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Reports from financial wires suggest the potential marriage may be predicated on two twin but different needs: Nokia wants an Apple iPhone-class technology for its smartphones, while Palm needs financial clout to truly gain the chance to deliver on its own technological possibilities. While neither company has been prepared to comment on these rumours, Palm stock climbed 10 per cent on early Nasdaq training (up $17.50) on chatter and claim....

The iPhone SE revamp both updates 2020’s model and becomes a de facto replacement for the iPhone mini. Like the latter, the SE enters the market with the same A15 Bionic processor used in Apple’s more expensive models. Apple noted this means that the SE will receive OS upgrades for years to come; indeed, Apple has an excellent track record of supporting older iPhones with new system software. It also means that developers have a broader baseline when it comes to developing leading-edge apps....

An Apple job ad notes that some people treat Siri as a therapist or counsellor, and it wants to help the intelligent assistant do a better job of helping people. If you’re thinking of applying, you’ll need an unusual combination of skills … The ad states that you’ll need to combine a background in both software engineering and psychology. The ad was spotted by Fay Rotenberg, the CEO of a digital health startup, who suggested that while the skill mix might be unusual, it’s also a valuable one....

One of my favorite things about Windows has always been how you can change around the color scheme and apply new themes. Google Chrome also has this feature and dozens of pre-built themes for you to apply. All it takes is you, picking out which theme you want, and then applying it. It can’t get much more simple than that can it? The Google team has created multiple themes for Chrome, and personally I like theirs the best....

Somewhat unsurprisingly, photos of physical mockups (dummy units) purportedly representing the next-generation full-sized iPad Air have surfaced. This comes after several weeks of iPhone 6 dummy shots that solely differ by camera angles. These units are generally created by case makers, so they may have some inaccuracies. Nonetheless, here’s what whoever made these physical mockups is expecting based on whatever information they obtained from the Apple supply chain. As you can see in the image above, the next Air appears to be nearly identical in design to the current Air....

It was just the other day that a friend of mine noticed all of his Picasa albums were set to public. We went in to try and make them private, but it turns out that each album had to be done individually. And, when you have 87 albums it makes it nothing short of a long and annoying afternoon; after marking the first 10, we gave up with doing it manually....

As noted by the PixarTimes, a Pixar employee tweeted the photo above showing what is apparently the entrance to the main building on Pixar’s campus newly named in memory of Steve Jobs. Jobs actually played a big role in designing the building itself as CEO of Pixar, as recently noted in the Walter Isaacson “Steve Jobs” biography. Pixar recently honored Jobs for his contributions to the company in the end credits of its latest animated film “Brave”, but the naming of the building is obviously a more permanent tribute to the man who helped form the company....

Airmail, the popular third-party email client for the Mac, has landed today on the iPhone for the first time. The brand new Airmail for iPhone app works with various email services including Gmail, iCloud, Outlook, and Exchange, and even features iCloud sync to keep the mobile and desktop preferences on the same page. Airmail also includes modern features for the latest iPhones, third-party app integration, and email management features missing after Dropbox retired Mailbox....

Prey is an upcoming first person shooter being developed by Arkane Studios, who had previously made the Dishonored games, as well as worked on Call of Duty: World at War and Bioshock 2. At first glance, Prey might seem to be just another action game in a science fiction setting, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Prey is a game that intends to marry exciting firefights with tense stealth sections....

While Apple makes rather modest water-resistance claims for the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, suggesting nothing more demanding than a cycle ride in the rain, that hasn’t stopped people putting them through some rather more extreme tests. We’ve already seen the phone survive immersion in water, soda and coffee, and even dropped into 35 feet of water. This latest test has pro surfer Kai Lenny take the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus out into the waves …...

