Android News How to access Android's hidden developer optionsTNW - Napier LopezWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. One of the advantages Android has over iOS is the control Google
This tiny flashing kit can break your bad online security habitsTNW - The ConversationThe number of cyber attacks is estimated to have risen by 67% over the last five years, with the majority of these data breaches being traced back to human error. The potential risks of such attacks are
Gear & Gadgets Hands on: The touchscreen NAD M10 is the shape of amps to comeTNW - Callum BoothUnless you’re obsessed, keeping up to date with audiophile hi-fi equipment is tough. There’s a never ending supply of generically-named companies combining some random letters and numbers, slapping them
Bitcoin 5 bite-size Bitcoin factoids to beef up your cryptocurrency knowledgeTNW - Yessi Bello PerezThe cryptocurrency is technological feat and while its inner workings are often difficult to understand, or explain, there are a few interesting facts every enthusiast should know. We’ve rounded up some
Stack Overflow These are the top 10 programming languages in blockchainTNW - MixOkay, okay: we all know that blockchain and cryptocurrency developers are in demand these days, but what are the most popular programming languages in blockchain development? It turns out that Ethereum‘s
Zoe Saldana And the winner of the Chivas Venture Global Final is…TNW - Ailsa SherringtonLast week, the Chivas Venture Global Final took place at our very own TNW Conference. $1 million of no-strings funding was awarded to the top global startups blending profit with purpose to have a positive
Cryptocurrency Brave now lets you tip people on Twitter with cryptocurrencyTNW - Matthew BeedhamYou can now tip your favorite Twitter users directly with cryptocurrency with the latest build of the Chromium-based open source browser Brave. The latest Nightly build of Brave will let users send digital
Play buttonCats Longcat lives!TNW - Matthew HughesAlmost fifteen years ago, a Japanese ailurophile posted a picture of her beloved feline companion to the Internet. She didn’t realize it at the time, but this innocuous photo would indelibly etch itself
Technology CHEAP: The best Memorial Day tech deals you’ve ever seenTNW - Callum BoothWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! On May 27, Memorial Day will roll round again. Some people will use the US holiday for somber reflection, others
Never forget another password with RememBear, now only $40TNW - TNW DealsLet’s do a short exercise. Start tallying up all your digital logins and passwords. It probably won’t take long to realize that this may not be as short an exercise as advertised. Instead of trying to
Huawei Leave your DSLR at home: The Huawei P30 Pro is the only camera a traveller needsTNW - Ivan MehtaA few weeks ago, when my colleagues were busy listening to Mark Zuckerberg yanking about a ‘Privacy-first future’ of Facebook, I was exploring the streets of Europe, drinking fresh beer. The iPhone Xs,
Facebook Facebook is launching a ‘global’ cryptocurrency in 2020 – we’re all doomedTNW - Matthew BeedhamRumors that Facebook has been working on a cryptocurrency haven’t exactly flown under the radar. And with the latest revelation, the Facebook cryptocurrency machine looks set to step up a gear. Facebook
Estonia What the heck is a cyber diplomat?TNW - Már Másson MaackI’m an avid consumer of any TV series or podcast that’s even remotely political. I love the drama, intrigue, maneuvering, and most of all, the power. But when it comes to the actual workings of the world
Facebook Ads Fake Facebook accounts are influencing African electionsTNW - iAfrikan NewsFacebook has issued a statement on how it removed fake accounts originating from Israel that ran Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts that carried false information looking to influence elections
Identity Theft Minimize Potential Cyber Hack Damage With These 11 Good Data HabitsTNW - Scott GerberCybercriminals and hackers are more aggressive than ever these days. With advanced technology, breaches are increasingly common, which puts companies and their customers at risk of fraud and identity To
