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Apple just announced a new iteration of the iPad Pro. We've got the skinny on what's new and how to get your hands on one.
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Google has an offer for iPad owners who are curious about the Pixel Tablet. The company has a trade-in promotion that covers at least the cost of the Pixel Tablet for iPad owners — if not more, depending on which model you have. It works with Samsung tablets as well, but those trade-in values are lower. The Pixel Tablet costs $399 (without deals) for 128GB storage and no charging speaker dock.
The promo works with iPads as old as the sixth-generation model from six years ago. For that, Google will give you a surprising $399 — matching the Pixel Tablet's base cost. That iPad model only cost $329 in 2018, so Google is overpaying by a lot for that one.
However, Google balances that with much worse offers for modern, high-end iPads. For example, the
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NEW RESOURCES 404 Media: This Tool Shows Some Telegram Users' Approximate Physical Location. "A recently launched tool allows anyone to search a specific set of coordinates for Telegram users that have a […]
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Dell is confirming a data breach that reportedly covers "49 million customer records," according to Bleeping Computer. While Dell is confirming that a breach occurred, the scope of the breach hasn't been confirmed. A hacker on the Dark Web is reportedly claiming that the breach involves the 49 million records, with information that dates back seven years ago to 2017.
What Dell is telling people, according to the report, is that name, address, and hardware, service, and order information was leaked. If you've purchased anything from Dell, or engaged with customer support for a service or warranty request, that information is likely available to whoever wants to buy the information.
So far, Dell is not saying that any financial information was breached, including credit cards or payment information, or even your telephone number or email address.
That's good, but as Bleeping Computer points out, it does leave you potentially vulnerable to a physical attack — i.e. someone sending a letter and using your Dell service history as "proof" that the contact is legitimate. Such a followup could include asking for financial information, however, or some other attack that tries to extract personal information.
Right now, Dell doesn't believe that there is "significant risk," and they're probably right if the initial scope of the breach is accurate. If you have purchased a Dell PC or peripheral, though, keep an eye open
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Bluesky is taking quite a few pages out of the social media handbook. The decentralized social app has announced it's working on new features like DMs, video and improved Custom Feeds. The company opened to the public in February and claims it grew from 40,000 to 5.6 million users in one year.
DMs are an especially noteworthy edition as, currently, all posts on Bluesky are public, but the company's new DM option will integrate directly into the app. These messages should initially be available only one-to-one, and users can restrict who can reach out by choosing between the options open, followed users only, and disabled. The company uses an open-source framework, but the development of DMs will initially be "off-protocol," so Bluesky can "iteratively" create them.
Videos are in the works, with Bluesky projecting that clips up to 90 seconds long can be shared. The company is exploring a bunch of ideas for Custom Feeds, including a space for trending feeds, in-app feed creation and overall improved feed discovery. Bluesky is also getting OAuth and hopes users can one day "Log In with Bluesky."
None of Bluesky's impending updates have a release date yet, but the company expects to roll them all out over the next couple of months. The platform was notably backed by Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former CEO of Twitter. However, Dorsey recently confirmed that he was no longer on Bluesky's board.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/bluesky-plans-to-launch-dms-for-users-105039310.html?s
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As a bona-fide hater of actual reality, virtual reality is very appealing to me. However, I'm not that into 100 hour AAA games like Asgard's Wrath 2 or Half Life: Alyx. I'm into short interactive experiences that can't be had anywhere else. Good news for me? The Apple Vision Pro is getting a pretty nifty mixed-reality "interactive story" that could herald the evolution of a new type of entertainment that puts people directly in their favorite shows or movies.
‘What If...? - An Immersive Story' is the first-ever interactive @DisneyPlus Original story, coming soon to Apple Vision Pro from Marvel Studios and @ILMImmersive. ?? pic.twitter.com/jg5UKnfHDC
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) May 8, 2024
Marvel and Industrial Light & Magic, the company George Lucas built, just announced a forthcoming Apple Vision Pro title based on What If…?, the current Disney show that just completed its second season. It'll be an hour-long experience that uses all of the technology embedded within Apple's pricey headset, includ
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