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TSB and HSBC banking apps hit by computer glitches
Customers of TSB and HSBC face problems accessing accounts due to more computer problems.
Friday, September 28, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Oculus’ $399 Quest to Take VR Mainstream
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Oculus’ $399 Quest to Take VR Mainstream
Facebook's Oculus division wants more people in VR. The Quest, its new high-powered stand-alone headset, takes a flying leap in that direction.
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Uber pays $148m over data breach cover-up
The 2016 breach involved hackers grabbing data on millions of Uber customers and drivers.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Mirrorless cameras: Photography's new decisive moment
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Mirrorless cameras: Photography's new decisive moment
Camera-makers are rushing to release full-frame mirrorless cameras packed with new features.
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Amazon’s New Echo Show Hints at the Company’s Vision for TV
The 10-inch, $230 Echo Show works more like tiny TV than ever—and shows how Amazon thinks we’re going to interact with video content in the near future.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Gamer with terminal cancer achieves 'Ultimate' goal
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Gamer with terminal cancer achieves 'Ultimate' goal
Chris Taylor who has bone cancer got to play Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game early following a social media campaign.
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Women as CEOs: The Problems and the Promise
I've followed several female CEOs over the years. Most of them failed, largely because they were both unqualified for the job and their boards didn't back them up. In several cases, the board and the CEO seemed to be in conflict, or the board simply didn't do anything. Those failures have created the impression that female CEOs are a bad bet. However, I believe the real problem is that boards haven't been doing their jobs. I think women would make better CEOs than men if they were trained and supported as well.Gear Latest
The Clever Engineering Behind the New iPhone XS Battery
The iPhone XS has a unique shape, designed to squeeze in as much juice as chemistry and physics will allow.
Monday, September 24, 2018
How Lego Came to Be the World's Most Famous Brick
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How Lego Came to Be the World's Most Famous Brick
A Danish woodworker’s bet on a new manufacturing process gave us a toy that never gets old.
How Alexa Could Fix the Microwave
An Alexa-powered microwave may sound silly. Here's why it's a brilliant idea.
JBL Link View Review: A Great-Sounding Smart Display
The JBL Link View is a Google-powered display-speaker hybrid with some serious audio prowess.
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3D-printed gun pioneer in jail on sex assault charge
Cody Wilson is in prison in Houston after being charged with the sexual assault of an under-age girl.
Women harassed after seeking sperm donors online
One woman says a potential donor turned out to be married and had undergone a vasectomy.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
20 Best Weekend Tech Deals: Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Sony
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20 Best Weekend Tech Deals: Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Sony
The PlayStation Classic, Samsung QLED TVs, Apple deals, and Amazon Devices are worth a look this week.
The Vaonis Stellina Smart Telescope Finds the Heavenly Bodies for You
Want your kids to actually get excited about astronomy? Leave the star-searching to the smartphone-connected Vaonis Stellina Smart Telescope.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Code-cracking WW2 Bombe operation recreated at Bletchley
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Code-cracking WW2 Bombe operation recreated at Bletchley
Modern day codebreakers have used wartime methods to read messages scrambled by an Enigma machine.
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Protecting Against 'Natural' Cybersecurity Erosion
Every child who's ever played a board game understands that the act of rolling dice yields an unpredictable result. In fact, that's why children's board games use dice in the first place: to ensure a random outcome that is -- from a macro point of view, at least -- about the same likelihood each time the die is thrown. Consider for a moment what would happen if someone replaced the dice used in one of those board games with weighted dice -- say dice that were 10 percent more likely to come up "6" than any other number. Would you notice?Gear Latest
Friday, September 21, 2018
Everything Amazon Announced: Echo Plus, Alexa Microwave, Echo Sub
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Everything Amazon Announced: Echo Plus, Alexa Microwave, Echo Sub
Today, Amazon announced more Alexa-powered products than you'll ever need—with the hopes you'll get at least one.
Amazon's Alexa Can't Know Everything, But It Can Go Everywhere
A heap of new Alexa devices—a microwave! a wall clock!—show Amazon's strategy to put its voice assistant in everything.
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China blocks Twitch game-streaming service
The services website and app is no longer reachable from mainland China, gamers report
Amazon makes Alexa-controlled microwave
Amazon has unveiled a microwave that can be controlled using its Alexa voice assistant.
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In Technology We Trust... But Should We?
Since the industrial revolution, technology has changed society continually. Largely due to innovations in semiconductor electronics, software and computer technology, the pace of technological development has continued to accelerate over the past 50 years. Personal computers now fit into your pocket. You have access to people and information all over the world through the Internet. Anything up to the size of a small building can be printed. Just about everything -- from your house to your car -- is becoming intelligent.Thursday, September 20, 2018
Amazon Has Big Plans for Alexa in Homes, Cars
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Amazon Has Big Plans for Alexa in Homes, Cars
Amazon will unveil eight new Alexa-powered devices for the car and home before the end of the year, according to a report. They include a microwave oven, an amplifier, a receiver, a subwoofer and an in-car gadget. Amazon is expected to reveal some of the devices at an event later this month. All the devices will connect easily to Alexa, and some will have the voice assistant built in. The products mark Amazon's first move into the home appliances market, an area where competitors have already staked out their turf.Wednesday, September 19, 2018
US judge allows e-voting despite hack fears
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US judge allows e-voting despite hack fears
The state of Georgia judge is "gravely concerned" about hacking - but allows e-voting to go ahead.
