From the Pixel 3 XL’s first leak, all the way through to using the device, I’ve been thinking about its big ugly notch. I hoped it wouldn’t be as bad as pictures. But I can confirm it’s both huge and distracting. After the launch, a lot of people tweeted they might buy the smaller Pixel 3 –
Read MoreSnap announced a series of 12 scripted shows on Snapchat Wednesday in an effort to spark a renewed interest in the app as it hemorrhages users and money. Snapchat’s latest scramble: Original scripted shows Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe idea of delivering two full Windows 10 upgrades every year sounds great on paper. In practice, the Windows 10 upgrade cycle has been unnecessarily disruptive, especially to home users who don’t have the technical skills to deal with those updates. Opinion: Two Windows 10 feature updates a year is too many Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAs if it hadn’t already given cryptocurrency enthusiasts enough reasons to hate it, Google has now taken a dig at the usefulness of cryptocurrencies. In a recent advertisement for its call screening service, the search engine giant mocked cryptocurrency’s high electricity consumption – and then went on to say that “it is not real money.”
Read MoreBy joining the Open Invention Network, Microsoft is offering its entire patent portfolio — with the legacy exception of its Windows and desktop application code — to all of the open-source patent consortium’s members. Microsoft open-sources its patent portfolio Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft adds new feature that may extend life of Surface devices’ batteries when they’re constantly plugged in. Microsoft's new Battery Limit: Surface 50% charge cap aims to give longer battery life Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft makes changes to its Feedback Hub after failing to notice early reports flagging up data losses caused by the Windows 10 October 2108 Update. Windows 10 1809 bungle: We won't miss early problem reports again, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreFor many people, Printrbot was their first 3D printer. What started out as [Brook Drumm’s] Kickstarter idea to make 50 printers turned into over a thousand orders backlogged. To quote [Brook], they went from zero sales to about two million in the first year and then twelve million a few years later. As is often
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Facebook quietly begins testing Messenger Lite for iOS, which is only 10MB, starting in Turkey — A few days ago, Facebook quietly introduced a “Lite” version of its Facebook app for iOS devices, but only in a single market, Turkey. The app had been previously available only on Android. Facebook quietly
Read MoreApparently, Brett Kavanaugh was too dumb to buy a domain with his name in it. Twitter is praising BrettKavanaugh.com as a brilliantly subtle act of resistance as the URL leads to a website with a list of sexual assault resources for survivors. whoever realized that Brett kavanaugh didn’t buy his own name as a url is
Read MoreThere’s a bunch of companies selling wireless Super Nintendo style controllers out there. You can go on Amazon and get any number of modern pads that at least kinda-sorta look like what came with Nintendo’s legendary 1990’s game console. They’ve got all kinds of bells and whistles, Bluetooth, USB-C, analog sticks, etc. But none of them
Read MorePeople have had one consistent comment about the Pixel 3 XL since the first leaks hit the web: That notch is huge. Ever since the Essential Phone and iPhone X started the trend, we’ve seen numerous notchtastic phones hit the market, though none quite as exaggerated as Pixel 3 XL. Thankfully, almost every Android phone
Read MoreNow Walmart will know exactly how thrilled you are by its prices. Walmart's terrifying shopping cart design measures your speed and heart rate – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew research shows the people of Herculaneum near Mount Vesuvius died when their blood boiled and their heads exploded. Scientists say Mount Vesuvius made people's heads explode – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRobots that can jump have been seen before, but a robot that jumps all the time is a little different. Salto-1P is a one-legged jumping robot at UC Berkeley, and back in 2017 it demonstrated the ability to hop continuously with enough control to keep itself balanced. Since then it has been taught some new tricks;
Read MoreArjun Kharpal / CNBC: Huawei unveils two AI chips, the Ascend 910 and Ascend 310, for data centers and internet-connected consumer devices, as it takes aim at Qualcomm and Nvidia — – The two chips are aimed at uses in data centers and internet-connected consumer devices, Rotating Chairman Eric Xu says at the Huawei Connect
Read MoreThe announcement comes days after a journalist was reportedly killed in a Saudi consulate in Turkey. Saudi smart city project names tech board members amid Khashoggi controversy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSir Richard Branson has been promising an imminent launch for 10 years, but this time he’s super serious. Virgin Galactic will be in space 'within weeks,' says CEO Richard Branson – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: Source: Meicai, an online marketplace in China for vegetables and more, has raised about $800M, led by Hillhouse Capital and Tiger Global, at a $7B valuation — – Tiger Global, Hillhouse are said to back veggie-app Meicai — Veggie-selling app Meicai is said to raise new capital Source: Meicai, an
Read MoreI went through some déjà vu at today’s Pixel event. Like last year, a myriad of leaks revealed almost everything about the Pixel’s hardware, lowering my expectations of what Google could pull off. But also like last year, the device looked better in person, and a few clever software features meant I left the event
Read MoreA new version of the Razer Phone is imminent. Razer Phone 2 event: Livestream, start time, what to expect – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAI is currently popular, so [Chirs Lam] figured he’d stimulate some interest in amateur radio by using it to pull call signs from radio signals processed using SDR. As you’ll see, the AI did just okay so [Chris] augmented it with an algorithm invented for gene sequencing. His experiment was simple enough. He picked up
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Google: Twitter says it will remove the ability to create Moments from its iOS and Android apps on October 23, making it a desktop exclusive — Twitter has announced today that it is removing the ability to create Twitter Moments from its iOS and Android applications. Twitter says it will remove the
Read MoreMuch of the hype surrounding today’s tech scene is centered around virtual reality and its promises to whisk us away to whimsical other dimensions. Outside of fantasy, however, virtual reality hasn’t necessarily lived up to its promises, leading many innovators and tech-savvy entrepreneurs to look at other technologies, like augmented reality, which carries with it
Read MoreKurt Wagner / Recode: IAC files to dismiss Sean Rad’s $2B suit that claims it deflated Tinder’s valuation, says Rad earned $400M from stock sales, was involved in valuation process — Rad sued Tinder parent company IAC. Now IAC wants the lawsuit dismissed. — As far as corporate fights go … IAC files to dismiss
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