Monday, September 30, 2019

Best Dog Tech & Accessories: 10 Essentials for Your Pup

WIRED's favorite dog gear, including a pet camera, fitness tracker, geofencing collar, camping bed, and leash.

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Spoofing emails: The trickery costing businesses billions

Company executives are being targeted by spoof emails requesting them to send vast sums of money.

Saturday, September 28, 2019

SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless Review: A Go-Anywhere Headset

The latest SteelSeries Arctis headset is wireless, works with every game system, and doubles as a great pair of music headphones.

Friday, September 27, 2019

Facebook to create VR world called Horizon

Inhabitants of the virtual space will be able to play games, chat and shape the world, says Facebook.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Little Talk of Sustainability at Amazon's Big Hardware Event

But CEO Jeff Bezos says he considers Amazon’s hardware strategy to be a part of the company’s efforts to reduce its overall carbon footprint.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

WeWork's Adam Neumann quits as chief executive

The boss of the trendy office rental firm says stepping aside is "in the best interests of the firm".

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Art Project Uncovers Bias in AI Training Models

A website created to gather faces for an art project has created a controversy over the use of AI to classify human beings. The faces collected at the ImageNet Roulette site are being incorporated into a work of art in Milan, but that is only one reason American artist Trevor Paglen and Microsoft researcher Kate Crawford created the site. "ImageNet Roulette was launched ... to draw attention to the things that can -- and regularly do -- go wrong when artificial intelligence models are trained on problematic training data," the creators wrote.

Monday, September 23, 2019

Kodak Smile Classic Review: The Best Zink Instant Camera

Kodak's latest instant camera offers bigger, better prints with its eye-catching camera-printer combo.

Sunday, September 22, 2019

What3words: 'Life-saving app' divides opinion

First responders have been singing the praises of what3words but some have reservations about the tech.

Saturday, September 21, 2019

It's a Great Time to Buy a Kindle (and 10 More Tech Deals)

Amazon is clearing out Kindles, and there are some deep discounts on some iPhone alternatives this weekend.

Friday, September 20, 2019

Fitness: The Sweet Spot for Smartwatches

Smartwatches outsold traditional watches in the fourth quarter of 2018. The category saw a 51 percent increase in dollar sales for last year, along with a 61 percent increase in unit sales, according to recent data from NPD Group. One in four Americans aged 18 to 34 now own a smartwatch, and that is likely to increase. Traditional watches did regain the majority of the market in Q1 2019, suggesting that not all consumers are ready to have a mini-computer on their wrists just yet.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

iPhone 11: To Upgrade or Not, That's the Question

Early reviews on the new iPhone models are appearing, and for owners of older versions of Apple's flagship mobile, an upgrade may be in order. Reviewers had plenty of praise for Apple's more expensive iPhone models -- the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. However, it was the baseline iPhone 11 that came out the clear winner in the kudos game. Although the iPhone 11 is the lowest-priced of the three new models, Apple didn't skimp on the device. Reviewers found the 11's camera to be a solid performer. They also praised the iPhone 11 line's video prowess.

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Wi-Fi 6 Is Ready for Prime Time

The Wi-Fi Alliance has released certification standards for Wi-Fi 6 devices, signaling that the technology is ready for prime time. The certification program assures buyers that products carrying the Wi-Fi Certified 6 label will deliver the best user experience with devices supporting IEEE 802.11ax. Wi-Fi 6 includes innovations to create faster network performance and to decrease the latency that can result from adding devices to a network. "Wi-Fi Certified 6 is ushering in a new era of WiFi," said Wi-Fi Alliance CEO Edgar Figueroa.

Monday, September 16, 2019

The Pitched Battle Over Streaming Content

At Apple's annual new products and devices event earlier this week, CEO Tim Cook told the crowd gathered at its Cupertino headquarters that the new Apple TV+ streaming service will be available for $4.99 per month. Consumers who buy a new iPad, iPhone or Apple laptop will receive a year of the subscription-based streaming video service for free. It was a shot across the bow at Disney, which recently announced at its D23 event in Anaheim, California, that the Disney+ streaming service will be available for $6.99 per month.

Sunday, September 15, 2019

8 Best Zink Instant Cameras & Printers (Zero Ink, Inkless)

We've been testing inkless "Zero Ink" printers and instant cameras for months. These are our favorites.

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Adam Savage’s New VR App Lets You Visit Maker Workshops

Strap on an Oculus headset and approach the workbench as the world's best makers show you how they craft their creations.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Google's Super-Sized Nest Hub Draws Mixed Reviews

The new larger version of Google's Nest Hub smart display has been garnering mixed reviews. It has a 10-inch screen, compared to its predecessor's 7-inch display, and it sells for $229, compared to $129 for the Nest Hub introduced at Google's I/O conference in June. "I like the big screen on the Nest Hub Max, since I was able to watch a football game in the kitchen and still see the score," wrote Todd Haselton. One of the best things about the Nest Hub, and now the Nest Hub Max, is viewing pictures from Google Photos, he added.

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Watch Apple’s 2019 iPhone Announcement Right Here

The next iPhone (and lots of other stuff) will be unveiled today. Keep a browser tab tuned to WIRED to see it all live.

Monday, September 9, 2019

Almost one-fifth of Britons 'do not use internet'

Survey says almost everyone under 50 is online but after that, use declines by about 2% per year.

Sunday, September 8, 2019

5 Best Gaming Desktop PCs (2019): Custom, High-End, Cheap

I assure you, these PC battle stations are fully armed and operational. They're also WIRED Recommended.

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Friday, September 6, 2019

Multi-Cloud Strategy May Pose Higher Security Risk: Study

Users of a multi-cloud storage strategy may be twice as likely to face a security breach as those that use hybrid or single clouds, suggests a report from UK-based security specialist Nominet. Fifty-two percent of survey respondents who adopted a multi-cloud approach suffered a data breach over the past 12 months, compared to 24 percent of hybrid cloud users, and 24 percent of single-cloud users, the firm found after polling nearly 300 C-Level executives and IT professionals.

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Amazon Trying Out Hand-Scanning Payment System: Report

Amazon is testing scanners that can identify a human hand to use as a payment method for in-store purchases. The company plans to introduce "Orville" to some Whole Foods stores by the beginning of 2020, and later expand it to all locations in the United States. Employees at Amazon's New York offices are said to be using the technology to buy items such as sodas, chips, granola bars and phone chargers from specially equipped vending machines. The high-tech sensors used in the pilot use computer vision and depth geometry.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

South Wales Police use of facial recognition ruled lawful

High Court rules against a Cardiff shopper who brought a judicial review against South Wales Police.

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

29 Best Labor Day Sales (2019): Tech, Laptops, TV, Gaming, Etc

From iPads to water filters, we’ve scoured the last of the summer’s deals to find our absolute favorites.

Monday, September 2, 2019

How to Save Yourself From Notification Overload

You get too many rings and blips and squawks on your smartphone. Here's how to shut them up.

Sunday, September 1, 2019