Social media is a powerful tool where it can be used to quickly disseminate information. However just like all weapons, how it is used depends […] Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Month: December 2017
Xiaomi Mi 7 Could Ditch Fingerprints For Facial Recognition
With Apple being responsible for popularizing fingerprint scanners on phones, the company sure made a bold statement when they decided to drop the feature in […] Read the original post by Ubergizmo
WhatsApp Threatened With Legal Action Over Middle Finger Emoji
Context is an important thing, where what might be considered offensive to some might not be considered offensive to someone else. For example if you […] Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Peter Thiel’s Libertarian Logic
Peter Thiel has become an odd founder out, but his political ideas are quite mainstream in Silicon Valley. Read the original post by Noam Cohen
How Blockchain Technology is Redefining Trust
For decades, we’ve turned to institutions to vouch for people we don’t know—but thanks to the blockchain, that’s all changing. Read the original post by Rachel Botsman
2017 Is the Year the Home Button Died. Soon, You Won’t Miss It
To interact with the next wave of tech, companies want us to just act natural. Read the original post by David Pierce
The 1970s Xerox Conference That Predicted the Future of Work
When Xerox PARC debuted its Alto personal computer system, many were skeptical. They had no idea what was coming. Read the original post by Leslie Berlin
What Happens Now? Studies of Sexual Harassment Can Show the Way
The cold impartiality of science has something to add to the individual experiences of sexual harassment we’ve read about this year. And it can help […] Read the original post by Sarah Scoles
When Star Trek’s Spock Met PLATO
When programmers introduced Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek to the 1970s-era computer system, they quickly realized he was no Spock. Read the original post by Brian Dear
Teens Aren’t Partying Anymore. They’re on Social Media.
Teens now have so many ways to connect and communicate that there’s no need to gather in person. The party is constant, and it’s on […] Read the original post by Jean M. Twenge
How to sell or trade in your old iPhone
Even if you’re in the iPhone Upgrade Program, you might have an old iPhone languishing in a drawer somewhere unused. And if you buy your […] Read the original post by Susie Ochs
Installer 5: Cydia Alternative for iOS 11 and iOS 10 May be Released Soon
As we eagerly wait for Jay Freeman aka saurik, founder of Cydia to release an updated version of Cydia and Cydia Substrate that supports […] Read the original post by Gautam Prabhu
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Free Accessibility Upgrade Offer Ends Dec. 31
Dec. 31 marks the last chance that users who rely on the operating system’s accessibility features to upgrade to Windows 10 at no cost. Read the original post by Rajesh Pandey
The 15 Mac games you can’t miss from 2017
Play these games Image by Square Enix Stressing out over the holidays? Ready to kick 2017 to the curb? Just bored and looking for something new and […] Read the original post by Andrew Hayward
Aura review: This home monitoring system is more trouble than it’s worth
The system detects motions based on the disruption of radio signals inside your home, but our reviewer discovered that it also disrupted many of his […] Read the original post by Christopher Null