Andrew Galbraith / Reuters: China approves the release of 80 video games, none of which are from Tencent, a week after lifting a nine-month freeze on approvals — SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China on Saturday approved the release of 80 online video games after a freeze on such approvals for most of the year. China approves
Read MoreThe Etymotic ER3 is a bona-fide audiophile headphone, with a very attainable price. Etymotic ER3, the Audiophiliac affordable headphone of the year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAudeze again advanced the state of the art again with the LCD-MX4 headphone. Audeze LCD-MX4, the Audiophiliac high-end headphone of the year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA camera on a mid-range phone from 2018 can outperform a lot of top-end phone cameras from 2016, and even 2017. That’s thanks to major improvements in image processing, as well as the inclusion of better – and now, cheaper – dual-camera systems. But as the race to develop better imaging quality continues, we’re also
Read MorePart of the fun of watching action movies is imagining yourself as the main character, always going on exciting adventures and, of course, being accompanied by the perfect soundtrack to score the excitement and drama of your life. While having an orchestra follow you around might not always be practical, [P1kachu] at least figured out
Read MoreCommentary: There’s a lot of cool TV tech on the horizon, but it’s not here yet. CES 2019 won't be a big leap forward for TVs. Here's why – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA subscription to Page Builder Pro is one way to get you to a professional-grade website without the punishing learning curve. Right now, you can pick up a lifetime of access to this programming engine for one of the lowest prices of the year, just $39 (over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals. For ,
Read MoreThe disruption affected 911 emergency services nationwide. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called the problem “particularly troubling” in its “breadth and duration.” CenturyLink outage that hit 911 service spurs FCC investigation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou only get one chance to make a first impression, so you better get it right — isn’t that what they say? Here are four things I (honestly) don’t want to see in your portfolio: Skill charts I am not hiring a robot. Tools change every few months. We might have different view of what the word “skill”
Read MoreWashington Post: How online hate and its long-term effects lingered for seven people in 2018, including a Parkland shooting survivor, a CNN journalist, and a track cyclist — It cost a school-shooting victim the safety of home. — It cost an athlete the joy of a victory. — It cost the family of a gay
Read MoreThis stunning piece of art is [Emily Velasco’s] take on the Atari Punk Console. It’s a freeform circuit that synthesizes sound using 555 timers. The circuit has been around for a long time, but her fabrication is completely new and simply incredible! This isn’t [Emily’s] first rodeo. She previously built the mini CRT sculpture project seen to
Read MoreConsider the muumuu. noted: Where Have All the Vowels Gone? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreGetting into blockchain and cryptocurrency can be pretty threatening to newbies – especially because the space is so flush with buzzwords and fancy marketing lingo. Usually, we would recommend going straight to the source and catching up on the original Bitcoin white paper, as laid out by its mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. Or alternatively, reading up
Read MoreThe harp is an ancient instrument, but in its current form, it seems so unwieldy that it’s a wonder that anyone ever learns to play it. It’s one thing to tote a rented trumpet or clarinet home from school to practice, but a concert harp is a real pain to transport safely. The image below
Read More2018 saw a new scam epidemic that gradually took over Twitter – and eventually the entire cryptocurrency and blockchain space: the Bitcoin giveaway scheme. It all started in January, at the height of the cryptocurrency mania. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin took to Twitter to warn users that cunning individuals had been impersonating him and spamming
Read MoreThe year, sadly, has come and gone without the emergence of a superintelligent AI overlord. And, assuming Santa doesn’t have a new deep learning paradigm in his sack of toys, we’ll have to try again next year. Still, there was a lot of cool stuff that happened in the AI world in 2018. We finally
Read MoreShan Li / Wall Street Journal: JD.com to restructure JD Mall, the company’s main revenue source, into three units after announcing $1B share buyback amid plunging stock price and CEO worries — JD Mall, the company’s main revenue generator, will be restructured into three business departments JD.com to restructure JD Mall, the company's main revenue
Read MoreFirefighting is a difficult and dangerous job, which puts humans on the front line to save life and property on a regular basis. It’s a prime candidate for some robot helpers, and [Ivan] has stepped in with a fun build that, while it won’t be serving in your municipal department any time soon, gets us
Read MoreAndrew Jeong / Wall Street Journal: South Korea says hackers stole data, including names and addresses, of 997 North Korean defectors; cybersecurity experts say likely culprit is North Korea — A likely culprit is North Korea, which attempts an estimated 1.5 million cyberattacks daily, or 17 every second South Korea says hackers stole data, including
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: CenturyLink says all consumer services impacted by a ~32-hour outage that started on Thursday, including its 911 emergency services, have been restored — 911 emergency services in several states across the U.S. went down after a massive outage at a CenturyLink data center. CenturyLink says all consumer services impacted by a
Read MoreWhen is paper maché not paper maché? When it is cloth, of course. [Dan Reeder] has been putting his own spin on paper maché art since the 70s and demonstrates the technique of using cloth for tricky spots in his outstanding sculpture of an Ice Dragon. Thin strips of cloth are used just as paper
Read MoreOne of the most fundamental things you need to remember about buying audio gear is that different headphones produce different sounds. Some headphones – like studio monitor headphones – produce audio that’s unadulterated and neutral. Others, particularly those aimed at fitness fanatics, tend to emphasize thumping bass notes. But what if you could have just
Read MoreWe all knew this one was coming. But the question is, what’ll be under the hood? Subaru confirms STI S209 for Detroit Auto Show, to no one's surprise – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDell Cameron / Gizmodo: A bug Twitter downplayed in 2012 resurfaces as researchers hijack celebrity accounts to send tweets by using a UK mobile phone number tied to an account — Twitter is claiming to have resolved a bug that allowed a group of London-based security researchers to post unauthorized tweets … A bug Twitter
Read MoreMany people have become interested in learning to code in recent years. They either find their way into programming through online courses, or through offline meet ups, or are just simply trying to give it a shot. Websites like code.org, codecademy, and freeCodeCamp are becoming more and more popular. There are a huge number of coding courses out on
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