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Owners of Garmin wearables are seeing their data sync again Garmin services appear to be coming online after having been down since late Wednesday from an apparent ransomware attack. Garmin Connect, the service that lets runners, swimmers, and athletes of all sorts obsessively track their performance measured by Garmin wearables, is now syncing data again, The Verge can confirm. … Continue reading Garmin services struggle back to life after reported ransomware attack Continue Reading →

The network will return in 2021. Long defunct cable television network G4 is returning sometime in 2021, according to a teaser posted on Friday afternoon (via Variety). The one-minute video doesn’t provide many details of what we can expect from the network moving forward.  The CG teaser pans across an abandoned warehouse littered with old camera equipment and … Continue reading Comcast is bringing back G4TV in some form Continue Reading →

The director teamed up with volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer. When Apple TV+ launched, the space drama For All Mankind was immediately well-received, and now Apple has acquired a space documentary. Directed by Werner Herzog — taking a break from his Mandalorian duties — and professor Clive Oppenheimer, Fireball promises to help viewers “discover how shooting stars, meteorites and deep impacts have focused … Continue reading Apple TV+ acquires Werner Herzog’s meteorite documentary ‘Fireball’ Continue Reading →

The ‘w5 error’ is a known issue affecting remote connectivity, the company said. Google is very much aware that some Nest thermostats are suffering from a “w5 error” that prevents them from connecting to WiFi, according to Android Police. In a statement sent to the publication, the tech giant called the problem “a known issue” with the thermostats’ … Continue reading Google will replace Nest thermostats affected by ‘w5’ WiFi error Continue Reading →

Use Engadget’s exclusive code to get the scooter for less. Electric scooters can be a convenient way to get across town, but many are quite expensive. Now you can get one of Segway’s for less: Wellbots has a deal exclusively for Engadget readers that knocks $120 off Segway’s Ninebot ES2 foldable electric scooter when you use the … Continue reading Save $120 on Segway’s ES2 foldable electric scooter at Wellbots Continue Reading →

The week’s noteworthy writing on technology and more. Christopher Nolan should release Tenet online Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge This piece from The Verge was published before AT&T CEO John Stankey announced Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster Tenet wouldn’t skip theaters for an on-demand premiere, but the argument still holds true. The simple fact is going to a movie theater is extremely … Continue reading Recommended Reading: The case for a ‘Tenet’ online premiere Continue Reading →

‘9to5Mac’ has discovered codes referencing TrueDepth and Face ID in macOS Big Sur. You may be able to unlock future Macs with your face, according to 9to5Mac. The publication has uncovered references to the company’s TrueDepth camera, which makes Apple’s Face ID technology possible, in macOS Big Sur. To be precise, the third beta version of Big … Continue reading Apple may be developing Face ID for Macs Continue Reading →

It’ll also add Apple Watch-style fall detection. It can be a pain to answer a call with a smartwatch when the hand you’d use is busy, but Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch 3 could make it relatively easy. XDA reports that Samsung’s newly released Galaxy Watch 3 Plugin app (so much for a surprise at Unpacked) references support for hand … Continue reading Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 will let you answer calls by clenching your fist Continue Reading →

They still have issues with hate-oriented goods in their online stores. Major internet retailers still have an issue with racist products in their stores. Amazon, Google and Wish have removed white supremacist products on sale through their platforms after a BBC Click investigation revealed numerous examples. The online portals not only sold flags, hoods and other neo-Nazi and … Continue reading Amazon, Google and Wish pull racist products after investigation Continue Reading →

It’s gaming inception. The quest to make devices play Doom has extended to gadgets inside other games. Reddit user uDrunkMate has succeeded (via The Verge) in playing Doom inside Minecraft thanks to a recently developed mod, VM Computers, that can run Windows 95 inside Mojang’s creative title. You need to order virtual computer parts and place an ISO into the right Minecraft subfolder, but it works. It’s even possible to … Continue reading You can play ‘Doom’ inside ‘Minecraft’ using a virtual PC Continue Reading →