Technology
Google, Porsche spar over how much data the search giant collects
Porsche and Google have gotten into a spat over just how much data Android Auto collects — but who’s telling the truth?
New Android adware spotted loaded with root exploits — but you’re safer than you think
There’s another security scare on Android, but you can keep yourself safe with a little common sense. Even if you can’t, it’s not as bad as it sounds.
Samsung semiconductor profits rise 80 percent thanks to strong launches, prominent wins
Samsung’s semiconductor sales shot up in Q3 , with significantly better earnings. It’s good news for a company whose phone business has struggled throughout the last two years.
Verizon resurrects zombie cookie, combines personal tracking with AOL network
Verizon’s “super cookie” is back, and better (worse) then ever.
Meet Beats Pill+, the first Beats speaker made under Apple
Apple’s influence on Beats hasn’t been seen in the audio company’s products since last summer’s acquisition, until now. Beats is getting ready to release a brand new Bluetooth speaker that has Apple written all over it (metaphorically, of course—the signature … Continue reading
Microsoft Bing Predicts and the future of gambling
Artificial Intelligence is poised to upend the world of professional gambling as well as threatening other industries that rely on predicting the outcome of events.
Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to ‘traditional’ anti-parasitic discoveries
The latest Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honors some of the greatest disease-fighting discoveries of our time — and of a time long past.
Panasonic shows world’s first UltraHD ’4K’ Blu-ray player
Panasonic will soon begin selling in Japan a Blu-ray Disc player compatible with 4K UltraHD discs, the first such player in the world. UltraHD, also called 4K, has four times the resolution than conventional high definition and is being promoted … Continue reading
Verizon cancels the Sony Xperia Z4v launch in the US
The Z4v didn’t make a lot of sense in the first place, but Verizon apparently agrees and has cancelled the device.
TiVo Bolt review: The best DVR gets better
Don’t get bent out of shape over the TiVo Bolt’s bent chassis. I reacted almost viscerally when I saw it, but the TiVo team swears there’s more to the design than just a compulsion for raising eyebrows. They tell me … Continue reading