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Apple to Raise Barrier Against VR, AR Websites 2019-02-06 08:00:00The next upgrade of Apple's mobile operating system will come with an annoying surprise for VR and AR developers. It reportedly will block Web access

New Android Apps Come to the Aid of 2019-02-05 08:00:00Google has announced two new Android applications designed to make life easier for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. One of the apps, Live Transcribe,

FTC v. Qualcomm: What Really Is Going On 2019-02-04 08:00:00I've been watching antitrust cases actively since the 1980s. I had to study historical antitrust cases going back to Standard Oil and RCA, in order t

A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Privacy Online 2019-02-01 11:47:34Do you take your online privacy seriously? Most people don't. They have an ideal scenario of just how private their online activities should be, but

Endless OS Functionality Controls Simplify Computing 2019-02-01 08:00:00Endless OS is an unusual Linux distro in that its user interface is more like an Android smartphone or tablet than a Linux desktop computer platform.

Apple Banishes Facebook Data Reaper From iPhones 2019-01-31 12:12:01Apple has blocked a Facebook app that paid users for total access to all network data. The controversy over use of the Facebook Research app erupted e

Apple Squashes FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug 2019-01-30 08:00:00Apple has suspended its Group FaceTime application following reports that a bug in the software allowed callers to eavesdrop on the people they were c

Apple Rumored Plotting a Game Subscription Service 2019-01-29 08:00:00A "Netflix for Games" type of service may be in Apple's future. Apple has been developing a subscription service that will function for games much

Why Intel Is in Such Horrid Condition 2019-01-28 14:22:29Intel released earnings last week. It beat expectations on the bottom line, but it missed big on the top line and the outlook was dismal. Looking unde

MakuluLinux Core OS Debuts With Impressive Desktop Design 2019-01-28 08:00:00A new Linux OS gets to the core of Linux computing with a revamped desktop environment and a new way to have fun with your daily computing tasks. Deve

YouTube TV Hits Screens Across Most of the 2019-01-24 12:06:02YouTube TV will be rolling out to an additional 95 markets in the U.S., almost doubling its coverage. The streaming video service already covers the t

Netrunner's Unique Blackbird Soars to New Heights 2019-01-23 14:54:02Blackbird, Netrunner's version 19.01 release, hit the download servers on Jan. 14, and this distro deserves to be considered bleeding-edge. Netrunner

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Hands on: How to use Wireless PowerShare on 2019-02-20 18:30:00Samsung is so confident in the Galaxy S10’s battery that it’s letting you give away some of your precious percentage points. A new feature

The Samsung Galaxy Fold goes on sale April 2019-02-20 16:34:00It’s been a long time coming, but now it’s here. Samsung has unveiled its first foldable smartphone that isn’t a pie-in-the-sky conc

Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+ and S10e hands-on: A 2019-02-20 14:35:00With the screen off, the Galaxy S10+ is virtually indistinguishable from the Galaxy S9+. It’s not until you turn it on that you notice just how

10 Samsung Galaxy S10, S10e, and S10+ features 2019-02-20 14:30:00At long leak, the Samsung Galaxy S10 has arrived. And, well, it’s pretty much exactly what we thought it would be, with three sizes, a hole in t

Best headphones: Our top picks for personal listening 2019-02-20 12:53:00Whether you're looking for an over-the-ear, on-ear, or in-ear model, we'll help you find the perfect pair.

Give your dumb devices brains with a 2-pack 2019-02-20 11:03:00Smart plugs add extra control to any device, smart or not, and today you can grab a pair at impulse prices. A two-pack of Anker’s Eufy smart plu

Master Machine Learning and AI For Just $14 2019-02-20 10:16:00You’re probably familiar with the terminology, but do you understand what data science is and how it fits in the big technological picture? Disc

Save big on storage and networking gear in 2019-02-20 09:51:00Amazon’s running another of its one-day deals today, and this one’s a doozy. The online retailer is throwing a massive networking and stor

Age of Wonders: Planetfall preview: A sci-fi melange 2019-02-20 09:00:00Space dinosaurs. Time travel. Cyborgs. Alien parasites. The decaying ruins of an imperial pleasure palace. Giant bugs. Even larger mushrooms. Mind-con

This is how Android will work on the 2019-02-20 06:00:00While mobile phones used to come in all shapes and sizes, device makers have largely standardized around the flat glass slab. But we could be looking

Sonarworks True-Fi review: The promise of studio-quality sound 2019-02-20 06:00:00True-Fi will correct your headphone's frequency anomalies with the click of a button.

