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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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Even years later, Twitter doesn’t delete your direct 2019-02-15 13:57:50When does “delete” really mean delete? Not always or even at all if you’re Twitter . Twitter retains direct messages for years, incl

Opendoor files to raise another $200M at a 2019-02-15 13:30:45The housing market is predicted to cool this year, but the market for startups selling houses? It seems to be heating up. Opendoor, the company t

Daily Crunch: Amazon scraps HQ2 plans in NYC 2019-02-15 13:30:37The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox ever

As GE and Amazon move on, Google expands 2019-02-15 13:06:48NYC and Boston were handed huge setbacks this week when Amazon and GE decided to bail on their commitments to build headquarters in the respectiv

Uber reports $3B in Q4 revenue, rising operating 2019-02-15 13:00:01Ahead of its anticipated initial public offering this year, Uber reported a net loss of $865 million in the fourth quarter. That figure, however, was

Twitter considering a tweet ‘clarifying’ function 2019-02-15 11:19:54Clarification hasn’t always been Twitter’s strong suit. Fittingly, there’s a bit of confusion around the longstanding suggestion tha

Amazon leads $700M round in electric automaker Rivian 2019-02-15 11:08:43Rivian, the electric automaker that debuted its first two vehicles just three months ago, has raised $700 million in a round led by Amazon . The news

Palmetto gets $20 million credit line for its 2019-02-15 10:56:01For homeowners that want to go green, but have trouble figuring out how to do it, Palmetto Clean Technologies has the answer. The company has an

Dubai airport briefly halts flights after drone spotted 2019-02-15 10:39:28Earlier today, Dubai’s International airport shut down flights for roughly half an hour, owing to the sighting of a drone flying nearby. Departu

Urban unicorn renewal 2019-02-15 10:21:20Three cities, three dead urban unicorn renewal projects. In just the past few days, we’ve had Foxconn renege on Wisconsin, Amazon renege on NYC

Coinbase users can now withdraw Bitcoin SV following 2019-02-15 09:53:40If you’re a Coinbase user, you may have seen some new tokens on your account. The Bitcoin Cash chain split into two different chains back in Nov

How to decarbonize America — and the world 2019-02-15 09:30:50The Green New Deal has burst onto the American stage, spurring more conversation about – and aspiration for – ambitious climate policy tha

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Trump installed room-sized ‘golf simulator’ in the White 2019-02-13 13:28:59President Trump recently had a room-sized “golf simulator” game installed at the White House — a gizmo that will let him play virtua

Google makes massive $13 billion push into Middle 2019-02-13 13:01:05Google is making a huge push into Middle America with a $13 billion investment in data centers and offices across 14 different states. 

A crucial step for averting artificial intelligence disasters 2019-02-13 11:53:50Artificial intelligence isn’t always intelligent enough at the office.

Apple ‘to reveal huge news on March 25’ 2019-02-13 11:38:27Apple is preparing to make a major announcement next month, according to a new report.

Ex-Facebook executive slams Amazon, says there's 'no limit' 2019-02-13 10:34:06The founding president of Facebook suggested that Amazon is a bigger threat to privacy than its Silicon Valley rivals. 

Pentagon says China, Russia developing satellite-killing lasers 2019-02-13 09:52:00China and Russia are likely building high-powered lasers that can shoot down US satellites, according to a new Pentagon report.

Inside the F-35 factory, where stealth begins 2019-02-13 08:14:10Filled with stacks of fuselage panels, engine components and a wide assortment of pipes, electronics and avionics, the spralling F-35 construction fac

Bill and Melinda Gates reject Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent 2019-02-13 07:46:17Billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates appeared on “The Late Show” and were asked about rhetoric and policy proposals that hav

Twitter sued by feminist blogger blocked over 'men 2019-02-13 01:02:05Social media giant Twitter was being sued by a Canadian blogger who says she was permanently banned from the platform last year for her tweets about t

Russia's plan to disconnect from Internet raises Great 2019-02-12 13:23:49Russia is going to temporarily unplug from the internet as part of what the country is calling a planned experiment.

