The tablets within those Link NYC Internet Kiosks are losing internet access because too many homeless people are using them. The city had received complaints that large crowds of homeless people were gathering around the kiosks.Read more...
Lees meerSure, you can open elaborately-crafted email using Gmail on your phone, but that doesn't mean you want to. Most web-based messages are formatted for the desktop, and Gmail doesn't tweak them to fit the confines of a mobile screen. Mercifu…
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Lees meerZack Snyder tweeted an image of what he called “the new Tactical Batsuit.” Love the goggles, Batman.Read more...
Lees meerPoor young Bobby Drake. First, he and his fellow X-Friends got sent forward in time and stuck in their own future. Then he came out , and had to struggle with why his older self had yet to do so . Now he’s found himself a cute crush, only to immed…
Lees meerDo you cover your webcam with tape or a sticker? Mark Zuckerberg does . It’s used to guard against hackers who might want to peek at your or your environment through your devices. And now the FBI Director has come out defending his own use of tape …
Lees meerAlmost as soon as Pluto’s moon Charon came into view, we had a question: what’s that big red splotch on top of it? Now, we finally have an answer.Read more...
Lees meerThe sixth mass extinction —the one that seven billion humans are doing their darnedest to trigger at this very moment—is shaping up to be like nothing our planet has ever seen. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping new analysis, which compared marine…
Lees meerSo much of the world runs on Google, be it Docs, Gmail, YouTube or just search. But few of us know that much of what keeps the whole thing chugging along is the company's data centers, located all around the globe. And, as you might expect,…
Lees meerThe PS4 Pro is launching with 4K streaming and only a standard 1080p Blu-ray disc player, but Sony is ready to announce its first Ultra HD Blu-ray device. The UBP-X1000ES will ship in the spring of 2017, however, even then it will be tough …
Lees meerSamsung just can't catch a break. On top of aviation regulators and safety officials warning against using pre-recall versions of the Galaxy Note 7, New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority now says that Note 7 owners are "urged" ag…
Lees meerIt might finally be time to abandon cash altogether as a new type of ATM card skimmer that uses a technique called “periscope skimming” has officially been found installed in ATMs in the United States, and from the outside there’s no way to tell tha…
Lees meerIf you still haven’t picked out a starter case for your new iPhone 7, Anker’s taking 20% off their clear options today. I’m not usually a clear case guy, but if you ordered Jet Black, these will allow you to show off Jony Ive’s newest wet dream with…
Lees meerIf you were creeped out by the thought of a sex toy creator collecting data about your usage habits, you're not alone. An Illinois woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the We-Vibe 4 Plus' creator, Standard Innovation, for allegedl…
Lees meerIf you have a Squarespace site that you're using to sell your wares, your online store can now accept Apple Pay via the iPhone and the upcoming macOS Sierra. Now visitors can buy stuff without digging out their credit card.
Lees meerLeague of Legends studio Riot Games is 10 years old, and like a fifth-grader riding his first two-wheeler, it's just getting started. Riot announced this week that League of Legends boasts 103 million monthly active players, up from 67 mill…
Lees meerDozens of shutterbugs chimed in this week to help us find the best affordable mirrorless camera, but after tallying up all the stars, we’re calling it for the Sony Alpha a6000.Read more...
Lees meerThe crash thought to be the very first fatality involving a car driving semi-autonomously may have actually been the second. The first is alleged to have happened in January of this year, when a Tesla Model S reportedly in Autopilot mode ran into a …
Lees meerNYC debuted its gigabit LinkNYC program in January of this year to great fanfare. These kiosks, 400 in total dot the city, offered free wi-fi for passing residents as well as dedicated tablets that anyone could use. Unfortunately, it hasn't…
Lees meerWhile Alphabet ponders switching its high-speed Google Fiber service to wireless, those subscribers already on the bandwagon are getting the biggest update to their TV box since the network went live in 2012. As Google's Fiber team notes to…
Lees meerThe European Union isn't done stepping up its digital initiatives. Officials have outlined proposed policies that are focused on dramatically increasing access to both the internet and the content you'll find on it. Most of the proposals …
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