Microsoft will adjust malware-like upgrade policy for Windows 10 following outcry May 26, 2016 Leave a comment 538 Views For most of the past year, Microsoft has largely refused to change controversial Windows 10 policies, no matter how unhappy a vocal minority of users were over the company’s new strategy. Telemetry tracking, mandatory updates that combine security and non-security ... Read More » tweet
SiriusXM founder and futurist Martine Rothblatt on creativity May 23, 2016 Leave a comment 597 Views DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — Dr. Martine Rothblatt has a message for would-be creative types and entrepreneurs alike: Don’t give up. Specifically, don’t let anyone get in the way of your idea. And you can bet that lots of people will ... Read More » tweet
Bee-inspired robot uses static electricity to land anywhere May 23, 2016 Leave a comment 511 Views Robots come in all shapes and sizes these days from flexible pill-shaped robots you can swallow to humanoid robots that can walk like us. Harvard’s Microrobotics Laboratory has been working on a bee-inspired robot for a few years now, but ... Read More » tweet
NOAA scientists are exploring the Mariana Trench, and you can watch it live here May 5, 2016 Leave a comment 519 Views The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in its various incarnations, has been delivering us valuable data about our world for over two centuries. It closely monitors the environment, provides surprisingly accurate weather forecasts, and does important scientific research to ... Read More » tweet
Supreme Court grants FBI decentralized warrants, power to hack suspects anywhere May 2, 2016 Leave a comment 537 Views The US Supreme Court has passed a proposed change to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, one of the main bodies of law that governs the powers and behavior of the FBI. Previously, Rule 41 stated that a ... Read More » tweet
The iTunes Music Store is 13 years old today, and iTunes is still a disaster April 29, 2016 Leave a comment 449 Views Over the past 16 years, Apple has built a reputation for creating high-quality products. The iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Macintosh are often criticized for being overpriced or poorly positioned for certain use cases. Gamers, in particular, get short shrift on ... Read More » tweet
Steam, Lionsgate announce new streaming video partnership for movies April 26, 2016 Leave a comment 596 Views For almost a decade, Steam has been the go-to source for downloadable PC games and content. The service has expanded a great deal since its earliest days as a Valve game distribution center, with thousands of titles, support for Mac ... Read More » tweet
Amazon refusing to sell certain video games, movies to non-Prime members April 23, 2016 Leave a comment 675 Views Amazon built its business on a simple premise: It was the place to go to buy all your stuff. Today, Amazon offers a wide range of products and services, including its own branded tablets, ebook readers, and video-on-demand solution — ... Read More » tweet
Rumor: Nvidia may have killed Maxwell production ahead of June Pascal launch April 20, 2016 Leave a comment 510 Views When Nvidia demoed Pascal at GDC 2016 last month, many readers were a bit unhappy that the company didn’t give more details on what its upcoming consumer cards would look like. The latest rumors are that Nvidia may have stopped ... Read More » tweet
Intel demos 3D XPoint, showcases Optane’s 2GB/s performance April 17, 2016 Leave a comment 543 Views Last year, Intel and Micron announced that they’d developed a new memory standard. This new memory, 3D XPoint (pronounced “crosspoint”) is a non-volatile memory that Intel is advertising as the first major memory breakthrough in 25 years. Early speculation was ... Read More » tweet