Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Cambridge Analytica is shutting down following Facebook scandal

    Today, Cambridge Analytica was shut down following the Facebook scandal and subsequent investigations, The Wall Street Journal reports. During a conference call today with the tech firm's employees, chairman Julian Wheatland of parent company SCL Gro… Source: Engadget | Cambridge Analytica is shutting down following Facebook scandal

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel
  • B&O Play redesigns its Earset headphones for the wireless generation

    Today, B&O Play announced a refresh of its Earset earphones. These new premium in-ear headphones keep the adjustable design of their predecessors, but they've been updated with the latest technology. You can preorder the Earset wireless bluetooth… Source: Engadget | B&O Play redesigns its Earset headphones for the wireless generation

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Facebook will conduct civil rights audit following bias allegations

    Facebook has come under fire lately for accusations of racial and political bias, and it's determined to address both of those claims head-on. The social media giant has committed to independent investigations that will scrutinize both its civil rig… Source: Engadget | Facebook will conduct civil rights audit following bias allegations

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Facebook is open-sourcing its most powerful AI tools yet

    Facebook is continuing its push to more openly share its AI research and code with the release of PyTorch 1.0 — a deep-learning system that Facebook says represents a "fundamental shift" in open source AI frameworks. Traditionally, taking AI develop… Source: Engadget | Facebook is open-sourcing its most powerful AI tools yet

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Watch Facebook's F8 opening keynote in under 15 minutes

    Facebook's F8 developer conference can be a bit of a snooze on the news front given the focus of the event. However, this year that was definitely not the case. Opening yesterday's nearly 2-hour keynote, CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed user data pr… Source: Engadget | Watch Facebook's F8 opening keynote in under 15 minutes

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Pentagon bans Huawei, ZTE phones from military base retailers

    The Pentagon has banned retailers on US military bases from selling Huawei and ZTE phones, the Wall Street Journal reported. Officials are concerned that the Chinese government could order the firms to track soldiers' movements or snoop on their comm… Source: Engadget | Pentagon bans Huawei, ZTE phones from military base retailers

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The smartphone notch is a status symbol

    Whether you like it or not, the smartphone notch is here to stay. After the Essential Phone and iPhone X brought the notch to the masses, other major brands such as Huawei, ASUS, Oppo and Vivo followed suit soon after, and the latest to join the part… Source: Engadget | The smartphone notch is a …

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Watch Facebook's F8 day-two keynote at 1PM ET

    The first day of Facebook's F8 developers conference was quite eventful, what with a slew of news ranging from app updates to a new dating feature the company has in the works. As expected, we also heard about security and data privacy, two issues th… Source: Engadget | Watch Facebook's F8 day-two keynote at 1PM …

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Google is investing in startups to make Assistant better

    As popular as Google is right now, the company wouldn't be where it is today without the embrace of the developer community. A good example of that is Google Assistant, which would be pretty lackluster if it only worked with Google services. That's w… Source: Engadget | Google is investing in startups to make Assistant …

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel
  • MoviePass brings back its movie-per-day plan

    Last month, MoviePass began offering a $30, three-month plan that came with an iHeartRadio premium subscription trial but limited users to just four movies per month. And when asked if the popular movie-per-day plan would be returning, MoviePass CEO… Source: Engadget | MoviePass brings back its movie-per-day plan

    May 2, 2018 | by Raheel