Technology News
Apple Promotes Subscription-Based Apps With Free Trials in the App Store
Mac Rumors - 12 Jan 2018 15:00
Apple has opened a new section of the iOS App Store that promotes subscription-based apps offering free trials (via 9to5Mac). Called "Try it for Free", the subcategory appears in the Apps tab and is currently home to jus...
Google's aggressive push at CES affirms that Assistant is its No. 1 focus
Digital Trends - 12 Jan 2018 02:09
You can't walk anywhere at CES 2018 without running into a digital or physical ad saying, 'Hey Google.' The search giant's aggressive push at the tech show means 2018, not 2017, will be the year of the Assistant. The pos...
This new streaming box does something you wish your Apple TV did
USA Today - 12 Jan 2018 19:16
Apple, Roku, Amazon, Google? Time to step your game up.
Facebook's news feed is about to get an overhaul, Zuckerberg says
CBSNews - 12 Jan 2018 05:15
Your Facebook feed will soon start looking pretty different according to Mark Zuckerberg
The coolest gaming gadgets we saw at CES 2018 - CNET
CNET - 12 Jan 2018 04:49
CES is no E3, but there was plenty of hardware and virtual reality to be discovered on the show floor. These are some of the best things we saw.
Goal Zero's next-gen Yeti Lithium power stations are packed with new features
Digital Trends - 12 Jan 2018 04:13
The new Goal Zero Yeti Lithium power stations feature a more powerful AC inverter for cleaner energy and better compatibility with more devices. At CES 2018, Digital Trends checked in to see the results. The post Goal Ze...
Uber says it used a tool to hide data when police raided its offices outside U.S.
USA Today - 12 Jan 2018 04:11Fisker EMotion electric car builds on many lessons learned - Roadshow
CNET - 12 Jan 2018 03:37
Henrik Fisker has a troubled past with his previous company, Fisker Automotive. Can his new electric car redeem his reputation?
The brain makes waves at CES tech show
USA Today - 12 Jan 2018 02:36
Move over self-driving cars, robots, and artificial intelligence. It’s time to show what we can do with brainwaves. Jane Lee reports. Video provided by Reuters
Intel CEO Pledges Commitment to Security Following Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities
Mac Rumors - 12 Jan 2018 01:46
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich today wrote an open letter to Intel customers following the "Meltdown" and "Spectre" hardware-based vulnerabilities that impact its processors. In the letter, Krzanich says that by January 15, up...
This Music Played On Pencil Strokes Is Art
Motherboard - 12 Jan 2018 17:50
Listen closely, and you can hear notes in every stroke.
Augmented reality 'sandbox' shows how gravity works
Phys.org - 12 Jan 2018 17:04
At the University of Iowa, you can see how gravity works by playing in the sand.
Big sheets of water ice lie just beneath the surface of Mars
Fox News - 12 Jan 2018 17:00
Sizable deposits of water ice lurk just beneath the surface in some regions of Mars, a new study reports.
Samsung's most exciting phone in years is 'almost finished' but nowhere near ready to launch
BGR - 12 Jan 2018 16:41
Just like every year, you can expect new Samsung flagship phones from the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines to drop in 2018. The Galaxy S9 and S9+ should launch at some point in March followed by the Galaxy Note 9 six month...
Apps Exposing Children to Porn Ads Booted From Google Play
Threatpost - 12 Jan 2018 16:36
Researchers identified 60 apps on Google Play infected with AdultSwine malware that in some cases displayed graphic adult-themed ads on apps intended for children.
New Intel AMT Security Issue Lets Hackers Gain Full Control of Laptops in 30 Seconds
The Hacker News - 12 Jan 2018 16:34
It's been a terrible new-year-starting for Intel. Researchers warn of a new attack which can be carried out in less than 30 seconds and potentially affects millions of laptops globally. As Intel was rushing to roll out p...
Majority of Companies Lack Sufficient IoT Policy Enforcement Tools
Dark Reading - 12 Jan 2018 16:30
Shortfall exists despite nearly all global technology enterprise companies having security policies to manage IoT devices.
After Logan Paul incident, Google Preferred YouTube videos will face further vetting
Ars Technica - 12 Jan 2018 16:28
Videos with the top ads will be examined by human moderators and AI software.
Apple's Mac sales in the holiday quarter solid, beats expanding overall PC market expansion
AppleInsider - 12 Jan 2018 16:22
Apple's Mac shipments grew 7.3 percent year-on-year during the December quarter, pushing marketshare from 7.7 percent to 8.2 percent -- outpacing the PC industry as a whole.
The Neil Patrick Harris channel is coming to smart TVs
Mashable - 12 Jan 2018 16:17AMD processors: Not as safe as you might have thought
ZDNet - 12 Jan 2018 16:05
With all the hub-bub about Meltdown and Spectre, AMD CPUs are widely regarded as being perfectly safe. Well AMD chips may be safer, but they're not invulnerable.
Monster black hole unleashes messy double 'burp'
Fox News - 12 Jan 2018 16:01
The giant black hole at the center of a distant galaxy has been spotted taking in gas and letting out two mighty "burps" of high-energy particles, lending support to the theory that such galactic cores go through cycles ...