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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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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.

Navy to 'live fire' missiles from its USS 2019-02-15 12:56:05As the Navy commissions its second Zumwalt-class stealthy new destroyer, the service is expanding the strategic scope for the attack vessels and engin

Unopened Super Mario Bros. copy from 1985 sells 2019-02-15 12:02:56Loved playing Super Mario Bros. on your Nintendo Entertainment System back in the day?

Lawmaker urges Facebook, Google to stop anti-vaxxer content 2019-02-15 11:57:52A US congressman is pushing Facebook and Google to consider cracking down on anti-vaccination content circulating over their platforms.

'Boycott Amazon!' Furious Queens property owner slams tech 2019-02-15 10:56:40A Long Island City apartment building owner is calling for a nationwide boycott of Amazon and its products after the tech giant pulled out of its plan

Amazon blasts Ocasio-Cortez, says 'we don't want to 2019-02-15 09:06:54The fallout from Amazon's decision to walk away from its planned headquarters in New York is ratcheting up after a company spokesman publicly blasted

In Florida, another doorbell licker's spotted on camera 2019-02-14 19:10:52In Lake Worth, Florida, a man was recorded late last month on a surveillance video, licking things at the front door. And, strange as this s

Cuomo slams Ocasio-Cortez, others, as Amazon ditches New 2019-02-14 15:29:06New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lambasted politicians such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others over Amazon's decision to leave New York City.

Amazon's New York HQ2 cancellation draws fiery responses 2019-02-14 12:57:52Amazon dropped its grand plans to set up a new headquarters in New York City following a fierce weeks-long debate and pressure from local po

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. 

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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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Hasbro’s new Fortnite Nerf guns launch on March 2019-02-15 19:46:38

President of United States reposts video from winner 2019-02-15 17:55:43

Apple buys AI voice startup that helps companies 2019-02-15 17:16:21

Apple’s latest iPhone ad shows a different kind 2019-02-15 16:46:59

Twitter has been storing your ‘deleted’ DMs for 2019-02-15 16:39:14

Uber sues to overturn New York City’s cap 2019-02-15 16:24:35

Newly signed funding bill gives NASA’s budget a 2019-02-15 16:18:25

Niantic is tweaking Pokémon Go to settle a 2019-02-15 15:43:22

Here are three features Twitter could add to 2019-02-15 15:38:23

Tesla’s latest challenge is finding new customers for 2019-02-15 15:24:29

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

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Leak reveals when the next Fortnite earthquakes will 2019-02-15 19:24:40Soon after the 7.40 update arrived, Fortnite players were surprised by an earthquake that shook the island. Large cracks appeared on the island’

Star Wars Lightsaber Academy is an interactive training 2019-02-15 18:38:36Hasbro has introduced the latest evolution in toy lightsabers with its new Star Wars Lightsaber Academy. The system involves an extendable toy lightsa

Google Voice gets Anonymous Caller ID feature on 2019-02-15 17:37:06Google Voice users on iOS have a new privacy feature and it’ll be arriving soon on Android, too. Called Anonymous Caller ID, the new setting giv

Fyre Festival 2.0 tipped by Ja Rule amid 2019-02-15 17:27:12What’s the best way to milk cash out of the worst blunder in the history of music festivals and internet hype? Make another one! That’s ju

Apple acquires Pullstring for likely Siri upgrade 2019-02-15 17:00:51Apple seems to want to expand the speed at which Siri is implemented in 3rd-party products. At least that’s what it’d seem, given their ac

Watch out zero-gravity trash, the space harpoon is 2019-02-15 16:50:21Ever since we humans started launching ourselves in space, junk has been accumulating in orbit around the Earth. There are more than 7,600 tons of spa

Android testing Google login-free app updating 2019-02-15 16:37:05A new even earlier timing for updating Google apps became apparent this week as Google aims for better security and an overall more consistent mobile

Diet soda linked to increased stroke and heart 2019-02-15 16:27:56New research out of the American Heart Association has found a link between artificially sweetened beverages like diet soda and an increased risk of s

Android ARCore update brings snapshot access, masks, patterns 2019-02-15 15:43:19This Friday the folks behind ARCore reminded developers that Android is a virtual playground of augmented reality tricks and tools. Evan Hardesty Park

New Nintendo Switch bundle drops today with eShop 2019-02-15 15:29:13We’re smack in the middle of a period that’s generally pretty slow for video game sales, so it wasn’t very surprising to see Nintend

2020 Ford Explorer price confirmed: The big changes 2019-02-15 15:19:56Ford has confirmed pricing and specifications of the 2020 Explorer, and while the all-new SUV is a little more expensive than its predecessor, the aut

NASA commercial lunar payload service CLPS starts this 2019-02-15 15:17:51This year NASA wants to get their Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) started, and it want it to happen as fast as possible. In fact, they want i

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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