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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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Best gaming laptops: Know what to look for 2019-02-14 19:33:00Picking a gaming laptop is a lot more fun today than it was five years ago, when a “real” gaming laptop meant 12 pounds of back-breaking h

Best true wireless earbuds: Free yourself from the 2019-02-14 18:38:00Truly wireless earbuds let you ditch all cables in our post-headphone jack world, but like with anything else, their quality varies. Our top picks off

Best USB car chargers for your phone 2019-02-14 17:59:00There are plenty of options for keeping your phone or tablet charged while on the go. We’ve already taken a look at portable USB battery packs,

How to enable HDR in your Ring security 2019-02-14 17:07:00Ring is adding an HDR (high dynamic range) feature to its cameras, but it doesn't come switched on by default.

Microsoft skips way, way ahead in new Windows 2019-02-14 15:40:00With Microsoft’s latest “19H1” feature release of Windows 10 nearing completion, the company has opted to “skip ahead” a

The iPhone SE is available on Apple’s online 2019-02-14 14:06:00Apple’s 4-inch affordable iPhone is back, in a way. And you can buy one now.

Can Excel track changes? How to add Track 2019-02-14 13:30:00Can Excel track changes? Yes, and it’s easy to do. The process is similar to Track Changes in Word, except Excel highlights the altered cells as

Ring Alarm is the best security-focused smart home 2019-02-14 11:30:00We all want to make sure our homes stay safe from intruders and other threats, and a smart security system can provide peace-of-mind and a watchful ey

Back up every you own with this gigantic 2019-02-14 10:04:00World Backup Day is just a few weeks away, and on March 31, every tech website on the planet will remind you to backup your data. Today, you can get a

Zoho Office Suite taps AI to provide a 2019-02-14 09:00:00If you don’t want to pay for Microsoft’s AI-powered Microsoft Office, there are alternatives—including Zoho’s free Zoho O

Crackdown 3 review: Why? 2019-02-14 08:43:00In 2007, I played the Crackdown demo more than probably any other Xbox 360 release that year. The demo, not the full game. It was proba

5 obscure Android features you need to start 2019-02-14 06:30:00If you’ve been using Android for more than a few generations, it can be easy to forget just how far we’ve come. Google has added a ton of

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These hyper-efficient solar panels could actually live on 2019-02-19 19:43:42The clean energy boffins in their labs are always upping the theoretical limit on how much power you can get out of sunshine, but us plebes actually i

Porsche Taycan production forecast may be ‘conservative’ 2019-02-19 18:34:31Porsche’s production forecast for its first all-electric vehicle may be too conservative, the company’s head of production said this week.

The SEC is looking to make it easier 2019-02-19 18:21:19Under the leadership of its newest chairman, Jay Clayton, the SEC has for the last two years made it clear that it wants more companies to go public a

Invest in AI’s ethical future 2019-02-19 17:00:41I recently talked to a group of kids about AI. I asked them to come up with ideas for how AI could be used. I was struck by their genuine interest in

FDA warning brings controversial young blood transfusion company 2019-02-19 16:56:51On Tuesday, the FDA issued a warning to anyone who might be inclined to give their old bones a jolt with fresh blood harvested from the young. The ide

Orai raises $2.3M to make you a better 2019-02-19 16:41:44Orai, a startup building communication coaching tools, is announcing that it has raised $2.3 million in seed funding. CEO Danish Dhamani said that he

When surveillance meets incompetence 2019-02-19 16:14:13Last week brought an extraordinary demonstration of the dangers of operating a surveillance state — especially a shabby one, as China's apparen

Airtable CEO Howie Liu on the continued importance 2019-02-19 15:40:01When in 2015, Slack raised money at a $1 billion valuation, founder Stewart Butterfield spoke candidly about why it was important to him, and why if S

This is the best VR headset I’ve ever 2019-02-19 15:09:39Before Oculus kickstarted a lot of the fervor around consumer headsets, the VR headsets that were being built for enterprise rigs were multi-thousands

EF raises $115M new fund, aiming to create 2019-02-19 15:09:23Entrepreneur First (EF), the London-headquartered “talent investor” that recruits and backs individuals pre-team and pre-idea to enable th

Cybersecurity 101: Five settings to secure your iPhone 2019-02-19 15:00:44iOS 12, Apple’s latest mobile software for iPhone and iPad, is out. The new software packs in a bunch of new security and privacy features you&r

Space Force will be a Marines-like branch under 2019-02-19 14:55:38President Trump is expected to sign into creation the Space Force today, as a special branch of the military overseen by the Air Force Department, acc

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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

Facebook slammed as 'digital gangsters' in UK fake 2019-02-18 11:01:39Facebook knowingly broke privacy and competition laws and behaved like "digital gangsters," according to a scathing new report on fake news and misi

18,000 Android apps found violating ad tracking rules 2019-02-18 09:19:46Getting online advertisers to stop tracking you over Android may not be as easy it seems.

