Yes, really. Sci-fi technology that can float objects in mid-air like magic could become reality. Tractor beams have made the jump from science fiction to reality in recent years, but only for levitating very small objects. A new breakthrough could lead to futuristic, far out new uses for the technology...
Whatever Mark Zuckerberg says about human community or his legacy, his company is acting in its own interests—and against the public good. Facebook’s crushing blow to independent media arrived last fall in Slovakia, Cambodia, Guatemala, and three other nations.The social giant removed stories by these publishers from users’ news feeds, hiding them...
And the roadmap for the transition to 10nm remains as murky as ever. As part of Intel's fourth quarter financials release, CEO Brian Krzanich promised that chips shipping this year would include true hardware fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown attacks. The promise to ship chips immune to the attack leaves...
An image posted to Twitter of an unannounced Acer tablet seen at the Bett Show 2018 education convention is no longer online. The big deal is that the device relied on Chrome OS, not Android, and the removal of the image indicates that the product is indeed real, but...
The Android launcher community is no longer like the Wild West but developers are just as passionate, and at time ingenious, as ever. Especially when Google comes out with a new Pixel phone with an exclusive Pixel launcher. There is no shortage of attempts to bring the latest Pixel...
Imagine a roomful of 1,000 students all simultaneously experiencing an augmented reality lecture and demonstration. Or, how about riding in an autonomous vehicle that can detect, in real time and despite inclement weather, an accident or obstacle miles ahead? For those scenarios to be possible, we need a new,...
Voice assistants are here to stay. First, it was Amazon that blew us away at CES 2017 with an impressive range of Alexa-enabled devices. Google quickly followed suit and matched Amazon, stealing the show at CES 2018. But where’s Apple? The iPhone-maker was arguably first to the game with...
We know Windows 10 slurps up a lot of data as you use your PC, so you’ll want to check out the additional controls Microsoft is building into future updates. There’s also a geeky new app that will track the raw data. This new app, along with the revamped...
LOOKING to ditch the iPhone and head for Google's greener pastures? We've rounded up the best Android phones available to buy in the UK today. Below you'll find a selection of top phones, ranging from very cheap models to ultra-premium iPhone killers – so there's something for everyone. Samsung Galaxy S8...
Snapchat has always prided itself on real-time sharing. That’s why the app opens to the camera: it’s designed to get you sharing whatever is happening in the moment. That’s why, until today, snaps posted from your camera roll got a white border around them. It was a subtle cue...
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