Master & Dynamic MW07 review: These true wireless 2019-02-20 06:00:00Don’t like the look of bubbly blobs or skinny drain pipes hanging off your ears? Here’s a handsome alternative.

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This robotics museum in Korea will construct itself 2019-02-20 19:49:48The planned Robot Science Museum in Seoul will have a humdinger of a first exhibition: its own robotic construction. It’s very much a publicity

Security token offerings aren’t looking much better in 2019-02-20 19:04:21Pressed to explain who is using them, and why, 99 percent of cryptocurrencies let out all their air, go flying around the room making a raspberry soun

Can you guess which face is real, and 2019-02-20 19:01:58Computers have recently gotten much, much better at a somewhat unsettling skill: generating fake human faces. As in, creating an image of a human who

On-demand shuttle startup Via enters South American market 2019-02-20 18:46:03Via, the on-demand shuttle startup backed by Daimler, has expanded into South America. The company launched a service in Goiânia, Brazil wi

Trustpilot is revealing more data about how businesses 2019-02-20 18:14:46Review site Trustpilot says it’s creating more transparency around how businesses respond to consumer reviews. Founder and CEO Peter Mühlma

This custom ‘hyperfisheye’ lens can see behind itself 2019-02-20 18:09:28If you're doing ordinary photography and videography, there's rarely any need to go beyond extreme wide angle lenses — but why be ordinary? Th

Highlights & transcript from Zuckerberg’s 20K-word ethics talk 2019-02-20 18:05:20Mark Zuckerberg says it might be right for Facebook to let people pay to not see ads, but that it would feel wrong to charge users for extra privacy c

Here’s everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy S10/Galaxy Fold 2019-02-20 17:53:35Missed today’s Samsung Unpacked event in San Francisco? In all, we have five new phones — one of them a foldable — some new ear

Lyft reportedly plans to debut on Nasdaq next 2019-02-20 17:31:21Ride-hailing company Lyft plans to file its initial public offering in March, possibly beating rival Uber to the milestone. Two reports, one from Reut

Twitter opens applications for its ‘prototype’ program, first 2019-02-20 17:00:34Twitter today is opening up applications for its new testing program, first announced at CES in January. The program potentially can cover any and eve

Samsung’s Bixby-powered Galaxy Home speaker will arrive ‘by 2019-02-20 16:57:21Samsung announced a lot today. Like a lot, a lot. But the company was pretty quiet on the Bixby side of things, and the Galaxy Home smart speaker it a

Uber fixes bug that exposed third-party app secrets 2019-02-20 16:03:59Uber has fixed a bug that allowed access to the secret developer tokens of apps that integrated with the ridesharing service, according to the securit

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Pentagon cloud-computing contract sought by Amazon faces new 2019-02-20 13:36:53A federal judge delayed a lawsuit over a massive Pentagon cloud-computing contract Amazon.com Inc. was favored to win so the government

Microsoft: Russian hackers are trying to infiltrate European 2019-02-20 12:11:37Microsoft said Wednesday they identified an online campaign by a group affiliated with the Russian military to interfere with European think tanks tha

Google admits it didn’t tell Nest users about 2019-02-20 12:06:04Google is under fire after admitting that Nest users were not told about the existence of a microphone on their devices.

Jeff Bezos just taught us all a lesson 2019-02-20 09:44:23Every text message you send is susceptible to hacking. This also includes the baby photos you send over Facebook Messenger and every weird Snapchat yo

iPhone, iPad, Mac to run the same apps 2019-02-20 09:39:00App developers targeting Apple's platforms currently need to create at least two versions of their apps.

YouTube introduces one-time warning, new strike penalties 2019-02-20 09:29:00YouTube today announced new penalties for creators who violate its Community Guidelines.

Do AirPods make you look rich? These millennials 2019-02-19 15:48:45Fueled by internet memes, the explosion of expensive-yet-attainable AirPod headphones as the luxury item of the moment for millennials shows no signs

Navy makes next 2 Ford-class aircraft carriers 'more 2019-02-19 15:45:33The Navy is making lethality enhancing “modifications” to its next several new Ford-class aircraft carriers, to include integrated “

Amazon sets 'shipment zero' goal for lower emissions 2019-02-19 11:56:00The bigger the scale a company works at, the more of an impact even the smallest change can have.