Facebook must take 'real action' against disinformation, Mozilla 2019-02-11 14:54:03Facebook needs to stop paying lip service to the fight against disinformation and take more concrete actions.

Teens are creating fake identities on Instagram called 2019-02-11 14:08:29An emerging trend on Instagram has experts raising a few eyebrows.

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How to Fix Windows 10 Won’t Shut Down, 2019-02-05 23:55:41When you try to shut down Windows and it seems to be too slow, it can be something temporary or due to some system overload or Windows has a lot of pr

Taming the Shadow IT Security Threat 2019-02-05 00:30:56By 2020, shadow IT is anticipated to bring about a third of cybersecurity threats, according to Gartner. The mere fact that employees go behind the ba

Best Free Alternatives to Microsoft OneNote 2019-02-04 23:22:20Microsoft OneNote is very popular for its note-taking capabilities. OneNote is packed with very powerful features for note takers and completely free.

How to Create 3D Photos on Facebook Using 2019-02-04 22:42:54Technology is exciting this day and age, there’s no doubt about it. Take our phones, for example. We went from the age of taking low-quality, bl

How To Fix Windows Store Not Opening Problem 2019-02-03 23:49:13Windows store or if you prefer it to call it as the “Microsoft Store”, is the official marketplace of Microsoft for apps and games on Wind

Best Data Saving Android Browsers to Surf the 2019-02-03 02:24:00Mobile data management became a crucial task for everyone. It is very tough to manage the limited data plan for watching entertainment, games and work

Apple Patents A Touch-Sensitive Keyboard For Upcoming MacBook 2019-02-02 11:43:10According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it was published that Apple registered a new patent which is quite innovative. This patent

You can soon immortalize yourself as an A.I. 2019-02-02 06:24:39We have heard time and again that life and death are a part of life. It is inevitable that someone who is born will eventually die. However, you must

Top 8 Consequences Of Data Breach 2019-02-01 05:41:52According to statistics, a data breach will cost the average company about $3.86 million and is predicted to cost more than $150 million by 2020. This

Top 10 Squarespace Alternatives to Build your Website 2019-01-31 00:27:13Squarespace is an online platform to create websites and blogs easily. But just like any other platforms, it also has its own cons. For example, if yo

Best Tips to Protect Your Laptop in Extreme 2019-01-30 22:23:41If you are a tech-savvy person, you will definitely have a PC. Along with that, you most probably have a Laptop as well. Laptops are mostly used for w

How to Disable shutdown anyway Prompt in Windows 2019-01-30 01:22:36If you have not closed all the programs before shutting down your PC, you will be prompted to choose whether or not to close the programs. You will al

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Pressure mounts on Facebook and Google to stop 2019-02-14 17:35:46

Mint copy of Super Mario Bros. sells for 2019-02-14 17:19:41

Facebook could reportedly face multibillion-dollar FTC fine over 2019-02-14 17:02:30

What is this maddening black dot in Sarah 2019-02-14 16:45:24

NASA wants to jump-start development of landers to 2019-02-14 16:44:30

Facebook monitors and tracks the locations of users 2019-02-14 16:24:45

The Apple Watch Series 3 at $199 matches 2019-02-14 16:22:39

Brazilian cell carrier Claro’s ‘4.5G’ network logo is 2019-02-14 16:19:19

Amazon HQ2 defeat is a win for Queens 2019-02-14 15:59:49

Happy Death Day 2U finds the fun in 2019-02-14 15:30:34

Overwatch League: all of the news about Blizzard’s 2019-02-14 13:57:35

How the Overwatch League’s newest teams built their 2019-02-14 13:57:13

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These fake people have AI and Machine Learning 2019-02-15 14:00:47As artificial intelligence becomes more and more capable, the implications of those capabilities start to become equal parts scary and impressive. Tha

Good news: Smartphones last too long 2019-02-15 13:57:40Today we’ve looked at a couple of studies on tech product sales, and there’s some good news for mobile users. The good news is for people

Amazon just led a $700m investment in Tesla-rival 2019-02-15 13:45:56Electric vehicle startup Rivian has received some big-name backing, with Amazon leading a $700m investment round into the Tesla rival. The automaker c

