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What to expect at E3 2018

Jun06
by on June 6, 2018 at 8:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


E3, the gaming industry’s glitziest event, begins this weekend. If you’re like me and want to ride the hype train for the few glorious moments before collective cynicism steps in, then here’s the full schedule of events, and what you can likely expect to see from each. If you want a general source for all your streams, you can pop by sites like E3 Countdown — which is exactly what it sounds like. All times listed here will be in PST, for simplicity’s sake. Electronic Arts: First up is EA, which will be showing its stuff at 11 am on…

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Mother fears hackers used unsecured baby monitor to watch her breastfeed

Jun06
by on June 6, 2018 at 7:34 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider


A South Carolina woman says she was the victim of peeping Tom hackers last week when her WiFi-connected baby monitor was surreptitiously used to observe her and her baby in a bedroom. The mother, Jamie Summit, wrote a Facebook post describing the incident in which her device, a FREDI Wireless Camera Baby Monitor, had been hacked and may have been used to spy on her while she slept or even breastfed her baby. In the post she says: This afternoon I had the app pulled up and was watching Noah sleep in the bassinet in our room. I was in…

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Mother fears hackers used unsecured baby monitor to watch her breastfeed

Jun06
by on June 6, 2018 at 7:34 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider


A South Carolina woman says she was the victim of peeping Tom hackers last week when her WiFi-connected baby monitor was surreptitiously used to observe her and her baby in a bedroom. The mother, Jamie Summit, wrote a Facebook post describing the incident in which her device, a FREDI Wireless Camera Baby Monitor, had been hacked and may have been used to spy on her while she slept or even breastfed her baby. In the post she says: This afternoon I had the app pulled up and was watching Noah sleep in the bassinet in our room. I was in…

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Google releases Android P Beta 2, including 157 new emoji

Jun06
by on June 6, 2018 at 6:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider


Google released the first public Android P Beta during its I/O conference in May, but we’re already onto Beta 2. It comes with the most important update of all: more emoji. Google tells us there are 157 new emoji, in fact. Some highlights include red hair so gingers don’t feel left out, a hero emoji that looks a lot like Superman, and a bagel with cream cheese – New Yorkers, rejoice. Google is also including two new gender-neutral designs ‘Family’ and ‘Couple with Heart.’ This builds on the first gender-neutral emoji introduced last year, and the company says more gender-neutral…

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The Sonos Beam is a $399 soundbar with Alexa (and Google, someday)

Jun06
by on June 6, 2018 at 5:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider


At an event today, Sonos announced its newest speaker, the Sonos Beam. It’s a smart speaker and soundbar powered by Alexa and, someday soon, Google Assistant. It’ll retail for $399 and be available on July 17, but pre-orders begin today. Sonos claims most smart speakers are designed for the kitchen, but the Beam is meant to handle everything you need in your living room. It works as a soundbar and a smart speaker – currently powered by Alexa, but Google is on the way – and it can even control your TV, which it does via an HDMI port. See,…

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