Apple planning a 16-Inch MacBook Pro, report says 2019-02-19 08:15:00As we progress further into 2019, the speculation as to what Apple will do with its device refreshes grows.

Intelligence community migrates to cloud technology at lightning 2019-02-18 12:42:34The U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) is moving at lightning speed to harness the advantages of migrating its networks to the cloud, enabling faster da

German lawmaker wants to ban smartphones for kids 2019-02-18 12:32:56Children under the age of 14 should not be allowed to use smartphones because they may be exposed to pornography, according to a German gove

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Shutdown or Restart Windows 10 Using Cortana with 2019-02-20 09:03:40Shutting down your computer is as simple as pressing a switch or using the traditional way of using your mouse for it. Wanna take it to the next level

How to Train Cortana in Windows 10 2019-02-20 09:03:24If you don’t know, Cortana is a virtual assistant created by the Microsoft Corporation integrated with the Windows 10 OS. In simple terms,

Top 5 Brain Training And Analyzing Apps Out 2019-02-20 05:51:51We know that like everything else, we can train our brain as well. There have been times when the people have showed the brain how to work rather than

How to Fix Black Screen Error In Windows 2019-02-19 07:59:59If you confronted the problem of the black screen in Windows 10, just as I did, you probably thought there’s something wrong with your comp. But

Shared Vs. Dedicated Hosting: Which One Is Right 2019-02-19 05:25:49You do not just go ahead and hire a web hosting company. There are different things that you need to settle first before doing so and one of this is s

How to speed up Xiaomi Smartphone 2019-02-18 22:53:01Xiaomi has a great list of smartphones portfolio. The company regularly launches new devices with upgraded hardware specs and features. After prolonge

Secretly Track Someone’s Location Using Your iPhone 2019-02-18 12:02:53Tracking someone’s location without giving a clue about it can be your dire need sometimes. Necessity is the mother of invention. With the advan

5 Reasons Retailers Are Switching To Digital Signage 2019-02-18 05:51:06Digital signage allows retailers to match the tech savviness of their customers. With the exploding sales of smartphones like Xiaomi during the holida

How to Install Linux on Chromebook 2019-02-18 02:17:11Chromebooks are fine but for the simple usage like surfing the web, sending some emails, and often watching some videos. Apart from that, if you want

How to Enable Developer Mode in Chrome OS 2019-02-18 02:14:57Developer mode in the Chrome OS opens a door to possibilities like installing restricted applications and operating systems on the Chromebook. In simp

How to Fix Error 0x80244018 when installing apps 2019-02-17 22:25:27We have already discussed an error when you fail to launch the Microsoft Store. But, there’s another type of error – which is specified wi

How to Protect Your Encryption Keys from The 2019-02-16 09:54:21The struggle of data security in this techno age is real. However, strong encryption is a key essential in this never-ending battle of data security.&

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Samsung’s vision of tomorrow’s phones doesn’t include the 2019-02-20 19:01:29

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold might only launch on two 2019-02-20 18:01:42

How the Samsung Galaxy S10 measures up against 2019-02-20 17:18:58

Twitter is launching a public test of its 2019-02-20 17:00:00

Fortnite has an exclusive K-pop skin for those 2019-02-20 16:49:39

You can remap the Bixby button on Samsung’s 2019-02-20 16:48:11

Samsung’s Galaxy Home smart speaker will launch by 2019-02-20 16:28:00

Hands-on with Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch Active 2019-02-20 16:25:12

Apple’s secretive self-driving car project is starting to 2019-02-20 16:19:26

Disney reportedly pulls ads from YouTube following child 2019-02-20 16:04:42

Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold 2019-02-20 14:04:41

Samsung Galaxy S10: all the latest news about 2019-02-20 14:00:19

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Xiaomi Mi 9 DxOMark score will give rivals 2019-02-20 19:47:17Xiaomi’s decision to unveil its latest flagship just hours before Samsung may have been a stroke of genius. It was, in effect, showing off what

Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi mini-series tipped for Disney 2019-02-20 19:14:14Disney is planning to launch its own streaming service called Disney Plus, giving its customers access to both existing and original content. Accordin

