The wildest animal news of 2018 – CNET
The Shining hotel bear, the seal with an eel up its nose, a two-headed snake and a talking whale make the list. The wildest animal news of 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Shining hotel bear, the seal with an eel up its nose, a two-headed snake and a talking whale make the list. The wildest animal news of 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMore rumors surface about budget versions of Google’s flagship phones. Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL Lite may come to Verizon in spring 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReady to cash in some gift cards? The best after-Christmas deals and sales: off Ring 2 video doorbell, Kindle ebooks starting at .99 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA breakdown in contract negotiations could lead to widespread blackouts, the companies warn. Massive media-company disputes could keep millions of TV viewers from watching football playoffs Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreChaim Gartenberg / The Verge: Instagram briefly replaces vertical feed with horizontal scrolling for many users, says it was meant to be a small test that “went broader than we anticipated” — The new layout was caused by a bug, according to the company — Instagram has quietly started testing a horizontal feed … Instagram
Read More[GlytchTech] decided to implement his own Digital Data Link (DDL) for his drone experiments, and by using a Raspberry Pi Zero and some open-source software, he succeeded in creating a mostly self-contained system that delivers HD video and telemetry using an Android phone as a display. USB tethered Android phone used as a display and touch
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Source: Epic Games has earned $3B in profits in 2018, fueled by the continued success of Fortnite — Epic Games had as good a year in 2018 as any company in tech. Fortnite became the world’s most popular game, growing the company’s valuation to $15 billion but it has helped the
Read MoreSankalp Phartiyal / Reuters: Source: Apple will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019 — Sankalp Phartiyal, Sudarshan Varadhan — MUMBAI/DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019 … Source:
Read MoreThere were lots of bad things online this year. Let’s celebrate some of the exceptions. Five Times the Internet Was Actually Fun in 2018 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLooking into a crystal ball for the year to come, we’ll say goodbye to Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and electric scooters — and hello to pricey foldable smartphones and 5G networks that most people can’t use. Tech predictions for 2019: It gets worse before it gets better Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMusk’s lawyers argued that his “over-the-top” insults were not fueled by actual first-hand knowledge, but were opinions. ‘Imaginative attacks’: Elon Musk says his insults aimed at Thai-cave rescue volunteer are protected by First Amendment Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More2018 is almost over, and we have another year in the dataset: an improbable number of celebrities died in 2016. The stock market is down, and everyone thinks a crash is coming. Journalists are being killed around the world. Fidget spinners aren’t cool anymore. Fortnite. Trade wars. But not everything is terrible: Makerbot released a
Read MoreAs 2018 comes to a close, it’s time to look at some our favorite apps of the year. While not all of these are brand new, many of them popped up onto our radar for the first time in 2018, and are definitely worth the attention. Others are some of our favorites that are still
Read MoreMasha Borak / Abacus: Farmers in China are finding fame by live streaming their work; Alibaba has announced plans to incubate 1,000 farmer live streamers for its Taobao marketplace — Taobao wants to help farmers live stream themselves out of poverty — When most people think about countryside life … Farmers in China are finding
Read MoreThere isn’t just good money in marketing to the YouTube audience. There’s monstrous money out there. The steps to stake out a place in that digital windfall are available now in the training from the Ultimate YouTube Master Class bundle. It’s on sale from TNW Deals for just $29, an over 90 percent savings. A
Read MoreIn an age where anything and everything could go viral, the free-to-play game was everywhere, all the time. Fortnite was the biggest pop culture phenomenon of 2018 Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreCrowdfunding is cool. Countless number of awesome things started on sites like Kickstarter, hit their funding goal, and then entered the real world. Unfortunately, there’s a dark side to crowdfunding: projects that never get the required amount of capital and fail. This is heartbreaking enough, but what if the product was truly, deeply, and utterly
Read MoreAfter spending a couple of years putting the pieces in place and catching up to Alexa, 2018 was the year Google unveiled its lofty smart-home ambitions. Google Home's 2018 in review: Owning the smart home – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePacked with CGI, the quirky Western anthology is like the Coen brothers’ own Marvel movie. How Ballad of Buster Scruggs pulled off its cutting-edge effects – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe shift to messaging and ephemeral content could pose challenges. Facebook's and social media's fight against fake news may get tougher – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Marvel fatigue hit me hard in 2018. I'm glad Netflix Marvel shows are dead – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe tech sell off was fueled by anxieties over slowing growth, trade policy, and market gyrations, but public distrust is also weighing down Silicon Valley. Tech stocks have sold off sharply. Is it a blip — or something more? Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNo matter how much you spend on your new 4K HDR TV, you don’t need expensive HDMI cables for it to work. Cheap HDMI cables are fine for your new 4K TV – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTechnology has moved at such a furious pace that what would have been most secret military technology a few decades ago is now surplus on eBay. Case in point: [msylvain59] picked up a Soviet-era K-13 IR seeker used to guide air-to-air missiles to their targets. Inside is a mechanical gyroscope turning at over 4,000 RPM,
Read MoreAnd 2019 is on track to be even better. Smartphones in 2018: The year's biggest winners and losers – CNET Source: CNet
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