The Pentagon says Microsoft will build 120K custom HoloLens headsets for the US Army; Microsoft says the contract could be worth up to $21.88B over 10 years
AR makes a spectacle Nathan Ord / HotHardware.com News : Microsoft Inks $22 Billion Deal To Supply Modified HoloLens AR Headsets To US Army Troops Kris Graft / Gamasutra : Controversial Hololens milit...
Spotify says it will launch a subscription later this year called HiFi that will offer “CD-quality, lossless audio”; Spotify currently tops out at 320kbps audio
Microsoft aids Europe's media, Apple tops smartphone sales, Spotify HiFi Simon Cohen / Digital Trends : Spotify will add a lossless hi-fi option later this year Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today ...
Sources: Apple is working on a magnetically attached battery pack for iPhone 12 that would wirelessly charge the handset
and Samsung Galaxy S21 is laughing Chris Smith / BGR : Apple's next MagSafe accessory might be the most exciting one yet Rob Lenihan / TheStreet : Energous Shares Skyrocket on Apple Battery Rumors Mag...
Raspberry Pi launches Raspberry Pi 400, a compact keyboard with a built-in ARM-based computer, available today for $70
the under-$100 desktop PC you didn't know you needed Rory Cellan-Jones / BBC : Raspberry Pi 400: A computer for the coronavirus age? Bogdan Popa / Softpedia News : Raspberry Pi 400 Is Literally a Comp...
iPhone 12 Pro pre-orders start on October 16, shipping on October 23, while iPhone 12 Pro Max pre-orders begin November 6, shipping on November 13
5G speed. A14 Bionic, the fastest chip in a smartphone. All-new design. Andrew O'Hara / AppleInsider : What MagSafe on the iPhone 12 is, how it works, and what can it do Tristan Rayner / Android Aut...
Internal Pentagon memo warns service members against using consumer DNA testing kits from 23andMe and others, citing security risks
An exclusive look at the White House kitchen Mike Glenn / Washington Times : Pentagon warns troops against using at-home DNA kits Rhonda Vance / Mash Viral : DoD warns troops against using 23andMe and...
Bernie Sanders unveils a “High-Speed Internet for All” plan with $150B to build publicly owned broadband networks, wants to break up ISPs like Comcast and AT&T
When Bernie is president … Alex Hernandez / Techaeris : Bernie Sanders promises high-speed internet for all Clyde Hughes / UPI : Bernie Sanders unveils ‘High-Speed Internet for All’ plan Jeff Baumgart...
Craigslist, which launched in 1995, finally gets an official app, available now on iOS and in beta on Android
Victoria Song / Gizmodo :
Facebook unveils photo transfer tool, letting users transfer their photos and videos directly to other services starting with Google Photos, in Ireland
In Facebook CEO Mark … Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post : The Technology 202: Researchers uncover Russian-style information operation ahead of U.K. elections William Morland / Facebook Engineering : D...
Google's limits on microtargeting of political ads for state and federal candidates shakes up ad plans and frustrates both Democrats and Republicans
but it's a secret April Glaser / Slate : Will Google's Changes to Political Ads Hurt Democrats or Republicans More? Washington Post : Google's new political ad rules unite Democratic and Republican ca...