2017-02-03 19:29
Android device updates: Android 7.1.2 beta brings a fingerprint swipe gesture to the Nexus 5X
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this week, and as the story goes this means six more weeks of winter. If only the critter was carrying a smartphone, perhaps that would give us a better idea of when Nougat would be coming to your favorite device.
2017-02-03 19:15
This robotic barista never needs a coffee break
The robotic arm manning Cafe X at the Metreon shopping center in San Francisco looks very caffeinated as it frantically swings from one side of its enclosed bar to the other. 
2017-02-03 19:13
Google Now Launcher's days in the Play Store are numbered
Google long ago opened up access to its smart system of cards via the Google Now Launcher, which gave phones of all shapes and sizes a taste of what it’s like to use stock Android. Sadly, Google is warning partners that its time in the Play Store is
2017-02-03 18:46
Driven by eSports, Micron fast-tracks superfast GDDR6 graphics memory
Micron is rushing to release the latest GDDR6 graphics memory by the end of the year, and eSports is a major driver behind the plans.
2017-02-03 17:35
Zero-day Windows file-sharing flaw can crash systems, maybe worse
The implementation of the SMB network file sharing protocol in Windows has a serious vulnerability that could allow hackers to, at the very least, remotely crash systems.
2017-02-03 16:46
New Chrome beta feature looks to make web apps as powerful as native ones
Chrome users have been able to add homescreen shortcuts for their favorite websites for years, letting you quickly jump to a site without having to navigate the bookmarks folder, but they’ve always been just that: fancy links. With the latest Chrome
2017-02-03 12:00
JavaScript spec adds async functions, shared memory
A few months before its expected approval, ECMAScript 2017, the latest official specification underlying JavaScript, has been fleshed out with async functions and shared memory capabilities.
2017-02-03 08:58
Apple to start assembling iPhones in Bangalore by April
Apple plans to start assembling the iPhone in Bangalore by end April under a contract manufacturing arrangement with Taiwan's Wistron.
2017-02-03 06:16
Snap is paying Google $400M a year for cloud services
Over the next five years, the company behind Snapchat will pay Google at least US$2 billion in cloud bills.
2017-02-03 02:22
AT&T extends NetBond service to secure IoT connections
The internet is what made IoT happen, providing a common protocol to take the place of separate, specialized networks. But the public internet itself may not always be the best path between a connected device and the cloud.