Technology News
Apple Store app updates lets iPhone buyers bypass carrier preauthorization
AppleInsider - 7 Dec 2017 04:48
Apple updated its Apple Store app for iOS on Wednesday with a few feature additions, including the ability to bypass a pesky carrier preauthorization requirement when buying iPhone.
Best Buy Apple Event: Up to $150 Off iPad Pro, $200 Off MacBook and iMac, and BOGO 20% Off iTunes Cards
Mac Rumors - 7 Dec 2017 21:24
Best Buy this week launched a new Apple sale event, running concurrently with the retailer's existing 20 Days of Doorbusters event this December. The new sale includes promotions and deals on iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPad Pro...
Blood Red Skies Over China Explained 300 Years Later
SPACE.com - 7 Dec 2017 12:35Best iPad mini cases: Protect your 7.9-inch Apple tablet
Pocket-lint - 7 Dec 2017 13:34
Apple's iPad mini 4 was announced as the replacement for the iPad mini 3 way back in September 2015. It starts at £419 and it is the smallest tablet in the iPad portfolio with its 7.9-inch display, which is the same as ...
This is why you don't look directly at a solar eclipse
Engadget - 7 Dec 2017 21:40
Remember all that talk about eclipse glasses ahead of the full solar eclipse in August? Remember NASA repeatedly letting everyone know how important those glasses were for eye safety? Do you remember how many times you h...
LG's limited edition ceramic phone costs $1,800
The Verge - 7 Dec 2017 15:39
If you like your stuff to be ultra exclusive and ultra expensive, then LG has the phone for you. The LG Signature Edition has a shell made of Zirconium Ceramic, which the company claims won't scratch (but will it shatter...
Researchers found a way to tuck AR objects behind real ones
Engadget - 7 Dec 2017 00:54
Current AR technology does a pretty decent job of placing a virtual image in front of an actual one, but blocking a virtual image with a real object is actually quite difficult and something that available head-mounted a...
Routing gene therapy directly into brain
Science Daily - 7 Dec 2017 00:42
A new technique, which could be used to transplant donor-matched hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) or a patient's own genetically-engineered HSCs into the brain, has been revealed by scientists in a new report.
iTunes top apps, movies, and music for 2017
Slash Gear - 7 Dec 2017 17:21
We’re closing in on the end of the year, and that can only mean one thing: year-in-review retrospectives of every variety. Today Apple is the company looking back on 2017, revealing the most popular apps, movies, music...
Canon PIXMA TS305 and PIXMA TS205 Printers
Photography Blog - 7 Dec 2017 15:40
The Canon PIXMA TS305 and PIXMA TS205 printers offer affordable and convenient home printing. Ideal for families and students, the compact, stylish printers are easy-to-use and can print 4x6" borderless photos in just 65...
Reilly Center releases its 2018 top 10 list of ethical dilemmas in science and technology
Phys.org - 7 Dec 2017 15:35
The John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values at the University of Notre Dame has released its sixth annual list of emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and technology. The annual list i...
Canon XA15, XA11 and VIXIA HF G21 Camcorders
Photography Blog - 7 Dec 2017 15:25
The compact and lightweight Canon XA15, XA11 and VIXIA HF G21 camcorders all feature a Full HD CMOS sensor and a 20x HD optical zoom lens. The Canon XA15, XA11 and VIXIA HF G21 Full HD camcorders are all scheduled to be ...
Instagram is testing Direct, a standalone messaging app that replaces the current inbox
The Verge - 7 Dec 2017 14:00
Instagram is testing a standalone app for private messages called Direct, a first step toward possibly toward removing messaging features from the core app. Direct, which opens to the camera in the same way Snapchat does...
These Bacteria Use New DNA Bases to Make a Protein Not Found in Nature
Singularity Hub - 7 Dec 2017 17:00
All of nature's bewildering complexity can be reduced to a four letter code--DNA's four bases: A, T, C, and G. But now scientists have shown the language at the heart of life is not set in stone by getting bacteria to bu...
eBay just announced its Green Monday 2017 deals
BGR - 7 Dec 2017 16:43
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are long gone, but that doesn't mean holiday shopping sales are over. eBay's Green Monday deals are almost upon us, and the retailer unveiled a new series of deals for buyers who are still l...
Galaxy S9 'Unlikely' To Be Unveiled At CES 2018
Tech Times - 7 Dec 2017 13:17
It's official: Samsung has said that the Galaxy S9 showing up at CES 2018 is 'unlikely.' That means fans will have to wait a little longer to see the upcoming Galaxy flagship.
Florida man, 20, reportedly behind massive hack at Uber - CNET
CNET - 7 Dec 2017 03:15
An unidentified man was paid $100,000 to delete the data through a bug bounty program, Reuters reports.
Apple might use metal case for 6.1-inch LCD iPhone in 2018, report says
AppleInsider - 7 Dec 2017 03:09
Apple reportedly has plans to return to a metal chassis for at least one of next year's iPhone models, a long-standing design last implemented with the iPhone 7 series in 2016.
AlphaZero Annihilates World's Best Chess Bot After Just Four Hours of Practicing
Gizmodo - 7 Dec 2017 18:35
A few months after demonstrating its dominance over the game of Go, DeepMind's AlphaZero AI has trounced the world's top-ranked chess engine--and it did so without any prior knowledge of the game and after just four hour...
First International Comparative List of Astronomical Words In Sign Languages
SpaceRef - 7 Dec 2017 18:23
The first international comparative list of astronomical words in sign languages is now available....
Six ways (and counting) that big data systems are harming society
Phys.org - 7 Dec 2017 17:20
There is growing consensus that with big data comes great opportunity, but also great risk.
Instagram Direct is the pure Snapchat clone you've been waiting for
BGR - 7 Dec 2017 17:06
You hated Facebook a few years ago when it removed Messenger functionality from the main app, only to launch a standalone messaging app that you've probably ended up using all the time. Well, get ready for the sequel, as...