It looks like the government will stop the Comcast/TWC merger
That
seemingly ever-looming union between Comcast and Time-Warner Cable
looks like it hit another roadblock. The Federal Communications
Commission wants to put the $45 billion merger in front of an
administrative law judge and issue a "hearing admini... Read More ...
New bill would extend Patriot Act surveillance until 2020
In
case you haven't heard, the Patriot Act's Section 215 is set to expire
June 1st. That's the provision that National Security Agency uses to
justify its bulk data collection practices. However, Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell is working to m... Read More ...
Carphone Warehouse launching flexible 'iD' mobile network next month
Does
the UK need another carrier? Carphone Warehouse seems to think so. It's
been rumoured for months, but finally the company is ready to unveil
its own mobile network. "iD" will arrive in May and, as expected, be
powered by Three's network infrastr... Read More ...
UMaine's clean snowmobile runs on (a lot of) natural gas
Take
a look at what these mechanical engineering students from the
University of Maine say is the only natural gas-powered snowmobile in
the US. Why make all these changes to what used to be a stock Arctic Cat
XF1100? To compete in the Society of Aut... Read More ...
Butterfly wings are the key to glare-free phone displays
Butterflies
have proven to be a surprising source of inspiration for technology,
and that trend isn't about to slow down any time soon. German
researchers have discovered that irregular, nanoscopic structures on the
glasswing butterfly's namesake tra... Read More ...
Futurist Ray Kurzweil: Nanotech is the key to better EV batteries
Living
up to his billing as an inventor/visionary, Ray Kurzweil kicked off an
engineering conference in Detroit this week by imagining what might
power cars of the future. Sure, he mentioned the self-driving cars his
employer Google is working on, bu... Read More ...
Scientists create first genetically modified human embryo
For
the first time in history, a team of researchers have successfully
edited the genes of a human embryo. The researchers from Sun Yat-sen
University in Guangzhou reportedly used the CRISPR/Cas9 technique to
knock a gene called HBB, which causes the... Read More ...
Germany rules that using ad-blocking software is legal
The
ability to silence the constant braying of advertising is great, unless
you're a publisher who relies upon the cash that it generates to keep
running. This tension between media outlets and ad-blocking agencies has
finally spilled over into a cou... Read More ...
Video games can drive social change, if they grow up first
Games
for Change president Asi Burak has noticed an odd trend in the gaming
industry. Gaming is growing rapidly as a form of entertainment and it's
entering a space of serious artistic critique, where people from other
fields of entertainment recogni... Read More ...
EE adds two own-brand smartphones to its low-cost Android flock
Besides
offering the flagship smartphones from Apple, Samsung and HTC, UK
mobile operator EE also offers a range of own-brand 4G devices. The
carrier's avian-themed lineup already includes the Kestrel smartphone,
Eagle tablet and a number of WiFi don... Read More ...
Why video game bodies look nothing like real people
Have
you wondered why video game characters bear precious little resemblance
to the people you see on the street? PBS has. Its latest Game/Show
episode dives into the reasons why bodies in games are so exaggerated,
and finds that it's largely about t... Read More ...
Tidal Discovery will allow independent artists to upload directly
While
Tidal didn't have too much to say about independent artists during its
relaunch a couple weeks ago, the company is lending a hand now. In an
interview with Smashd, Tidal's Chief Information Officer Vania Schlogel
discussed the upcoming Discover... Read More ...
Facebook continues to make most of its money from mobile
Facebook's
bet on mobile continues to pay off in absolute spades. The first
quarterly earnings report of the year from Zuckerberg and crew lay
testament to that, showing that a whopping 73 percent of its $3.32
billion in ad revenue now comes from mob... Read More ...
This is what the inside of your head looks like when you sing
There's
a lot more that goes into producing human vocalizations than just the
dual flaps of your larynx and a gust of air. More than 100 muscles
throughout your face and neck coordinate to create the wide range of
complex sounds people make. And than... Read More ...
'GameLoading' documentary charts the rise of indie gaming stars
The
indie game community has exploded in the last few years, especially as
development tools and digital distribution channels have become more
accessible. StudioBento filmmakers Lester Francois and Anna Brady wanted
to document the movement and, in ... Read More ...
A radioactive drone landed on the Japanese Prime Minister's office
Japan
has a mystery on its hands. A worker has discovered a drone on top of
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office that was not only carrying a water
bottle, but was marked with a radioactive sign and carried a "miniscule"
amount of radiation, according ... Read More ...
Scientists turn old smartphones into all-seeing eyes
That
clunky old Android phone sitting in a drawer may be more useful than
you think. A team from Carnegie Mellon University has created a program
called Zensors that uses connected smartphone or surveillance cameras to
track your environment, figure ... Read More ...
Three's launching Voice over LTE support this autumn
Three's
hellbent on continually improving network reliability and coverage, and
as part of that, the carrier has today announced it's gearing up to add
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support to its network this autumn. The provider
is currently on track to s... Read More ...
NASA forms a coalition to look for life on other planets
NASA
knows that it can't rely solely on astronomers and robotic rovers to
find life on other worlds, so it's recruiting some help. The space
agency has formed the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS), a
coalition of scientists who study astroph... Read More ...
Mini's weird-looking AR goggles are actually useful
Augmented
reality is supposed to be the future, but its current usefulness is
pretty fuzzy. Sony's SmartEyeglass is reminiscent of your old monochrome
monitors, Microsoft's HoloLens' games look intriguing, but who knows
when that's coming out and Goo... Read More ...
Facebook Hello shows who's calling your Android phone
As
helpful as it is, caller ID doesn't really tell you everything about
who's ringing your phone or why. Is it an acquaintance? A best friend's
birthday? Or a robocaller? Facebook might have a better solution. It's
rolling out Hello, the previously l... Read More ...
Google's Project Fi service turns multiple phone networks into one
Got
a Nexus 6? Itching to dump your traditional wireless service provider
for something a bit more ambitious? Google's got you covered. After
months of speculation and a not-so-subtle nod from Sundar Pichai at
Mobile World Congress, the search giant'... Read More ...
Xbox One update preview targets the SmartGlass app
The
May Xbox One update preview is all about SmartGlass. First up, users
will be able to turn their consoles on or off directly from the Xbox One
SmartGlass beta apps on Windows, Windows Phone and Android. Also, the
console will support Miracast scre... Read More ...
Making beats with Teenage Engineering's pocket-sized synthesizers
When
I first heard about Teenage Engineering's Pocket Operators at last
year's Moogfest, I was pretty skeptical. A card-sized digital synth in
your pocket? Sure, it sounds cool. And yes, the folks at Teenage
Engineering certainly have the know-how to... Read More ...
popSLATE gives your iPhone a second (not so useful) screen
Like
most smartphone users, I unlock my screen incessantly so I usually run
out of battery when I most need it. But popSLATE promises to be the
rehab for my swipe-screen addiction. It's a smartphone case with an
in-built E Ink screen that can persona... Read More ...
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