, 2019 at 08:54PM"

Very early yesterday morning, I picked up a shiny new Galaxy Note 10+ (in that trippy Aura Glow finish, no less). We'll have our full review completed soon, but after 24 hours of fiddling with it, there are a few features and flourishes that are wort… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2MlwZj4 via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "24 hours with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ August 16, 2019 at 08:45PM"

If you've ever pulled out your phone to take a picture of a butterfly, researchers want your help. A team from the University of Maine is using an app that lets citizens scientists along the East Coast take photos of monarch butterfly migration sites… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2MlP7ZX via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "App allows citizen scientists to track monarch butterfly migration August 16, 2019 at 08:34PM"

Back when Motorola announced the Moto Z in 2016, one way the company tried to sell consumers on Moto Mods was to promise that they would extend the life of the phone. In a way, Motorola is delivering on that promise with a new update to its 5G Moto M… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2NfLKmS […]

Weiterlesen "Moto’s 5G Mod is now compatible with the two-year-old Z2 Force August 16, 2019 at 08:09PM"