Twitch tackles foreign language trolling you didn't even notice
It
might be easy to broadcast your gameplay on Twitch, but engaging with
the audience, attempting to be entertaining, playing whatever game
you're streaming proficiently and keeping an eye on chat for trolls
simultaneously is the exact opposite. A ne... Read More ...
Periscope for iOS can mute notifications
Periscope's
latest version for iOS comes with a handful of useful features,
including one for folks suffering from notification overload. Now, you
can "mute" broadcasters you follow so you don't get pinged every single
time they go live. Don't worry ... Read More ...
HSBC and First Direct now support Apple Pay in the UK
Apple
Pay's UK launch was spoiled earlier this month by lacklustre support
from some of the nation's most popular banks. HSBC and First Direct were
among the notable omissions, but today they're stepping up and giving
customers the option to link the... Read More ...
Xbox One screenshots are coming to SmartGlass on Android and iOS
Xbox
One users who also own a Win 10 phone have long been able to share
their gaming screenshots using Microsoft's Smartglass app. Now that
ability is coming to both Android and iOS devices. Users will be able to
view, share, and save their screensho... Read More ...
For OnePlus, China is no longer its biggest market
OnePlus,
a 900-strong company that's sold 1.5 million smartphones since its
debut 15 months ago, is doing surprisingly well outside its home
country, China. As we sat in OnePlus' funky recreational room, CEO Pete
Lau revealed that about 60 to 70 perc... Read More ...
OnePlus 2 is a $329+ metallic upgrade with a beefed-up camera
Almost
exactly 15 months ago, the OnePlus One made its debut as a $299
flagship smartphone to wow the geeks; and it's even been lowered to $249
as of last month. That, of course, is to make way for the company's
next act, the OnePlus 2 (we were asked... Read More ...
Google reportedly tried to buy a veggie burger company
Google
has explored at least a few fields that have precious little to do with
internet searches, but sources for The Information claim that it nearly
went in a very unusual direction: the fast food business. The folks in
Mountain View reportedly tri... Read More ...
Israeli researchers compromise isolated network with dumbphones
Without
a doubt, storing highly sensitive data on an internet-disconnected,
"air-gapped" computer network is one of the best security measures an
organization can take -- but nothing is foolproof. Researchers at
Ben-Gurion University in Isreal have f... Read More ...
NASA shows off the International Space Station in glorious 4K
NASA's
International Space Station team recently got a big camera upgrade in
the form of RED's Epic Dragon, and it's more than a little eager to show
off what this high-resolution gear can do. The agency has started
posting 4K videos (sorry, no 6K ye... Read More ...
Samsung teases an August 13th event with a big, curvy Galaxy
That
rumor of Samsung holding a phone event in August to beat Apple to the
punch? At least some of it is true. The Korean tech giant has announced a
second Galaxy Unpacked event that will take place in New York City on
August 13th. It's not saying mu... Read More ...
Rhapsody for Android gets prettier, more powerful music controls
Don't
worry, Rhapsody isn't sitting idly by as it faces both fresh
competition and renewed rivals. The streaming music service has rolled
out a redesigned Android app (as well as a Napster counterpart) that
brings some needed boosts to both the looks... Read More ...
eBay is shutting down its on-demand delivery service
It
was only a matter of time before eBay Now would be put out to pasture
once and for all. But that's official as of today, eBay revealed in a
statement about how it plans to simplify shopping for users. The company
introduced its same-day, on-demand... Read More ...
Firefox wants your feedback on upcoming browser features
Typically,
you have to jump in with both feet if you want to shape web browser
features -- you have to use early (read: buggy) releases and leap into
the developer community. But what if you're happy with a stable version
and just want to offer a bit... Read More ...
Next 'Splatoon' update will fix matchmaking, increase level cap
Splatoon
is easily Nintendo's breakaway game for 2015. The brightly colored
post-apocalyptic third-person multiplayer shooter sold more than a
million copies in its first month. It's tons of fun, but it also feels a
little incomplete: the game launch... Read More ...
With Windows 10, Microsoft corrects the problems it created
First
released almost three years ago (and updated to 8.1 a year later),
Windows 8 was a bet that didn't pay off. Bold -- or brash -- design
decisions and a fundamental shift in UX led to a very slow uptake of the
OS, and we're now just days away fro... Read More ...
Motorola's phones: a visual history
Since
1984 Motorola has trotted out some of the most iconic and memorable
mobile designs in the industry. Whether it's the StarTAC, RAZR V3 or the
original Droid, Motorola consistently offers something unique through
design. It even allows you to mak... Read More ...
NSA won't look at call metadata collected under the Patriot Act
The
National Security Agency is apparently willing to make a clean break
from the past now that the USA Freedom Act is forcing it to scale back
its large-scale surveillance efforts. The organization now says that it
won't analyze call metadata collec... Read More ...
Shoot food at your pets with the Petzi Treat Cam
A
cat usually doesn't love you the way a dog does. But my cats love me.
No really. They greet me at the door meowing and carrying on. Well, one
of them does. The other one greets me a few minutes later when it's
feeding time and then when she needs a... Read More ...
This electro-optical modulator is smaller than a lightwave
As
data travels around the internet, it's routinely switched from
electrical signals to light in order to travel through the network's
fiber optic backbone. To do this, the signal travels through devices
called electro-optic modulators. However, thes... Read More ...
Apple, Google join White House pledge to fight climate change
Some
of the US' bigger tech firms have already made conspicuous efforts to
embrace clean energy and otherwise tackle climate change, but they're
reinforcing that commitment today. Apple, Google and Microsoft are among
the 13 corporate giants helping ... Read More ...
Microsoft's working on an Android launcher of its own
Microsoft
hasn't been shy to create miscellaneous software for Android. In the
past, the company's released a smart lock screen and even made a
keyboard designed to be used with Excel. Now Microsoft is working on its
own Android launcher, currently d... Read More ...
What you need to know about upgrading to Windows 10
Everyone
has a Windows upgrade horror story. For me, it was an XP installation
that inexplicably crashed halfway through the upgrade process, somehow
corrupting my hard drive at the same time. And with Windows 10 launching
on July 29th, it's hard to ... Read More ...
IBM wants to cool data centers with their own waste heat
Those
"do not eat" desiccate packets of silica gel that keep shoe boxes dry
could soon help keep data centers cool. IBM has launched the THRIVE
project with aims to do just that by creating a heat pump that runs on
waste heat.... Read More ...
ZTE Axon review: a powerhouse that punches above its weight
A
few weeks ago, I got a look at a curious kind of mobile marketing
head-fake: A new company called "Axon" no one had ever heard of promised
the moon and stars in the form of a shiny, seemingly impressive $450
smartphone. As it turned out, Axon wasn'... Read More ...
Google 'retires' G+ as a requirement, starting with YouTube (update)
After
spending a few years plugging Google+ into all of its services -- even
as users of those services complained -- Google is rolling that back. It
started by breaking out Photos and Hangouts, and now YouTube is taking a
turn by reverting the syste... Read More ...
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