Technology News
Apple iPhone X vs iPhone 8 Plus vs iPhone 8: What's the difference?
Pocket-lint - 23 Jan 2018 12:44
Apple announced three new iPhones late last year in the form of the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X, which has also been called the iPhone 10.The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are similar to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus...
How to Get Your Kid Out the Door Faster Every Morning
Life Hacker - 23 Jan 2018 16:30
Getting kids out the door in the morning can go one of two ways: They wake up early and then dawdle, forcing a last-minute scramble, or they wake up late, forcing a last-minute scramble. I know very few people who get to...
Your Baby's Head Is Probably Not Gigantic
Life Hacker - 23 Jan 2018 20:00
In those early days of new parenthood, a trip to the doctor's office for a baby check-up can feel like a grand occasion. Aside from giving you a reason to put on pants and interact with real-life adults, it's an opportun...
Improve Your Handwriting by Slowing Down
Life Hacker - 23 Jan 2018 23:00
Every now and then, you have to write something longhand, for someone else to read: A note, a notice, a birthday card. And, if you're like the many people we've gotten notes or notices or birthday cards from, it sometime...
iPhone users can now ask Siri to read daily news podcasts
The Verge - 23 Jan 2018 20:56
Apple's latest iOS beta release, under version number 11.2.5, arrived today with support for the company's new HomePod speaker. More importantly, for those who don't intend to buy Apple's $350 Sonos competitor, this newe...
How Smallsats Could Make a Big Difference for NASA and NOAA
Wired - 23 Jan 2018 15:00
Small satellites used to be a way for scrappy startups and scientists to get orbital data on the cheap. But now they're powerful enough that the feds are taking an interest.
Huawei P9, P9 Plus and P9 Lite update tracker (Update: Camera and Gallery improvements)
Android Authority - 23 Jan 2018 12:42
This is the Huawei P9, P9 Lite and P9 Plus update tracker, covering all major news for the US and international devices.
DuckDuckGo Launches Redesigned Privacy Browser Extension and Mobile App With Anti-Tracking Features
Mac Rumors - 23 Jan 2018 14:00
Privacy oriented search engine DuckDuckGo today launched revamped versions of its browser extension and standalone mobile app, promising users seamless built-in tracker network blocking and smarter encryption. The headli...
Easing stance, South Korea to adopt real-name crypto trading
Phys.org - 23 Jan 2018 09:22
Softening its tough stance on crypto trading for now, South Korea said Tuesday it would adopt a system requiring that transactions that until now were anonymous be traceable. It also will more closely monitor trading for...
A new theory on reducing cardiovascular disease risk in binge drinkers
EurekAlert! - 23 Jan 2018 07:00
(University of Illinois at Chicago) A new study shows that binge drinkers have increased levels of a biomarker molecule -- microRNA-21 -- that may contribute to poor vascular function.
You spend nearly a whole day each week on the internet - CNET
CNET - 23 Jan 2018 04:57
Report highlights dramatic shifts in online behavior since the internet went mainstream in 2000.
Here's What The Microsoft Xbox Watch Looked Like Before It Was Cancelled
Tech Times - 23 Jan 2018 03:03
Images of a powered on Xbox Watch prototype have surfaced, offering a glimpse into Microsoft's early work on wearable devices. The project was shelved to make way for the Microsoft Band line of fitness trackers, which wa...
Los Angeles Zoo puts baby okapi on display
ABC News - 23 Jan 2018 23:21
The Los Angeles Zoo has put on display a baby okapi, a reclusive species that in the wild is found deep in the now-vanishing dense rainforests of central Africa
DJI Mavic Air Sample Images
Photography Blog - 23 Jan 2018 17:30
Here are some official sample images taken with the new DJI Mavic Air drone, including an auto-stitched panorama.
Here's What You Need to Know Before You Buy a DNA Testing Kit
Gizmodo - 23 Jan 2018 16:55
It's amazing how much information there is hiding in one tiny globule of spit.
Opera mobile cryptocurrency mining protection now available
Slash Gear - 23 Jan 2018 16:31
The surge of fame, or infamy, that cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, is now enjoying has made some a tad too desperate to cash in on the hype. Desperate but enough to risk investing in such a fickle business. And so ...
HomePod will be available to order from Friday, in stores on February 9
9 to 5 Mac - 23 Jan 2018 15:33
Apple has announced that the $349 HomePod will launch on February 9, customers can preorder Apple’s home wireless speaker from Friday. The HomePod goes on sale in US, UK and Australia. Apple announced that it will roll...
U.S. solar power industry braces for tariffs
USA Today - 23 Jan 2018 14:25
The US solar power industry says tariffs on solar panels from China under consideration by the Trump administration could lead to the loss of 88,000 of the industry’s 260,000 jobs. (Jan. 23)
Dead Sea Scrolls discovery: Obscure fragments deciphered
Fox News - 23 Jan 2018 14:00
One of the last two parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls has finally been translated, thanks to researchers at the University of Haifa.
Mangurian Foundation donates $20 million to Mayo Clinic to name new medical building
EurekAlert! - 23 Jan 2018 07:00
(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic's Florida campus has received a $20 million gift from The Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to support expansion projects and a new medical building for cancer and neur...
A changing of the guard in NASA's hunt for exoplanets
Space News - 23 Jan 2018 05:35
As Kepler approaches the end of its life, NASA's next mission to search for exoplanets is gearing up for launch. Technicians are completing final tests on the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a NASA mission ...
Facebook invented a new time unit called the 'flick' and it's truly amazing
TechCrunch - 23 Jan 2018 04:13
I was all set to dislike the “flick,” a time unit just recently invented by Facebook (technically the Oculus team), because I thought it was going to be something worthless like “the average time someone looks at a...