Facebook has temporarily halted the collection of WhatsApp user data across Europe after pressure from privacy watchdogs, according to the Financial Times. The move follows news last week that the social media company, which owns the popular chat pl…
Lees meerA new report out of The Information this evening outlines more details concerning Apple’s efforts when it moves to securing original content rights. The report, which reiterates some of what we already knew concerning Apple’s efforts, focuses on th…
Lees meerWe have some great apps for you today that are discounted for a short duration in the App Store, including Gangster Granny, Toca Hair Salon and others. Some deals may expire quickly — even on the same day of this post. If there is a discounted app…
Lees meerApple was, it seemed, somewhat late with the 4th generation 1080p Apple TV that shipped in October of 2015. Not delivering at 4K device at that time could be forgiven because High Dynamic Range (HDR) specs hadn’t been formalized during its developme…
Lees meerSwitchzilla vows to stay the course in cloud n' security push Cisco says it will continue its push into the services space as its revenues were once again down slightly.…
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Lees meerA report late Wednesday reconfirms rumors of an OLED iPhone variant anticipated to debut in 2017, noting the advanced display technology might be limited to higher-end models as panel manufacturers currently lack the ability to hand…
Lees meerAs it struggles to keep user growth up to par with services like Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat, Twitter today is rolling out a new way to discover users. Announced in a tweet from a Twitter designer, users can now create custom QR codes to make…
Lees meerAccording to a new Buzzfeed report, the top stories from fake news sources attracted more engagement on Facebook than the top stories from legitimate news organizations in the weeks leading up to the election, generating more shares, comments and r…
Lees meerLet’s be real: It’s been a pretty stressful year. The tragedies never seem end. Harambe was shot dead in front of children. David Bowie and Prince died unexpectedly. Oh yeah, and we elected a screaming giant cheese wedge to be the next president. A…
Lees meerOne of the annoying things about choosing a chatting platform is that you usually have to make sure the person you want to talk to already has an account on your site of choice. With a new feature on Skype, that’s no longer an issue. That and more i…
Lees meerSal Soghoian is the godfather of AppleScript and automation on the Mac, but not for much longer. He announced at MacTech Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday that Apple is eliminating the Product Manager of Automation Technologies he’s held sinc…
Lees meerAmazon offers to handle payments for third-party SaaS devs Amazon Web Services has opened a store that will allow customers to purchase additional software-as-a-service products and pay with their monthly AWS bill.…
Lees meerAmazon offers to handle payments for third-party SaaS devs Amazon Web Services has opened a store that will allow customers to purchase additional software-as-a-service products and pay with their monthly AWS bill.…
Lees meerSchneier crap-storm warning falls on deaf ears Congress provided a masterclass in selective hearing Wednesday when urged by experts to do something about the increasing risk posed by poor IoT security.…
Lees meerIn a potential expansion to its current health and wellness offerings, headlined by ResearchKit and HealthKit, Apple is reportedly investigating the viability of employing Apple Watch and iPhone in real-time monitoring of patients w…
Lees meerWhile the threat of an EMP attack knocking out electronics and sending the world into an apocalyptic spiral seems far off, it's good to know that someone is working to protect us from it anyway. University of Nebraska engineers Christopher …
Lees meerAs expected, Microsoft today made its Visual Studio developer environment available on macOS. The first preview of Visual Studio for Mac is live now, with Microsoft hoping that the cross-platform availability will push more developers to build for …
Lees meerAs robots get larger, smarter, faster, stronger, and more agile, there’s good reason for humanity to be a little worried about the day they eventually turn on us. Unless all robots end up like UCLA’s BALLU which is really nothing more than a pair of…
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