Technology News
Twitter bans Trump adviser Roger Stone for threatening CNN staff
Engadget - 29 Oct 2017 01:37
Twitter is no stranger to taking down high-profile users' accounts when it believes they've crossed the line, but its latest takedown is arguably the biggest yet. The social network has suspended former Trump adviser Rog...
Apple fires employee after daughter's iPhone X video goes viral
Engadget - 29 Oct 2017 00:16
Just because a tech company has announced a product doesn't mean employees are free to share or talk about it before release -- just ask Microsoft. And unfortunately, one Apple engineered has learned that the hard way. A...
What the Energy Cycles of Other Planets Can Tell Us About Climate Change On Earth
SPACE.com - 29 Oct 2017 14:45VPN Law Latest Step in Kremlin Online Crackdown: Experts
SecurityWeek - 29 Oct 2017 16:18
A law coming into force on Wednesday will give the Kremlin greater control over what Russians can access online ahead of a presidential election next March.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 International Giveaway!
Android Authority - 29 Oct 2017 16:07Robot carers are a reality: I only wish my mum got one
New Scientist - 29 Oct 2017 16:00
A care bot's deployment in the UK has come under fire, but I would have welcomed robotic help for my elderly mother, says author Paul Kitcatt
The Latest Effort to Map the Weed Genome Will Focus on Pot That Doesn't Get You High
Motherboard - 29 Oct 2017 16:00
Scientists at the University of California Davis have launched a new project studying the hemp DNA sequence.
A former rocket scientist explains why carnival games are a huge scam
Digital Trends - 29 Oct 2017 15:14
Ever feel like the carnival games are rigged? They are, but not how you think. Carnivals fool you and take your money using basic physics and math, as ex-NASA engineer Mark Rober explains in an entertaining and enlighten...
With Amazon shares soaring, Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest man
BGR - 29 Oct 2017 15:00
Amazon yesterday released its third-quarter earnings results and completely blew away even the most optimistic of analyst expectations. When the dust settled, Amazon posted revenue of $43.7 billion, a cool $1 billion mor...
Explorers Will Dive Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf Looking for Life
Live Science - 29 Oct 2017 14:30How a Victorian Lawyer from Wales Invented the Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Scientific American - 29 Oct 2017 14:00
The gas battery’s history began with a brief note to chemist and physicist Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution --
Google Authenticator will add a formidable layer of protection to your e-mail account
Mashable - 29 Oct 2017 14:00First Oscar awarded to VR experience focusing on immigrants and refugees
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2017 13:41
The medium of virtual reality has just taken a big step forward towards being recognized as a legitimate form of storytelling. The Academy of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that it’s awarding a spec...
New iPhone brings face recognition (and fears) to the masses
Phys.org - 29 Oct 2017 11:15
Apple will let you unlock the iPhone X with your face--a move likely to bring facial recognition to the masses, along with concerns over how the technology may be used for nefarious purposes.
Google auto-detects your whereabouts to get local search results
Engadget - 29 Oct 2017 09:59
The country codes in Google's top-level domain names don't mean anything anymore. The tech titan has moved away from relying on country-specific domains to serve up localized results on mobile web, the Google app for iOS...
Why Your Bank Hates You For Loving Bitcoin
ReadWrite - 29 Oct 2017 09:15
Bitcoin has been around since 2009, but it really wasn’t until recently that it finally hit the mainstream consciousness of investors and the general public. As of this writing 1 bitcoin is now worth over $5,600 USD. A...
Hackers Can Use iOS Apps With Camera Access To Spy On iPhone Owners
Tech Times - 29 Oct 2017 08:49
A security researcher discovered that hackers can abuse iOS permissions to have apps secretly take pictures and record videos using the iPhone's cameras. How can you protect yourself against this new iOS privacy problem?
Intel AI helped create a music video
Engadget - 29 Oct 2017 05:59
AI is increasingly finding its way into music videos, and not necessarily in obvious ways. Intel has revealed that the promo clip for Chinese pop star Chris Lee's "Rainy Day, But We Are Together" is the first music video...
Xbox One will save your console's settings in the cloud
Engadget - 29 Oct 2017 03:12
Microsoft is about to make life easier if you're upgrading to an Xbox One X or just want to play on a friend's Xbox One. It just released alpha firmware for Xbox Insiders that focuses in large part on easier setup. The p...
First iPhone X orders start shipping to customers from Apple and carriers
9 to 5 Mac - 29 Oct 2017 02:58
Not long after pre-orders began yesterday morning, the first iPhone X orders have started shipping to customers. While Apple has yet to update order statues on its website, some customers who purchased the device through...
Chicago flagship Apple store dimming lights at night to prevent further migratory bird deaths
AppleInsider - 29 Oct 2017 02:58
After a watchdog agency devoted to tracking bird impacts on Chicago buildings alerted Apple to a possible problem, the new North Michigan Ave. flagship store will dim the lights nightly until the fall migration season en...
Apple TV and tvOS deliver managed digital signage, custom apps and AirPlay for the enterprise
AppleInsider - 29 Oct 2017 01:33
Apple's expansion in Mac enterprise sales to large corporate customers has greatly accelerated with the arrival of mobile iOS devices. But there's also new interest emerging for Apple TV's tvOS platform among enterprise ...