DefenseNews

White House to nominate retired commander, business leader Carlos Del Toro as Navy secretary

June 12, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Carlos Del Toro as its pick to be the next Navy secretary. Del Toro is a retired U.S. Navy commander and a business leader, and if confirmed he would be the second-ever Hispanic Navy secretary. A decision on who should lead the Department of the Navy has lagged behind the other services: The Senate already confirmed Christine Wormuth to be…
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NewsPhotography

The Boston Press Photographers Association’s ‘Historic’ Photos of 2020

June 11, 2021
Photo by Suzanne Kreiter. Winner of “Feature Picture Story” As 2020 brought a society-altering worldwide disruption, press photographers were able to document the monumental changes in every aspect of that “new normal.” The Boston Press Photographers Association (BPPA) has shared the award-winning images from its annual 2020 Pictures of the Year Contest. On May 24 2021, the BBPA, which is…
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MobileNews

Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New for June 11: Legends of Kingdom Rush]

June 11, 2021
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 180 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service. June 11: a new RPG has launched called Legends of Kindom Rush. You can learn more about and download all the new games by heading to the Arcade tab in the App Store, then swipe down to…
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MobileNews

Google Calculator app reaches 1 billion download milestone

June 11, 2021
After adding up the figures, the Google Calculator app has now surpassed the 1 billion download milestone over on the Play Store. Given that the Calculator app comes pre-installed on millions of devices each and every year, it’s no surprise that this is one Google app to attain such a download figure. However, according to Android Police, the app install base has potentially doubled since…
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