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1. Microsoft Surface Book 3 con display secondario?
(Italiano/webnews)

Un nuovo brevetto di Microsoft fa ipotizzare che un ipotetico Surface Book 3 potrebbe disporre di un display secondario da usare con la Surface Pen. The post Microsoft Surface Book 3 con display secondario? ...

2. Omars USB-C Hub Review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

REVIEW – I get it. Those USB-C ports on your MacBook can be frustrating. But Omars is here to make your life better! This convenient little accessory has 5 different access points for your gear and gadgetry… ...

3. ASUS ZenBook con ScreenPad 2.0 in Italia
(Italiano/webnews)

ASUS porta in Italia i nuovi ZenBook 13 (UX334), ZenBook 14 (UX434) e ZenBook 15 (UX534) dotati del touchscreen secondario ScreenPad 2. The post ASUS ZenBook con ScreenPad 2.0 in Italia appeared first ...

4. Facebook sues Hong Kong company over ad fraud
(English/engadget)

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a Hong Kong-based company and two people behind it, accusing it of tricking users into clicking bogus links to hijack their accounts. According to the social network's ...

5. Leah Moore, Alan Moore's daughter, offers a compassionate defense of her father's infamous crankiness
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Alan Moore is one of the most well-known names in modern comics. Even if you're not a comic book fan, you've probably at least heard of the guy. There's a good chance you have at least a passing familiarity ...

6. MacBook Pro 16: problemi di speaker
(Italiano/webnews)

Alcuni MacBook Pro da 16 pollici producono un rumore dagli speaker: una problematica non nuova per Apple, risolvibile con un aggiornamento software. The post MacBook Pro 16: problemi di speaker appeared ...

7. Ue contro Facebook Libra e stablecoin, bandite
(Italiano/webnews)

I responsabili delle Finanze dell'Unione Europea con una comunicazione congiunta bandiscono le stablecoin, come ad esempio Facebook Libra. The post Ue contro Facebook Libra e stablecoin, bandite appeared ...

8. Snapdragon 8c e 7c, processori per notebook ARM
(Italiano/webnews)

Qualcomm ha annunciato i processori Snapdragon 8c e 7c per notebook di fascia media e bassa con sistema operativo Windows 10 on ARM. The post Snapdragon 8c e 7c, processori per notebook ARM appeared first ...

9. Radicalized is one of the CBC's best books of 2019!
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Well this is pretty great! Radicalized, my book of four novellas, is one of the CBC's picks for best Canadian fiction of 2019. It's in pretty outstanding company, too, including Margaret Atwood's The ...

10. Kickstarting a new edition of Steve Jackson Games's Car Wars
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... the core of the new Car Wars Sixth Edition game and we're now ready for your support. The new core game includes: * 24-page rulebook, covering everything from building your car to movement and combat. ...

11. Good deal on Kindle Unlimited
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

The Kindle Unlimited program is $10 a month, and it gives you access to over a million books and comics on Amazon. Amazon is currently offering a deal: 3 months for 99 cents a month. The program includes ...

12. Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

...  Toshi Omagari and Leo Field's book offers a definitive view in print of the clean, colorful pixelated fonts of arcade games from the 1970s to the 1990s. It's full of gorgeous-looking full-color spreads ...

13. The best gifts for music lovers, from headphones to DJ gear
(English/engadget)

... smart home, to book and media recommendations (only on... Read all  ...

14. List of popular books people started reading and then abandoned
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

When I was younger, I would feel so badly about abandoning a book that didn't grab me, I'd force myself to slog through it until the bitter end. Then I realized that there are only so many books I'll ...

15. Raspberry Pi 4: Chronicling the Desktop Experience e-book Tools
(English/Linuxtoday)

 Can you run an ebook reader on a Raspberry Pi? Read all  ...

16. George Zimmerman is suing Trayvon Martin's mother for $100M in order to promote a movie
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... planned to hold a press conference. That documentary is called the "The Trayvon Hoax," and it accompanies a book of the same name, both of which were created by noted conspiracy theory grifter and frequent ...

17. Some idiot painted graffiti on a Russian polar bear and now the animal likely won't survive
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... From CNN: In the comments (on Facebook where Kavry posted the video, he) said he obtained the video via WhatsApp from indigenous minorities in Chukotka, in Russia's far east, though it is not clear ...

18. Second wave Algorithmic Accountability: from "What should algorithms do?" to "Should we use an algorithm?"
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... party for the EFF/McSweeney's book on privacy. Read the rest Read all  ...

19. How Ken Liu went from engineer to lawyer to SF writer to the foremost translator of Chinese sf into English
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... blockbuster novel The Three Body Problem; Liu's translation and the powerful source material turned the book into a monster English-language bestseller, a Hugo winner, and a calling card for more translation ...

20. The best kitchen and smart home gifts
(English/engadget)

... smart home, to book and media recommendations (only on... Read all  ...

21. Instagram now asks new users for their age
(English/engadget)

Instagram is getting more serious about curbing underage use. As of December 4th, the social network will start asking for your date of birth when you sign up, and will use the date from your Facebook ...

22. Q: What’s the best shelving for this small storage closet?
(English/ikeahacker)

Need ideas for storage in this small closet. Emma asked in our Facebook Group: “Has anyone got any ideas of what I could use for storage in this cupboard?” “It’s 50cm deep (19 inches), ...

23. Apple confirms shutdown issue with the 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro
(English/engadget)

Apple's MacBook Pro issues are still ongoing, as it recently issued a support document confirming an unexpected shutdown problem on the entry-level 13-inch 2019 MacBook Pro. According to MacRumors' ...

24. Uber passengers in California can 'favorite' drivers
(English/engadget)

Uber is getting some new features in California. While the favorite driver option has been live in the UK for some time, passengers in CA will, from early 2020, have the option to bookmark drivers they'd ...

25. MacBook Pro 13 2019: Apple riconosce un problema
(Italiano/webnews)

Apple riconosce un malfunzionamento nei MacBook Pro da 13 pollici prodotti nel 2019: la risoluzione, tuttavia, è nella maggior parte dei casi semplice. The post MacBook Pro 13 2019: Apple riconosce un ...