Mobile continues to transform all walks of lifeThe COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how fundamental digital connectivity is to societies and economies everywhere. With social restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the virus, many everyday activities, including work, learning, shopping and social interactions, have moved online, says Jawad J Abbassi, head of Middle East and North Africa at GSMA. … [Read more...] about 5G, fintech and mega-projects: What 2021 will mean for tech in the Middle East
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Review: Samsung’s Galaxy S21 is the no-brainer upgrade phone
The biggest takeaway you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, along with the Galaxy S21 Plus 5G and Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, is that Samsung cut the US price of each by $200 (the savings are less in other countries). Clearly this wasn't done out of generosity and Samsung's made trade-offs to hit that lower price on the Galaxy S21: The wall charger and headphones don't come in the box, the phone doesn't have a microSD card slot for expanded storage and it has 4GB of RAM less than the S20. Samsung also removed half of the pixels from the screen and replaced the Gorilla Glass from the back with polycarbonate, which is a nice way of saying plastic. … [Read more...] about Review: Samsung’s Galaxy S21 is the no-brainer upgrade phone
‘Pro Tools proficiency’ may be keeping us from diversifying audio
“First of all, Pro Tools is software that is not made for [podcasters] in the first place: it has all kinds of bells and whistles on it that podcast producers don’t necessarily need. It’s already an adaptive technology, in that [we’re] using something that’s mainly for professional musicians. Second of all, I think Pro Tools can be used as a gate-keeping technique, which says to people that if you don’t know this specific software that costs a lot of money and is extremely complicated, then you can’t be a part of our industry.” … [Read more...] about ‘Pro Tools proficiency’ may be keeping us from diversifying audio
Microsoft: Here’s how our new password-monitoring system actually works
"At a high level, when a password is saved in Edge, the browser needs to contact a server to check if the password was found in a breached list. It is also necessary to periodically check this in case there are new instances of breached passwords found," Microsoft researchers explain. … [Read more...] about Microsoft: Here’s how our new password-monitoring system actually works