Creepy AI generates endless fake faces 2019-02-18 08:39:04Fake news may soon be supplanted by AI-generated fake visuals, which probably isn't good for digital literacy. 

Elon Musk-backed machine created, deemed too dangerous for 2019-02-18 08:26:06A group of scientists backed by Elon Musk have designed a predictive text machine that is so eerily good its creators are worried about releasing it t

Smart TVs and Amazon Alexa gadgets can tell 2019-02-18 07:29:51Your smart TV or AI-powered speaker can spot when someone is having an affair.

Russian trolls blamed for spreading anti-vaccination propaganda 2019-02-17 14:01:30The same Russian social media trolls accused of meddling in the 2016 US election may be to blame for the deadly measles outbreak across Europe last ye

China surveillance firm tracking millions of Muslims leaves 2019-02-17 13:48:19A Chinese surveillance firm using facial recognition technology left one of its databases exposed online for months, according to a prominent sec

Amazon's New York project foundered on labor organizing, 2019-02-17 13:24:37Jeff Bezos and other top Amazon executives gathered in Seattle on Wednesday to decide whether to go ahead with its planned headquarters in New York Ci

Unopened vintage 'Super Mario Bros.' video game sells 2019-02-15 15:01:01An unopened 1985 copy of the iconic “Super Mario Bros.” video game has been sold for $100,150.

Blockchain could be a game changer for tracking 2019-02-15 14:42:01The FDA is soliciting bids for vendors to participate in a Blockchain tracking system to track medication including addictive substances like opioids.

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Best Extensions for Windows File Explorer to Improve 2019-02-16 01:02:28File Explorer doesn’t need any introduction to Windows users. It is a default file management program to browse the files on hard drive. Windows

Himaly Dual Head Callus Remover will make your 2019-02-15 03:07:52Currently, everyone around the world has been suffering from feet which are rough in nature. Now, this happens when you have your feet exposed to the

10 Best Free Tools to Monitor Hard Disk 2019-02-14 00:43:07Hard drive problems are most common when they are used in prolonged periods. It not only stores your personal files and data, but a hard disk&rsq

Publishers and Advertisers – Where is one’s area 2019-02-13 21:31:31Publishers and Advertisers – where is one’s area of responsibility? Those who have just entered the world of affiliate marketing should un

Best Browsers for MAC 2019-02-13 01:30:58The rapid advancement in technology has brought with it a lot of significant changes. Therefore, with the moving time, they are also moving forward wi

How to Play Android Games on a Full-Screen 2019-02-12 04:11:32One of the best time pass activity is gaming. These days we are seeing massive development in the gaming industry with the launch of the games like PU

How to Setup VPN on Android 2019-02-10 04:28:16If you are connected your smartphone with an unsecured network, then you have higher chances of getting hacked. We recently have seen many hack attack

Top Places where you can Read or Hear 2019-02-09 11:32:15The first thing that we do in the morning is to grab a newspaper or read news stories on the internet. Now, there are tons of ways to read the latest

Best Writing Apps for Mac – Distraction Free 2019-02-09 00:48:36Writing is art. As a blogger, I know the importance of writing in a distraction-free mode. What makes an app suitable for writing? Every app is intend

How to Play GameCube and Wii Games on 2019-02-07 22:18:09Though the Nintendo GameCube and Wii were discontinued years ago, lots of gamers continue playing these consoles’ immortal classics. While some

Top 10 Browsers for PC 2019-02-07 00:45:06So many things have changed in the past few years. One of the most significant change has been in the aspect of browsers. A well-defined and fast web

How To Set An Alarm On A Macbook 2019-02-06 23:56:00We are all using a smartphone as well as a Laptop nowadays. This Laptop can be a Windows machine or it may be a Macbook. If you have the later which i

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Google claims built-in Nest mic was ‘never intended 2019-02-20 04:38:32

