Twitter has published its transparency report for January to June 2016, and one thing's clear: requests for user info and content removal keep on piling up. The microblogging website received two percent more government requests for account…
Lees meerBack in December, Donald Trump suggested fighting terrorism online by “closing the internet in some way ,” openly mocking potential First Amendment concerns. Since then, the alleged computer user seems to have changed his mind, joining Ted Cruz’s…
Lees meerWho says the U.S. Patent system needs an overhaul? Companies like Apple patent everything they can. It’s not only a smart strategy, it’s a necessary strategy within the legal framework and patent structure we have today. With that in mind, I present…
Lees meerSoftware that detects government tests, where have we heard that before? The idiot box is smarter than it seems: a spat has broken out between America's Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Consumer Technology Association about the energ…
Lees meerIndia's decided the Andaman Islands need proper internet India's government has decided to build a submarine cable between the city of Chennai and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.…
Lees meerSoftware that detects government tests, where have we heard that before? The idiot box is smarter than it seems: a spat has broken out between America's Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Consumer Technology Association about the energ…
Lees meerThe scientific world is developing a knack for reading texts without opening them. Researchers in Israel and the US have conducted the first "virtual unwrapping" of a heavily damaged scroll, the En-Gedi scroll, to read its contents without…
Lees meerStay in incognito mode to get secure texting Google has launched its new mobile messaging app Allo today in a bid to challenge Facebook's stronghold in instant messaging.…
Lees meerAnd Bill Gates approves Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have promised at least $3bn in funding for a medical initiative to cure, prevent or manage all known diseases by the end of the century.…
Lees meerWe're still not sure if Scarlett Johansson is the best choice to play Major Motoko Kusanagi, but our first look at the upcoming Ghost in the Shell live-action flick is here. Separated into five brief teaser trailers that aired during tonigh…
Lees meerBryan and Jeff talk about iPhone 7, whether or not it’s a must-have upgrade, and even what constitutes a must-have upgrade any more. They also talk about their immediate impressions of Apple Watch Series 2 after spending a day with the new models. …
Lees meerDr. Mac has strong opinions about installing the point-zero release of an operating system. So, before you pull the trigger and install macOS Sierra 10.12, you might want to read Rants & Raves Episode #193, the descriptively-titled Read This Before …
Lees meerFlaw allowed hijacking via HTTP snippets Cisco has provided a patch to address a remote hijacking vulnerability in its Cloud Services Platform (CSP).…
Lees meerWorld collectively bangs its head against wall Just when you thought discussion over the transition of the internet's technical functions couldn't get any more ridiculous, here comes Donald Trump.…
Lees meerWe've known since the game was announced that players would eventually be able to transfer Pokémon from older titles to the upcoming Sun and Moon, which will be released on November 18th. The only way to do so is through the cloud-ba…
Lees meerWe’re all familiar with holograms, the projected 3D images created by manipulating light. But can you create a hologram with sound? Read more...
Lees meerAre you a cosplayer going to this year’s New York Comic-Con? Then do I have good news for you. io9 and Kotaku are throwing our first ever Cosplay Ball on Saturday night, October 6, presented by Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. There’ll be drinks, dancing, a…
Lees meerThe Air Force’s latest high-tech bomber is officially called the B-21 Raider , but there were lots of options. The name was chosen from over 4,600 names submitted to the US Air Force earlier this year, and we now have the complete list of entries, …
Lees meerEarlier today, The Financial Times reported that Apple was interested in buying supercar maker McLaren . Since then, McLaren has denied those rumors—though the Financial Times stands by its reporting—but that doesn’t mean the idea is without merit.R…
Lees meerFall is in the air, which means it’s time to start thinking about which jacket you’re going to wear on chilly days, and maybe which laptop bag to carry, too. SCOTTeVEST is combining the two with its new Off The Grid (OTG) jackets for men and women. …
Lees meeriOS 10 makes some nice changes to the music player app. Unfortunately, the Repeat and Shuffle buttons no longer appear at the bottom of the Now Playing screen. Where’d they go? It’s easy, and John explains.
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