Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph sequel is a hilarious story about friendship that just happens to take place online. Ralph Breaks the Internet review: A sweet ride through web culture – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and connected services. Reddit may be the homepage of the Internet, but it desperately wants you to download its mobile app. If you browse the popular link-sharing site, you’ll no doubt be
Read MoreA year ago, Bitcoin and other digital currencies were booming. Here’s why things look so much bleaker now. 5 Reasons Cryptocurrency Prices Are Plunging Again Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBloomberg: Beijing plans to implement a social rating system to judge all of its 22M citizens by the end of 2020, pooling data from several departments — – China capital plans ‘social credit’ system by end of 2020 — Citizens with poor scores will be ‘unable to move’ a step Beijing plans to implement a
Read MoreIcons, buttons and tabs may change. Instagram may rearrange your profile in the coming weeks – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReuters: BMW says it will begin to offer ride-hailing services in China starting in December, becoming the first global automaker to obtain a license — BEIJING (Reuters) – Germany’s BMW (BMWG.DE) plans to launch ride-hailing services in China in December, the first global automaker to obtain such a license in the fast-growing market. BMW says
Read MoreEver since a Dutch businessman peered into the microscopic world through his brass and glass contraption in the 1600s, microscopy has had a long, rich history of DIY innovation. This DIY fluorescence microscope is another step along that DIY path that might just open up a powerful imaging technique to amateur scientists and biohackers. In
Read MoreThanksgiving is a time for food, family, and arguing politics with people you’ve blocked on social media but can’t avoid at the dinner table. This year, if things get too tense, we’ve got a suggestion: break out the turkey fails. There are few things that can bring people together during the holidays like a YouTube
Read MoreDami Lee / The Verge: Instagram says it is testing new profile layouts that rearrange core elements, except the grid view, in an apparent attempt to reduce focus on follower counts — Instagram announced on its press site today that the company is testing out new user profile layouts. Instagram says it is testing new
Read MoreThe social network is already under fire for scandals involving election meddling and data privacy. Now its top leaders have come under the microscope. Facebook's latest crisis is about its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg: What you need to know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBack in the day, it seemed like there were really only two options to manage client relationships: face-to-face meetings and phone calls. While these client management techniques can certainly still prove effective today, there’s no denying that they’re not always the right fit — especially for e-commerce brands and others servicing international clientele. Just like
Read MoreSprint will also cut you a break on the Galaxy S9 and Note 9, and Apple Watch 4. Sprint Black Friday 2018 deals today: Free iPhone XR, 0 iPad, free 0 LG TV with LG V40 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePlus, $400 off the LG V40, a $430 BlackBerry Key2 LE and $150 off a Palm. Black Friday 2018 phone deals: Free OnePlus 6T, buy LG V40, get free TV now; 0 Palm soon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUpgrade your cooking game or make laundry day more fun with our favorite deals on kitchen gadgets and large appliances. Black Friday 2018 kitchen and appliance deals starting now: off Instant Pot, 0 off Vitamix products and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you follow tech YouTube channels, you’ve probably heard of JerryRigEverything. A buff bald dude called Zach Nelson puts devices to the (admittedly unscientific) test by scratching their glass, setting fire to the displays, and – the most popular bit – trying to bend them in his bare hands. Apple’s new iPad Pro failed that
Read MoreOverseeing the nation’s treasure house of knowledge for three decades, he almost doubled its holdings but resigned in 2015, stung by cries of mismanagement. James H. Billington, 89, Dies; Led Library of Congress Into Digital Age Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLauren Feiner / CNBC: GameStop says it will sell Spring Mobile, which owns and runs 1,289 AT&T wireless stores, to Prime Communications for $700M — GameStop announced Wednesday it agreed to sell its Spring Mobile business for $700 million. The stock spiked 15 percent on the news. GameStop says it will sell Spring Mobile, which
Read MoreWhen Microsoft announced the Xbox adaptive controller earlier this year, many were pleasantly surprised at how adaptive it truly was. The controller features 3.5mm jacks for easily connecting any external input device and sports an impressive build quality given its price tag, but the most impressive part was the fact that the design was so
Read MoreKadhim Shubber / Financial Times: Facebook poaches Kate Patchen, who led the DOJ’s antitrust office in San Francisco, to be an associate general counsel of litigation, according to her LinkedIn — Facebook has poached the US Department of Justice’s top antitrust enforcer in Silicon Valley as it faces tougher scrutiny … Facebook poaches Kate Patchen,
Read MoreFor all the Americans out there, food-heavy holiday Thanksgiving hits tomorrow. To commemorate the occasion (and perhaps rat out the newbie cooks in the country), Google’s released a chart showing which states’ residents are searching for Thanksgiving recipe videos on YouTube. The charts break down search traffic by different food types, such as turkey, stuffing,
Read MoreDaniel Palmer / CoinDesk: Parent of Silvergate Bank files for an IPO, seeking to raise $50M, and says it has 483 crypto clients, up from 114 in September 2017 — The California-based parent of Silvergate Bank has detailed its relationships with the cryptocurrency industry as part of its IPO filing with the Securities and Exchange
Read MoreBrian Krebs / Krebs on Security: USPS patches API flaw that let anyone with a usps.com account view details of 60M users, over a year after a researcher says he disclosed the vulnerability — U.S. Postal Service just fixed a security weakness that allowed anyone who has an account at usps.com to view account details
Read MoreWe are all familiar with the idea of a hologram, either from the monochromatic laser holographic images you’ll find on your bank card or from fictional depictions such as Princes Leia’s distress message from Star Wars. And we’ve probably read about how the laser holograms work with a split beam of coherent light recombined to fall
Read MoreToday only: multiple configurations on sale starting at $1,099. Black Friday 2018 early deal ends today: Up to 0 off newest MacBook Air at B&H – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt hasn’t been long since the monstrously wasteful hash wars began, but it already seems both newly spawned blockchains are running into potentially crippling technical difficulties. Shortly after BSV (nChain’s implementation of Bitcoin Cash) suffered from a bug that split its network in two, it appears that BAB (Bitcoin-ABC’s implementation of Bitcoin Cash) has rolled
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