Parasite wins Best Picture, making Oscar history

Parasite ended its award show sweep this season by taking home Best Picture, making it the first non-English speaking film to win the Academy’s most prestigious award.

Bong Joon-ho’s movie about a lower-income family who infiltrates a wealthy household, only to learn a much darker secret, has led the awards season. The movie scored multiple awards for writer and director Bong during the evening including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best International Feature Film. Although the cast wasn’t recognized individually, they were awarded the SAG award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a film.

Parasite is also the first film from a South Korean director to win the Best Picture, and the first with a primarily Asian cast. P...

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Taika Waititi slams Apple’s MacBook keyboards after winning first Oscar

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Speaking with journalists after winning his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi had other things on his mind. When asked what he thought writers should be demanding in the next round of discussions with producers, Waititi put Apple’s controversial laptop keyboards on blast.

“Apple needs to fix those keyboards,” he said. “They are impossible to write on — they’ve gotten worse. It makes me want to go back to PCs. Because PC keyboards, the bounce-back for your fingers is way better. Hands up who still uses a PC? You know what I’m talking about. It’s a way better keyboard. Those Apple keyboards are horrendous.”

Taika Waititi jokes about what writers should be asking for in the next...

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Oscars 2020 memes: Billie Eilish's horrified look wins the night - CNET

Plus, Did Martin Scorsese fall asleep during Eminem's performance? And Bong Joon-ho's adoring Oscar gaze and Timothée Chalamet's shiny suit get buzz.

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Oscar winner 1917 got its one-shot approach because of James Bond - CNET

Academy Award-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and director Sam Mendes talk about re-creating the harrowing trenches of war.

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The Apple Maps redesign is here. How to use all of its new features - CNET

Apple Maps on your iPhone or iPad has an improved look with several new features you'll want to use.

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Netflix entered 2020 Oscars with the most nominations. It's won two so far - CNET

Netflix's Marriage Story netted a supporting actress win for Laura Dern, while feature documentary American Factory won too.

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Quibi continues attempt to explain what it does with series of Oscars ads

Quibi’s 30-second commercial during last week’s Super Bowl left many people asking: “What the hell is Quibi?” Tonight’s series of ads at the Oscars is Quibi’s best try to answer that question.

There are five ads in total, and all take place in bizarre situations. An astronaut in space nearly out of air; an asteroid about to hit earth; a cowboy being tied to train tracks as a train approaches; and even a zombie outbreak. The concept of each ad essentially boils down to people having time to watch a single Quibi episode, even in the threat of danger, because they’re so short. The ads were uploaded to Quibi’s YouTube account prior to the show.

Quibi, the short form video streaming service from famous Hollywood executive Jeffrey Katzenberg...

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Samsung revealed the Galaxy Z Flip in an Oscars ad

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Amazon is the latest to pull out of MWC over coronavirus worries

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Samsung outs its new folding Galaxy flip phone in a surprising Oscar ad

The first Unpacked event of 2020 doesn't kick off for another 36 hours, but Samsung is too excited to keep quiet. In a surprise TV ad rolling moments after Brad Pitt won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Samsung took the wraps off its next folding phone.

The whimsical 15-second ad was set to French swing song Comic Strip by Serge Gainsbourg and features numerous shots of the new phone opening and closing. We didn't learn much that we didn't already know, though we did get to see the tint front display in action., so we know for sure you'll be able to answer or dismiss incoming calls. We also got a clear look at the dual camera, as well as the phone's purple or black.

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Anti-corruption and police integrity bodies reject call to reduce data retention period

The NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Commission was joined by the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement in asking for the minimum two-year period for retaining telco data be kept under the country's data retention regime.

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MWC bans attendees from Hubei as Ericsson and Nvidia join exhibitor exodus

Mobile World Congress will implement temperature screening and demand proof that those who have visited China have been out of the Middle Kingdom for at least 14 days.

