How to jump your car
Knowing how to jump-start a car can keep you moving if your battery dies, and save you a big chunk of money......»»
The best Pokémon games, ranked from best to worst
Looking to jump into the world of Pokémon but don't know where to start? Here's our ranked list of every Pokémon game (plus spin-offs and remakes) to consider......»»
Vinyl Album Sales Jump 108% In First 6 Months of 2021
Long-time Slashdot reader phalse phace writes: 2021 is turning out to be an even stronger year for vinyl album sales than in 2020. In the first six months of 2021, 19.2 million vinyl albums were sold, outpacing CD volume of 18.9 million, according t.....»»
Xiaomi replaces Apple as the world"s second largest smartphone vendor
According to preliminary estimates from market research firm Canalys, Xiaomi saw its shipments jump 83% YoY over the past quarter, pushing its share of the phone market to 17%. The 3% quarter-on-quarter rise puts it between number-one Samsung (19%) a.....»»
India fails to weed out illegal herbicide-tolerant cotton
A massive jump in the sale of herbicide-tolerant, genetically engineered cotton seeds in India's current cropping season has raised fears of unchecked use of glyphosate, a toxic weedicide linked to serious health issues including cancer......»»
Twitter Sees Jump In Government Demands To Remove Content of Reporters, News Outlets
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Twitter saw a surge in government demands worldwide in 2020 to take down content posted by journalists and news outlets, according to data released by the social media platform. In its transparency re.....»»
Twitter Sees Jump in Govt Demands To Remove Content of Reporters, News Outlets
Twitter saw a surge in government demands worldwide in 2020 to take down content posted by journalists and news outlets, according to data released by the social media platform. From a report: In its transparency report published on Wednesday, Twitte.....»»
Beyond Pride: The fight against tech’s brogrammer culture
Companies that jump on the rainbow bandwagon without fully living those values aren’t only hypocritical — they’re also doing themselves a disservice. Phil Schraeder Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»
This Week in Apps: Android ad prices jump, TikTok resumes, Google Play’s antitrust lawsuit
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in.....»»
How to access Xcloud on mobile devices
Looking to jump into Xcloud but not sure where to start? Our guide here has everything you'll need to start utilizing Microsoft's new cloud gaming service......»»
Parasites manipulate praying mantis"s polarized-light perception, causing it to jump into water
Researchers have revealed that praying mantis (mantids) infected with parasitic hairworms are attracted to horizontally polarized light that is strongly reflected off the surface of water, which causes them to enter the water. In a world-first, these.....»»
YouTube TV launches 4K Plus upgrade with yet another price jump
YouTube TV has unveiled a 4K Plus upgrade offering 4K viewing, offline downloads, and unlimited simultaneous streams for an extra $20 a month......»»
15 deals you can’t afford to miss in Walmart’s Prime Day sale
Get a jump on great deals before Prime Day. Here are 15 deals from Walmart that you can take advantage of right now as part of its Deals for Day event......»»
HannStar Display revenues more than double in May
HannStar Display, which makes mainly small- to medium-size LCD panels, saw its May revenues jump 123% on year to NT$2.82 billion (US$101.52 million). The figures were also up 2.3% from the previous month......»»
Ultra-High-Density HDDs Made With Graphene Store Ten Times More Data
Graphene can be used for ultra-high density hard disk drives (HDD), with up to a tenfold jump compared to current technologies, researchers at the Cambridge Graphene Center have shown. Phys.Org reports: The study, published in Nature Communications,.....»»
Highlights of the day: ABF substrate demand robust
Demand for ABF substrates from chip vendors has been strong, wiht new orders placed now unlikely to be delivered until 2023. Some chip vendors have offered higher prices trying to jump the queue, but ABF substrate suppliers have had to turn them down.....»»
USB-C Power Upgrade Delivers a Whopping 240W for Gaming Laptops and Other Devices
AmiMoJo writes: The USB-C standard will let you plug in power-hungry devices like gaming laptops, docking stations, 4K monitors and printers with an upgrade that accommodates up to 240 watts starting this year. The jump in maximum power is more than.....»»
Best early Memorial Day tech deals you can shop today
Get a jump on Memorial Day savings with these tech deals on iPads, AirPods, gaming laptops, and more!.....»»
AMD is borrowing a key Intel feature for its next-gen chips
AMD will reportedly use an LGA socket for its next-generation chips, finally catching up with Intel, which made the jump to LGA almost two decades ago......»»
Tencent profits soar even as China tech crackdown worries linger
Tencent has posted forecast-beating earnings with a 65% jump in profit, but investors are still not particularly enthused about the Chinese gaming and social media giant......»»
factory14 raises $200M to jump into the Amazon marketplace roll-up race
It doesn’t feel like a week goes by at the moment that another startup doesn’t emerge armed with a huge wallet of cash to pursue a strategy of consolidating and then scaling promising brands that have built a business selling on marketpla.....»»