Amazon and Google Want to Turn Their Smart Home Speakers Into Telephone Replacements

Both Amazon and Google are working on turning their popular AI-based speaker products into replacements for a home telephone, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Amazon Echo and/or the Google Home could be used to make and receive phone calls, w…

Extra goed opletten voor Xagent malware

Er is weer een nieuwe malware voor de Mac gesignaleerd, waaraan te zien is dat er vanuit hackers steeds meer interesse is voor de data in onze iDevices. Want deze malware, die de naam Xagent heeft mee gekregen, is onder andere in staat om backups v…

A fun look back at the Apple Cafes that almost launched three years before the Apple Store [Gallery]

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, it wasn’t long before he decided that transforming the retail experience was key to the company’s future growth. He almost immediately started cutting the Mac authorized retailer network, eliminating those…

Pokémon Go adding 80 new Pokémon from Gold & Silver this week, new berries and more

Pokémon Go is adding over 80 new Pokémon this week, from the Generation II Gold and Silver games. All of them will be available to catch in the wild whilst playing Pokémon Go, not just from hatching eggs. You will be able to evolve some of the Kant…

Apple fighting new ‘right to repair’ legislation after successfully lobbying against it in the past

Apple is fighting ‘right to repair’ legislation which would give consumers and third-party repair shops the legal right to purchase spare parts and access service manuals. The state of Nebraska is holding a hearing on the proposed legislation next …

Bevestigd: tweede generatie Pokémon deze week in Pokémon Go

De tweede generatie Pokémon komen eraan in Pokémon Go. Later deze week zijn er meer dan tachtig nieuwe Pokémon te vinden in de game. Ook komen er nieuwe voorwerpen en berries.

RecentCalls+ brings a slew of improvements to the Recents list in the Phone app

Enorme Pokémon GO-update introduceert 80 nieuwe Pokémon, items en functies

Eindelijk is het officieel: deze week nog krijgt Pokémon GO meer dan 80 nieuwe Pokémon. Een enorme update moet de game klaar maken voor de toekomt met de introductie van…

fire + rain Review: The Prettiest Weather App for iPhone

Fire + Rain is a gorgeous weather app for iOS. It may not pack in the most weather data nor do so as efficiently as it could, but its elegance shines through. Those who want basic information about the day or work week would do well to give this w…

AirPods vs. BeatsX: Which W1-Enabled Wireless Headphones Should You Buy?

The BeatsX wireless headphones have finally arrived. They’re one of the few headphones in existence that include Apple’s W1 chip in them for fast pairing to your devices, iCloud support, and solid battery life. But Apple’s signature W1 earphones a…

Be More Productive By Sitting Next to Someone Who Works Hard

You may like your privacy or enjoy sitting among the friendly people who help you relax at work. If you want to get more done, though, put your desk next to the hardest worker.Read more...

iPhone 8 release date rumours UK | New iPhone 8 2017 specs & new features

The iPhone 8 rumour mill is heating up. We predict the iPhone 8 release date, UK price, tech specs, new features and more. Latest: Apple has joined the Wireless Power Consortium, sparking rumours about wireless charging capabilities in the iPhone 8;…

Prepare for an acquisition whirlwind? Private equity owners sweep up Nexsan

New Orleans firm partner takes charge Comment  Nexsan, newly sold by Imation to private equity house Spear Point Capital Management, is now run by that firm's co-founder and managing partner, Ron Bienvenu.…

Oracle hatches 'incubator' OpenJDK APIs idea

Unfinished APIs in JDK and Java SE Experimental and unfinished Java APIs could soon appear in new versions of Java under a plan from Oracle.…

Prepare for an acquisition whirlwind? Private equity owners sweep up Nexsan

New Orleans firm partner takes charge Comment  Nexsan, newly sold by Imation to private equity house Spear Point Capital Management, is now run by that firm's co-founder and managing partner, Ron Bienvenu.…

Niantic voegt deze week tachtig Pokémon toe aan Pokémon Go

Niantic heeft aangekondigd dat spelers van Pokémon Go later deze week tachtig nieuwe Pokémon kunnen vangen in het spel. Het gaat om Pokémon van de tweede generatie. Verder krijgt de mobiele game een aantal nieuwe functies.

The Director of Lego Batman on How to Make a Stop-Motion Brick Flick of Your Very Own

The Lego Batman Movie's director schools us on how to make sure everything is awesome. The post The Director of Lego Batman on How to Make a Stop-Motion Brick Flick of Your Very Own appeared first on WIRED.

Jaguar Shell app lets UK drivers refuel using Apple Pay from inside their car

Jaguar Land Rover and Shell have collaborated on a new payment system that can be used to purchase fuel at Shell service stations without leaving the vehicle, with an app for the car's infotainment system launching in the UK wit…

Verizon reportedly reduces its Yahoo offer by $250 million

Verizon's $4.83 billion Yahoo acquisition could end up costing closer to $4.6 billion, Bloomberg reports. The discount comes after two high-profile Yahoo hacks came to light last year, which affected more than a billion user accounts. Earli…

Yahoo can scan your emails to tell you who's calling

Yahoo has added two new features to its Mail app, helping users both easily identify phone numbers linked to email contacts and instantly sync photos from their camera roll to their desktop mailbox. The first new addition to Mail -- imagina…

Thieves steal $2.5 million worth of rare books by Newton, Da Vinci, Dante, and others