Twitter is in trouble. In a move out of a middle school flag football game, Microsoft selected LinkedIn to join its team. The sheer size of the transaction has reignited conversations about who will be picked next to join the super special circle of public mega-cap tech companies. Vultures have been circling Twitter for well over […]
Earlier this year, MIT and the world lost the brilliant mathematician, computer scientist, inventor, author and “father” of artificial intelligence — the legendary Dr. Marvin Minsky. Among his myriad scientific pursuits, Minsky was interested in robotics, and, specifically, “teleoperated robots.” He coined the term “telepresence” in an essay published in 1980 by Omni, a science […]
Twitch announced Monday that users would soon be able to “cheer” (it’s in quotes because it’s the official term) their favorite streamers — in the form of expendable emoji purchasable with real-world money. Interesting news, to be sure, but I was curious about the details of how these “bits” you could cheer with equated to […]
Another brick in the wall for the mobile ad-blocking wars: Yandex has opened up its Android browser to third-party ad blocking extensions. The browser already had Yandex’s own ad-blocking tech built in but the Russian tech giant is now releasing an API for developers of content filtering software to further expand the capabilities for browser users to […]
With Google prompt, there are no one-time codes: just tap Yes or No. Image: Google Google has rolled out a new way of carrying out two-step verification when attempting to log in to a Google account simply by tapping on Yes or No to a prompt on the smartphone. Google calls the new two-step verification […]
Wireless charging is not a necessity, but once you’ve had a phone with this capability the convenience of simply setting your phone down on a wireless charging pad becomes tough to ever give up. Mophie continues to expand its Charge Force wireless power accessory lineup and sent along an assortment of gear to test. We […]
Do a search for the world’s most famous landmarks, and you’ll find an endless stream of photos captured by tourists from all kinds of angles. But the photos you’ll find probably don’t look like photographer Oliver Curtis’ images. For his project Volte-face, Curtis visited iconic landmarks and pointed his camera in the opposite direction. Avoiding […]
If you’ve ever wished you could roll out a five-mile extension cable for your home phone so you can get your calls when you’re out and about, Invoxia’s new Voice Bridge may be the solution to your globetrotting woes. It’s a virtual phone that connects your landline to your Wi-Fi, making it available via an app. […]
Dell has stopped producing Android tablets like the Venue 8 7000. CNET/CBSi Android has become the operating system for most non-iPhone smartphones, and its app ecosystem is coming to Chromebooks, but it’s not having as much luck recently with the cratering tablet market. (Not that Apple’s iPad is faring much better.) The latest blow comes […]
For the average Amazon shopper, reviews are just a casual part of the experience. You might pay attention to a pun-filled review by George Takei or spend half an hour laughing at the parody reviews for “Fresh Whole Rabbit,” but you probably don’t thoroughly examine every review before buying a product. But for sellers, reviews […]