Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra is surprisingly sturdy
You don’t have to baby your $1,400 phone… too much. If you’re going to drop $1,400 on a top-of-the-line smartphone like the Galaxy S20 Ultra, you’d expect it to be tough enough to survive the abuses of daily life, wouldn’t you? Thankfully, that appears to be the case. Both JerryRigEverything (aka Zack Nelson) and PhoneBuff […]
New York power plant mines Bitcoin using excess energy
It might only work for energy sources like natural gas, however. A natural gas power plant can’t always send excess energy into the grid, frequently leading to waste as the gas is flared or vented away. However, a plant in Dresden, New York thinks it has a solution: use that surplus to generate some digital […]
Apple Watch might detect your blood oxygen levels
It could warn you of the potential for heart attacks in some cases. In the future, your Apple Watch might detect more health trouble than an irregular heartbeat. Tipsters talking to 9to5Mac claim that Apple is working on the ability to detect blood oxygen levels through its wristwear. If your blood’s oxygen saturation fell below […]
Google Maps borrows Lens tech to highlight popular restaurant dishes
A virtual overlay show plate descriptions and pricing. Google introduced big changes to Lens at its I/O conference last year by turning your phone’s camera into a powerful search tool. With one of the key features, you could point your camera at a restaurant menu and it would highlight the most popular dishes and even […]
Wealthsource Partners LLC Takes $214,000 Position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR)
Wealthsource Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 2,811 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $214,000. Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes […]
Rutabaga Capital Management LLC MA Increases Stake in Manitex International Inc (NASDAQ:MNTX)
Rutabaga Capital Management LLC MA raised its stake in shares of Manitex International Inc (NASDAQ:MNTX) by 16.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 929,603 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 134,142 shares during the period. Manitex International makes up about 2.1% of Rutabaga Capital Management LLC […]
Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) Stock Rating Upgraded by ValuEngine
ValuEngine upgraded shares of Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Tuesday, ValuEngine reports. A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on QRVO. Raymond James increased their price objective on Qorvo from $98.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a […]
Quest Investment Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Guidewire Software Inc (NYSE:GWRE)
Quest Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Guidewire Software Inc (NYSE:GWRE) by 24.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 32,072 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,204 shares during the period. Quest Investment […]
Canada’s cyber intelligence agency working on ‘Holy Grail’ of encryption
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security says it’s working on homomorphic encryption Canada’s cyber intelligence agency says it’s working on what it calls the “Holy Grail” of data encryption to protect government information as the number of reports of privacy breaches, malware attempts and ransomware hits continues to grow. Encryption mainly works in transit — which protects data […]
Retirement savings: Plan now for your future
Sixty-four percent of Americans are expected to retire with less than $10,000 in their retirement savings accounts. And in their 60s, 70s and beyond, as many as 539,000 will die of heart disease, somewhere around 550,000 will die of cancer and around 300,000 folks will die of diabetes (probably underreported) every year. Collectively, cardiovascular disease, […]