Think back to 2006. Computers were, for most people, large plastic boxes that lived under desks with monitors and keyboards plugged into them. It’s hard to imagine now, but those of us using laptops were in the minority back then. Smartphones existed, but the fact that you used one marked you out as a bit of a tech-head. Tablets were obscure devices that were used by, basically, no-one. Today’s world is very different....

“We’re very focused on providing elasticity for customers without having to rewrite applications,” Oracle Cloud Infrastructure VP Leo Leung told ZDNet. “A lot of the premise of the cloud is that you have to be cloud-native to get optimization of resources, and we don’t think that’s true.” Oracle gained a foothold in the cloud market by focusing on the needs of enterprise customers, most of which have legacy technology to contend with....

Fans will soon have their hands on the long-awaited Ori and the Will of the Wisps, sequel to the hit platforming title Ori and the Blind Forest, as the game is finally set to release on March 11th, 2020. Moon Studios has been hard at work on Ori and the Will of the Wisps for a number of years now, and that hard work is immediately apparent upon booting the new game up for the first time....

According to internal Apple documentation, the original iPhone, which first debuted in 2007, will soon enter “obsolete” status, with a few exceptions. The official switch will happen on June 11, 2013, when the iPhone, along with several other Macs and Xserve models will officially be classified as vintage and obsolete products by Apple. Thanks, G! Apple’s support site defines vintage products as: An obsolete product, on the other hand, is one that was discontinued more than seven years ago, and will not be supported under any circumstance....

First, launch Mail then select Mail » Preferences. The Preferences screen comes up. Click on the RSS tab. Change the Default RSS Reader to Mail. There’s nothing to it. Then, set your preference for how often you want the system to check for RSS updates. Then set Remove Articles depending on how often you’d like to clear older feeds or whether you’d like to delete them manually. To add RSS feeds, go to File » Add RSS Feeds....

Here’s where you can watch the other movies and TV shows that the cast of Parisite have appeared in. Parasite’s historic night at the 2020 Oscars has put both director Bong Joon-ho and his cast directly under the spotlight. Besting a string of other worthy contenders, Parasite took home four awards at the 92nd Academy Awards: Best International Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director for Bong, and the prestigious Best Picture....

At CES today, Pioneer announced a new accessory for the iPhone which is meant for your car. It boosts the GPS signal (perfect for navigation apps), has a speakerphone with mic, and charges your device. The accessory is also very safety conscious as it blocks your iPhone’s app features from working unless you are fully parked. The Pioneer SmartCradle’s pricing and availability will be announced at a later date and the press release is after the break....

This week’s podcast of the week is one of the podcasts on the 9to5 network. Over the past few years, I’ve been learning a lot about electric vehicles, and I have a Tesla Cybertruck on preorder. I told my wife recently that I’ve made my last non-EV car purchase, and we’re going all-electric for all future cars. One of the ways I’ve been learning about the industry is the Electrek Podcast....

An 18-year-old girl reportedly kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend has been safely rescued by police after her mother tracked her location using Find My iPhone. CNBC reports that the victim was found more than 150 miles away from home. Police say that the victim was found bound and gagged in a car in a McDonald’s parking lot. They named the kidnapping suspect as 18-year-old Joseph Boller, whose bail has been set at $150,000....

While the series has already come to a close, Portlandia is still one of the funniest and quirkiest shows available through various streaming services. The entire show is based around the following premise: Portland, Oregon is weird. From ultra-feminist bookstore owners to goth suburban couples, there’s a little something for everyone in Portland. These humorous characters and situations are all thanks to the show’s two main stars and creators: Fred Armisen (from Saturday Night Live) and Carrie Brownstein....

While Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers might have been enjoyable to watch, it was hardly upheld as a fine example of character-driven writing; more like, enjoyable fight sequences that were great to reenact if you were a kid at the time. With Saban’s Power Rangers reboot, though, things are a little different. As has already been explored in trailers, each Ranger has a distinct personality and set of characteristics that make them stand out, meaning we really do get to see five individuals coming together as a team....

Three tech giants had to take action in response to presidential election hoaxes. This included Twitter placing a warning on a tweet by Donald Trump, which falsely accused the Democrats of trying to ‘steal’ the election. Twitter stated that the tweet violated its civic integrity policy, which says that users ‘may not use Twitter’s services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections’ … Trump tweeted: Twitter hid this behind a standard warning text designed for such hoaxes:...

The enumeration in information security Enumeration in information security is the process of extracting user names, machine names, network resources, and other services from a system. All the gathered information is used to identify the vulnerabilities or weak points in system security and then tries to exploit it. Techniques for enumeration There are many ways to collect data, such as network users, routing tables and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) information....

Following Facebook’s multiple warnings including a recent public post about concerns over lost ad revenue due to the iOS 14 privacy changes, other digital publishers have shared similar fears. Like Facebook anticipating up to a 50% drop in revenue, one publisher estimates ad rates on iOS could fall as much as 40%. Reported by the Wall Street Journal, a number of publishers are feeling the same as Facebook with concerns about how iOS 14 will change their ad revenue and as some point out, this comes during the difficulties of the pandemic....

Apple made two surprise announcements recently: one before the holidays, the other afterwards. Both point to the full extent of the company’s plans to transform itself into a very different company. The first announcement was that Apple Music would, for the first time, be fully supported on third-party speakers. Although available as an app on Android phones, the only speaker on which Apple’s streaming music service was natively available was its own HomePod …...

Parks & Recreation’s finale made sure it gave closure to each main character’s arc through a couple of time-jumps, including Jean-Ralphio, who after (unsuccessfully) faking his death, finally achieved something great. Parks & Recreation debuted on NBC in 2009 and came to an end in 2015 after seven seasons and a lot of memorable moments, jokes, and characters. The series’ main focus was Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), an eternally optimistic bureaucrat in the Parks Department of Pawnee, Indiana, but it also followed the lives of her friends and co-workers, as well some colorful, recurring characters, like Jean-Ralphio Saperstein (Ben Schwartz)....

Philips is further expanding its Hue smart lighting lineup. Today, the listing for the company’s Adore bathroom lighted mirror has shown up on the company’s website. Earlier this week, we learned about Philips’ upcoming outdoor Hue LightStrip. That joins the company’s other new Hue products made for outdoor use released this year. In expanding its smart lighting lineup even further across all areas of the home, the Hue Adore bathroom lighted mirror has now shown up on the company’s UK website....

PlayStation announced today that it is adding support for multi-view to its PS Vue app for Apple TV. This feature, previously exclusive to PlayStation 4, allows users to watch up to four live channels at once. While the PlayStation 4 has supported multi-view with PS Vue for a while now, the Apple TV’s implementation is actually slightly better. With the fourth-gen Apple TV, multi-view in PS Vue allows users to watch up to four live channels at once, compared to the three live channels supported on PlayStation 4....

Pocketdex is a popular app that works as a companion app for Pokémon GO players around the world. The iOS version of the app is getting a major update today that brings two new iOS 14 home screen widgets, including a Pokémon Calendar and another widget with Pokémon of the Day. If you’re not familiar with Pocketdex, it lets Pokémon GO players explore all the Pokémon available in the game with in-depth details about each of them such as attack, defense, and stamina levels....

In our original report, we shared that Siri will be accessible on the Mac in part through a menu bar icon similar to Spotlight search and Notification Center: Following our reporting, MacRumors has shared what it believes is an early look at how Siri’s menu bar will appear (at least for now): As you can see, the screenshot shows the word ‘Siri’ wrapped around a box. The report cites reliable sources in providing the screenshot, but speculates that the appearance could change before OS X 10....