Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Teen phone tracking app exposed thousands of Apple accounts

    Parents understandably pour a lot of trust into apps that monitor their kids' activity. That makes it all the more painful when there's a lapse in security, and that's unfortunately the case today. Security researcher Robert Wiggins discovered that… Source: Engadget | Teen phone tracking app exposed thousands of Apple accounts

    May 21, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Amazon gives 'Mrs. Maisel' third season just months after premiere

    If it wasn't already apparent that Amazon has a lot of confidence in Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, it is now. The internet giant has confirmed a third season of the 1950s comedy/drama before the second season has even premiered — and that's after ordering… Source: Engadget | Amazon gives 'Mrs. Maisel' third season just months after …

    May 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • LG's influential chairman Koo Bon-moo dies

    The tech industry just lost one of its more important personalities. LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo has died at 73 after fighting brain disease since 2017. As is common among giant South Korean corporations, his son (LG Electronics' info display lea… Source: Engadget | LG's influential chairman Koo Bon-moo dies

    May 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Finnish university's online AI course is open to everyone

    Helsinki University in Finland has launched a course on artificial intelligence — one that's completely free and open to everyone around the world. Unlike Carnegie Mellon's new undergrad degree in AI, which the institution created to train future ex… Source: Engadget | Finnish university's online AI course is open to everyone

    May 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • UK to introduce internet safety laws within 'next couple of years'

    The UK government is acting on its vow to make the internet safer… whether or not companies like the idea. In the wake of the Internet Safety Green Paper, Digital Secretary Matt Hancock has unveiled plans for online safety laws that will tackle cy… Source: Engadget | UK to introduce internet safety laws within 'next …

    May 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The best home security system

    By Rachel Cericola and Grant Clauser This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read the full article here… Source: Engadget | The best home security system

    May 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • After Math: Rise of the robot albatrosses

    While the internet spent the last week virtually paralyzed by the Yanny/Laurel debate, the wheels of industry kept turning. Elon Musk promised rides aboard the upcoming Boring Company system would only cost a buck, MIT built a robotic albatross for o… Source: Engadget | After Math: Rise of the robot albatrosses

    May 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Tesla releases source code for some of its in-car tech

    Tesla doesn't have many fans in the open source crowd. It based its car platforms on open platforms like Linux and BusyBox, but it has gone years without sharing the source code their license (the GPL) requires. The company is finally setting thing… Source: Engadget | Tesla releases source code for some of its in-car …

    May 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Ben Heck's Mini Pinball: Designing a test game

    The team has finally finished the miniature pinball kit prototype, and they don't want to stop playing it! Originally the design was going to include three generic themes, but the team moved to one universal playfield that can have customized the… Source: Engadget | Ben Heck's Mini Pinball: Designing a test game

    May 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Netflix snaps up two Cannes award winners despite feud

    Just because Netflix couldn't compete at Cannes doesn't mean it's leaving the film festival empty-handed. The streaming video service has acquired the North American and Latin American rights to two Cannes award winners, Alice Rohrwacher's Happy as… Source: Engadget | Netflix snaps up two Cannes award winners despite feud

    May 20, 2018 | by Raheel