Xiaomi’s Mi 9 has three rear cameras and 2019-02-20 04:00:00

Vivo announces V15 Pro with no notch and 2019-02-20 03:00:00

The Man in the High Castle will end 2019-02-19 20:39:47

Citroën’s tiny EV concept will be the ugly 2019-02-19 18:11:46

That uranium ore found at a Grand Canyon 2019-02-19 17:16:16

People are complaining that Spotify’s new interface buries 2019-02-19 17:11:44

Apple is once again selling its iPhone SE 2019-02-19 16:18:35

Why Foursquare refuses to sell user data 2019-02-19 16:09:39

Fortnite dance lawyer claims someone impersonated him to 2019-02-19 15:50:09

Arrested Development will continue on Netflix on March 2019-02-19 13:24:02

FDA officially warns against buying young blood 2019-02-19 13:06:21

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Epic plans to sue organizers behind unauthorized UK 2019-02-19 20:15:43Epic Games reportedly plans to sue the organizers behind a botched Fortnite live event that has held in the UK last week. The festival, which was call

nubia Red Magic Mars available now in the 2019-02-19 19:39:41After a brief flash of popularity, it almost seems like gaming smartphones have become silent, pushed into the background by foldable phones and quadr

2020 McLaren 600LT Spider First Drive: Speed with 2019-02-19 19:00:40If you thought slicing the roof off might leave the 2020 McLaren 600LT Spider softer, less extreme, or – dare I say it – even disappointin

Lightsaber dueling sport gets support from French Fencing 2019-02-19 18:50:39France is now officially home to what may be the most entertaining sport: lightsaber dueling. The sport has received support from the French Fencing F

Arrested Development Season 5, Part Two hits Netflix 2019-02-19 17:57:17Beloved sitcom Arrested Development will return to Netflix on March 15, bringing the second half of Season 5. Referred to as Part Two, this new batch

Why big teams like Apple develop and little 2019-02-19 16:57:43A study published this week on the size of teams in science and technology showed how one disrupts while the other tends to develop. I’m using A

FDA warns risky plasma infusions from young donors 2019-02-19 16:51:15The FDA has issued a report warning the public against receiving blood plasma infusions from young donors under the assumption that it will reverse ag

Logitech G MX518 gaming mouse makes old mice 2019-02-19 15:49:53If you have a soft spot for the Logitech MX518, then here’s a bit of good news: Logitech is reviving the famous gaming mouse and outfitting it w

Study finds dementia takes away the ability to 2019-02-19 15:29:55A heartbreaking study out of the University of Sydney has found that people suffering from a type of early-onset dementia lose their ability to daydre

Google teases a mysterious GDC 2019 event 2019-02-19 14:48:18Even though our attention has mostly been on MWC 2019, which kicks off next week in Barcelona, Google is looking beyond that show and to the annual Ga

YouTube changes strike system to go easier on 2019-02-19 13:19:35Ask any YouTube creator who has dealt with the platform’s community guidelines strike system and they’ll probably tell you that it’s

Sphero RVR details: The DIY do-anything robot 2019-02-19 12:50:26This morning Sphero revealed a project called Sphero RVR, a do-it-yourself robot. This robot works with simple-to-use software and 3rd-party hardware,

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Green Deals: 4-pack 40W Smart Sensor LED Light 2019-02-18 13:16:13 Lohas (99% positive feedback from 20,000) via Amazon offers a 4-pack of its 40W Smart Sensor A19 LED Light Bulbs for $13.30 Prime shipped when p

Chinese media reveals space solar power station plans 2019-02-18 13:08:07 China is reportedly working on an experimental space power plant that would collect solar energy and beam it down to earth. more… The post Ch

New Dutch-made NXT Rage electric motorcycle unveiled with 2019-02-18 12:55:51 Dutch startup NXT Motors just unveiled their new electric motorcycle this weekend at the MotorBeurs Utrecht show. The NXT Rage is positioned as

Porsche is still planning for 20,000 Taycan electric 2019-02-18 12:12:12 Porsche has been rumored to be planning to significantly increase the production of the Taycan, its first all-electric vehicle. But it now sounds lik

Chicago sets goal for 100 percent clean, renewable 2019-02-18 11:31:11 Chicago recently became one of the nation’s biggest cities to make a public commitment to achieving 100 percent renewable energy. The city aims

Tesla’s big battery made another $4 million on 2019-02-18 09:18:44 Tesla’s big battery system in South Australia, Neoen’s Hornsdale Power Reserve, keeps making a lot of money on the energy market and

EGEB: Maine open to wind, NY offshore wind, Arizona 2019-02-18 09:08:08 Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news. Today in EGEB, Maine&rs

Tesla Model 3 with new aftermarket bumper – 2019-02-18 05:55:36 There is already an incredible and growing number of Tesla Model 3 vehicles on the road today and some owners are trying to make theirs a little more

Cheapest Tesla vehicles available for sale 2019-02-17 17:49:29 Here are some of the cheapest Tesla vehicles used and new (Model 3, Model S, Model X, and even Roadster) that you can buy today. more… The pos