NASA’s MacGyver of sensors is a 3D printed 2019-02-15 13:23:04A potentially groundbreaking nanomaterial sensor could revolutionize how NASA explores planets, dramatically shrinking existing technologies into a fa

BlackBerry wants to power your self-driving car 2019-02-15 12:23:30BlackBerry is aiming to reinvent itself as a heavyweight in autonomous and connected vehicles, announcing a huge investment into its QNX platform. The

Android release of Stardew Valley finally in Google 2019-02-15 12:05:57The Android version of the game Stardew Valley is finally almost, nearly, so very close to release – and is on Google Play now. This works as a

Fortnite aim assist exploit fix backtracks after community 2019-02-15 12:03:36Yesterday, Epic delivered Fortnite version 7.40, and with it came a bunch of changes. Chief among these changes was a fix to a console issue that allo

Apple’s star-studded video service may launch later than 2019-02-15 11:48:37Apple’s video service may be officially revealed at the Cupertino company’s rumored March 25 event, but we’ll apparently have to wai

2020 Kia Soul EV range confirmed 2019-02-15 11:04:09The 2020 Kia Soul EV already made a splash with its neon-green paint job back when the all-electric hatchback made its debut in November 2019, and now

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e puts Bixby in a 2019-02-15 10:42:53Samsung’s big Unpacked event is just a few days away, but it turns out the company isn’t saving all of its reveals for the show. Today it

Nintendo Switch emulator released for Android 2019-02-15 10:40:01There’s a Nintendo Switch emulator in testing for Android right this minute, and it goes by the name MonoNX. This might be a surprise to some Ni

Samsung has 3 new US stores for its 2019-02-15 10:27:58Samsung doesn’t just have the Galaxy S10 making its big debut next week: the phone-maker will also open up three new stores in the US on the sam

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Volkswagen is pushing for CO2 neutral production of 2019-02-15 13:21:03 The Volkswagen group is doing a 180-degree turn from their emission cheating days to pushing for CO2 neutral production of electric cars. In a n

Green Deals: Segway ES2 Electric Scooter + $50 2019-02-15 12:52:56 Ninebot’s official Newegg storefront offers its Segway ES2 Electric Scooter for $519 shipped with a $50 gift card when promo code&nbs

Silence S01 62 mph electric scooter with 5 2019-02-15 11:07:55 Barcelona-based Silence electric scooters have been popular with delivery companies and municipal services for years. Now, the company is building on

Shell continues green energy acquisitions with home battery/EV 2019-02-15 10:17:40 Shell has announced its acquisition of Sonnen, a German company that specializes in home energy storage. Mostly known for its home battery packs, Son

Electric pickup truck startup Rivian confirms $700 million 2019-02-15 09:51:46 After rumors earlier this week that GM and Amazon were interested in Rivian, an electric pickup and SUV maker, the company has now confirmed that the

EGEB: Turbine leader Vestas, Trump-backed coal plant to 2019-02-15 09:11:04 Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news. Today in EGEB, Vestas extend

Audi unveils design of Q4 e-tron – a 2019-02-15 08:54:54 With new design sketches, Audi is today unveiling the design of the Q4 e-tron – a new all-electric compact SUV to go into production

Tesla ends contract to prepare Model 3 for 2019-02-15 05:45:34 A week after the first shipment of Model 3 vehicles arrived in Europe, Tesla is reportedly ending its contract with the company preparing the vehicle

Volvo teases Polestar 2 electric car with new 2019-02-14 17:07:09 Volvo is again teasing the Polestar 2, its first all-electric car, with yet another a new picture ahead of the unveiling planned for later this month

2020 Kia Soul EV gets 243-mile EPA range 2019-02-14 16:56:26 The 2020 Kia Soul EV was given a 243-mile range rating by the EPA, slightly besting Kia’s own Niro EV in range. more… The post 2020 Kia

Formula E visits Mexico City this Saturday, to 2019-02-14 16:24:44 The next Formula E race is this Saturday, at the classic racing circuit Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the heart of Mexico City. Before I spoil the

First look at Tesla’s Sentry Mode with Space 2019-02-14 14:42:20 The first Tesla owners are starting to receive Tesla‘s Sentry Mode software update and it’s resulting in our first visual look at the new

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Dealmaster: As Switch sales slow, Nintendo launches a 2019-02-15 02:46:00$35 eShop bundle arrives after lowering of Switch sales goal for fiscal year.

