An exclusive look at Corning’s ultra-thin bendable glass that could help protect the next wave of foldable phones. This foldable Gorilla Glass could shape the phones of the future – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Russian search giant Yandex launches Yandex.Phone, its first smartphone, with 5.65-inch display, 4GB RAM, Android, and Snapdragon 630 for ~$270 — Yandex, the internet titan often referred to as the Google of Russia, has launched its first smartphone. — Yandex.Phone, as the device is called … Russian search giant Yandex launches
Read MoreMicrosoft continues to update its compelling software suite for iOS devices and the latest update to Outlook is designed to help you get things done faster. New Outlook for iOS released: Optimize your time on the go Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhen building projects with a simple goal in mind, it’s not unheard of for us to add more and more switches, buttons, and complexity as the project goes through its initial prototyping stages. Feature creep like this tends to result in a tangled mess rather than a usable project. With enough focus, though, it’s possible
Read MoreBecoming an influencer is hard, as our columnist found out when he tried creative photography, consultations and even bots to propel his food-obsessed corgi to fame. Tech Fix: I Tried to Make My Dog an Instagram Celebrity. I Failed. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAndrii Degeler / Tech.eu: Berlin-based workflow automation startup Camunda raises €25M Series A from Highland Europe to fund international expansion across US, Europe, and Asia — Berlin-based workflow automation startup Camunda has raised its first funding round of €25 million from Highland Europe. Berlin-based workflow automation startup Camunda raises €25M Series A from Highland Europe
Read MoreColin Lecher / The Verge: Internal Facebook docs show how Facebook worked out data sharing agreements with companies and how Zuckerberg personally approved shutting off access for Vine — The UK Parliament today released a 250-page cache of previously sealed Facebook documents, revealing internal deliberations … Internal Facebook docs show how Facebook worked out data
Read MoreEarlier this year, TRON acquired BitTorrent and launched Project Atlas – a new initiative to decentralize the internet’s content using blockchain technology. Next week, at Hard Fork Decentralized, TRON will host an event where they’ll discuss the future of peer-to-peer content distribution. You can now sign up to join them in London. With just a
Read MoreBen Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: Ming-Chi Kuo: Google and Amazon will launch AirPods competitors in H2 2019; Apple could add health sensors to AirPods and integrate them with the Apple Watch — There are already a number of AirPods alternatives on the market – but noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes we’re about to get more.
Read MoreNate Lanxon / Bloomberg: UK Parliament publishes redacted copies of sensitive, internal Facebook documents seized last month from a company suing Facebook — – Documents were released by U.K. parliamentary committee — Lawmaker Collins says publication was lawful in U.K. — Internal emails at Facebook Inc. … UK Parliament publishes redacted copies of sensitive, internal
Read MoreA trove of secret internal Facebook documents were released by a British parliamentary committee as part of an investigation into misinformation and user data. Facebook Gave Some Companies Special Access to Users’ Data, Documents Show Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBlack Friday is over, but stores such as Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart are still running sales. Here’s the best of what you can get right now. The best deals since Black Friday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePoliticians in the UK published “selected” documents seized from developer Six4Three just over a week ago. Sensitive internal Facebook documents published by UK Parliament – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMay your days be scary and bright. Both Satan and Santa visit in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina holiday trailer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMy iPhone’s voice assistant is a woman. Whenever I cycle somewhere new, a female voice tells me when to turn right, and when I’m home, yet another feminine voice updates me on today’s news. With so much female servitude in our smart devices, along with the rapid deployment of AI, it should come as no
Read MoreQualcomm’s 5G future starts with two prototype phones and a new Snapdragon chip. Qualcomm's plan for 5G Android phones in 2019: Here's what's coming – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYandex takes another page out of the Google playbook. Russian search giant unveils its first smartphone, the Yandex.Phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft refreshes Outlook for iOS with a new design and other subtle changes, available today, with a dark mode coming in a future update — A dark mode is coming in a future update — Microsoft is launching a new version of its Outlook mobile app for iOS today. Microsoft
Read MoreSingaporeans have lost $78,000 to cryptocurrency investment scams in the last three months, after authorities uncovered a wave of fraudulent marketing campaigns. Cryptocurrency con-artists have duped citizens with phony articles featuring well-known Singaporean personalities to garner credibility, local media reports. The advertisements falsely claim local celebrities earned huge returns on their Bitcoin investments made with
Read MoreA key British lawmaker alleged Wednesday that Facebook maintained “whitelisting agreements” that gave select companies preferential access to valuable data on users without their consent, echoing a key claim from an app developer’s lawsuit. Facebook allegedly offered advertisers special access to users' data and activities, according to documents released by British lawmakers Source: Washington Post
Read MoreThe actor and the writer-director Christopher McQuarrie want viewers to turn off this default setting on most TVs. Tom Cruise wants you to change how you watch movies at home Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWhether you’re using Dropbox, Google Drive, Box or another cloud storage option, you’re often slowed by searches, logins and other inconvenient steps. With CloudMounter, your cloud storage gets super simple immediately. And right now, a lifetime license for CloudMounter service has been slashed to only $19, a 57 percent savings, from TNW Deals. The app
Read MoreFacebook’s ranking as the best place to work in the US takes a dive after 2018’s scandals. Best place to work? Google, Facebook slip down rankings after year of controversy Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Alphabet’s Wing business boss James Burgess says it plans to start a trial drone delivery service in Helsinki, Finland, starting in spring 2019 — Wing, the drone delivery X project that “graduated” into full company status under the Alphabet umbrella this past July, is taking flight in Europe. Alphabet's Wing business
Read MoreSamsung has been caught for the second time trying to pass off photos from a DSLR camera as image samples from its phones. In the latest instance, its Malaysian division was spotted using a shot taken a year ago by photographer Dunja Djudjic to talk up the capabilities of its mid-range Galaxy A8 Star. The company
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