Vinyl records topped CD sales in 1H 2020 for the first time since the 80s

In brief: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has published its mid-year 2020 report on the state of the music industry in the US. Among the interesting revelations in the report is the fact that vinyl album sales generated more revenues than CD sales during the six-month period for the first time since the 1980s.

Per the report , vinyl sales brought in just north of $232 million in the first half of 2020 while sales of

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MIT developed a system to track sleeping positions using radio waves

In brief: Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a novel way to monitor someone’s sleep posture without disrupting them, or even physically interacting with them at all.

The non-invasive approach uses radio waves, rather than physical sensors or cameras, to study a person’s sleep posture. A device mounted in the room sends our radio signals and measures how they bounce off objects, including humans.

Researchers feed the data to a custom neural network that is able to determine how a

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2 is much improved, except for the price


With a sturdier hinge and a larger 120Hz display, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 improves upon the original's many flaws delivering a better experience, but at $2,000, it targets a very small niche.

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Sharp's new 120-inch 8K display features 2,048 dimming zones, a 120Hz refresh rate, and more

In a nutshell: Do you want a display that will make you the envy of your friends, one that will take advantage of the next-gen consoles and Nvidia’s 30-series graphics cards? Then check out Sharp’s 120-inch 8K model that boasts virtually every feature under the sun.

As with LG’s 163-inch MicroLED TV that was unveiled yesterday, Sharp’s display is designed for enterprise use such as convention centers, hotel lobbies, and exhibitions

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Square creates crypto consortium to keep patent trolls at bay

Bottom line: Financial services company Square has created a non-profit organization designed to help members of the cryptocurrency community collectively ward off patent trolls. Similar patent alliances for other technologies have proven effective at deterring trolls and spurring innovation over the years, so there’s little reason to think the scheme wouldn’t also work with regard to cryptocurrencies.

The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) is a consortium of like-minded individuals and companies with the singular goal of advancing the industry and the technology that drives it by

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Amazon lands Joe Exotic series starring Nicolas Cage

WTF?! The idea of an Amazon TV show starring Nicolas Cage that's based on a Netflix docu-series about an eccentric zoo owner might have seemed unusual last year, but that was before Tiger King became a phenomenon.

Back in May, we heard that an eight-episode series with Cage in his first TV project was being produced by CBS Television Studios and Imagine Television. Now, Variety reports that Amazon Studios has picked up the show.

As with the Netflix series, it will be based on Leif

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BLURtooth vulnerability opens millions of Bluetooth devices to MITM attacks

Why it matters: Most newer Bluetooth devices pair more easily thanks to the Just Works security model implemented in Bluetooth 4.0 and newer standards. However, that added convenience can be exploited by an attacker to compromise all of your Bluetooth devices.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group earlier today confirmed the existence of a new vulnerabilities in Bluetooth 4.x and Bluetooth 5.0 that allow an attacker within wireless range to essentially overwrite the pairing key and get access to other Bluetooth devices that you may have paired with the one they

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Sony rumored to be lowering PS5 price following Xbox Series X reveal

Rumor mill: Now that Microsoft has finally revealed the all-important price and release date of its next-gen consoles, we’re waiting for Sony to do the same. According to a new rumor, the Japanese firm is responding to the Xbox Series X/S unveiling by dropping the price of its PS5 machines.

It’s long been rumored that the price of the PS5 has been a sticking point for Sony, with the expensive components pushing the MSRP higher and higher—one analyst claimed it

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HP Omen 30L Gaming Desktop Review


If you're in the market for a complete gaming system with reasonably modern hardware and the ability to tackle new games with ease, you can't go wrong with the HP Omen 30L.

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Russian group behind Clinton hack targeted firm working on Biden campaign

In a nutshell: The US election is almost here, and it appears that once again, Russian interference is going to be a problem. A new report claims the same state-backed hackers blamed for breaking into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 2016 have targeted one of Joe Biden’s campaign advisory firms.

According to Reuters , Microsoft warned the campaign strategy and communications firm, called SKDKnickerbocker, that its staff had been targeted using various phishing techniques to try and infiltrate the company’s network

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