Technology 3D map of the Milky Way depicts our galaxy’s twisted diskDigital Trends - Georgina Torbet Astronomers have created a 3D map of our entire galaxy by pinpointing stars called Cepheids which pulsate and can be used to track distance and …
Mobile Technology Plex makes piracy just another streaming serviceThe Verge - Bijan StephenHave you heard about the best new streaming platform on the internet? It’s totally customizable, works on any device, and, best of all, is basically free. The only problem — and, I mean, come on, it’s
Alita: Battle Angel Weta Workshop Comic Con Collectibles Include Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Dark Crystal, Alita: Battle Angel and More - IGNIGN - Terri Schwartz Weta Workshop pulled out all the stops at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, with gorgeous collectibles for sale, including figures from the upcoming Final …
Technology Europe's Week-Long Satellite Outage Is Over—But Still Serves as a WarningWIRED - Lily Hay Newman Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system largely regained service Thursday, a full week after a mass outage began on July 11. The European Global …
The surprising story behind the Apple Watch's ECG abilityEngadget - Andrew TarantolaAccurately measuring potassium levels through your skin is tougher than it sounds. Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard
Play button Google is finally taking charge of the RCS rolloutThe Verge - Dieter BohnWe’ve been hearing about RCS, the replacement for SMS texting, for over a year now, but actually using the next-generation service has been nearly impossible due to complicated carrier and phone maker
California bill to expand privacy protections failsReuters - By Katie PaulSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's senate blocked a bill on Thursday that would have expanded the ability of consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data, a win for tech industry
Play button A nuclear missile gets dismantled in this new stop-motion videoThe Verge - Rachel BeckerIn a surprisingly cheerful stop-motion animation released today, two disembodied hands dismantle a model of a Minuteman III missile, a weapon that — if launched — could send a nuclear warhead across the
How VR, 3D modeling, and craftsmanship help Ducati design alluring motorcyclesDigital Trends - Ronan Glon The firm’s small, tightly-knit team of stylists skillfully blend craftsmanship and technology to create some of the hottest, most alluring …
Google Takes Its First Steps Toward Killing the URLWIRED - Lily Hay Newman In September, members of Google's Chrome security team put forth a radical proposal: Kill off URLs as we know them. The researchers aren't actually …
How to upload photos into iCloud Photos from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and icloud․com9to5Mac - Michael PotuckiCloud Photos is a valuable feature built into iOS and macOS that allows you to save your photos and videos and keep them in sync across all of your Apple devices. Whether you just got a new device or
Wi-Fi 6 Explained: The Next Generation of Wi-FiTechSpot - Mark Turner Wi-Fi is set to get better and faster with its upcoming major update. While plenty of routers are already available with chips using draft …
You should be using iOS’s powerful new Shortcuts, and here’s howFast Company - Jared NewmaniOS 12’s powerful automation tool makes it way easier to get stuff done on your iPhone or iPad–one you’re up and running. Shortcuts is one of the neatest new features in iOS 12. But it’s easy to miss how
Apple Watch Series 4: I hiked for 6 hours so you wouldn't have toCNET - by Vanessa Hand Orellana We closed a lot of rings to test all the fitness features on the new Apple Watch.
How Intel’s 9th Gen chips show the way forward after Moore’s LawThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergIntel’s 9th Gen Core processors are here, and, as expected, they’re simply a refresh of the last generation of chips, with the same 14nm process the company’s been using since 2014. Performance-wise, says
Tips for keeping strangers off your Wi-Fi networkPopular Science - David NieldYou don't want neighbors or passers-by stealing your Wi-Fi any more than you want them stealing your water, electricity, or carefully curated collection of Blu-ray movies. In fact it's more serious than
New A12 Bionic chip makes 2018 iPhones into AI powerhousesCult of Mac - Luke DormehlApple called the new iPhones‘ A12 Bionic chip “the smartest and most powerful chip ever in a smartphone.” And despite the company’s occasional hyperbole and frequent marketing wizardry, it’s not kidding
World's first fully digital valves open up engine possibilitiesnewatlas.com - Loz Blain British company Camcon Automotive has built the first fully electronic engine valve system, uncoupled from the crankshaft, that offers unprecedented …
Google made the Titan Key to toughen up your online securityCNET - by Alfred Ng Major key alert: It's another line of defense against hackers and thieves.
The 21st Century Internet Act aims to enshrine net neutrality in lawTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyCongress may soon vote on a new bill that would set net neutrality down as a matter of law rather than a set of rules to be changed every few years by the FCC. The “21st Century Internet Act,” introduced
Purpose built: 5G and the machines that would move the edgeZDNet - Scott Fulton III Where the realities of maintaining a multi-terabit-per-second network mandate a new way of approaching the problem of orchestrating network services. …
Be cautious, free VPNs are selling your data to 3rd partiesTNW - Nathan ResnickBetternet is one of the more popular free VPN services for mobile devices. They came out of obscurity and now have 38 million users. Their business model is slowly evolving, too — they launched a VPN and
Etsy, Tumblr, and thousands of other sites will go on ‘red alert’ ahead of a vote to reinstate net neutralityThe Verge - Thuy OngEtsy, Tumblr, Postmates, and Foursquare will be among thousands of other websites expected to post “red alerts” on May 9th ahead of a vote to block the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality rules. The “go red”
Microsoft clamps down on Halo Online fan mod ElDewritoPolygon - Michael McWhertorMicrosoft and Halo developer 343 Industries have intervened in the development of a community-made mod for Halo Online, a free-to-play PC game based on Halo 3, over concerns that the project violates intellectual
ASUS’ Zephyrus M is a thin gaming laptop with a six-core i7Engadget - Swapna KrishnaIt's got an eighth-generation Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics in a slim profile. Today, ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced the Zephyrus M laptop, which is the thinnest
Play button What Is SESTA-FOSTA, and What Does It Mean for Future of the Internet?Daily Dot - Phillip Tracy The Senate voted 97-2 on March 21 to pass FOSTA, a bill that could have a profound effect on internet freedom. Intended to protect sex workers from …
Wake up lights give you more energy all day long, and Amazon has 3 models on sale for $20 or lessbgr.com - Maren Estrada Waking up violently to a blaring alarm clock or a grating alarm chime blasting at full volume on your smartphone pretty much ruins your morning, or …
GameStops’ Pro Day Sale, gaming PC discounts, VR deals and morePolygon - Taylor PalmerWe’re speeding headlong into tax season and, while most folks haven’t even begun to think about their W-2s, early birds are in for a treat. Retailers are marking down games for buyers with freshly replenished
Amazon has a $27 multi-color LED light strip that syncs to your musicbgr.com - Maren Estrada When we first caught wind of the DotStone Music-Syncing LED Strip Lights, we thought they sounded kind of cheesy, to be honest. Then we actually …
The WyzeCam gets a smarter sequel that still costs only $20Engadget - Chris VelazcoIt'll highlight objects in motion, and it sort of plays nice with Alexa. That the $20 WyzeCam worked as well as it did is still kind of a surprise. It's no wonder then that the Amazon alums who created
