Technology News
California Becomes 1st State to Sell HIV Prevention Drugs Without a Prescription
Live Science - 10 Oct 2019 12:50
Pharmacies can now sell PEP and PrEP as over-the-counter drugs.
Dyson Abandons Electric-Car Race
Wall Street Journal - 10 Oct 2019 20:57
Dyson, the British company best known for making high-end vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, is ending its effort to build an electric car.
Get The 'Film Look' With The Now Free Hipstamatic X Analog Camera App
The Phoblographer - 10 Oct 2019 18:33
Ever since cameras tuned into digital devices, photographers have wanted their images to have the 'film look.' There are literally dozens of apps in the iPhone App store that can give these looks. Photographers use filte...
Neo-Nazi Terrorism Is Evolving Online
Motherboard - 10 Oct 2019 19:38
The far-right is taking another tip from ISIS by using internet savvy and encrypted networks to spread propaganda, recruit new members, and ultimately orchestrate terrorism.
OnePlus 7T Pro review: A real beauty, inside and out
Digital Trends - 10 Oct 2019 18:00
The OnePlus 7T Pro is everything the OnePlus 7T is, with better looks, a beefier battery, and 3x optical zoom. Sadly, it's not coming to the U.S.
A Hacker Stole 250K User Account Details from a Dutch Sex Work Site
Motherboard - 10 Oct 2019 16:32
By exposing a vulnerability in forum software, a hacker accessed 250,000 user details--including information that could identify individuals.
A virtual town called Neuralville is teaching scientists how the brain navigates
Digital Trends - 10 Oct 2019 19:02
Psychologists at Emory University have built a virtual town called Neuralville. And it's teaching them some valuable information about how the brain processes navigation information.
Understanding OnePlus's phone lineup in 2019
Android Central - 10 Oct 2019 18:50
There are a lot of different phones, and they aren't all available everywhere. It wasn't that long ago that OnePlus had the simplest phone lineup of any company. It had a single phone that it updated and replaced with a ...
The midrange Moto Z3 Play is on sale for an entry-level price - CNET
CNET - 10 Oct 2019 17:09
Originally $500, it's now $170 and comes with a free Moto Mod. It's also unlocked and carrier-agnostic.
Holoride opens its in-car VR experience to the public
The Verge - 10 Oct 2019 16:30
Images: Holoride/Universal Pictures Holoride, the in-car virtual reality startup that spun out of Audi at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, is finally letting the general public try its technology with a new experie...
Rich kids being raised in tech captivity, says psychologist
ZDNet - 10 Oct 2019 15:01
Who are the kids most likely to experience risk-taking in the online world, rather than in the real one? And who are the kids increasingly seeking clinical help? The children of the wealthy, it seems.
Google Suggests Stadia Will Somehow Achieve 'Negative Latency,' Perhaps Via Predictive Button Input
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2019 06:20
Google sure has some bold plans for its Stadia game streaming service: "negative latency."
Samsung Display to invest $11 billion by 2025: Blue House
Reuters - 10 Oct 2019 04:27
Samsung Display plans to invest 13.1 trillion won ($11.0 billion) on facilities and research by 2025, South Korea's presidential office said on Thursday.
The Google Pixel Watch could finally get released next week, report says
Digital Trends - 10 Oct 2019 01:55
Fresh rumors indicate that the long-rumored Google Pixel Watch device could finally be released at Google's 2019 hardware event set for Tuesday October 15.
Global PC shipments saw record growth in third quarter, analysts say - CNET
CNET - 10 Oct 2019 23:07
It's the highest growth the sector has seen in seven years, according to Canalys.
Imperva Details Response to Customer Database Exposure
Dark Reading - 10 Oct 2019 22:30
The cloud security's CEO and CTO lay out the timeline of events and the steps customers should take to protect their accounts.
Blizzard, NBA find China's most powerful weapon is consumer potential
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2019 21:39
Blizzard is one of several companies to fall into the trap that is state-run media in the nation of China in the year 2019. Blizzard hosts gaming tournaments in China – it’s big business, and has the potential for bi...
Researcher fired lasers from planes and discovered ancient Maya farms
BGR - 10 Oct 2019 21:21
Archeologists have been able to learn a lot about the ancient Maya civilization thanks to ruins that have stood the test of time. Studying how ancient peoples in Central America farmed, however, has proven a lot more dif...
Holoride makes its in-car VR available to the public for the first time
TechCrunch - 10 Oct 2019 17:20
Audi spin-out Holoride is launching to the general public for the first time, though a collaboration with Ford and Universal Pictures . The young company is focused on a unique twist on virtual reality: In-car VR, to be ...
Porsche and Boeing are partnering to develop "premium" electric flying cars
TechCrunch - 10 Oct 2019 16:44
The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) industry is heating up, with a lot of companies finding dancing partners for what looks like it could be a boom industry - provided the significant technical and regulat...
Parsley Health nabs $26 million Series B to launch telemedicine products
TechCrunch - 10 Oct 2019 16:39
Parsley Health, the NY-based service that focuses on the source of a medical issue rather than the symptoms, has today announced the close of a $26 million Series B round of funding led by White Star Capital, with partic...
New espionage malware found targeting Russian-speaking users in Eastern Europe
ZDNet - 10 Oct 2019 15:33
New Attor malware seems to be the work of one of the world's most sophisticated espionage players.