Fortnite Driftin’ LTM removed to address player complaints 2019-02-20 18:29:55Epic Games recently released Fortnite update 7.40, adding a new Limited Time Mode (LTM) called Driftin’. This mode features a new type of vehicl

Galaxy S10 carrier release details and deals: Verizon, 2019-02-20 17:32:07Can’t wait to get your hands on one of the new Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones? Major wireless carriers in the US have revealed when they will st

SETI sheds light on Neptune’s 7th moon 2019-02-20 17:28:06At last, research has shown significant data on a 7th moon of Neptune, a planet that until now only really had 6 moons of which to speak. While scient

Apex Legends Twitch Prime loot available now: Here’s 2019-02-20 16:33:05Well that didn’t take long at all: hot on the heels of Apex Legends‘ successful launch, Electronic Arts and Amazon have teamed up to offer

NASA launches weekly Mars forecast site using InSight 2019-02-20 16:17:04NASA has launched a Mars weather service website courtesy of its InSight rover, the space agency has announced. The new site provides the public with

All of Galaxy S10’s unique app features: Instagram, 2019-02-20 15:28:05The Samsung Galaxy S10 is now official, and of course, the phone’s triple rear-camera is getting a lot of attention. In fact, that camera was on

Galaxy Watch Active official: Blood Pressure Monitoring in 2019-02-20 15:21:53The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active was revealed this afternoon by Samsung at their big Galaxy S10 event. This device is very similar to the Samsung Galax

Samsung Galaxy Fit revealed: automatic activity tracking and 2019-02-20 15:18:26Joining its newly unveiled smartphones are new wearables from Samsung, including the Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit e. These smart bands are targeted at fi

What you need to know about the Samsung 2019-02-20 15:00:38The fourth member of the new Galaxy S10 family will be late to the party, but the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G does promise to bring along some special talen

Samsung Galaxy S10 pricing and release: S10e, S10, 2019-02-20 14:34:52Samsung’s Unpacked 2019 is here, and so is the Galaxy S10. Rather than just one phone, Samsung is adding a whole four to the S10 family, includi

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Tesla promotes a new general counsel – third 2019-02-20 13:44:49 Tesla’s general counsel, Dane Butswinkas, confirmed that he is leaving the automaker two months after taking his position. A longtime lega

Bipartisan Solar Bill of Rights publicly introduced in 2019-02-20 13:41:53 California state senators formally introduced a Solar Bill of Rights on Tuesday. The bill aims to defend the rights of home and business owners who w

Green Deals: Sun Joe 14-inch 12A Electric Lawn 2019-02-20 12:52:07 Amazon offers the Sun Joe 14-inch 12A Electric Lawn Mower with Grass Bag for $69 shipped. Also at Home Depot. That’s good for $30 off the

40 years before the LiveWire, engineers built this 2019-02-20 12:27:20 Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle has been making waves ever since the production version was unveiled last November. Despite its

Tesla hires Cookie Monster to demonstrate new Sentry 2019-02-20 11:59:22 Tesla released a full demonstration of its new Sentry Mode car alarm system using none other than Cookie Monster from Sesame Street. more… The

Indian Road tested Maruti Suzuki Wagon R EV, 2019-02-20 11:11:09 The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R EV is expected to launch next year in India, and the car has been spotted road testing. It could be one of the most importa

Tesla’s Self-Driving system is coming by the end 2019-02-20 09:37:10 Over the past few months, Elon Musk has been saying that Tesla is aiming to release its self-driving system by the end of 2019, but now the CEO adds

EGEB: EU renewable energy targets, Texas solar farms, 2019-02-20 09:08:36 Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news. Today in EGEB, a progress up

Leviton launches smart Load Center with iOS app 2019-02-20 08:42:30 Leviton has unveiled its next generation electrical Load Center. The new breaker panel works with an integrated Wi-Fi or Ethernet hub to offer remote

There’s $200 million worth of Tesla cars in 2019-02-20 05:50:22 Tesla is preparing to ship a massive number of Tesla vehicles to Europe as part of its expansion of Model 3 sales on the old continent. more…

Tesla is preparing to offer Model 3 leasing 2019-02-19 19:15:57 Tesla has been keeping one card close to its chest when it comes to creating additional demand for Model 3: leasing options. Now Electrek has learned

Citroën unveils ‘unique’ all-electric Ami One Concept 2019-02-19 14:19:25 Citroën unveiled its Ami One Concept today, a “disruptive all-electric object” that the company will present at the 2019 Geneva Moto

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Montana legislator introduces bills to give his state 2019-02-20 19:40:42Two bills instruct the state to ignore the greenhouse effect and federal government.

