0800 numbers are now free to call from mobiles
Before
dialling an unfamiliar service number, many of us feel an overwhelming
sense of dread. Not just for 0800 and 0808 "freephone" numbers, which
are now free to call from a mobile, but numbers starting with 084, 087
and 09 too. From experience, yo... Read More ...
3D plant scans will help build lighter, stronger cars
Don't
look now, but the plants in your backyard might just shape the next
generation of cars. University of Freiburg researchers have found a way
to study the junctions between living plants' branches and stems using
MRI scans, giving insight into ho... Read More ...
Aviate's 'Smart Stream' is Yahoo's version of Google Now
Yahoo
has given Aviate its first major makeover since acquiring it in 2014,
completely replacing its contextual panel called "Spaces" with a new
feature called "Smart Stream." This "stream" surfaces different cards
throughout the day, depending on yo... Read More ...
Apple's GarageBand uses trackpad pressure to control your tunes
Apple's
Force Touch trackpads haven't done a whole lot in official apps besides
fast scrolling and shortcuts, but they'll do considerably more if you
grab the latest version of GarageBand. As of the 10.1 update, you can
use the pressure-sensitive pad... Read More ...
Sprint (almost) fixed the low video cap on its new 'All-in' plan
This
morning Sprint announced it planned to "end consumer confusion and
frustration" with an "All-in" pricing plan that combined unlimited data
with a two-year phone lease for $80 total. The only problem? An absurd
limit capping video streams at 600K... Read More ...
Smart software fixes bugs by 'borrowing' from other apps
The
days of waiting anxiously for bug fixes (assuming they come at all)
might soon be over. MIT developers have built a system, CodePhage, that
automatically patches flaws by borrowing features from other apps. The
tool scans apps to see how they per... Read More ...
YouTube app for Android and iOS now supports 60 FPS playback
Google's
been systematically rolling out high frame rate (HFR) video -- that's
60 frames per second -- across its YouTube ecosystem for a couple of
months now. HFR debuted on standard videos last October. It hit YT's
live streaming service in May and... Read More ...
The Olympus Air lens camera can be yours for $300
Nearly
five months after introducing its Air lens camera in Japan, Olympus is
finally ready to bring it to the US. The AIR A01, as it's officially
named, is a shooter that attaches to and pairs with your smartphone or
tablet -- in similar fashion to ... Read More ...
VPNs may not protect your information as well as you think
VPNs
(virtual private networks) are a popular choice for sidestepping
censorship and geographic restrictions on services like Netflix with
more than 20 percent of Europeans using them. However, researchers at
the Queen Mary, University of London rece... Read More ...
Acer rolls out a curved, super-wide display with AMD's gaming tech
You
can get desktop PC displays that are curved, super-wide and
gaming-friendly, but all three at once? That's tricky. Thankfully, Acer
thinks it has an answer. The company has just launched the 34-inch
XR341CK in the US, giving you a curvy, 21:9 asp... Read More ...
NSA can restart bulk data collection, says surveillance court
The
ongoing saga around the NSA's bulk data collection program is getting
even more confusing. A U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
ruled yesterday that the program can temporarily resume, refuting a
Second Circuit court decision from May d... Read More ...
Doomed Indiegogo campaign hopes to crowdfund Greece's debt relief
Can
crowdfunding do something better than make a beer cooler with a
built-in Bluetooth speaker? That's what Thom Feeney believes after
setting up an Indiegogo campaign to pay Greece's $1.7 billion loan fee
that it owes to the International Monetary F... Read More ...
Facebook Messenger's money-sending tool arrives for all US users
When
it first announced plans to let you send money to your pals in its
Messenger app, Facebook said the feature would roll out in the States in
the coming months. Well, the time has come. After flipping the switch
for folks in New York City and the ... Read More ...
The best of Public Access Vol. 3: the Atari ST, virtues of HD Audio and more
You
can learn a lot from someone's personal gadget arsenal, whether at home
or on the road. This past week on Public Access gave us a glimpse of
your technological inclinations and taught us quite a bit. Miné Salkin's
at-home gear is all about enabli... Read More ...
This is what innovation looks like in big-budget video games
Indie
games don't sell as many copies as big-budget titles, although not
necessarily because they're lower-quality. In general, indie game
development starts with a handicap: a limited market. They are, mostly,
experiences made for niche audiences. A... Read More ...
Cisco buys a DNS provider to protect you in the cloud
When
you think of internet security from Cisco, you probably imagine
firewalls and routers (usually) stopping hackers and malware from
hitting your network. You're going to have to expand that definition
very shortly, though. Cisco has snapped up Ope... Read More ...
A closer look at Apple Music: feature-packed, but a bit disjointed
Apple
Music is here. Finally. Now that the company steered the streaming
service to a successful launch, it now has to prove to the world that
it's actually something worth paying for — after all, there are like 80
other streaming-music services (may... Read More ...
'Quiplash,' a streaming party game for 10,000 people
Most
people haven't hosted a party for 10,000 guests (the bathroom situation
alone is daunting), but thanks to the internet and Jackbox Games,
that's now a super-easy, low-mess situation. Quiplash is the newest game
from Jackbox -- makers of You Don'... Read More ...
Apple will replace your battery once it hits 80 percent health
Apple's
recently changed the terms of its AppleCare+ extended warranty program.
Now, no matter what iOS or OSX device you own (yes, even the Watch),
Apple will replace the battery as soon as it hits 80 percent health.
That's up 30 points from the pre... Read More ...
YouTube shows off some upcoming features for video creators
YouTube's
always placed huge levels of importance on its community, starting with
the people who regularly upload content to the platform. Now, to make
things better for video creators, the Google-owned service has revealed a
list of features that ar... Read More ...
Beats Music iOS update provides a transition to Apple Music
Now
that Apple Music has arrived, Beats Music is on its way out. To help
with the transition from the old to the new, the Beats Music iOS app was
updated to lend a hand. Subscribers can take playlists and any saved
music over to the new service witho... Read More ...
NASA prototypes a drone aircraft destined for Mars
No,
you're not looking at a very sophisticated boomerang -- that may be the
first aircraft to fly the Martian skies. NASA has revealed that it's
building a prototype for Prandtl-m (Preliminary Research Aerodynamic
Design to Land on Mars), a glider dr... Read More ...
Sprint's 'all-in' plan gives you a phone and service for $80 (update)
Sprint
has been experimenting with including phone leases in your plan for a
while, and it's clearly enraptured with the idea -- enough so that it's
making the lease a part of its everyday service. The carrier's new
All-In plan gives you a phone and ... Read More ...
How to avoid being charged by Apple Music after the free trial
Apple
Music is finally here, along with a free three month trial to let
anyone give it a listen. But what if you don't want to be on the hook
for a $10 a month subscription fee on September 30? Or, what if you
opted into Apple Music by mistake (which... Read More ...
Top Googler leaves to set up new cybersecurity agency
One
of Google's most well-regarded security researchers is leaving the
company, reportedly to help the government beef up its cybersecuity.
Re/code is reporting that Peiter "Mudge" Zatko will be building a new
agency that examines electronic threats ... Read More ...
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