This Website Lets You Test Linux Distros Right from Your Browser If you are an avidLinuxuser who hops distros every weekend, it can be confusing at times to pick a distro to install. Well, not anymore. There exists a website named DistroTest that lets you test Linux operating systems from your web browser without requiring any sort of installation so that you can get a better idea regarding what to expect from the operating system without even downloading it....

Trump Administration Considering Okaying Sales to Huawei: Report Ahead of the next round of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, the Trump administration is mulling to issue licenses to some US firms that will let them sell non-sensitive equipment to Chinese telecom giant Huawei, the media reported on Thursday. The decision to begin the process of approving licenses was made by President Donald Trump in a meeting last week, sources familiar with the matter said....

22% of the Photos You Stored Are Bad: Avast Study A recent study by Avast has shown that about 22 percent of the photos stored in Android phones were either of low-quality or duplicates. A list of 45 countries ranked based on the percent of wasted space has also been released by the popular cybersecurity company. The data for the study was taken from the company’s own Avast Cleanup app. Nearly 3 billion photos from over 6 million users were subject to the study from December 2018 to June 2019....

Apple Now Sells Lumos Matrix Smart Bike Helmet in the US A major reason why people commuting on a bike, skateboard, or scooter meet with accidents is the lack of proper communication with other drivers on the road. A lot of smart helmets exist in the market for getting around this and now, none other than Apple has started selling Lumos Matrix, a smart helmet in its stores. So, let’s see what’s special about Lumos Matrix to catch Apple’s attention....

Chinese People Will Have to Pass a Facial Recognition Test to Get a New SIM Card China has been obsessing over facial recognition technology for quite a while now. By this time, I assume you must be aware of the fact that user privacy and China’s futuristic technologies never appear on the same page. Now, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) hasannounced a new ruledemanding people applying for new mobile network and internet connection to have their faces scanned by telecommunication providers....

Chrome Uses AI to Describe Images for People with Impaired Vision It is no wonder that a vast majority of content on the internet is in the form of images. Usually, people with eyesight problems rely on alt-text descriptions to get an idea regarding what is present on the image, which many content creators skip adding. To solve this issue,Googlehas added anAI-based feature in Chrome that describes millions of imagesto provide an uncompromised experience for the blind and people with low vision....

Duet Display Turns Your Phone into a Second Screen Having a second screen can significantly boost your productivity in multiple ways. You get better accessibility, smooth multitasking experience, and better control over all the applications you’re using at the moment. Unfortunately, sometimes you might be running low on budget for that curved monitor you desire or you’re out of space on your table for occupying a dedicated secondary monitor. At these circumstances, using your existing devices as a second screen can be really handy which is exactly an app named Duet Display achieves....