Dreams will finally launch this Spring on PS4 2019-02-20 18:55:10Media Molecule's new "play, create, share" game is rare PS4 example of "early access."

US sues contractor for allegedly over-billing on now-defunct 2019-02-20 18:40:00Contractor offered football tickets and rifles in exchange for favorable treatment.

Microsoft culls secret Flash whitelist after Google points 2019-02-20 18:25:46Previously, some 58 sites were given special treatment. Now it's only Facebook.

Florida inmate says prison sold him $569 of 2019-02-20 17:48:16Prisoners who paid $1.70 per song lost access when the prison changed vendors.

How did Yoshi’s Island music end up in 2019-02-20 17:27:50And is the government liable for copyright infringement for using it?

Hubble images show a Neptune moon that may 2019-02-20 17:07:12Technique transforms every image from a Hubble orbit into same frame of reference.

Samsung refreshes wearables line, including new Galaxy Watch 2019-02-20 15:15:41Lineup includes new true wireless earbuds and fitness tracker as well.

Samsung officially debuts Galaxy S10 smartphone after weeks 2019-02-20 14:32:34The Galaxy S10e starts at $749, the S10 at $899, and the S10 Plus at $999.

Forget Airwolf: One of these is the Army’s 2019-02-20 14:20:16Video: A tiltrotor and an "X-wing" helicopter vie to be Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft.

Samsung’s foldable phone is finally official—meet the Galaxy 2019-02-20 14:09:28Samsung's half-phone, half-tablet is real, starts at $1,980, launches April 26.

Ajit Pai says broadband access is soaring, and 2019-02-20 14:06:33Pai's FCC takes credit for new broadband, but progress was similar in Obama era.

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The medium shapes the message: New communication technologies 2019-02-20 14:50:35The introduction of communication technologies appears to bias historical records in the direction of the content best suited for each technology, acc

Thermally-painted metasurfaces yield perfect light absorbers for high-tech 2019-02-20 13:35:37Researchers report their insights into how colors are generated on heated metal surfaces and apply those findings to create a nickel thin-film that pe

Putting data privacy in the hands of users 2019-02-20 13:35:31Researchers have developed Riverbed, a platform that ensures web and mobile apps using distributed computing in data centers adhere to users' prefere

Ingredients for water could be made on surface 2019-02-20 12:19:32When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind careens onto the moon's surface at 450 kilometers per second (or nearly 1 million miles pe

'Butterfly-shaped' palladium subnano cluster built in 3-D 2019-02-20 10:34:54Scientists have produced a 3-D cluster molecule based on palladium. First, they created a 'butterfly-shaped' Pd4 framework, using an organosilicon c

Water is more homogeneous than expected 2019-02-20 10:34:39In order to explain the known anomalies in water, some researchers assume that water consists of a mixture of two phases even under ambient conditions

Superconduction: Why does it have to be so 2019-02-20 10:34:31Currently, there is no precise computation method to describe superconducting materials. Scientists have now made a major advance towards achieving th

Physicists 'flash-freeze' crystal of 150 ions 2019-02-20 10:34:02Physicists have 'flash-frozen' a flat crystal of 150 beryllium ions (electrically charged atoms), opening new possibilities for simulating magnetism

The holy grail of nanowire production 2019-02-20 10:33:31Researchers have found a way to control and standardize the production of nanowires on silicon surfaces. This discovery could make it possible to grow

Powering a pacemaker with a patient's heartbeat 2019-02-20 08:26:02Implantable pacemakers have without doubt altered modern medicine, saving countless lives by regulating heart rhythm. But they have one serious shortc

Keeping heavy metals out of beer and wine 2019-02-20 08:25:57Researchers report that a material often used as a filter in the production of alcoholic beverages could be transferring heavy metals such as arsenic

Fibers from old tires can improve fire resistance 2019-02-20 07:46:22A new way of protecting concrete from fire damage using materials recycled from old tires has been successfully tested.