PSB Speakers’ popular Alpha Series remained unchanged for 19 years, so with fingers crossed we checked out the all new Alpha P5 bookshelf speaker. PSB’s iconic affordable Alpha Series speakers come in for a makeover – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Lime suspends its scooter service in Switzerland after reports of some of its e-scooters halting mid-ride, throwing off and injuring passengers — Just as on-demand electric scooters are trying to pick up speed in Europe, one of the scooter market’s most ambitious startups has halted operations … Lime suspends its scooter
Read MoreAmongst the more difficult machining tasks in the world are those involved in the production of internal combustion engines. Thanks to the Internet, it’s now possible to watch detailed videos of master craftsmen assembling tiny desktop V8 and V12 engines in home workshops with barely a CNC in sight. However, up until now, most of
Read MoreUber has plans to eliminate car ownership, take over the public transportation systems, and even fly you across cities. Say bye to being stuck in traffic? Uber says this dream can become reality in just few years’ time, as it rolls out plans to become “Amazon of transportation.” While last few years have been tough
Read MoreWordPress is at the web’s foundation, powering 30 percent of websites in existence. So you’d assume correctly that creating a site with WordPress is about as turnkey a process as you can find. Right now, TNW Deals can save you hundreds of dollars on creating and hosting a website of your own for life with
Read MoreAditya Kalra / Reuters: Sources: social media platforms are preparing to fight sweeping new rules to remove “unlawful” content within 24 hrs, proposed by the Indian govt late last year — NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Global social media and technology giants are gearing up to fight sweeping new rules proposed … Sources: social media platforms
Read MoreFans of science fiction and related genres have always been disappointed by real life. The future holds so much promise on paper, yet millions were disappointed upon reaching 2015 to find that hoverboard technology still eluded us. It’s not all bad, though – [abetusk] has developed a cyberpunk jacket so you can live out your
Read MoreThe Cambridge Audio Alva TT is bound to upset audiophiles and traditionalists who don’t believe Bluetooth belongs in a turntable. Cambridge Audio reveals a high-end Bluetooth turntable, the Alva TT – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHer divorce from the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has made this novelist, and her private life, a public fascination. Who Is MacKenzie Bezos? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe iPhone app Notes has become the medium of choice for celebrity mea culpas. How We Apologize Now Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePersonalization has come a long way since Amazon started leveraging personalized book recommendations in 1999. Half of companies worldwide have identified it as a priority investment, and globally 92 percent of marketers believe there’s value in 1-to-1 marketing technology. If you’re part of this majority but haven’t figured out how to advance your personalization efforts,
Read MoreFrom electrified concepts to the long-awaited return of the Toyota Supra, here’s what to expect at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. 2019 Detroit Auto Show preview: Explorer, GT500, Supra and more – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreData breaches, widespread malware attacks, and microtargeted personalized advertising were lowlights of digital life in 2018. As technologies change, so does the advice security experts give for how to best stay safe. As 2019 begins, I’ve pulled together a short list of suggestions for keeping your digital life secure and free of manipulative disinformation. 1.
Read MoreIf you walk into a dog owner’s home that dog is probably going to make a beeline to see if you are a threat. If you walk into a cat owner’s home, you may see the cat wandering around, if it even chooses to grace you with its presence. For some people, a dog’s direct
Read MoreSinclair Target / Motherboard: A look back at the evolution of RSS and why it lost out to centralized information silos on the web controlled by corporations, despite being an open format — Before the internet was consolidated into centralized information silos, RSS imagined a better way to let users control their online personas. A
Read MoreAs no doubt is the case with many readers, there is a Raspberry Pi running in the yard near where this is being written that tracks airplanes, listening into the ADS-B radio broadcasts that they send and uploading the data to a sharing service. This device lacks the blinky LEDs that hacking custom states it
Read MoreCompany says it needs to be “leaner” to accomplish ambitious goals. SpaceX to lay off 10 percent of its workforce – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: Chinese tech companies at CES say the US-China trade war has adversely impacted their business but, despite the lower margins, the US market remains important — – Times are tough in 2019 thanks to the US-China trade war and an escalating war of words between Washington and Beijing over tech leadership
Read MoreDaria Solovieva / Fast Company: Microsoft has avoided the scrutiny over privacy issues that has ensnared rivals by working with regulators and advocating its own solutions — Quietly but confidently, Microsoft is back. — For the first time in almost a decade, it’s the most valuable company in the world while its archrival Apple stumbles.
Read MoreThe simplest answer to a problem is not necessarily always the best answer. If you ask the question, “How do I get a voice assistance to work on a crowded subway car?”, the simplest answer is to shout into a microphone but we don’t want to ask Siri to put toilet paper on the shopping
Read MoreThere’s nothing wrong with the ‘no license, no chips’ accusation at the heart of the government’s case against the mobile chipmaker, Steve Mollenkopf argues. Qualcomm CEO defends chip-licensing business in FTC trial – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s day 21 of the US government shutdown, and the tech industry is starting to feel the heat. Government shutdown delays launch of new tech products – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Information: Sources: Viacom in talks to acquire Tubi TV, an ad-supported streaming service partly owned by MGM and Lionsgate; one source estimated a cost of around $300M — Nearly every major media company in recent years has launched video streaming services that cost viewers a few dollars a month and don’t carry ads …
Read MoreCommentary: I watched Netflix show Tidying Up With Marie Kondo, but reject her advice to pare down my vast book collection. Trendy quest to declutter, be damned. Marie Kondo, back off! Why this book hoarder refuses to tidy up – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s also faster, going up to 20 mph. Ojo joins electric scooter craze with a new sit-down vehicle – CNET Source: CNet
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