GitHub Now pay your favorite open-source contributors using GitHub SponsorsTNW - Ravie LakshmananGitHub, one of the largest respositories for hosting open source software, has added the ability to financially support developers through recurring monthly payments. The feature is called GitHub Sponsors,
AT&T AT&T now accepts cryptocurrency, and it’s probably a bad ideaTNW - Matthew BeedhamAmerican cell network operator AT&T has announced it’s accepting cryptocurrency as an online payment option. AT&T says it will be offering the payment method through cryptocurrency payment services provider
SpaceX SpaceX successfully launches 60 Starlink satellitesTNW - Ivan MehtaAfter a few delays, SpaceX finally launched the first 60 satellites under its ambitious Starlink project today. The company’s rocket Falcon 9 lifted off at the scheduled time of 2230 ET. These satellites
Twitter Meet Karen Wickre, the editor who helped Twitter and Google find their voiceTNW - Georgina UstikWe often think of tech companies as faceless platforms; social networks where we imprint our personalities, empty documents we fill, and conduits for communicating. But tech giants do have their own voices,
TRON Top 100 dapps: Ethereum is for gaming, EOS and TRON are for gamblingTNW - David CanellisGambling persists as a primary use case for “the blockchain” into 2019, with almost half of the top 100 decentralized apps (dapps) still betting-related. Blockchains EOS and TRON have also solidified as
Hot Sauce I actually put Nutaku's 'hentai hot sauce' in my mouthTNW - Rachel KaserSometimes it’s hard to describe what a weird day is for me anymore. Shouting encouragement to my first robot vacuum named after a Jetsons character? Routine. Scripting a back-and-forth dialogue between
Gear & Gadgets Review: Brilliant’s smart home controllers are the antidote for smart-speaker hellTNW - Tristan GreeneMy home is inundated with smart speakers. I’ve got Echo Dots aplenty, Google Minis to spare, and enough third-party voice-assistant devices to reproduce Plugged’s Bluetooth speaker symphony. And that’s
China China could hurt Apple profits by 29% if it avenged the Huawei ban, says analystTNW - Napier LopezTrump’s Huawei ban was bad news for China, as it effectively crippled the world’s second-largest smartphone maker from its largest source of income. But China is also very much in a position to retaliate,
Google Google data shows 2-step verification blocks 100% percent of botsTNW - Napier LopezTwo-factor authentication is annoying. Getting flustered because you have to find your phone and tap on a prompt every time you log into your accounts from a new device is peak first-world problems. But
Design Thinking A peek at legendary architect John Storyk's design processTNW - Tristan GreeneJohn Storyk, the founder of WSDG, an acoustic consulting and A/V integration firm, is a legend in the music world. He’s a world-class architect and acoustic designer whose built recording studios for from
GOG, of all companies, wants to patch the fractured gaming communityTNW - Rachel KaserGood Old Games (GOG) has long been Steam’s quirky alternative in the world PC stores, and is now putting itself in the unlikely position of peacemaker with the launch of GOG Galaxy 2.0. With this updated
Technology CHEAP: Get 33% off this gorgeous Fluance Fi20 omnidirectional bluetooth speakerTNW - Matthew HughesOne of the hidden gems of the audio world is Fluance, a Canadian manufacturer of premium speakers, which boasts a 20-year pedigree. As you’d expect from any aspirational brand, its kit isn’t exactly cheap.
If you lose a body part, other bits get a sensory boost – thank you, brainTNW - The ConversationWhen you wake up in the middle of the night in total darkness, it can feel as if you have auditory superpowers. Suddenly, you can hear floorboards creak storeys below and the softest rustle of foxes destroying
Gear & Gadgets Playdate is a cute lil’ console with a… crank (?) – and I fucking want oneTNW - Callum BoothI love it when a bit of gear surprises me. And today? That surprise is the weirdly brilliant games console the Playdate. This little handheld device (it measures 74mm × 76mm × 9mm) looks like a cross the
Technology Thailand’s oldest bank hints at new blockchain app powered by RippleTNW - MixThailand‘s oldest bank, Siam Commerical Bank (SCM), has hinted it will be experimenting with blockchain technology powered by Ripple. Earlier this week, rumors of its blockchain pilot surfaced online eagle-eyed
