Technology News
New manifestation of magnetic monopoles discovered
Phys.org - 8 Dec 2017 12:18
The startling similarity between the physical laws describing electric phenomena and those describing magnetic phenomena has been known since the 19th century. However, one piece that would make the two perfectly symmetr...
2017 Buying Guide: Best consumer drones
DP Review - 8 Dec 2017 14:00
Last year, the DJI Mavic Pro and the Phantom 4 Professional took top honors in our end of year buying guide.
Atafu Atoll Seen From Orbit
SpaceRef - 8 Dec 2017 05:03
Atafu Atoll in the Southern Pacific Ocean is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 18 crewmember on the International Space Station....
Customizing a Working Lego Mechanical Keyboard Is Incredibly Easy
Gizmodo - 8 Dec 2017 17:15
There are some typing enthusiasts out there who are very, very picky about their keyboards. They'll go to great lengths to customize every last feature and function so it feels perfect under their fingers. Or, in the cas...
Researchers find another smart toy that's easy to hack
Engadget - 8 Dec 2017 16:01
A team of security researchers that has warned of the dangers of smart toys has found another that can be used to spy on your children. Pen Test Partners examined the Teksta Toucan, finding that it's easy to hack the dev...
Net neutrality protestors hit Verizon stores — including these two dudes in snowy Fairbanks, Alaska
Mashable - 8 Dec 2017 05:28Hilton to roll out 'Connected Rooms' controlled by mobile devices in 2018
AppleInsider - 8 Dec 2017 04:07
Hilton on Thursday announced plans for what it calls the "Connected Room," an initiative that will allow hotel guests to manage and control a range of internet-connected devices from their smartphone.
Net neutrality protesters take to the streets - CNET
CNET - 8 Dec 2017 03:45
Protesters want Congress to step in and stop the FCC's vote next week to end net neutrality regulation.
Space modernization up in the air as budget fight continues
Space News - 8 Dec 2017 02:18
The protracted budget stalemate is bad news for the Air Force's 2018 space investment budget. SpaceNews.com
Microsoft's SwiftKey keyboard for Android is a sorry mess
Android Central - 8 Dec 2017 17:00
SwiftKey on Android is not a good Android keyboard. In fact, it might be the worst one out there. I was a Windows Phone user for years before I finally made the switch to an Android smartphone. I had used everything from...
Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III added to studio test scene comparison
DP Review - 8 Dec 2017 17:00
Testing of the Canon G1 X Mark III is well underway, inside of the studio and out. We've just added it to our test scene comparison tool, where you can take a look at its performance side-by-side against peers like the S...
Making interaction with AI systems more natural with textual grounding
Phys.org - 8 Dec 2017 16:59
In an upcoming oral presentation at the 2017 Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) Conference, our teams from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and IBM Research AI have proposed a new supervised learn...
Google puts Android accessibility crackdown on hold
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2017 16:46
Android is often lauded for having an open platform that gives developers a lot of leeway to perform things many of the platform's rivals withhold. Unfortunately, there will always be those who will try and abuse that fr...
Archaeologists discover ancient tools made from space material
Fox News - 8 Dec 2017 15:54
Archaeologists have unearthed new ancient iron artifacts that utilize iron from meteorites, at a time when early humans were not thought to be able to smelt iron ore.
Unique pattern of brain inflammation may explain neurocognitive impairment in HIV patients on antiretroviral drugs
Science Daily - 8 Dec 2017 15:53
Almost half of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)-treated HIV patients experience some degree of neurocognitive impairment (neuroHIV). To search for underlying pathology, scientists analyzed the brains of monkeys ...
New design will reportedly give next year's iPhone X successors even better battery life
BGR - 8 Dec 2017 15:51
Battery life has long been a point of contention amongst iPhone owners. Whereas Apple designers have seemingly been obsessed with making successive iPhone models as thin as possible, countless surveys have revealed that ...
NVIDIA's 'most powerful GPU' ever is built for AI
Engadget - 8 Dec 2017 15:41
NVIDIA's newest Titan GPU is now available for purchase, and the company says it's the "world's most powerful GPU for the PC" yet. The GPU-maker has launched the Volta-powered Titan V at the annual Neural Information Pro...
Coinbase hits top spot on Apple's US App Store despite struggling to handle bitcoin demand
TechCrunch - 8 Dec 2017 05:10
Ignoring recent price rises for a second, if you can — there’s no greater sign of bitcoin fever than an app that lets you buy the cryptocurrency becoming the most downloaded app in the App Store. That’s exactly wha...
iOS 11.2 HomeKit bug allowed unauthorized access to smart locks
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2017 05:03
iOS 11.2 has been out in the wild now for a month so you'd expect most of the critical bugs and issues to have surfaced by now. Well, most of them have but that does still leave room for some undiscovered problem. Unfort...
PS4 Pro and PlayStation VR Black Friday price cuts return next week
BGR - 8 Dec 2017 05:02
With so many deals and sales events to keep track of on Black Friday, there's a chance that you missed out on a deal you would love to have back. If two of the discounts you missed happened to be on the PS4 Pro and PlayS...
Feedly updated w/ iPhone X optimization and new dark mode
9 to 5 Mac - 8 Dec 2017 04:57
Popular news reading service Feedly today announced a major update for its iOS app. The update focuses on bringing interface enhancements to iPhone X users, including a new dark mode that looks pretty stunning on the iPh...
Apple to transition Brazilian iTunes sales to local currency in early 2018
AppleInsider - 8 Dec 2017 04:47
In email notifications sent out to Brazilian customers on Thursday, Apple said it plans to transition iTunes pricing from U.S. dollars to the Brazilian real in 2018, offering potential savings on music, apps and more.