According to a new report, Apple plans to kill Touch ID — its lightning-fast fingerprint reader — for Face ID, the facial recognition technology giving security analysts nightmares. KGI Securities analyst and rumor magnet Ming-Chi Kuo tonight revealed it’s unlikely Apple will bri … | Continue reading
A new report today confirmed that Airbnb is investing in the real estate market — specifically, an upscale apartment complex in Kissimmee, Florida, set to open sometime next year. Newgard Development Group will oversee the construction of the building, which will be called “Niido … | Continue reading
Of all the challenges in the developing world, who would have thought one of them would be finding a place to plug in a smartphone? Nations like India, Nigeria and Bangladesh have an ever-increasing number of smartphone users, but often lack the power to keep devices charged. Pho … | Continue reading
Google last week unveiled its gorgeous new hardware in a series of mesmerizing demos and videos. This was the first time I’d seen a major tech-company hold an entire event just to celebrate its achievement in aesthetics. And it was a sight for sore eyes. While watching the Apple … | Continue reading
As a tech journalist, I should care more about routers. I know enough not to rely on the hunk of junk offered up by most ISPs, but after buying a good router for a couple hundred bucks years back, I just didn’t see any reason to upgrade. And then we moved into a bigger house. Big … | Continue reading
I’ve complained a lot about manufacturers omitting USB-C from smartphones and PCs. Now it’s time to rant about probably the worst culprits of them all: accessory makers. USB-C is great. Aside from being capable of transmitting a ton of power and data (depending on the implementat … | Continue reading
The internet is home to all sorts of weird and wonderful things. There are few, if any, as weird and wonderful as a YouTube channel called “It’s a small world.” I stumbled up on the channel after Motherboard discovered it initially. In my introduction to this YouTube maestro, the … | Continue reading
Facebook today announced it was bringing its Stories to all Pages — meaning that anyone with a Page can now use filters and effects to drum up their Followers’ interest. To use it, go to the timeline of any Page for which you’re an Admin and hit the “Create Story” button. From th … | Continue reading
Hyperloop One was already the coolest thing in tech, based on technology born from the brain of Elon Musk, now it’s got nobility on the team. The company today announced Sir Richard Branson and his company Virgin were investing in Hyperloop One, where he’s obtained a seat on the … | Continue reading
It has been well-documented that popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum combined use more energy than Iceland, Syria and Jordan. The good news though, is that this is driving crypto-miners to use clean energy, lowering costs, helping the planet and even generating … | Continue reading
If you get a message from a Facebook Friend telling you they urgently need your help accessing their account — pause, because someone’s trying to use Facebook security against you. Access Now yesterday revealed details of the phishing scam that has apparently claimed a few victim … | Continue reading
The expert who predicted the Whole Foods buyout is at it again, this time he thinks Amazon will gobble up Nordstrom next. Furthermore he predicts that Amazon is going to take on cable companies by purchasing AMC, the network behind Mad Men and The Walking Dead. Professor Scott Ga … | Continue reading
In healthcare, time is of the essence. Mere minutes can be the difference between life and death for someone who’s suffering from a stroke. To a patient who’s terminally ill, getting an early diagnosis means spending a few more months with their loved ones. Many doctors, however, … | Continue reading
Now, you can learn how to make Python work for you, even if you’re a complete novice, with the Python Network Programming bundle. It’s available right now for only $24 from TNW Deals. | Continue reading
There’s no doubt that tidal power is severely lagging behind other forms of renewable energy like wind and solar power. However, as two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, we’d be crazy not to try and harness energy from water that’s continuously in motion. Given t … | Continue reading
Europeans are working on a giant artificial island in the middle of the North Sea. It will be 6 km2 and it will service up to 7,000 wind turbines, to provide green energy for 80 million Europeans. The island is going to feature a landing strip and harbor and will cost $1.45 billi … | Continue reading
