Here at TNW we’re always looking for a killer app that does something better, entertains us, or introduces innovation. Our favorite Android apps in 2018 are a mixture of brand new apps, returning champions, and things we’re finding for the first time. These aren’t the usual suspects, like “Netflix” and “Spotify” that you’ll find on
Read MoreEthereum is an open-source blockchain platform which lets anyone create and deploy decentralized applications (DApps). The project was first proposed in a white paper in 2013 by a 19 years old Vitalik Buterin. Buterin’s purpose was clear. Instead of targeting and building every single use-case over blockchain, he wanted to create something that could be used
Read MoreWhile hardcore cryptocurrency enthusiasts often tout blockchain for its heightened security, the technology is not perfect – and there are often tons of vulnerabilities in the code. Indeed, blockchain companies have received at least 3,000 vulnerability reports in 2018 alone. According to stats from breach disclosure platform HackerOne, blockchain companies awarded $878,504 in bug bounties to hackers
Read MoreMike Cherney / Wall Street Journal: As Alphabet tests Wing drone deliveries in a suburb of Canberra, some enjoy the convenience of orders arriving in minutes while others complain about noise — In one of the world’s most advanced drone-delivery tests, sunscreen arrives in minutes—as do complaints As Alphabet tests Wing drone deliveries in a
Read MoreSometimes a beautiful project is worth writing on that merit alone, but when it functions as designed,someone takes the time to create a thorough and beautiful landing page for their project, we get weak in the knees. We feel the need to grab the internet and point our finger for everyone to see. This is
Read MoreTypically when we hear the words “LED” and “Cube”, we think of small blinking devices on protoboard designed to flex one’s programming and soldering skills. However, while [Heliox]’s Cube Infini could be described as “a cube of LEDs”, it’s rather a different beast (video in French, subtitles available). The cube starts with a 3D printed frame,
Read MoreMeher Ahmad / The Verge: Profiles of Arab women influencers, like the recently murdered Tara Fare, who are pushing boundaries in conservative societies while facing death threats — Middle Eastern women like Tara Fares hustle for followers and brands like any other influencers — but they risk being killed for it Profiles of Arab women
Read MoreEvery couple of weeks we see a new article come up that tries to answer the good old question: should designers learn to code? Our industry is finally reaching a point where we are able to step back and reframe that question altogether. There are two fundamental arguments used by those who defend the fact that
Read MoreYou may not be French, and you may not have had a series of hit records, but you can still have the blinky LED helmet, thanks to this build from [Electronoobs]. They have put together a neat Daft Punk helmet built from 3D printed parts, an Arduino, a Bluetooth module, a string of WS2812 addressable
Read MoreVirus interferes with publishing at Southern California printing plant. Malware suspected of hobbling several newspapers' production – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’re entering an unprecedented era of advanced technology and behemoth tech companies driving its development. Earlier this year, Apple became the first company to reach a one-trillion-dollar valuation, and Amazon followed suit, reaching a one-trillion-dollar market cap in September. Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Facebook, and Netflix are similarly dominant over the S&P 500, together providing
Read MoreAl Jazeera: Bangladesh orders mobile operators to shut down high-speed mobile internet services to “prevent rumours and propaganda” ahead of national elections on Sunday — The country’s telecom regulator say it ordered mobile operators to shut down 3G, 4G services until December 30 midnight. Bangladesh orders mobile operators to shut down high-speed mobile internet services
Read MoreClassic battles: PC vs Mac, Emacs vs Vi, Tastes Great vs Less Filling, and certainly one that we debate around the Hackaday watercooler: command line or IDE? There’s something to be said for using good old command line tools, and even if you like to configure your favorite editor to be nearly an IDE, at
Read MoreStartups fail for many reasons, and if you were to ask founders to tell you what they think is most responsible for startup failure you will most certainly get a diverse range of answers. However, when data on failed startups is crunched, data tends to agree that startups mainly fail due to market-related problems. Image
Read MoreHave you ever logged onto Facebook, only to be inundated with mundane status updates from your ex-high school classmate or photos of your great-aunt’s cat? The impersonal, irrelevant news that seems to clog up most our newsfeeds is turning people away from traditional social networks and toward a new breed of local network that allows
Read MoreReady to cash in some gift cards? The best after-Christmas deals and sales: 40 percent off PS Classic, off JBL Clip 3 and Echo Dot – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJulia Reda: European Commission to start offering bug bounties on 14 Free Software projects like Notepad++ and VLC that the EU institutions rely on — It’s been a while since I last wrote about the Free and Open Source Software Audit project, FOSSA, so let me start with a quick recap that you can safely
Read MoreBefore going into the journalism program at Centennial College in Toronto, [Carolyn Pioro] was a trapeze performer. Unfortunately a mishap in 2005 ended her career as an aerialist when she severed her spinal cord, leaving her paralyzed from the shoulders down. There’s plenty of options in the realm of speech-to-text technology which enables her to write on the
Read MoreAndrew 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
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