Technology

Facial recognition has been lauded as the future of security, but as a simple experiment from Forbes cybersecurity journalist Thomas Brewster showed, it is quite easy to break into a bunch of Android phones using the feature. Brewster decided to test four Android phones and an iPhone with a 3D-printed likeness of his face. When […]

It appears that in 2018, people were hoping to get rich quick, learn how to perform the Fortnite victory dances, and register then vote in an election. As part of its annual “Year in Search” series, Google has released its list of 2018’s most trending search topics that begin with the phrase “How to…” It’s […]

Documents released by the British Parliament revealed Facebook shared users’ data – without users knowledge – to companies such as Lyft, Netflix, Badoo, and AirBnB, according to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the British Parliament. Other whitelisted companies discussed in the emails and related documents include Tinder and the Royal Bank of […]

One aspect of iOS that keeps iPhone users coming back is the security that Apple puts into its App Store. Yet recently many iPhone fans got a shock when a new heart rate application, created with third party software, attempted to scam users out of $89.99 USD, reports iDrop News. The application took advantage of […]

The chairman of the Chinese smartphone maker Gionee made a bet that could cost the company its life. According to the South China Morning Post, the company is in danger of going bankrupt after chairman Liu Lirong lost more than $1.4 billion in company funds at a casino. There is some dispute over just how […]

Google Play store has recently removed several apps because they were found to contain malicious software (malware). As reported by the Daily Mail, some 13 offending apps — all of which were driving simulator games — were removed from Play Store. The apps asked the user to download an additional item on their phones called […]

Google has finally released its iPad Pro competitor to reviewers. The Verge is one of the first to run it through its paces. Unfortunately, things don’t start well. The title of the review is simply “Slapdash.” The final rating was 5.5. For the good stuff, they listed good speakers, two USB-C ports, and a nice […]

Google employees are unhappy, and more insistent than ever that the company cease moving forward with any plans it might have to produce a China-friendly search engine that features government-sponsored censorship. In a move published by The Verge, “Google employees push to cancel Chinese search engine in new letter.” “Google employees have renewed their public […]

T-Mobile is using the Animoji and Memoji feature in their ads to sell iPhones. Two years ago, Fast Company’s Harry McCracken invented Animoji Karaoke. Indeed, many were thankful for the fun and whimsical diversion and have publicly wondered what Apple was planning next for the feature. Since the time of its release, the Animoji feature […]

There are plenty of great deals to be had this Cyber Monday, but at the top of our wishlist are these amazing smart watches. Who wouldn’t be excited to unwrap a Fitbit, Apple Watch, or Samsung Galaxy Watch this holiday season? According to Forbes, now is the perfect time to pick up a smart watch […]

If 2018 is any indication, 2019 will see AI play an even bigger role in our lives than we imagined. It will be deployed in ways we don’t realize and to do things we didn’t expect. We won’t even be aware of when it is being used for or against us. And there may not […]

U.K.’s supermarket giant, Co-op, sent out a tiny robot to deliver groceries to customers’ homes in Milton Keynes. According to a report by the Daily Mail, a robot was witnessed on the streets of Milton Keynes on Friday and was “pictured navigating the town’s numerous roundabouts as it delivered groceries.” The self-driving robot has been […]

The internet has been going crazy over the discovery of a new feature in iOS that allows a person to move the cursor around when writing text on an iPhone or iPad. Or as Mashable put it, “People are freaking out over this iPhone cursor trick.” “This quick trick makes texting way easier, and people […]

Technology is always advancing and The Walt Disney Company is going to make sure that they keep up with the latest and best. Last week, it was revealed that many character meet-and-greet locations at Walt Disney Would would soon have automated cameras taking over for PhotoPass photographers. While the majority of the locations are set […]

Huawei has had a rough time of it in the U.S. No one can say for sure if the reason for their poor performance stateside is due to something that the company has done, or if consumer skepticism comes from its nation of manufacture. The problems didn’t start with the Trump administration, and according to […]

Facial recognition is all the rage. Everyone seems to be very excited about it, that is, until it turns against them. Some have reason to believe we are pushing the technology much faster than we should. It is already being deployed before it has been proven. That leads to the sort of incident that happened […]

Back in May at Google I/O, there was a big stir about one new feature Google was planning to roll out. That feature was Duplex, an augmentation of Google Assistant. The demonstration was so good, it inspired some pundits to decry it as fake. They said that it couldn’t be done at the consumer level. […]

