Foxconn salaries and benefits have reportedly been dramatically cut in response to lower iPhone orders. Salaries were reduced by fewer working hours being available, with one worker saying that the peak production season for iPhones – which normally lasts 4-5 months – lasted for only around 20 days for the […]
GameStop Subsidiary EB Games Closing 19 “Unprofitable” Stores Across Australia
It’s been revealed the GameStop subsidiary EB Games will be closing the doors of 19 of 300 plus stores across Australia this year by the end of January. In a statement provided to Kotaku Australia, the nationwide video game retailer explained how it was “constantly evaluating its property portfolio” and […]
Showa Denko Develops HAMR Platters for Hard Drives
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has unveiled the the company has finished the development of its next-generation heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) media for hard drives. The platters use all-new magnetic thin films with a very small crystal grain size in order to maximize their areal density, with the goal of […]
Open-source firmware turns CPAP machines into coronavirus ventilators
Now, instead of building ventilators, a group of open-source developers has a new idea: Create a firmware update, Airbreak, which can transform common Constant Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines into non-invasive ventilators. Their first effort converts the common, inexpensive Airsense 10 CPAP machine into a ventilator. Read More at ZDNet
Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 6.2 to Developers
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming watchOS 6.2 update to developers, one week after releasing the watchOS 6.1.2 update with bug fixes. Once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Apple Developer Center, the new watchOS beta can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch […]
Car Crash Survivors Pose With Seatbelt Wounds for New Photography Series
The project, brainstormed by New Zealand’s transport agency and Clemenger BBDO Wellington, is an effort to highlight the deaths caused on NZ’s roads due to passengers not wearing seatbelts. Ten young men – all of whom are real crash survivors – accentuate the marks left behind by seatbelts during their accidents. […]
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order — How to get the double-bladed lightsaber
What was kept a secret up until shortly before launch, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order lets players wield a double-bladed lightsaber. The iconic design first graced theaters in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace thanks to Darth Maul, and ever since it’s become quite a popular weapon among fans. […]