New Measurements of the Universe Expanding Tell a Confusing Story

Humans don’t know much about the universe, but we do know that most of the gravity holding it together—around 85 percent of it—comes from something we can’t see or touch called dark matter. And some other force we can’t see or touch, called dark ene…

Remains of the Day: Google I/O 2017 Will Take Place May 17th

Google I/O, the company’s developer conference that also serves as a public unveiling of their latest hardware and software projects, will be held May 17th through 19th in Mountain View, CA. That and more in today’s news.Read more...

The Goodies in iOS 10.3, Net Neutrality on the Chopping Block – ACM 395

iOS 10.3 is out in beta, and it has some fun new goodies. Bryan and Jeff look at what they think is most interesting. Net Neutrality is also on the chopping block, one of those situations where politics and technology intersect in annoying ways.

President Donald Trump taken on by unlikely foe: Park rangers

Censorship efforts backfire on president and team In an extraordinary and seemingly unlikely battle, US President Donald Trump and his transition teams have had their authority challenged by none other than park rangers. On Twitter.…

Trump lieutenants 'use private email' for govt work... but who'd make a big deal out of that?

Wasn't there some issue about Hillary doing this? Nah Senior members of the Trump administration have been accused of blatant hypocrisy after it was revealed they are continuing to use personal email accounts.…

Hugo Barra's next job: Head of Oculus VR

Mark Zuckerberg just revealed the next landing spot for former Google and Xiaomi executive Hugo Barra: Facebook. As Barra revealed a couple of days ago, he's coming back to Silicon Valley and will "lead all of our virtual reality efforts, i…

Hugo Barra left Xiaomi to run VR at Facebook

Apple hires Dropcam co-founder Greg Duffy

How Often You Should Clean the Most Commonly Neglected Parts of Your Home

You probably do the basic stuff when you clean your home, like wiping down counters and washing sheets, but some things undoubtedly get forgotten. This visual guide can help you establish a regular cleaning schedule for the stuff that tends to fall …

Why Apple will make smart glasses

It's hard to picture Apple selling smart glasses. But it's also hard to picture them not doing it...

Qualcomm reaffirms it will continue to supply Apple during its legal dispute

 Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said today on the company’s call accompanying its first-quarter earnings report that Qualcomm would continue to work with Apple as a supplier despite a major legal battle happening between the two companies. “We intend…

Hey, AT&T. Help us out. Why is buying Time Warner such a great idea, please?

Execs get Bern notice to talk up $85bn deal Fifteen US Senators are asking AT&T to provide them with an outline of how they plan to benefit the public with the $85.4bn acquisition of Time Warner.…

Google Maps for iOS gets real-time 'Popular Times' in latest update

Google on Wednesday updated its Google Maps iOS app with live "Popular Times" integration, a tool that lets users see how crowded a particular location is in real time, and automatic recognition of addresses in clipboard.

Vive Video puts a personal home theater in HTC's VR headset

We've seen VR video theaters for Oculus and PlayStation VR, and now HTC has an upgrade in that department. Vive Video supports all kinds of media: 2D, 3D, 180-degree or full 360-degree, with options to make the environment as much of a real…

Quicken 2017 for Mac 4.4.3

Fixes a bug that inadvertently deleted bond interest income transactions. ($74.99 new, free update from Quicken 2017) Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS …

Hands-on: Incase Nylon Nato and Leather bands for Apple Watch

Back in September, Incase entered the Apple Watch strap market with the launch of its leather and nylon bands. Incase Leather Watch Band and Nato Nylon Band are straps similar to Apple’s leather and nylon bands that offer slightly different style a…

Is President Trump Still Using His Favorite Unsecured Cellphone?

Speaking from the White House on Tuesday, Donald Trump bragged to The New York Times that he was on “the world’s most secure” telephone system, joking, “The words just explode in the air.” According to that same report, however, the President is als…

A Brief Chat With Elon Musk About Climate Change, Rex Tillerson, and Donald Trump

Yesterday Elon Musk stunned us (and just about everyone else) by tweeting in support of Rex Tillerson, former CEO of ExxonMobil and likely Secretary of State under the Trump administration. Musk’s public image is that of a tycoon using his influence…

iCulture Vandaag: dit was woensdag 25 januari 2017

Wat gebeurde er op Apple-gebied op woensdag 25 januari 2017? We zetten alle artikelen dagelijks op een rij in iCulture Vandaag, het dagoverzicht van iCulture.

Mac: Zoho Notebook

If you’ve been looking for an attractive and easy-to-use note-taking app that fits somewhere between Apple’s built-in Notes app and the leviathan that is Evernote, you might want to take a look at Zoho’…

Apple hires Dropcam co-founder Greg Duffy

Apple brings one of Dropcam's co-founders into the fold. Greg Duffy, the co-founder of Dropcam, has joined Apple. What Duffy's role will be within Apple hasn't been specified, though some apparently say that he'll lead a special project within Ap…