In the past couple of years, Amazon has proven itself to be both startlingly clever and doggedly persistent when it comes to figuring out ways to use tech to get you to shop more. With its latest initiatives from just this week, it’s getting the whole family involved in spending … | Continue reading
Exactly a year ago, Cyngn (formerly Cyanogen) announced that it will discontinue its own flavor of Android, which powered phones from numerous international brands, and focus on a Modular OS that’s easier for manufacturers to integrate. As it turns out, the company has now shifte … | Continue reading
Google today announced ‘Movies Anywhere,’ an on-demand platform that fetches flicks from Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and (of course) Google Play into a single library. The new feature widens support for an already stellar feature called Family Library, where users in the same household … | Continue reading
A Twitter bot is turning random YouTube glitches into a form of art — specifically, ultramodern Monet paintings, or ultra-Monet, if you will. Have you ever watched a YouTube video and noticed an odd grain go across the screen while someone moves? Or, as I refer to it in moments o … | Continue reading
It’s easy to dismiss Oculus Go. Not unlike Gear VR or Daydream, Go offers the world yet another headset that’s stripped of everything that makes VR so promising. It’s not attention grabbing, certainly isn’t sexy, and it doesn’t offer anything others don’t, at least not experience … | Continue reading
For as long as I can remember, Android flagships have largely been defined by their specs. Whereas Apple users know the newest iPhone is always the best iPhone, Android’s diversity means researching processors, RAM, etc, is a regular part of choosing a new phone. But with the Pix … | Continue reading
The creators of Unity, the most popular game engine in the world, recently launched a set of machine-learning tools that lay the groundwork for actual AI (not scripted computer opponents) in video games. Typically these kits include rendering aids and simple tools for training ne … | Continue reading
UK ministers said today Facebook and Twitter could be asked to pay a levy for the “undeniable suffering” they have caused amongst young people. Culture secretary Karen Bradley suggested an “industry-wide levy,” where social media companies and service providers fund campaigns to … | Continue reading
Popular AI-driven homework app Socratic is introducing new social features to make it easier for students to talk about their classes — including chat and groups. The new features bear a very close resemblance to other social media apps, such as Snapchat and Facebook Groups. User … | Continue reading
The best way to improve as a developer is to read other people’s code, and to work on projects with other developers. Github, as the epicentre of social coding, is arguably the best place to do that, and today the company announced two new discoverability features that will allow … | Continue reading
Github today announced the introduction of more robust security features for its users, which will help developers identify vulnerable dependencies in their code. The announcement came at the company’s flagship Github Universe conference, taking place at Pier 70 in San Francisco. … | Continue reading
At its fourth annual VR developers conference, Oculus announced its newest, and most affordable, VR headset to date. The Oculus ‘Go’ resides in the sweet spot between Daydream and Rift, and features a lightweight headset with a wild field of view and significantly reduced glare. … | Continue reading
Even though it appears that the world of extroverts is slowly shifting their actions toward giving introverts some credit, a lot of corporations are still far off from reaching an equality between the two types of people. Introverts may be respected for the work they are doing an … | Continue reading
A recently released report shows that Amazon, over the last five years, has been involved in an AI-developer ménage à trois with Google and Microsoft. It turns out all three companies have a penchant for poaching talent in the machine-learning field from each other on a regular b … | Continue reading
There’s a chance Nintendo could be working on a Mini/Classic version of a Game Boy. Of all the older Nintendo consoles that need to be brought into the 21st century, the Game Boy is probably at the bottom of the list. The news surfaced of a trademark, filed last month by Nintendo … | Continue reading
Ring the alarm: Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram are both down for numerous users across the globe. Users are storming in to Down Detector and Outage Report to indicate that the popular social media platforms are both experiencing server downtime. Facebook is having issues s … | Continue reading
