On Friday, Facebook disclosed that a bug had exposed photos that were uploaded to the social network. The bug was an issue with Facebook’s photo API and granted third-party apps access to photos that they normally wouldn’t have had access to. Specifically, most third-party apps are only granted access to photos you upload to your […]
Category: Technology
These Jaw-Dropping Facts Will Change Your Mind About the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a general term for many of the devices that connect to the Internet that weren’t connected before. Wearable devices like a fitness tracker or Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Watch are IoT devices, as are Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Echo smart speakers and General Electric jet engines that incorporate sensors to track performance and […]
Orpheus Entertainment wants to use VR to make you a happier person
In 2017 we interviewed games industry professional Job Stauffer about how he’d lost over 50 pounds thanks to VR by playing the rhythm game Soundboxing every day. It was an inspiring story, one that focused on the way virtual reality can provide a motivational boost to make regular exercise part of your routine. But for […]
Underwater survival game ‘Subnautica’ free on Epic Games’ online store
Subnautica, the underwater survival game that recently won PC Game of the Year at the 2018 Golden Joystick Awards, is being offered as a free download on the Epic Games store. Epic Games, which is looking to attract more PC players to its recently launched online store, promised to offer a new free game every […]
A new mid-range tablet is coming from Samsung in the first quarter of 2019
2019 is already shaping up to be a busy year for Samsung, which has a slew of hardware releases teed up that includes everything from new flagship phones to foldable devices — and, according to a new report, an expansion of its mid-range tablet lineup. A new Samsung Galaxy Tab A model has apparently been […]
Facebook Bug Exposes Users’ Photos
A Facebook bug has exposed the private photos of up to 6.8 million users. The bug means thousands of third-party apps had potential access to photos they didn’t have permission to view. The worst thing is the amount of time Facebook took to disclose the incident. Facebook’s Very Bad Year It’s fair to say Facebook […]
Switch-only ‘Netflix for comics’ launches December 17th
You might not turn to your game console to read comics, but InkyPen is determined to change that. It’s launching a comic subscription on December 17th that’s arriving first for the Nintendo Switch. It will offer “thousands” of indie comics and webcomics (and eventually manga) on the hybrid console for a $8 flat rate (€8 […]
Influential Apple analyst cuts iPhone shipment estimates
TF International Securities Apple analyst extraordinaire Ming-Chi Kuo delivered a less than stellar iPhone forecast this week with the straightforwardly titled note, “2019 iPhone shipments likely to be under 190 million units.” The letter puts the number of Apple handsets well below previous analyst predictions of 212 million for next year. Kuo is largely regarded […]
Sonos Beam sound bar is back on sale, and Amazon’s secret Sonos deals are still live
Another day, another discount on a great smart speaker from Sonos! If you missed out on Sonos’ Black Friday sale, you’re in luck because the All-new Sonos Beam Compact Smart TV Soundbar is back on sale at a $50 discount. It’s Sonos’ most compact sound bar by a wide margin, but it still packs the […]
Intel graphics cards release date, news and rumors
For the longest time, the best graphics cards have been an all-out war between Nvidia vs AMD. However, there have been rumors floating around for a while now that Intel is building a team of GPU talent to jump in on the action. In a marketplace where Nvidia is charging exorbitant prices for the RTX […]
Google teams up with Lime to put more people on electric scooters and bikes
Google is no stranger to Lime or its popular electric scooters and bikes. The company already invested in Lime’s last $335 million investment round this summer. But now Google is going even further to help put riders on Lime’s micro-mobility vehicles. Starting today, Google Maps will feature Lime’s electric scooters, e-bikes and pedal bikes as […]
High-efficiency discovery drives low-power computing
Challenge any modern human to go a day without a phone or computer, and you’d be hard pressed to get any takers. Our collective obsession with all things electronic is driving a dramatic daily drain on the world’s power. In fact, according to studies from the Semiconductor Research Corporation, if we continue on pace with […]