Engadget giveaway: Win a security package courtesy of Bitdefender!
"Deliveries left out on your doorstep, nocturnal pet activities and network-connected devices open wide to the world for possible hacking or botnet conscription are just some of the reasons Bitdefender has provided this week's giveaway package. The company's B…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/18/engadget-giveaway-bitdefender-box-2-security-package/Facebook’s terrible 2018
" 2017 wasn't great for Facebook. The company spent most of the year explaining how it exposed 126 million Americans to thousands of Russian-linked pages, which were part of the Kremlin's efforts to meddle in the 2016 US presidential election. As a result, Face…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/18/facebook-2018-year-in-review-loser/AT&T flips the switch on mobile 5G in 12 cities this week
" After nearly a year of talking about it, AT&T is finally ready to launch the US' first mobile 5G network -- and with just days to go before its self-imposed end-of-2018 deadline. Service officially starts on December 21st, when a handful of cust..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/18/att-mobile-5g-launches-december-21st/Charter agrees to $174 million settlement for poor service in New York
" The New York attorney general's office has reached a settlement with Charter Communications for providing its customers with insufficient internet services. Under the settlement, Charter and Spectrum Management Holding Company will be required to pay..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/18/charter-174-million-settlement-poor-service-new-york/The drop
" When Nike launched its Air Jordan XI "Concord," in 2011, there were incidents of violence reported at several shopping malls in the US. Back then, most shoe stores sold pairs on a first-come, first-served basis, which led to physical fights between..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/18/nike-air-jordan-xi-concord-drop-online-bots-security/'Farout' is the farthest Solar System object known to date
"The reach of the Solar System extends well beyond the full-size planets, and that's becoming clearer than ever with a new discovery. Astronomers have detected 2018 VG18 "Farout," which is the most distant Solar System object known to date at 120AU fr..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/18/farout-most-distant-solar-system-object/G Suite pincode verification gives non-Google users access to files
" While a company can require its employees to create Google accounts for collaborative work, it can't always force clients to do the same thing. Especially if those clients still swear by Google's competitors, like Microsoft. Now, Mountain View is mak..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/18/g-suite-pincode-verification-beta/Ford 的降噪狗屋让你可以在外头放烟火的夜晚免于无止境的狗吠
" 相信有饲养狗狗的读者都知道，这些小家伙对于烟火的反应通常都非常激烈，随之而来的反应包括叫个不停、过度惊恐等，都是饲主们难以解决的头痛问题。然而，福特（是的，就是那家发表过科技摇篮的汽车公司）近来发表了一个特殊的降噪狗屋，或许能够帮助狗狗们从此安稳地度过节庆期间不绝于耳的爆炸声响。
这座狗屋采用的技术，其实与一般用于耳机或福特自家 Edge SUV 上的降噪技术雷同。首先配置于狗屋上的麦克风会先侦测爆炸的声音，接着再透过发出对应频率的声音，来减弱或完全抵消它们。除此之外，狗屋的建材也特地使用了隔音软木板、防震立管…" https://cn.engadget.com/2018/12/18/ford-noise-cancelling-doghouse/
Ford 的降噪狗屋讓你可以在外頭放煙火的夜晚免於無止境的狗吠
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https://chinese.engadget.com/2018/12/18/ford-noise-cancelling-doghouse/AR pioneer Blippar is going out of business
" Pioneering augmented reality startup Blippar, once touted as a $1.5 billion British tech unicorn, has stumbled into administration. The company said that it failed to secure the funding it needed to reach profitability following a dispute with one of..."
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