Fun with Google: 3D animals in your house — Say goodbye to Flash   ;
Breaking Tech News You Need to Know December 16, 2020 |
| Running behind on shipping gifts to friends and family this year? If you're sending packages this holiday season or want to make sure your Christmas cards arrive on time, you need to know when the deadline is to get them in the mail. We've got a list of cutoff dates for all the major delivery services in the U.S. Tap or click here for holiday shipping cutoff dates. → |
| Staying indoors has been a challenge for most of 2020. To lighten the mood a bit, Google has added 50 new 3D animals to its ever-growing list of augmented reality objects. In addition to dinosaurs, insects, and even the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, you can now see a life-sized 3D model of a giraffe, hippo or zebra in your living room. Tap or click here for some fun 3D adventures. → |
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| Did you know that iOS will, by default, erase everything on your iPhone after a certain number of unsuccessful login attempts? That is really not a good situation to be in — especially if you haven't backed your device up in a while. We'll show you how to change this setting and make sure your phone backs up automatically. Tap or click here to adjust this critical setting to prevent data loss. → |
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| Adobe's Flash Player served as the main technology for playing animations, video and music on almost all websites. But due to an ever-growing concern about constant security flaws, the web development industry has all but abandoned it. Now its creator has thrown in the towel and recommended you remove it. We'll give you step-by-step instructions how. Tap or click here for steps on how to remove Flash Player. → | When it comes to protecting your family, you can never be too careful. We love finding tech that gives you the peace of mind everyone is safe and sound. Our sponsor, Life360, just paired up with Google to make it even easier to see where all your loved ones are. All you have to do is ask. Tap or click to see how you can start using this handy new feature today. → |
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| Over the last few decades, wind turbines used to produce electricity has become standard in many countries. In Denmark, for example, almost half of its total power needs are generated by wind. And over this time, wind turbines have gotten much larger. But is there a limit to how big they can be? Tap or click for the fascinating story behind wind turbines. → |
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Living fossil: Animal thought to be extinct rediscovered on Madagascar It’s a sad fact of life that animals go extinct. Whether by natural means or human intervention, the loss of a species is a loss for science. But amazingly, a breed of reptile that hasn’t been seen in a century has just been rediscovered on the island of Madagascar. Dubbed Voeltzkow’s chameleon, the lizard only comes out during the island’s rainy season — and features a brilliant set of scales that change to bright colors during pregnancy. They have short lifespans once they emerge from their eggs, making them more like mayflies than reptiles. How did scientists go 100 years without spotting them? Well, it’s a chameleon! They’re hard to see. Have you ever seen a chameleon change color in real-time? It’s amazing. TAP OR CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS THIS SPECIAL LIZARD CAN MAKE. → |
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