Life Hacker - 4 Feb 2017 17:00

Knowing the damage that smoking does to your body in the long term doesn't make it any easier to quit, but there are surprisingly some immediate beneficial effects that happen just hours after you stop smoking.
Android Authority - 4 Feb 2017 16:20

Chinese smartphone OEMs sell flagship smartphones at lower prices than the likes of Samsung and Apple, but how are they managing it?
ReadWrite - 4 Feb 2017 09:16

Ten American cities have been shortlisted for the Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grant program, the winners of which will be announced next week. The Smart Cities Council has released a short list of cities tha...

Just like us, stars are born, live, and die, and while plenty of sci-fi movies have taken artistic liberties with their own depictions of stars dying, a new photo captured by the ever reliable Hubble Space Telescope show...
TechCrunch - 4 Feb 2017 05:12

It began shortly after lunch. The texts appeared, first a trickle. It wasn’t long before the deluge began in earnest. “A friend* added you on ChitChat,” they said. “Tap here … to get it,” they said. WTF is ch...
AppleInsider - 4 Feb 2017 04:34

A report on Friday claims Jawbone is officially exiting the consumer wearables space, seemingly confirming rumors that the audio accessory maker turned fitness tracking firm will instead focus on high-margin health produ...
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2017 03:14

Swagbucks.com and Instagc.com are sites where users can, in exchange for a few cents, complete small tasks such as filling out forms or surveys and--as of yesterday--begging the Senate to confirm Betsy DeVos, Donald Trum...
Digital Trends - 4 Feb 2017 02:25

Blockchain, the bitcoin exchange technology, is the most promising solution for secure and efficient electronic health records. Doctors are buried in paperwork with the current mishmash of scattered data. The post Blockc...
Digital Trends - 4 Feb 2017 02:01

A hacker has allegedly stolen hacking tools used by startup Cellebrite in the FBI investigation of the San Bernardino, California, shooting. Why? To send a message -- "be careful what you wish for." The post Hacker repor...
Motherboard - 4 Feb 2017 16:00

Earlogic's TSC Music app uses "threshold sound conditioning" to improve your hearing capacity.
Motherboard - 4 Feb 2017 16:00

The resistance is rising, even in virtual worlds.
The Gadget Flow - 4 Feb 2017 15:55

Have the convenience of cleanliness with the Innovia Automatic Paper Towel Dispenser. Whether it's on your counter top or on the patio, this upright system always has a sheet ready to go. This dispenser offers paper towe...
Tech Times - 4 Feb 2017 14:00

GoPro's Nick Woodman has confirmed that the company will launch the successor of 2016's GoPro Hero5, dubbed the Hero6. However he shied from revealing any other information about the upcoming device.
Tech Times - 4 Feb 2017 13:30

Samsung has filed a trademark for a new device called the Galaxy J7 Sky Pro in the U.S. Going by the name, it can be assumed that 'Sky Pro' could be the Galaxy J7 (2017), successor of the Galaxy J7 (2016).
Android Authority - 4 Feb 2017 12:30

WhatsApp has added the new emoji from Android 7.1 and iOS 10.2 to its beta app, featuring gender equality and new professions.

Space photos of the week, January 29 -- February 4, 2017. The post Space Photos of the Week: Rotten Egg Nebula Makes a Stanky Mess appeared first on WIRED.
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2017 11:20

This week President Trump named Ronald Vietello as the new head of the US Border Patrol. But Trump clearly doesn't follow Vietello on Twitter. Because if he did, he probably wouldn't be too happy about this tweet compari...
Engadget - 4 Feb 2017 11:12

Since December, Elon Musk has been discussing plans to build a tunnel to help avoid LA traffic problems. It's been hard to tell if he was serious about "The Boring Company," but a few days ago Wired reported a test trenc...
ReadWrite - 4 Feb 2017 09:30

Alphabet's self-driving division, Waymo, is far ahead of the competition in the autonomous car race, according to data released by regulators in California. Compared to other autonomous car systems, Waymo's is more accur...

A new browser-based game lets you smack down Richard Spencer, Milo Yiannopolous and Adolf Hitler.
Digital Trends - 4 Feb 2017 07:18

We poured through Snap's lengthy IPO filing to bring you the most relevant information for general users and readers -- from the company's plans for Spectacles to acknowledgements about Snapchat's shortcomings. The post ...
TechCrunch - 4 Feb 2017 05:52

President Trump’s executive order banning travelers from seven countries could be over just one chaotic week after its hasty introduction. That’s because a federal judge from Seattle has obtained a restraining order ...