‘Back to school’. Words that can fill a child with dread, but one also gives anyone older than about 15 to splash out (or more likely, bug their parents) for some new tech. It can helps ya learn good, don’t ya know. So, we’ve put together a list of five essential items that you s … | Continue reading
Tim Armstrong is probably having a bad day. The AOL CEO’s Twitter account has been hacked by an unknown individual, and posted spammy tweets at a rate of 20 a second. Here’s what it looked like. At first glance, the links were for Baidu – a legitimate (and massive) Chinese search … | Continue reading
Photokina is the big, but shrinking, stage for presenting the future of photography. The 2016 edition of the biennial camera show has lost some of its luster and techie momentum with Samsung’s silent retreat from the market, and the news that’s emerged here in Cologne just hasn’t … | Continue reading
Developers call it “growth hacking.” Recipients call it spam. The latest app to engage in the less-than-wholesome practice of asking users to text invite links to your entire contact list is Everalbum. The fast-growing photo-sharing and backup service climbed to the top of the iO … | Continue reading
Yi has released a new mirrorless camera called the M1 that will appeal to Leica lovers who may not want to spend Leica money. The M1, which is clearly inspired by the Leica T, features a 20MP Sony IMX269 Micro Four Thirds sensor, and comes with a 2-40mm zoom lens with an f/2.5-5. … | Continue reading
Forget about going fast. Sonic’s gotta go retro. Sega has released a video detailing what comes with the Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition, the premium version of the upcoming sidescroller. Sonic Mania returns the hedgehog to his pixelated, 2D platforming roots. Since it’s a throwb … | Continue reading
We dig into the different options available for android developers to store data locally on an android device. Complete with sample source code. | Continue reading
(Reuters) – Apple has approached British Formula One team owner McLaren Technology Group for a strategic investment or a potential buyout, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. The loss-making automotive group could be valued at between 1 billion pounds ($1.30 billion) an … | Continue reading
The most interesting piece of photographic equipment announced at the biennial Photokina trade show this week is Fujifilm’s GFX 50S. A brand-new medium-format camera system, the GFX 50S takes the best attributes of Fujifilm’s smaller X-series camera and pairs them with a massive … | Continue reading
There’s a new digital team at the American of Society of Composers, Authors, and Performers. ASCAP is a nonprofit organization that helps songwriters track and collect payments for performances of their work. (It says it has 585,000 members, with 2015 revenues topping $1 billion. … | Continue reading
It seemed it’s all love between Microsoft and Linux, but things might be about to change drastically very soon. As observed by Redditor BaronHK and corroborated by digital freedom advocate Techrights, Microsoft is now preventing some laptops from installing any other OS than the … | Continue reading
The shoes you’ve been waiting for since roughly 1989 finally have a release date. After months of teasing the HyperAdapt 1.0, Nike is finally ready to bring its self-lacing shoes to the mass market. A PR rep for the company took to Twitter to announce that the wearables (we can c … | Continue reading
Billboard advertising Steelo steel wool cleaning products, Victoria, approximately 1925 | Continue reading
Weebly launched in 2007, at a time when businesses wanted an easy, drag-and-drop, “what you see is what you get” (WYSIWYG) approach to websites. But the space was crowded, and it found itself going up against Wix and Squarespace, as well as Tumblr, WordPress, Facebook, and servic … | Continue reading
In an age of super-loud rock concerts, you need something like EarDial. The makers of EarDial are launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign today to raise money for their discreet and comfortable hearing protection. They can replace foam ear plugs and are especially designed … | Continue reading
If you’re concerned about your privacy, you should check out Disconnect. Available for Android and iOS, it blocks the trackers that slow down your browser, and spy on you. Disconnect says that filtering these unwanted tracking requests has significant performance benefits. Apps a … | Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force says one pilot was killed and another was injured whey they were ejected from a spy plane shortly before it crashed in Northern California on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Photo: Fox | Continue reading
HTC is rumored to be releasing a new phone called the Bolt on Sprint later this year. Evan Blass leaked an image of what that phone might look like, and from what we can tell, it’s relatively similar to the HTC 10 with the same antenna lines and centered camera. The new phone lik … | Continue reading
We've been hearing an increasing number of reports from Nexus 5X owners about bootloop issues after upgrading to Android 7.0 Nougat. | Continue reading
AT&T and Samsung both deserve a pat on the back after pushing new updates to the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge+. | Continue reading
Looking for an easy medium to trade Bitcoins (buy or sell) against cash, Paypal, gift cards, bank transfers and others? Bitcoins for all your need Earn money or spend it, your new online currency the bitcoin gives you the much-desired anonymity along with flexibility in the amoun … | Continue reading
Earlier this month, YouTube launched its own social network of sorts with the debut of YouTube Community; now it’s enlisting help from viewers to help moderate it, along with other content on the video-sharing site. The company has announced the launch of a new, crowdsourced mode … | Continue reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter just now to announce the "gradual" rollout of the electric car company’s new Autopilot 8.0. It is the first update to the semi-autonomous software since a Tesla driver was killed while using Autopilot in May.V8.0 starts downloading tonight. Rel … | Continue reading
Why makes a good operating system? Utility, intelligence, consistency, stability, speed and knowability.The last component should be the easiest one, especially for well-established OSes, but it’s where many have stumbled. Microsoft, for instance, learned a hard lesson with the i … | Continue reading