Facebook is coming under fire for allowing a man in South Sudan to make a post auctioning off his 17-year-old daughter to the highest bidder as a child bride. As the Guardian reported, the post from the war-torn African nation gained viral attention and was allowed to remain up for several days as a group […]

The Google Play Store is generally fairly safe, but it is possible for application developers to sneak malware into it. TechCrunch is reporting that more than 500,000 Android users have downloaded applications that contain malware without their knowledge. In total, 13 applications were released on the Google Play Store posing as driving and racing simulators. […]

For years, fans and detractors alike have been talking about the iPad in terms of it being a real computer. Enthusiasts suggest it is. While detractors insist it isn’t. Now, Apple has entered the fray to make their position more clear. Not only is the iPad Pro a computer, but it is also a good […]

There has always been an uneasy relationship between governments and technology – all governments, not just in the U.S. All governments want the most advanced technology working to their advantage while doing their best to keep it away from other nations. In fact, the powers that be would much prefer their own citizens not be […]

Once again, it is Apple vs. physics. In an outcome shocking absolutely no one, physics wins, again. We learned something about huge smartphones that were shaped like small surfboards. They bend when you put stress on them in just the right way. This is what happens when we demand everything be ever thinner, lighter, and […]

Apple made some big noise about the performance of the new iPad Pro at this year’s November special event held in Brooklyn. One of the outlandish-sounding claims was that the new iPads were twice as fast as last year’s models. The reason this seemed like marketing speak is because models from 2017 already outpaced many […]

Here’s some bad news for those who still exclusively stream videos on their Nintendo Wii: You may have to find an alternative soon if you want to continue binge-watching your favorite Netflix shows. According to The Verge, Netflix has informed its users that Nintendo will be shutting down all video streaming services for the console […]

In March, Amazon acknowledged a problem of which many of their customers were already aware. The Echo smart speaker powered by Amazon’s Alexa was breaking out in creepy laughter without any prompt from customers. Amazon tried to suggest that it was user error. But no one was buying that explanation. Amazon eventually tweaked the settings […]

Use of social media can increase depression and loneliness, findings of an experiment conducted by psychology experts have shown. Social media and increased risk for depression and loneliness have long been linked but no causal association has been proven until now. In a new study, however, psychologist Melissa Hunt, from the University of Pennsylvania, and […]

Facebook has released a new app that essentially cloned another popular app that allows users to create fun and short videos. The new app called Lasso is reportedly designed to be the competitor of Tiktok, the viral 15-second video app that recently merged with Musical.ly. According to The Verge, Lasso is Facebook’s new attempt to […]

In 1993, Scott Leason was a U.S. Navy veteran who had seven years of service as a visual communications expert. Unfortunately, that was also the year that he lost his vision in both eyes — when he was shot at during a robbery attempt. Twenty-five years later, Leason has his iPhone XR and iOS’ VoiceOver […]

China’s state-run press agency Xinhua has introduced a new anchor to deliver news, but unlike the typical newsreaders that people are used to seeing on TV or on the internet, this one is based on artificial intelligence technology. The anchor is based on digital composites created from footage of human hosts and designed to read […]

Ulysses is one of the most popular writing apps on iOS and the Mac. One of the reasons is that it has apps for both platforms, and even works well on the iPhone. So no matter what device you are working on, you have all your iCloud synced documents on whatever device you happen to […]

Not everyone has a visceral reaction to Facebook. And some even love interacting with their service. While that is not the sentiment expressed among the tech elite and pundits, there is no denying the utility and convenience of Facebook when it comes to its core competency. Hardware is another matter. Even Facebook’s most loyal enthusiasts […]

Samsung is about to be the next notch in the iPhone’s belt. When iPhone X was first realized, the usual suspects on the Android side mocked, then stared in shocked disbelief at the sales numbers, then started cloning in record speed. It started with Chinese companies that no one ever heard of. Then it quickly […]

We humans don’t always think it through before hitting send. We are also not always the model of sobriety during internet debates and squabbles. Even so, we usually are aware enough to know when we should have given it a little more thought before hitting “send.” If you are a frequent Facebook Messenger user, you […]

