The ‘reserved storage’ coming with the next Windows 10 version is another reason to avoid PCs with little storage. Microsoft: Windows 10 to grab 7GB of your storage so big updates don't fail Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWith a car platform and much better fuel economy, the fifth-gen Ford Explorer returns to success. Ford Explorer's fifth generation is just what the doctor ordered – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: When I first laid eyes on the Oculus Rift in 2013, it felt like the future. Five years on, VR is a promise unfulfilled. What’s taking so long? Virtual reality feels like a dream gathering dust – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt taps the people closest to you to stop you from checking your phone while driving. LifeGift app uses familial shame to stop you from texting and driving – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith each successive generation, the Explorer became more car-like, but this iteration proved it needed to be car-based in order to provide fuel economy to make it succeed. Fourth-gen Ford Explorer improves but doesn't meet customer needs – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWe look back at the body styles throughout the Explorer’s 29 model years, ahead of the new one’s reveal at the Detroit Auto Show. 6 generations of Ford Explorers: A history of the groundbreaking SUV – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePicture the scene. You’re in the office. Keys click, paper rustles, and there’s a murmur of idle chatter. Then, your nose wrinkles. “What’s that smell?” you think, grimacing. “If only there was some easy way of manipulating the environment around me to produce a more preferable fragrance.” Aaaand you’re back in the room. If you’re
Read MoreThe 20-year-old suspect said he had acted alone in publishing private information of hundreds of lawmakers and others, the authorities said. German Man Confesses to Hacking of Public Figures’ Data, Officials Say Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt isn’t always easy to support a large number of internet users over a single wireless connection? If that sounds like your company’s conference room, you might want to check out French firm Oledcomm’s new LiFiMax solution, based on light-based Li-Fi tech. According to the company, LiFiMax transmitters can be installed on the ceiling like
Read MoreInterfacing with the outside world is a fairly common microcontroller task. Outside of certain use cases microcontrollers are arguably primarily useful because of how easily they can interface with other devices. If we just wanted to read and write some data we wouldn’t have gotten that Arduino! But some tasks are more common than others; for
Read MoreBen Thompson / Stratechery: Apple made errors relating to China and “S” cycles, XR, and growth strategies, but reasons for optimism remain as headwinds, like cheap battery swaps, will fade — As rare as last week’s Apple revenue warning from CEO Tim Cook may have been — the company last issued a revenue warning …
Read MoreAustralian authorities have frozen the assets of BitConnect promoter John Bigatton, as international investigations into the world’s biggest cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme continue. As per request by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the federal court also issued Bigatton with a travel ban, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Bigatton is named as a director and shareholder
Read MoreEthereum Classic, one of the most popular forks of the second most valuable cryptocurrencies by marketcap has suffered a 51-percent attack. After Chinese blockchain security firm SlowMist raised the alarm, an analyst at CoinNess dug a little deeper. The analyst found that a private mining pool had managed to increase its hash power to 3,263
Read More“Now that we realize our brains can be hacked, we need an antivirus for the brain.” Those were the words of Yuval Noah Harari, famous historian and outspoken critic of Silicon Valley. The sentence, which was part of a recent interview by Wired’s Nick Thompson with Harari and former Google design ethicist Tristan Harris, was a reference
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Autonomous checkout startup Standard Cognition buys mapping technology company Explorer.ai for an undisclosed sum — Standard Cognition helps retail stores stand up to Jeff Bezos’ juggernaut. The $50 million-funded autonomous checkout startup is racing to equip bigger shops … Autonomous checkout startup Standard Cognition buys mapping technology company Explorer.ai for an
Read MoreWe don’t think we’d want to trust our fire safety to a robot carrying a few ounces of water, but as a demonstration or science project, [Tinker Guru’s] firefighting robot was an entertaining answer to the question: “What do I do with that flame sensor that came in the big box of Arduino sensors I
Read MoreWhen Amelia Earhart took off in 1937 to fly around the world, people had been flying airplanes for only about 35 years. When she tried to fly across the Pacific, she – and the world – knew it was risky. She didn’t make it, and was declared dead in January 1939. In the 80 years
Read MoreReliance Jio, the third largest mobile carrier in India, is blocking access to several proxy and VPN sites that allow users to anonymously browse the web and sidestep internet service providers’ content restrictions online. Quartz reported the incident today, following reports from several Redditors in a thread from last week. That’s worrying, because it indicates
Read MoreCoolpad’s new smartwatch is a kid tracker for parents and a fun watch for kids that lets them call or text pre-approved contacts on the go. CES 2019: The Dyno smartwatch keeps parents connected to their kids for 9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAI and 5G are currently the biggest buzzwords in the smartphone world, and now they’re making their way into the laptop space. Chipmaker Intel announced a program named “Project Athena” to encourage hardware makers to build laptops with AI and 5G capabilities, starting later this year. The company describes the project as being “designed to
Read MoreLooking for tech that claims to help you sleep better? You’ll find it every year at CES. In search of a smarter night's rest at CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNreal Light mixed reality glasses are small. Real small. We found the poor man's Magic Leap headset at CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Bowflex Max Intelligence platform is like having a personal fitness coach at home with you. CES 2019: Bowflex's smart coaching app brings a digital trainer to your house – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt CES, Fort Worth, Texas-based firm Bell revealed a full-scale model of its Nexus hybrid-electric air taxi that can take off and land vertically, and seat five people. The flying car/helicopter uses six tilting ducted fans to move through the air and make vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) maneuvers, and its hybrid propulsion system is
Read MoreEven on the go, there is no substitute for a physical keyboard with buttons that move and click. Sure, you could solder a bunch of tactile switches to some perfboard, but how about going all out and making something robust as [Anthony DiGirolamo] did for his Teensy Thumboard. Everything is insertion-mount so it is an
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