HTC's new pixel-density champ is the One ME
Oh,
HTC, we're starting to lose track of all your tempting Asia-only
models. The Taiwanese company has just revealed the One ME, which is
basically an M9+ with less metal and no Duo camera (as rumored). We
understand if you're having trouble keeping ... Read More ...
California senate wants warrants to be required for phone searches
The
California State Senate has passed the "Leno bill," which aims to
protect residents' digital privacy. Officially called Senate Bill 178,
it would require authorities to secure a warrant whenever they want to
search phones, laptops or other device... Read More ...
WSJ: Dish Network and T-Mobile are talking merger
Add
one more (potential) communications company deal to the pile: T-Mobile
and Dish Network. According to the Wall Street Journal, the two are in
"close agreement" about the structure of a combined company, with Dish
CEO Charlie Ergen taking over as ... Read More ...
Baidu caught gaming recent supercomputer performance test
Chinese
search engine giant Baidu recently made headlines when its
supercomputer reportedly beat out challengers from both Google and
Microsoft on the ImageNet image recognition test. However, the company
has had to back down from those claims and is... Read More ...
Watch Synaptics' touch-sensitive space bar in action
Earlier
today, Synaptics announced its SmartBar technology that adds a touch
input area -- enabled by a sub-0.2mm-thick PET film -- onto the space
bar, which then lets you perform certain tasks without having to touch
the mouse or trackpad. We went o... Read More ...
The DEA's eavesdropping has tripled over the past decade
A
federal agency eavesdropping is nothing new -- even if sometimes they
do it with controversy. But, aside from the NSA, there's one in
particular that has been quite active in the past few years: the Drug
Enforcement Administration. According to rec... Read More ...
Microsoft's dedicated 'Gears of War' studio has a new name
Microsoft's
done it again. After buying the Gears of War franchise last year, it's
tasked one team to focus exclusively on that franchise and change its
name in doing so. Sounds familiar, right? Canada's Black Tusk Studios is
now known as The Coaliti... Read More ...
How to watch the DARPA Robotics Challenge finals online for free
DARPA's
Robotics Challenge is finally coming to a close. The finals will be
held on June 5th to 6th, almost three years after the contest was
launched, in Pomona, California -- but you thankfully can watch it live,
even if you can't make it there in ... Read More ...
NASA and Verizon are working to monitor drones with cell towers
While
NASA works with the FAA to build a network for monitoring drones in the
US, NASA is enlisting help from a cellphone carrier. The Guardian
reports that Verizon joined the effort too, helping NASA develop the
system that will make use of cellphon... Read More ...
Stephen Colbert introduces 'The Late Show' to social media
Stephen
Colbert's no stranger to the internet or technology, but you can't
exactly say the same for the show he starts hosting in December. Well
ahead of his first night behind the The Late Show desk, CBS has launched
an iOS app, new website and a ra... Read More ...
Leaked trade deal stops countries from saying where your data goes
There's
been a fair share of leaked trade deals raising hackles in recent
memory, but the latest could have some big repercussions for your data
privacy. WikiLeaks has slipped out details of the in-progress Trade in
Services Agreement (TISA), and one... Read More ...
I tried to identify high-quality audio samples and failed miserably
High-resolution
audio is getting a lot buzz as of late thanks to the efforts of Tidal,
Neil Young and others. While Tidal had a test of its own, NPR set up
another quiz to see if you can tell the difference between MP3s and
uncompressed WAVs. I could... Read More ...
The USAF found and flattened an ISIL base because of selfies
According
to Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, a USAF intelligence team with the
361st ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Group in
Hurlburt Field, FL, uncovered a meaty piece of intel during their
routine sweeps of Islamic State-related ... Read More ...
Massive shooter 'PlanetSide 2' hits PS4 for free in June
PlanetSide
2 is massive -- it holds the Guinness World Record for the most players
in a single online, first-person shooter battle with 1,158 people --
and it officially launches on PlayStation 4 on June 23rd, completely
free to play. It's been in be... Read More ...
These smart headphones come with a Google Glass lookalike on the side
The
unholy union between a pair of over-ear headphones and wearable display
that bares a more than passing resemblance to Google Glass. That's how
we're going to summarize the SiMe smart headphones. It's a
self-contained media player and by virtue of... Read More ...
New Apple TV hardware reportedly won't show up at WWDC, either
Apple's
oft-rumored streaming TV service won't be the only thing going AWOL
from the Worldwide Developer Conference next week, it seems. New York
Times sources say that 1 Infinite Loop has scrapped plans to unveil
revamped Apple TV hardware (along wi... Read More ...
The Android M Preview makes for a surprisingly usable daily driver
Late
last week, I fired my up Mac's Terminal, pecked out a few
half-remembered commands, looked them up, typed them out more slowly and
that was that. After a few moments of silent finger-crossing, I was the
proud owner of a Nexus 6 running the Andro... Read More ...
Online video poised to outsell DVD purchases this year
Believe
it or not, the surge in online streaming options from Amazon, HBO,
Netflix, Hulu and others have yet to outsell DVDs. That'll change this
year, though. In a new report from consulting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers, money spent on video download... Read More ...
Large Hadron Collider gets back to running science experiments
What's
that strange circular shape, you ask? That, friends, is what particle
physics looks like when it's getting back on track. After weeks of test
runs following its return to service, the Large Hadron Collider has
resumed smashing particles togeth... Read More ...
Watchdog on recent IRS hack: We told them so
The
IRS web portal is no digital Fort Knox, officials from IRS watchdog
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) told the
Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. In fact, J. Russell George, the
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Adminis... Read More ...
One Chinese brand makes a quarter of the world's wearable devices
Which
company do you think is the fast-rising upstart in the wearable world?
Fitbit? Jawbone? None of the above, if you ask IDC. It estimates that
China's Xiaomi claimed 24.6 percent of the wearable device market in the
first quarter of 2015, which i... Read More ...
Robotic vehicles find the Pacific Ocean's deepest thermal vents
Robotic
underwater vehicles from the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Research Institute
just helped discover one of the Earth's more elusive scientific
treasures. Both an autonomous mapping craft and a remotely operated
counterpart (which collected video and... Read More ...
FBI surveillance planes flying over US cities linked to fake companies
Thanks
to a report from The Associated Press, we now know more about the FBI's
fleet of small surveillance planes that are flying over US cities. It's
no secret the aircraft have been used for years to aid the bureau's
efforts on the ground, but rece... Read More ...
Windows will make it easier to remote-control Linux PCs
In
case there was any doubt that Microsoft's war against Linux is (mostly)
over, the company just offered another olive branch. The company has
revealed that its PowerShell team is working on support for the Secure
Shell protocol and shell sessions (... Read More ...
Drone catches cheating students in 'world's toughest exam'
If
students want to cheat their way through one of China's most difficult
exams, they'll now need to thwart a patrolling drone. The National
Higher Education Entrance Exam, known as "gaokao," is held each year and
determines whether youngsters will g... Read More ...
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