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How to Set Up and Program Raspberry Pi Pico

The Raspberry Pi Pico is an intriguing board. Rather than be another Linux single board computer like every other Raspberry Pi, the Pico is a low-cost Arm based microcontroller which we can program using C/C++ and MicroPython. In this tutorial we will introduce how to get started with the Raspberry Pi Pico, If you would… Read more

Counter-Strike pros agree to safety protocols so they can return to LAN competition

Counter-Strike players could be returning to in-person competition soon thanks to a new agreement on safety protocols. The Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association announced a new series of protocols, created in conjunction with two major tournament organizers — the ESL and DreamHack — that could see players return to LAN tournaments early this year. “The players… Read more

Nvidia Shield TV: Media player secured against weak points

Nvidia has secured its Android TV-based digital media player Shield TV with an update for Shield Experience against three vulnerabilities. One of them was rated “High” (CVSS base score 7.8 of possible 10), the other two with “Medium “(Scores 6.1 and 5.7). Attackers could misuse the vulnerabilities to create a denial-of-service state, extend their access… Read more

OnePlus 7 and 7T series get OxygenOS 11 beta

OnePlus has released the OxygenOS 11 public beta firmware to the OnePlus 7 and 7T series so those wanting to give Android 11 a try as quickly as possible can now do it. The beta firmwares are available for the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro, as well as the 7T and 7T Pro. There are… Read more

Netflix paying subscribers surpass 200 million with record-setting year

Cinemas may be struggling, but Netflix had a record-breaking year. The streaming service has amassed 200 million paying subscribers, adding a record 37 million over the course of 2020. For comparison, Netflix’s subscriber base grew by 28 million users in 2019. This rapid growth means that Netflix went from 111 million paying members in 2018… Read more

Brave: Web browser with built-in IPFS support

The Brave web browser, which is focused on privacy, has supported the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) since version 1. 19. Resources in IPFS can be opened via an external HTTP gateway or via a local IPFS node that the browser starts as required in order to participate in the network. The latter in particular is… Read more

The fight to make Netflix and Hulu pay cable fees

Streaming services are slowly turning into cable TV — complete with bundles, an ever-growing list of channels, and a reinvented TV guide. And a series of lawsuits could portend the return of something even worse: the hidden cable fee. Three municipalities in Georgia are suing Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming video providers for as much… Read more

Rights extension: Critical gap in older iOS and macOS versions

Apple’s important XPC interface enables malware to obtain extended rights: A logic problem in the handling of XPC services by the central process launchd can be “easily exploited and with 100 Abuse percent reliability to expand rights “, as security researcher Zhipeng Huo now announced. It is also possible for malware to break out of… Read more

Panasonic 4K HDR TV choices compared: JZ2000, HZ2000, HZ1500, HZ1000 OLEDs, plus HX LED TVs

(Pocket-lint) – Panasonic has announced its first new TV for 2021 – the Panasonic JZ2000 OLED TV. However, it won’t be available until early summer, so you might want to snap up a bargain on 2020’s models instead. They are still available and often at a discount. Here then are the Panasonic TV highlights for… Read more

Best Beats wireless headphones 2021: Bluetooth Beats for every budget

Home Best-buys Best Beats wireless headphones Buying Guide: welcome to What Hi-Fi?’s round-up of the best Beats wireless headphones you can buy in 2021. Beats had already established itself as the headphone make of choice for youngsters, athletes and hip-hop artists alike, but since it was bought by Apple in 2014 the brand’s profile has… Read more

Xiaomi to bring Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro to India next month

Xiaomi is preparing for a busy first quarter in India. The latest rumor quoting insiders has it that company will introduce the Redmi Note 10 and Redmi Note 10 Pro to fans in the South Asian country in February. It also reveals spicy details about the Mi 11 series, but nothing on the actual launch… Read more

Blind man regains his sight thanks to a synthetic cornea

A blind man regained his sight thanks to a synthetic cornea developed by an Israeli startup. After removing the bandages, the 78 year old patient recognized the family members. The CorNeat KPro implant replaces deformed, scarred or dull corneas and integrates with the eye wall without requiring donor tissue. by Manolo De Agostini published 20… Read more

Data science for a better world

data.org, a US nonprofit, has announced the winners of its “Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge”. The funding of 10 million US dollars will go to eight projects that use data science to improve people’s lives. One of the selected projects is an app from the non-profit Swiss foundation BASE, which gives Indian smallholders access to… Read more

Road load balancing

Should you stay in a traffic jam on the motorway or should you leave? It feels, however you do it, wrong. Classic navigation systems are not of great help here. If you recommend a detour, it will soon be congested as well – while the motorway may have long been clear again. “The traffic jam… Read more

ViacomCBS: Paramount + video streaming service is scheduled to start on March 4th

ViacomCBS plans to launch its Paramount + video streaming service on March 4th. As the media group announced, the start will initially take place in the USA and Latin America. In Canada, CBS All Access will be renamed Paramount +. To Europe, Paramount + is supposed to be on 25. March come, but initially only… Read more