Jaguar starts offering 0% financing on I-Pace to 2019-02-16 22:30:24 The sales of the Jaguar I-Pace, the British automaker’s first all-electric vehicle, haven’t been strong in the US, but the automaker is n

Tesla vehicles made more comfortable with new custom 2019-02-16 07:00:32 A new accessory for Tesla vehicles is now available and it attaches to your headrest to help your posture and result in a more comfortable ride. Upda

Electrek Podcast: Tesla launches Sentry Mode and Dog 2019-02-15 15:39:28 This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla releasing

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Anthem review: BioWare’s sky-high gaming ambition crashes back 2019-02-19 12:30:54It's out, finally. But maybe it shouldn't be.

Vox lawyers briefly censored YouTubers who mocked The 2019-02-19 12:15:14We talked to a copyright expert about The Verge's anti-fair use stance.

Mandatory update coming to Windows 7, 2008 to 2019-02-19 12:10:23Microsoft is phasing out SHA-1 hashes on its patches.

After nearly $50 billion, NASA’s deep-space plans remain 2019-02-19 11:00:47"As far as I'm concerned, SLS and Orion are doing their jobs of providing work."

Gene editing still has a few bugs in 2019-02-19 10:47:45Gene editing to treat genetic diseases in mice highlights some considerable problems.

New carbon capture solvent is another stab at 2019-02-19 10:05:38Tax credits could spur investment; so far there's little movement to capture carbon.

Retina resolution headset puts the “reality” into “virtual 2019-02-19 09:00:58Clever dual-display tech means you really can't see the pixels.

High-tech toilet seat monitors your heart as you 2019-02-19 09:00:21Everybody poops. Cardiologists are counting on it.

Another blow to Blu-ray: Samsung will no longer 2019-02-18 17:37:42Streaming, format wars, and declining physical media sales likely played a part.

Inside the DNSpionage hacks that hijack domains at 2019-02-18 16:48:36KrebsOnSecurity details how attackers took control of sensitive domains around the world.

The wrath of grapes: A tale of 12 2019-02-18 16:00:21Trent University researchers found that the effect is due to "hot spot."

Niantic poised to settle Pokémon Go trespassing complaints 2019-02-18 15:15:41Agreement would let homeowners block in-game attractions near their homes.

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Fluorescing urine signals organ transplant rejection, could replace 2019-02-19 17:01:13Glowing urine may replace the biopsy needle: In detecting organ transplant rejection, a new nanoparticle has proven much faster and more thorough in t

Solar tadpole-like jets seen with NASA'S IRIS add 2019-02-19 15:52:04Scientists have discovered tadpole-shaped jets coming out of the Sun that may help explain why the corona (the wispy upper atmosphere of our star) is

Engineers can detect ultra rare proteins in blood 2019-02-19 14:35:34Commercial approaches to ultrasensitive protein detection are starting to become available, but they are based on expensive optics and fluid handlers,

In the blink of an eye: Team uses 2019-02-19 14:35:20Imagine being stuck inside a maze and wanting to find your way out. How would you proceed? The answer is trial and error. This is how traditional comp

When a defect might be beneficial 2019-02-19 14:35:07Engineers have studied the structure and properties of the commonly occurring planar defects at the atomic scale, which spans only a few tenths of a n

New laser methods create dazzling colors on metals 2019-02-19 13:30:10Researchers describe how to use a single commercially available laser to achieve three techniques for laser colorization on metal, making the techniqu

Nanopores make portable mass spectrometer for peptides a 2019-02-19 13:30:00Scientists have developed nanopores that can be used to directly measure the mass of peptides. Although the resolution needs to be improved, this proo

Firefly-inspired surfaces improve efficiency of LED lightbulbs 2019-02-19 13:29:26A new type of light-emitting diode lightbulb could one day light homes and reduce power bills, according to researchers who suggest that LEDs made wit

Can a flowing liquid-like material maintain its structural 2019-02-19 13:29:02Scientists have discovered a chiral compound, which can spontaneously form a molecular assembly with an extremely large single domain structure beyond

Dose of vitamin C helps gold nanowires grow 2019-02-19 13:27:06Scientists discover a method to turn stubby gold nanorods into gold nanowires of impressive length. The metal wires could be valuable for sensing, dia

Breakthrough in the search for graphene-based electronics 2019-02-19 13:27:04A team of researchers from Denmark has solved one of the biggest challenges in making effective nanoelectronics based on graphene.

Renewable energy generation with kites and drones 2019-02-19 13:27:00A group of researchers has recently developed a new software aimed at the analysis of energy generation systems based on kites and drones. They used t