There are plenty of areas where blockchain technology is allowing people to monetize content. Because blockchain technology creates a decentralized and distributed network, it provides a way for individual users to provide access and get paid for personal data. One area that has … | Continue reading
You can learn how to assemble a host of motors, sensors and other smaller components into actual, honest to goodness working robots with the training in the Ultimate DIY Arduino Robotics bundle. It’s on sale right now for only $29, a 90 percent savings, from TNW Deals. | Continue reading
The drone is being developed by MIT students and could revolutionise the way big warehouses operate. Every year companies lose money due to misplaced items in their warehouses, but this problem is about to be solved thanks to this tiny drone that can keep track of inventory by sc … | Continue reading
Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet and former CEO of Google, is considered an authoritative source when it comes to the tech world. So it’s no surprise that when he has something to say, people listen. Last night, Schmidt stopped by TQ, the Amsterdam tech hub founded by … | Continue reading
Mattel and Dash Robotics today released a new line of educational toys in the form of insect-like robot origami kits. After checking out two of the bots, called Kamigami, I’d recommend them to any parent with a curious kid who’s into science, technology, engineering, and math (ST … | Continue reading
When Amazon introduced the Kindle Oasis last year, its $289 price tag was a little hard to swallow. It was the prettiest Kindle yet, and it came with a neat battery cover, but otherwise offered few practical improvements over the cheaper Voyage and Paperwhite models. Now Amazon i … | Continue reading
Trust me when I say you’ll be doing yourself a favor when you waste the rest of the day on this site built to fuck up emoji. Built by Dutch developer Floris de Bijl, the site loads emoji as a vector image in which you can drag around the different bits and pieces and rearrange th … | Continue reading
Before Google Assistant took on the task of delivering contextual information on your phone, there was Now on Tap, an on-demand service that searched the web for whatever was on your screen. The two are fairly similar, except that Assistant has done away with the best feature fro … | Continue reading
I know that this doesn’t strictly have anything to do with tech — except for the social media presence — but trust me, you’ll want to know more about this. While scrolling through Twitter, on the prowl for stories on EU tech regulations (I’m the fun guy at the office), I came acr … | Continue reading
Medium believes the bloggers on its platform are ready to start bringing in the big bucks, so it’s now extended its partner program to let any user put their posts behind the company’s paywall. That means that readers will have to sign up for Medium’s $5-a-month all-you-can-eat p … | Continue reading
Amazon’s Fire HD 10 is a lovely tablet to look at, especially for a relatively low price. It’s got a few drawbacks, but between the screen and Alexa, there’s plenty to like. Admittedly, this was my first Android tablet, even if it is a modified Amazon version of the OS. I’ve play … | Continue reading
I was happy to switch from Xiaomi’s Mi 6 to the OnePlus 5 over the past month because, as I’ve made abundantly clear in multiple articles, I love me a headphone jack. Unfortunately, it seems that benefit has come at the cost of my personally identifiable data. Security researcher … | Continue reading
Adding Bluetooth, a propeller, and steering to a paper airplane is the future we always dreamed of. A Kickstarter project, PowerUp Dart, is a Bluetooth-enabled paper airplane kit that makes the 12-year-old in all of us smile. And so far, it’s raised over a million dollars in crow … | Continue reading
Of all the places you’d expect to see fake news, the Dow Jones newswire probably isn’t one of them. But this morning, thanks to a “technical error,” it spit out a literally unbelievable story about Google buying Apple. $GOOG $AAPL by Dow Jones… I guess you guys have some explaini … | Continue reading
In an office full of competent employees, one of the top thieves of productivity is miscommunication. The failure to send an email or memo, misplacing a file, waiting for hours to contact a superior or teammate because they’re in a meeting — poor communication plagues offices aro … | Continue reading
Amazon is toying with the idea of a doorbell that would allow its delivery drivers one-time access to your home and a smart license plate that would do the same for the trunk of your car. While the company is known for its innovative ideas on shipping, this time it’s been beaten … | Continue reading