Microsoft founder Bill Gates brought with him a jar of human waste when he kicked off the Reinvented Toilet expo in China on Tuesday. According to CBS News, the philanthropist placed the jar on a pedestal next to him as he made a plea for the safe disposal of human waste during his keynote speech […]

No one thinks the 2018 MacBook Air is a bad computer. By the same token, no reviewers seemed to think it was a bold step forward into the future. Rather, it is a combination of obvious tweaks that bring it in line with the rest of the Mac laptops. Consider all the little updates it […]

Apple has not updated the Mac mini since 2014, but at their October special event, the tech giant revealed that the mini is back. Now that reviewers have had a chance to take it through its paces, they seem to agree. Macworld’s review notes “Impressive multi-core performance from Apple’s most affordable Mac.” “Because Apple has […]

Google frowns on websites that display abusive ads. In 2017, the search engine company joined the group Coalition for Better Ads, which offers specific standards for how to improve ads for consumers. With the release of Chrome 71 in December, the search giant will be stepping up its fight against the abusive ad problem. Ars […]

There is no need to speculate any further. The 2018 iPad Pro has been in the hands of reviewers for four days. And while that is not a lot of time for a complex new device, most of them are ready to pass judgment. And the judgment seems to be nearly universal. The iPad Pro […]

Apple closed out the month of October with the release of several new products and a significant update to its mobile operating system, iOS, for compatible iPhones. The official iOS 12.1 update was released on October 30, but just hours after its release, a popular security boffin discovered a major security bug that allows a […]

This Black Friday, don’t get trampled by the stampede of deal seekers who have no idea why they’re there, beyond the fact that they saw a line and figured there might be a sale. But you can be a smarter shopper by knowing which lines are worth getting in. If you are a tech shopper, […]

By now, most tech consumers know that the 2018 MacBook Pros are fast — really fast. Said consumers also know that Tim Cook claimed, on stage, that the new iPad Pro is faster than 92 percent of all laptops — including the ones with Intel Core i7 chips. Most Apple fans listening in likely didn’t […]

Can you tell the difference between a 1080p display with over 400 PPI from one with lower specs? Just how important are specs when it comes to a pleasing display? As with most things, people tend to greatly overestimate their ability to distinguish the nature of highly complex things. Inverse explained why it is hard […]

We’ve all seen the new technological developments being implemented at airports, including facial recognition programs that can detect when someone is trying to falsify their identity. Now, a new advancement means that some border checkpoints will employ AI technology. The project, dubbed iBorderCtrl, is currently in its pilot phases. It’s being tested by the Hungarian […]

Apple has just opened the door for more lawsuits and scandal-mongering. This time, it is not concerning any newly released products. Instead, an old “gate” is about to be reopened: “battery-gate.” The Verge notes that, “Last year’s iPhones get controversial processor throttling feature after all.” This means that older handsets may become subject to performance […]

Yesterday at the Brooklyn Apple event, Apple attempted to answer many questions and clear things up with regard to their lucrative laptop lineup. The problem is the strategy may have backfired. Instead of answering lingering questions and making things much clearer, Apple left us more confused than we were before. Engadget puts it more succinctly […]

In late October 2018, a trio of artificial intelligence researchers became the first to sell an original work of computer-generated art on the world stage at Christie’s auction house in New York, and the art world is still reeling at the implications. The Paris-based Obvious art collective — founded by Pierre Fautrel, Hugo Caselles-Dupre, and […]

Apple giveth and Apple taketh away, some consumers may remark after today’s double-edge news regarding the new product lineup. Today, Apple gave consumers what they have been clamoring for. Apple announced a new Mac mini, MacBook Air, and iPad Pro. The first two products were languishing for so long that many pundits thought it likely […]

As anticipated, Apple has just announced an all new iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, as 9to5Mac details. While there were not many surprising details revealed that were not previously predicted to be in place with regards to the new products, the overall package still drew plenty of excited cheers from the audience in attendance at […]

In exciting news for all fans of the Apple brand, Tim Cook just announced a new MacBook Air with a Retina display, as CNET details. Closed, it has the same wedge design as the old one. Open, it looks a lot like the 12-inch MacBook. The MacBook Air name remains intact. There was some speculation […]

The EU has made it abundantly clear that U.S. tech companies have had their last sip of the Double Irish and their last bite of the Dutch Sandwich. Some EU politicians have proposed a minimum business tax that raises the tax burden of foreign companies overall and levels the playing field throughout the EU. But […]