Gambling, porn, and piracy on iOS: Apple’s enterprise 2019-02-14 19:10:35A wide range of app-makers are abusing enterprise certs to skip the App Store.

TVA board votes to close coal plants despite 2019-02-14 18:42:53The board voted 5 to 2 in favor of retiring the older plants.

Tetris 99 isn’t just a great twist on 2019-02-14 16:49:57Includes a twist so revolutionary, we invented a term to try to make sense of it.

Google’s Waymo risks repeating Silicon Valley’s most famous 2019-02-14 16:10:14Larry Page drew the wrong lesson from Xerox bungling the PC revolution.

The 2019 Genesis G70—can a good car overcome 2019-02-14 15:58:47It starts at just $34,900 for the 2.0L, and a six-speed manual is an option.

NASA emphasizing “speed” in its return to the 2019-02-14 15:26:59"We think this is the right basic architecture, but we aren't closed-minded,"

JPMorgan is creating a cryptocurrency pegged to the 2019-02-14 15:02:12The JPM Coin blockchain is based on a fork of Ethereum.

Microsoft begins work on its 2020 Windows releases 2019-02-14 14:49:14An October 2019 update is still planned, but previews of that will come in spring.

Our favorite psychopath, Villanelle, is back in trailer 2019-02-14 14:35:14Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer reprise their roles in BBC America's award-winning drama.

Dealmaster: Take $20 off Red Dead Redemption 2 2019-02-14 14:21:51Plus deals on iPads, Amazon devices, Bluetooth speakers, and more.

Ajit Pai orders phone companies to adopt new 2019-02-14 14:14:27Pai threatens "regulatory" action if carriers don't use Caller ID authentication.

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Improved RNA data visualization method gets to the 2019-02-14 16:11:42Like going from a pinhole camera to a Polaroid, a significant mathematical update to the formula for a popular bioinformatics data visualization metho

Better red than dread: Barrier keeps batteries safe 2019-02-14 15:31:56A layer of red phosphorus in rechargeable lithium metal batteries can signal when damaging dendrites threaten to create a short circuit. The strategy,

Spintronics by 'straintronics' 2019-02-14 15:31:45Data storage in magnetic media is very energy consuming. Novel materials could reduce the energy needed to control magnetic memories thus contributing

Multitasking increases in online courses compared to face-to-face 2019-02-14 15:31:35The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Researchers were curious to know

Shaping light lets 2D microscopes capture 4D data 2019-02-14 15:31:14Researchers have created a method to design custom masks that transform 2D fluorescent microscopy images into 3D movies.

Ultra-lightweight ceramic material withstands extreme temperatures 2019-02-14 15:30:34Researchers have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating spacecraft beca

Philosophy: What exactly is a black hole? 2019-02-14 11:55:46What is a black hole? A philosopher shows that physicists use different definitions of the concept, depending on their own particular fields of intere

Blockchain can strengthen the credibility of meta-analyses 2019-02-14 10:24:58Blockchain -- the technology behind the secure transactions of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin -- can make it easier for researchers to conduct transpar

Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer 2019-02-14 10:00:47Researchers recently demonstrated that platinum nanoparticles can be used to kill liver cancer cells with greater selectivity than existing cancer dru

High-speed surveillance in solar cells catches recombination red-handed 2019-02-14 09:34:07Using synchronized lasers pulses, researchers developed a new method of electrostatic force microscopy that can record movies with frames as fast as 3

Spacecraft measurements reveal mechanism of solar wind heating 2019-02-14 08:46:58A new study describes the first direct measurement of how energy is transferred from the chaotic electromagnetic fields in space to the particles that

How cosmic events give insight into fundamental properties 2019-02-14 08:46:50The option to measure the gravitational waves of two merging neutron stars has offered the chance to answer some of the fundamental questions about th