ProtonMail’s Lydia Pang explained in a blog post that the company believes “reading emails should be as private as our end-to-end encryption makes sending them.” “Today, we’re happy to introduce enhanced tracking protection, a feature that will provide an additional layer of privacy to your inbox. Now you can read your emails without letting advertisers watch you, build a profile on you, or serve you ads based on your mail activity,” Pang said....

Twitter has announced that it has banned more than 7,000 QAnon accounts, which were being used to threaten and harass critics of Donald Trump, as well as posting disinformation … QAnon is an apocalyptic conspiracy theory group which believes there is a secret ‘deep state’ plot against President Trump, and has posted a variety of false allegations against Trump’s critics, including accusing them of abusing and murdering children. NBC News reports that Twitter is also limiting the reach of other accounts associated with QAnon in a bid to reduce the spread of disinformation....

Opera Software has introduced Opera 10.60, claiming its new browser is the fastest around and up to 50 percent faster than the previous version. The browser employs up-to-date open standards, adds new features, improved security and is more stable than before. Speed is the key claim: The company suggests its speed enhancements translate into a faster browsing experience for users on modern JavaScript-heavy sites such as Gmail and Facebook. Geolocation is one of the built-in features, so your current position can be set on the map when using maps, though you can switch this feature off....

After Apple unveiled the M1 iPad Pro last month, speculation about the future of iPad software went rampant. Some people speculated that the solution to the iPad’s current software limitations could be support for running macOS, but I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. Here’s why. And can you blame them? The M1 chip has been a resounding success. All reviewers praised the first Apple Silicon Mac chip, so why wouldn’t the company use the same processor in its most powerful iPad?...

Having recently speculated on what Apple might have planned in the way of 4K displays, I thought I’d build on that to think about what it might have in store on the television front. If you didn’t read my 4K piece, the tl;dr version is I think Apple will launch a 4K Thunderbolt Display in about a year’s time, once it has a new generation of MacBook Pro models able to drive one (or preferably two) at a decent frame-rate....

Good news for all the Oppo A83 unit users as the Oppo A83 ISP PinOUT to Hard Reset / FRP Bypass is now available. You can easily get the ISP PinOUT connection of the Oppo A83 (CPH1827 / CPH1729) by following the full guide below along with images. By using the ISP PinOUT, you can easily bypass FRP lock or reset user data on your device via UFi Box. Talking about the specifications, Oppo A83 features a 5....

Oscar Isaac debunks rumors he’s up to star in The Batman from director Matt Reeves, but says he’d like to be considered for the role. A solo Batman movie set in the continuity of Warner Bros. and DC Films’ unofficially titled DC Extended Universe has been in the cards since Ben Affleck signed on the play Bruce Wayne in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. At that time, it was expected Affleck would write, direct and star in the Batman movie, but plans have since changed....

During the company’s sustainability management briefing, president and group CEO Yuki Kusumi told investors that introducing a four-day work week will mean the company can “flexibly accommodate diverse situations of our employees”. “We must support the wellbeing of each employee at Panasonic to enhance our competitiveness … Panasonic has approximately 240,000 employees globally with diverse personalities and capabilities. Our responsibility is to strike an ideal balance between the work style and lifestyle for our diverse human capital,” she said....

Security Onion is a Linux distro that is based on Ubuntu and contains a wide spectrum of security tools. It is so named because these tools are built as layers to provide defensive technologies in the form of a variety of analytical tools. When you install Security Onion, you are effectively building a defensive threat-hunting platform. Security Onion is described as a Network Security Monitoring (NSM) platform that “provides context, intelligence and situational awareness of your network....

Local Data Storage Keychain Storage Keychain is an encrypted container (128 bit AES algorithm) and a centralized SQLite database that holds identities & passwords for multiple applications and network services, with restricted access rights. On the iPhone, keychain SQLite database is used to store the small amounts of sensitive data like usernames, passwords, encryption keys, certificates and private keys. In general, iOS applications store the user’s credentials in the keychain to provide transparent authentication and to not prompt the user every time for login....