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Apple Watch Goes All-In With Health and Fitness Focus
Apple aimed to stretch its lead in the smartwatch market when it introduced its Apple Watch Series 4 last week. The redesigned and re-engineered line features a bigger display, thinner and smaller case, an interface with richer detail, and some innovative health applications enabled by new sensor, accelerometer and gyroscope hardware. "Between watchOS 5 and what they revealed to us last week, there's a lot of cool things to like about this," said Ramon T. Llamas, senior research analyst at IDC.Gear Latest
Apple Watch Series 4 Review: Be Still My Heart
The bigger screen and beefed-up sensors bring the Apple Watch to the next level.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Death Watch Begins for Google
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Death Watch Begins for Google
The European Union has been stretching its wings. In the shadow of Brexit, it apparently has decided it has the real enemy of the people in its sights: social media companies and Google. France is even more aggressive than the EU overall, suggesting that the region's "right to be forgotten" law should apply worldwide. Given that it actually does fall within the legitimate purview of government, it is hard not to agree. In the United States, the administration appears to be gearing up to go to war with these companies, Google in particular.Enlightenment Has Limits in Bodhi Linux
Bodhi Linux is an alternative to traditional Linux OSes that can change your desktop user experience. It is one of a very few Linux distros using Moksha, a forked version of the Enlightenment desktop. Enlightenment is a Compositing Window Manager and Desktop Shell. It is radically different from other lightweight interface shells such as Xfce and LXDE. Its roots go back to 1996, when it started out as a project to build a Window Manager for X11. That project has started to transition to Wayland.Gear Latest
Just Outta Beta: 8-Bit Astronomy, Solar Yacht, and More
A WIRED retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.
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Tackling food waste in Nigeria with an app
Nigerian tech entrepreneur Oscar Ekponimo has invented an app which will help cut down on food waste.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff to buy Time magazine
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Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff to buy Time magazine
Marc Benioff becomes the latest tech entrepreneur to buy a media title with the $190m purchase.
Amazon investigates staff bribery claims
The practice is particularly "pronounced in China", according to the Wall Street Journal.
NovaSAR: UK radar satellite launches to track illegal shipping activity
The all-British NovaSAR spacecraft will monitor big stretches of ocean for suspicious shipping activity.
Cyber attack led to Bristol Airport blank screens
Bristol Airport says a "ransomware"-style attack prompted it to take screens offline for two days.
Sunday, September 16, 2018
A new reality?
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A new reality?
Magic Leap's new mixed reality headset is available to developers in the US - but how does the device compare to what's already available?
Bristol tech start-up firm pioneers growing salad indoors
A biotechnology firm is developing ways of growing salad crops without soil, rain or sunshine.
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Best Wireless Headphones (2018): Bose, Beats, Sennheiser, Sony, and More
No matter if you’re broke or in the money, these are our favorite wireless headphones.
Preorder the iPhone XS or Shop 15 of the Weekend’s Best Tech Deals
You want a new iPhone? So do we. And an Apple Watch.
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Google Digs In Heels Over Global Expansion of EU's 'Right to Be Forgotten'
Google took on French lawyers at the European Union Court of Justice this week, in an effort to fend off expansion of the EU's "right to be forgotten" judgment. The EU's attempts to broaden the scope of that judgment would be "completely unenvisagable," and it could result in impositions on the values of different countries around the world, Google argued. The right to be forgotten directive, which the EU imposed six years ago, allows individuals to request the removal of content from a search engine.Saturday, September 15, 2018
YouTube nursery-rhyme channel with billions of views sold
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YouTube nursery-rhyme channel with billions of views sold
The Little Baby Bum channel has racked up more than 17.5 billion views.
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Gadget Lab Podcast: Breaking Down the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR
This week Apple announced three new iPhones and a new Apple Watch. Are these a glimpse of the future, or more of the same?
Friday, September 14, 2018
How the Weather Channel Made That Insane Hurricane Florence Storm Surge Animation
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How the Weather Channel Made That Insane Hurricane Florence Storm Surge Animation
A combination of Unreal Engine and a specially outfitted studio brought Hurricane Florence to life.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Apple's Fall Event: All the New Products
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Apple's Fall Event: All the New Products
Well, really just phones and a watch—but upgrades and improvements abound.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Google, Facebook, Twitter face EU fines over extremist posts
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Google, Facebook, Twitter face EU fines over extremist posts
European Commission's president says tech firms should be fined if they exceed the time limit.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
iOS 12 Tips and Tricks, and What to Expect When You Upgrade
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iOS 12 Tips and Tricks, and What to Expect When You Upgrade
Your iPhone's software is about to get a refresh. Here are the most important new features to learn about now.
What to Expect from Apple's iPhone Event on Wednesday, September 12
New iPhones are on their way, and probably a new Watch too.
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Apple removes anti-malware apps that harvested browser data
Apple removed the apps, from cyber-security firm Trend Micro, from the Mac app store.
British Airways: Suspect code that hacked fliers 'found'
The code, found lurking on the British Airways website, may be how hackers stole data on 380,000 transactions.
Snap's chief strategy officer Imran Khan is leaving
Imran Khan departs after three years with the company, which is struggling to keep users.
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