The world's largest social network is turning its attention to the International Day of Peace.Facebook just unveiled a new feature for the occasion, which first started 35 years ago. When you use the "Love" reaction on Facebook Wednesday, the heart will come to life, displaying a … | Continue reading
Hacker… Probably one of the top five most bada** sounding professions. Right up there with ninjas, pirates, and international superspies. When I was a little kid I wanted to either be Indiana Jones or James Bond, because these were the rebellious BA’s fighting the good fight – at … | Continue reading
Schlaumeier an Sonys CSL Research Laboratory in Paris haben eine Künstliche Intelligenz programmiert, die mehr oder weniger automatisch neue Popsongs produzieren kann - und das auch noch im Stil beliebiger Bands/Musiker. Die Pop-AI hört auf... | Continue reading
If you thought you'd seen everything that IoT lighting innovation has to offer, think again. Meet the LuDela Smart Candle, which can be pre-ordered for $99. | Continue reading
Apple, the tech company, is negotiating with McLaren, the car manufacturer, according to the Financial Times. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. These negotiations have been ongoing for months and could lead to an acquisition, or at least a strategic investment.More precisely, Appl … | Continue reading
“#voteIRL” is Google’s latest project to convince young people to vote. The campaign launches today with a promotional video staring YouTube celebrities Bethany Mota, Kingsley, Hank Green, and Hannah Hart, as well as a series of 1:34-long videos made to illustrate the time YouTub … | Continue reading
Apple approached British supercar-maker McLaren to discuss an acquisition or a strategic investment in the firm, reports the Financial Times. The talks are said to have been in progress for several months.McLaren is best known for its Formula One racing team and, a few months ago … | Continue reading
The White House's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology said in a report released Tuesday that widely used forensic techniques may not pass scientific muster, and should be reviewed for accuracy. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Here is an audio version of the below article as how it should be read. (Play it while you read for an extra special experience) The spot was Magic Mountain, California. It was a hot summer day — much like the days my grandfather endeared when he toiled under the sun, laying asph … | Continue reading
Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have been Silicon Valley’s big disruptive success story of the last five years. They upended the market, beat the policymakers, won over consumers, and saved democracy. Or at least that’s the story Uber and Lyft are selling, especially as … | Continue reading
The Surface Pro 3 is proving to be incredibly problematic for Microsoft. Just last month, it patched a bug that inaccurately reported the battery capacity on devices with a Simplo cell, and now users with a Surface Pro 3 that sports an integrated LG power pack are experiencing an … | Continue reading
At one time, PR and digital marketers viewed themselves as separate entities. Now, the areas overlap so much they function as partners. Rather than remain disparate functions, PR and SEO can greatly improve overall marketing efforts by working hand in hand. The following are majo … | Continue reading
So that’s it — the overlong and overdue flat range was finally broken today, but with a jolt. As the order books continued to go thin, and volatility remained lower as ever, somebody turned butter finger and shorted a massive chunk. This led to a series of speculative short posit … | Continue reading
You could go in for the full-throated nostalgia of an instant printer like the Fujifilm Instax or that new dealie from Leica, or you can pick up one of these things and let your smartphone do all of the heavy lifting. HP’s new Sprocket is a pint-sized affair, priced at $130 — $70 … | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Intriguing East teams? | Intriguing West teams? | Taking slow approach wit … | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Intriguing East teams? | Intriguing West teams? | Taking slow approach wit … | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Intriguing East teams? | Intriguing West teams? | Taking slow approach wit … | Continue reading
Huawei has two new mid-range smartphones: the nova and the nova plus. The nova is a 5.0 inch device with 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625. The nova plus is a 5.5 version with the same basic internals. Here is our full review of both devices. | Continue reading
Curtis Hanson, the director of films including “L.A. Confidential”, “Wonder Boys” and “8 Mile” has died at age 71 of natural causes. Mark Kelly looks back at his life in films. Image: Everett Collection | Continue reading
Z Cam just launched its S1 camera. Aimed at the VR crowd, it captures four perfectly synchronized 4K streams for high-end 360 video recording. The company is gunning for GoPro’s $15k Odyssey rig. Z Cam’s team claims that its sleek four-eyed beast can match Odyssey’s video quality … | Continue reading
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk just revealed that the 8.0 update which includes big Autopilot improvements will begin going live for Model S and Model X owners later tonight. The over-the-air update brings a host of improvements, which add up to what Musk calls “a major overhaul … | Continue reading
Facebook is live streaming the presidential debates with help from ABC News, and Twitter this morning announced it will host its own live streams, courtesy of a Bloomberg partnership. NBC, however, in an effort out-tech them all, will instead stream the debates in virtual reality … | Continue reading
Americans’ trust in the media dropped to a new low – again. Only 32% of those surveyed by Gallup say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media. That’s the lowest since Gallup polling began in 1972 and down eight percentage points from last year. Gallup calls the … | Continue reading
Two legal experts argue that we need enhanced due diligence before smart contract transactions are written in "blockchain stone".Source | Continue reading