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Update: July 27 2020 (9AM ET): It looks like Garmin Connect is back online for many users. This means Garmin wearable owners can sync their activities with the service once again. Garmin Connect is still listed as “limited” access for now via the company’s status page, while the Garmin app is apparently reporting server maintenance too. You … Continue reading Garmin suffers major service outage with Connect offline (Update: Coming back) Continue Reading →

our tech news digest, by way of the DGiT Daily tech newsletter, for Monday, July 27. 1. Mid-range heats up     OnePlus Nord reviews dropped this morning, and the focus is on compromises: is it worth saving that $200 from the OnePlus 8, or should you just get a flagship with all the bells and … Continue reading OnePlus Nord compromises detailed, reaching 160Hz, and more tech news today Continue Reading →

It could be used for bases on Mars. One of the biggest dangers of interplanetary travel is radiation exposure. In a single round trip to Mars, you may absorb 60 percent of the maximum recommend lifetime dosage. One surprising solution may be mold, according to researchers from Stanford and North Carolina universities. They discovered that fungus thriving in the nuclear … Continue reading Chernobyl mold could shield astronauts from deep-space radiation Continue Reading →

The company claims it can get phones 50 percent charged in five minutes. It’s been three years since Qualcomm last announced a new generation of its Quick Charge technology, and the company has updates today that might make juicing up your phones even breezier than before. Quick Charge 5 promises to charge devices to 50 percent in … Continue reading Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 5 promises more power and super fast speeds Continue Reading →

Cover your assets. One thing about connected life is certain: everyone is trying to spy on us. I don’t just mean malicious hackers, scammers, WiFi snoopers, account hijackers and wankers in trench coats. The main culprits are companies snatching our private data and advertisers following us around like mouth-breathing Peeping Toms. It feels like an … Continue reading Everything you need to know about getting a VPN Continue Reading →

Refine Edge is now out for the app. Photoshop’s Refine Edge Tool is a godsend if you need to select and crop objects with complex edges, such as people with curly hair, flower petals or animals with fur like dogs. Now, Adobe has brought the feature over to the iPad version of its photo—editing app, giving you … Continue reading Adobe Photoshop for iPad gets better at selecting objects with complex edges Continue Reading →

But the prevailing wisdom doesn’t look good. The business of elite sports is awash with cash, with pro athletes having specific deals to cover every aspect of their lives. Now, a group of British-based footballers are raising the question as to who owns, and profits from, the data generated when they play. A report at The Athletic by well-connected … Continue reading UK soccer stars may sue betting companies over player data profits Continue Reading →

There isn’t much mystery left about what Samsung will show off on August 5th. Samsung’s next virtual Unpacked event is just over a week away, but we have a pretty good idea of what to expect already. The company already said it would reveal five devices on August 5th, and a teaser video Samsung dropped … Continue reading Samsung Unpacked trailer teases all five new devices Continue Reading →

Ford is going to employ two of Boston Dynamics’  ‘Spot’ robots, which are four-legged, dog-like walking robots that weigh roughly 70 lbs each, to help them update the original engineering plans for one of the transmission manufacturing plans. The plants, Ford explains, have undergone any number of changes since their original construction, and it’s difficult to know … Continue reading Ford to use Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robots to map their manufacturing facilities Continue Reading →

Tire Agent, an Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator-backed startup that is looking to bring the tire industry into the 21st century, has today announced the close of a $5 million funding round led by American Family Ventures, with participation from ERA, Sidekick Fund, NY Angels and HBS Angels. According to Consumer Reports, the average tire costs about $97. Four … Continue reading Tire Agent, with a new financing platform, raises $5 million Continue Reading →