Free-to-play games often look appealing, but it’s difficult to know at a glance whether the business model is insidious and fun ruining, or reasonable and […] Read the original post by Andrew Hayward
Month: April 2017
You Think You Know Grades? Here’s How They Really Work
When you grade on a curve, you make assumptions about the student population. When you don’t, you make an assumption about the test. The post […] Read the original post by Rhett Allain
Microsoft Issues Windows 10 Creators Update Evaluation for Businesses
IT professionals can now take evaluation versions of the operating system update and its new security and management features for a spin. Read the original post by Ali Hassan Mahdi
Review: Sonos Playbase
Meet the super-wireless, super-expensive speaker at the center of your new home theater. The post Review: Sonos Playbase appeared first on WIRED. Read the original post by David Pierce
How to disable GPS coordinates when texting photos
Susan writes in with a privacy concern. She texted a photo to an acquaintance, and was disturbed when that person was able to know her […] Read the original post by Glenn Fleishman
Liberty Global plc – Class A’s (LBTYA) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at Macquarie
“We are particularly bullish on the latter once its renewed agreement with EE kicks in. Under a full MVNO, Virgin can better dictate customer terms […] Read the original post by Daily Political
OnePlus 5 Rumored To Sport 8GB Of RAM
At the rate that handset OEMs have been upgrading their phones, it didn't really come as a surprise when OnePlus decided to equip the OnePlus […] Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Google Reportedly Offers To Invest $880M In LG Display For OLEDs
Samsung's “Edge” series of smartphones with curved displays might have been seen as a novelty at the start, but just like with their Note series […] Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Google Updates Image Search With New ‘Similar Items’ Feature
The feature is currently available only on Google search app for Android and mobile web. However, Google will release it on other platforms later this […] Read the original post by Ali Hassan Mahdi
Georgia Tech finds subtle Linux vunerability
Uninitialised variables are a critical attack vector that can be reliably exploited by hackers to launch privilege escalation attacks in the Linux kernel, according to […] Read the original post by Steve Bush
A Newfangled Traffic Light Built for People and Robots
Industrial designer Evgeny Arinin designed an LED display that uses its shape, big arrows, and punchy icons to clearly articulate the rules of the road. The […] Read the original post by Margaret Rhodes
Making Videogames the Old-Fashioned Way—On a 52-Hour Train Ride
What do you call 300 people on a four-day Amtrak voyage from Chicago to the Bay Area, making videogames all the while? Train Jam. The […] Read the original post by Julie Muncy
Pricey Technology Is Keeping People Alive Who Don’t Want to Live
Opinion: Some medical technology is improving life and worsening death. The post Pricey Technology Is Keeping People Alive Who Don’t Want to Live appeared first […] Read the original post by Jessica Zitter
eWEEKchat April 12: Why Behavioral Biometrics Is Key to New-Gen Security
Please join us April 12 for an eWEEKchat about behavioral biometrics and why they might be the key to stronger IT security at several different […] Read the original post by Rajesh Pandey
eWEEKchat April 12: Why Behavioral Biometrics Is Key to New-Gen Securit
Please join us April 12 for an eWEEKchat about behavioral biometrics and why they might be the key to stronger IT security at several different […] Read the original post by Ali Hassan Mahdi