Technology News
This Rare Unused Contax G2 Set is Going for a Ton of Money
The Phoblographer - 27 Feb 2019 16:00
Ever since the Contax brand name made it to the hands of wealthy celebrities (and therefore became a newsmaker in its own right), many of us saw Contax camera prices skyrocket. The T2 and T3 became the first obvious targ...
Huawei Now Just Trolling U.S. by Dredging Up Edward Snowden
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2019 19:02
"Prism, prism on the wall, who's the most trustworthy of them all?" said Huawei's rotating chairman Guo Ping on stage on Tuesday at Mobile World Congress 2019. But Guo wasn't talking about Snow White. He was poking fun a...
The World's Most Valuable AI Companies, and What They're Working On
Singularity Hub - 27 Feb 2019 17:00
It recognizes our faces. It knows the videos we might like. And it can even, perhaps, recommend the best course of action to take to maximize our personal health. Artificial intelligence and its subset of disciplines--su...
Reddit tests tipping users, starting with Mr. Hell in a Cell - CNET
CNET - 27 Feb 2019 22:07
A Reddit experiment moves beyond upvotes into actual money.
SpaceX Crew Dragon mission test launch details: NASA says GO!
Slash Gear - 27 Feb 2019 00:55
We’ve entered a new age in our human history aimed directly at the stars as a private company tests a crew ship ready to exit our atmosphere. NASA and SpaceX’s plans to test the Crew Dragon are going as planned, and ...
At least three new Dune games are on the way
Slash Gear - 27 Feb 2019 22:47
Dune fans have plenty of reason to be excited for the future. Not only is there a new film adaptation of the novel coming next year, but now we’ve learned that there are at least three video games on the way as well. D...
Owner of TikTok, an App You're Probably Too Old to Know About, Fined $5.7 Million for Illegally Collecting Kids' Data
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2019 22:44
Whether in its former life as lip-synching app Musical.ly or its current rebrand as TikTok, the short-form video platform has always courted a youthful demographic. And in the past, its stance on obtaining user consent w...
How to Use Continuity Camera on Mac to Scan Documents or Take a Photo with iPhone or iPad
OS X Daily - 27 Feb 2019 21:45
Continuity Camera is a great feature available in the latest versions of MacOS that allow a Mac to instantly use an iPhone or iPad for scanning documents or taking photos using that iOS devices camera. This allows you to...
3D printed tool cuts through titanium, wins innovation prize
EurekAlert! - 27 Feb 2019 07:00
(RMIT University) High quality cutting tools can now be 3D printed, potentially saving time and money for aerospace and Defence manufacturers.
Drones launched to help preserve Europe's Jewish cemeteries
ABC News - 27 Feb 2019 02:01
A private organization that wants to preserve thousands of old Jewish cemeteries in Europe is using aerial drones to map burial sites in countries where the Holocaust decimated Jewish populations that existed before Worl...
Former Kaspersky Lab Expert Sentenced in Russia for Treason
Dark Reading - 27 Feb 2019 00:00
Ruslan Stoyanov gets 14 years in Russian prison.
T-Mobile says it will have unlimited 5G plans and won't raise rates
USA Today - 27 Feb 2019 23:10
Good news, T-Mobile users: It looks like the company won't raise rates or get rid of unlimited plans when it launches its 5G network.
Studying how time is perceived in space
Phys.org - 27 Feb 2019 16:50
Einstein predicted that time slows down the faster you travel and the time-dilation hypothesis has since been proven by flying atomic clocks on aircraft.
Breakthrough 'Lab-on-a-Chip' Detects Cancer Faster, Cheaper, and Less Invasively
Medical Design Technology - 27 Feb 2019 15:00
News A new ultrasensitive diagnostic device invented by researchers could allow doctors to detect cancer quickly from a droplet of blood or plasma, leading to timelier interventions and better outcomes for patients... Co...
BBC and ITV plan Britbox launch in UK to rival Netflix - CNET
CNET - 27 Feb 2019 12:03
Could this mean classic Doctor Who at last?
USB 3.2's horrible new branding scheme may create confusion for PC buyers
PC World - 27 Feb 2019 02:48
The USB standard has just gotten even more confusing for end users. If you're one of the three people in the world who actually knew the difference between USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1/Gen 2, and so on, ...well, sorry...
TikTok puts Facebook on notice with 1 billion downloads
Mashable - 27 Feb 2019 02:20T-Mobile pledges unlimited 5G, aims at first half of 2019
Mashable - 27 Feb 2019 00:36ADTRAN's Millimeter Wave Mesh and PTMP Solutions Help Accelerate 5G Deployments
Medical Design Technology - 27 Feb 2019 23:45
News ADTRAN, a provider of open networking and subscriber experience solutions, has announced an extension of its fixed wireless access portfolio with the addition of new millimeter wave mesh and point-to-multipoint solu...
CERN Uses Limelight Networks to Live Stream Ground-Breaking Scientific Discoveries
Medical Design Technology - 27 Feb 2019 23:21
News Limelight Networks, Inc., a provider of edge cloud services, has announced that the CERN is using Limelight's Content Delivery Network (CDN) to live stream scientific discoveries to thousands of researchers, enginee...
Operators Optimistic About 5G Technologies but Fear Increasing Energy Consumption, Survey Says
Medical Design Technology - 27 Feb 2019 22:55
News Vertiv and technology analyst firm 451 Research recently released their survey findings unveiling many optimistic opportunities for 5G technologies and the challenges that may arise with it. Staff Author: Tierney Ki...
AT&T's Time Warner Takeover Has Already Reshaped Media World
Medical Design Technology - 27 Feb 2019 22:01
News A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld AT&T's $81 billion takeover of Time Warner, approving one of the biggest media deals on record in the face of opposition from the Trump administration. Contributed Author: T...