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Netanyahu's party exposes data on over 6.4 million Israelis

The app's website exposed a link to an API endpoint that was left without a password, allowing third-parties to obtain passwords for admin accounts.

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Oscars 2020: Natalie Portman's dress honors snubbed female directors - CNET

Last names of female directors embroidered on the cape included Little Women director Greta Gerwig, among others.

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Samsung shows Galaxy Z Flip phone during Oscars 2020 - CNET

A teaser for Tuesday's Unpacked event.

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Coronavirus fears push MWC to add new restrictions - CNET

MWC organizers ban travelers from Hubei, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, as exhibitors continue to pull out over health concerns.

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North Korea’s Internet Use Surges, Thwarting Sanctions and Fueling Theft

The North has evaded America’s “maximum pressure” campaign with a 300 percent increase in internet use that has opened up new opportunities for cybercrime.

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Samsung aired a Galaxy Z Flip commercial before it even announced the phone

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It’s not just leaks that let us know what big tech companies plan to announce at their keynotes, increasingly it’s the companies themselves. Since this year’s Academy Awards fall ahead of Samsung’s February 11th Unpacked keynote, the company decided to go for a huge tease of the Galaxy Z Flip — it basically showed off the whole phone.

We are expecting Samsung to announce new Galaxy S20 phones (three of them) and the Galaxy Z Flip, a folding phone rumored to have a glass screen. The ad showed the phone sitting on a table at a 90-degree angle on its own, the better to do video chatting. It also gave us our first, best look at it folded up and it doesn’t appear to fold completely flat. The Motorola Razr, which was just released but has a...

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Lutron's latest Caséta accessory helps light the way, hands-free

Latest Caséta accessory adds a hands-free way to turn on the lights.

What you need to know

• Caséta Wireless Smart Motion Sensor is available now at Amazon.
• Motion Sensor has a 180 degree field of view and 10 year battery life.
• Sensor works with other Caséta accessory such as light switches and dimmers.

Announced back at CES 2020 in early January, Lutron's Caséta Wireless Smart Motion Sensor is now available for purchase on Amazon. Lutron's motion sensor gives owners of Caséta Wireless light switches and dimmers a hands-free way to turn on the lights just by entering a room.

The Caséta Wireless Smart Motion Sensor features a 180 degree field of view and passive infrared sensors that detect heat to determine activity within a room. Lutron claims that its motion sensing technology, dubbed XCT, can deliver 3x finer motion detection, making it more accurate and more responsive than offerings from competitors.

Lutron's sensor is completely wireless, connecting via RF to the company's Caséta Smart Bridge, and is powered by a small CR123 battery. Lutron states that users can expect up to 10 years of battery life with the included battery. Lutron also includes various mounting options, such as a corner bracket, in the box for easy placement around the home, but it is rated for indoor use only.

Unfortunately, it appears that the sensor does not integrate with Apple's HomeKit or other smart home platforms at this time. This limits the sensor to only working with Caséta accessories for the foreseeable future, which does put a damper on what looks to be a solid device.

In addition to the motion sensor, Lutron's upcoming Smart Wireless Repeater, which was also announced at CES, is available for pre-order on Amazon, with an estimated shipping date listed as within 1-2 months. A vacancy only variant of the motion sensor is also in the works, which is slated for release later this year.

Caséta Wireless Smart Motion Sensor

$50 at Amazon

The Caséta Wireless Smart Motion Sensor works in tandem with your switches and lamp dimmers to light the way just by entering the room. This completely wireless sensor can be placed just about anywhere indoors, and its included battery lasts up to 10 years.

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LG's big phone this spring may be the V60, not the G9

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Audit finds Queensland's SPER reform program led to AU$18m budget blowout

The project was labelled as 'not effective from inception'.

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IoT security: Five things to change to make your smart devices really secure

Big tech doesn't have to make all the rules; here are five things we should demand from all our gadgets, or else we risk losing all our privacy.

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Birds of Prey's $81M opening weekend the weakest in the DC Extended Universe - CNET

It made $30 million less than projected.

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