Facebook's free internet service expands to Malawi
As
good a cause as it is, Internet.org recently came under pressure for
allegedly violating India's net neutrality laws -- something Facebook
was quick to address. Still, that's not stopping the social network from
spreading its initiative, which bri... Read More ...
Rdio Select is a $4 monthly music streaming service (with limitations)
When
the competition from Spotify, Apple and new contenders doesn't let up,
it's time to try something different. That's what Rdio is doing, with a
new $3.99 subscription service, Select, which will let users stream from
radio stations (sans ads) wit... Read More ...
New coloring technique creates perfect spots on 3D-printed cat
Hydrographic
printing looks like a magic trick. You print a pattern on a see-through
film, place that sheet on a tub of water and spray it with a chemical
potion. When you immerse a bland 3D object in the tub, it bonds with the
film and comes back ou... Read More ...
Tesla thinks turn signals will solve liability in semi-autonomous cars
In
vehicles with self-driving features, who takes the blame for a crash?
Tesla may have an answer. The Wall Street Journal understands that the
turn signal activation of the Model S' car-passing autopilot is largely
about liability. When you flick th... Read More ...
Virtual reality game asks you to fight blind
Virtual
reality gaming isn't just about immersing yourself in visuals... it can
be about sound, too. If you need proof, you only need to look at (or
rather, hear) Scoot Leadman's experimental Gear VR game Blind Swordsman.
The title has you fending of... Read More ...
Apple music service will give artists control over what they share
Apple's
oft-rumored, Beats-based streaming music service may have more to offer
artists than a big wad of cash. Tipsters for 9to5Mac claim that the
service (reportedly called just "Apple Music") will give artists the
freedom to share things beyond th... Read More ...
Meerkat for Android is out of beta on Google Play
Meerkat
has not only beaten its Twitter-owned rival Periscope to Android
devices, it's also shed its Beta phase according to a Tweet published
Wednesday. The Meerkat for Android live streaming video apps operates
just as its iOS counterpart does, all... Read More ...
Scientists create chickens with dinosaur snouts to study evolution
How
do scientists study the evolutionary transformation from snouts to
beaks as those winged dinosaurs became birds? By putting dinosaur snouts
on chickens, of course. A team of researchers at Yale were able to
modify the chickens' genetic make up in... Read More ...
House approves NSA reform
The
Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the USA Freedom
Act on Wednesday in a sweeping 338-88 vote, moving forward legislation
that would curtail the NSA's bulk collection of data. The bill now moves
to the Senate, which must approv... Read More ...
The US runs out of old-school internet addresses this summer
The
conventional internet address is about to go the way of the dodo... at
least, in the US and Canada. According to estimates, North America will
run out of IPv4 addresses (the familiar 1.2.3.4 format) this summer.
While some companies might stall t... Read More ...
Google tosses 59 percent of Europe's 'right to be forgotten' requests
How
is the European Union's "right to be forgotten" faring a year after it
kicked in? If you ask Google, it's more than a little messy. The
internet firm has published an updated Transparency Report which reveals
that the company rejected about 59 pe... Read More ...
Google Fit finally estimates how many calories you've burned
No,
you're not wrong: Google's activity tracking app, Fit, didn't have a
means to estimate burned calories -- or kilojoules -- before today. As
Mountain View tells it, all you need to do to activate it is add in your
height and gender (weight monitor... Read More ...
Chrome extensions are now only available from the Web Store
To
combat the spread of malicious code and malware through un-vetted
websites, Google implemented a new rule for Windows users last year:
Chrome extensions can only be hosted on the Chrome Web Store. Today,
Google announced that it will expand that r... Read More ...
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active breaks cover with an expectedly rugged look
If
you're looking for a phone with great specs that can be tossed around
and survive a swim, Samsung's Galaxy S6 Active appears to be on the way.
Both GSM Arena and trusted leaker @evleaks offered a glimpse of the
forthcoming handset today, one that ... Read More ...
The RadioShack brand lives to see another day
RadioShack's
brand will live on. According to The Wall Street Journal, the
retailer's label assets have been purchased by Standard General LP, a
hedge fund, for $26.2 million. Along with the trademark, other
undisclosed intellectual property was also... Read More ...
Humanoids, showoffs and other machines ready to do our dirty work
If
you've developed a not-so-irrational fear of losing work opportunities
to robots, you'd probably mistake RoboUniverse as a job fair. And you
wouldn't be too far off. It's the first year for the three-day expo,
which wraps up the New York portion o... Read More ...
A virtual server bug is said to be worse than Heartbleed
In
case you were napping, Heartbleed struck web servers' OpenSSL security
last year, opening up the servers' memory to intruders. There's a new
so-called zero-day vulnerability, only this time the researchers who
discovered it say it's much worse, im... Read More ...
Verizon vulnerability made it painfully easy to access customer info
On
the off chance you've experienced some sketchiness with your Verizon
home internet account over the past few weeks, we might just know why
now. As first reported by BuzzFeed, a vulnerability in Verizon's
customer service systems meant that attacke... Read More ...
Nokia's stores are turning into Microsoft resellers
It's
been a long time coming, but some of the last vestiges of Nokia's phone
business are going away. Microsoft has started converting Nokia's
stores and service centers into "Microsoft Resellers" (catchy, we know),
complete with the colorful brandin... Read More ...
A digital globe and 200,000 years of human migration
The
Ellis Island Immigration Museum suffered the devastation of Hurricane
Sandy firsthand. Now, more than two years after the storm struck New
York City (and many other places), the building is celebrating its
comeback with a new name: Ellis Island N... Read More ...
Nintendo World Championships are back for E3 2015
The
Nintendo World Championships, a gaming competition last held in 1990,
return this year for E3 in June. Nintendo fans can compete for a spot in
the Championships on May 30 at select Best Buy stores around the
country, and the winners will join com... Read More ...
I regret buying an Apple Watch (and I knew I would)
I
bought an Apple Watch. I didn't preorder it, because at first I didn't
even want one. I warned people who asked me about the company's first
wearable: These things (Apple things) always get much better on the
second attempt. Apple's product history... Read More ...
Microsoft details the many different versions of Windows 10
A
new Windows release wouldn't be the same without many different
versions of the OS to confuse the heck out of you. Microsoft finally
gave us the skinny on Windows 10's upcoming versions today -- and
they're all pretty familiar to Windows fans. Ther... Read More ...
Jawbone Up3 review: a feature-packed disappointment
Is
there room for a $180 health band today that doesn't have a built-in
display and is totally reliant on your smartphone? Jawbone's pitch for
the Up3, its latest wrist-worn health tracker, is pretty much the same
as its last few models. It's artfull... Read More ...
Ubisoft will release virtual reality games in 2016
There
isn't much of a market for virtual reality games at the moment, but
Ubisoft thinks it can help create one. Company chief Yves Guillemot
tells investors that Ubi is developing a "certain number" of titles that
will take advantage of VR devices o... Read More ...
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