Dec. 24: In the wake of last month’s “Gooligan” attacks, which targeted more than a million Android devices and gained access to the users’ Google accounts, experts are suggesting that a flood of similar smartphone hacking incidents may be on the way in 2017. The Chinese hackers behind Gooligan were making as much as $500,000 […]
Dec. 24: Amazon and Google Play are offering up a few thousand possible distractions for those seeking cheap entertainment for the holidays. The retailers have unveiled promotions that allow users to rent movies for as low as 99 cents. The offer is redeemable on Amazon using a promotional code — “MOVIE99.” Google, meanwhile, requires a […]
Dec 24: If you’ve been drooling over Apple’s flashy new MacBook Pro, you might want to stuff your stocking with a different laptop. Consumer Reports said Thursday that it has decided not to recommend Apple’s new MacBook Pros, because the notebooks’ battery life can be miserable. The issue isn’t exactly new: Many MacBook Pro owners […]
Dec 24: Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this Christmas Eve, in what scientists say is a record-breaking heatwave. Climate scientists say these unseasonably warm weather patterns in the Arctic region are directly linked to man-made climate change. Temperatures throughout November and December were 5C higher than […]
Jonathan Amos / Dec. 17: The researchers behind an app that turns a smartphone into an earthquake detector say they have been thrilled by the take-up and performance of their citizen science network. MyShake was launched for Android devices in February and has now been downloaded over 200,000 times. Enabled phones have recorded hundreds of […]
Dec. 17: Vine lovers can still get their six-second looping video fix. The Twitter-owned video app that launched viral stars and a new form of visual comedy isn’t totally shutting down. Vine is turning its app into Vine Camera, which will let users take six-second videos. The videos won’t be shared to Vine’s platform, which […]
Dec. 17: As Facebook introduces “fake news” warning labels, the social network faces a fundamental problem: Some of its users don’t trust the fact-checkers. There was an immediate uproar, led by right-wing web sites, when Facebook announced the labeling plan on Thursday. Some of Facebook’s partners were denounced as partisan, partly by writers and commentators […]
Dec. 16: A newly published statistical analysis of mini-spiral galaxies shows an unexpected interaction between dark matter and ordinary matter. The research shows that where the relationship is obvious and cannot be explained in a trivial way within the context of the Standard Model, these objects may serve as “portals” to a completely new form […]
Dec 10: If you haven’t already heard, you should probably download encrypted messaging app Signal. At least, that’s experts’ advice for people after the U.S. election. Between high-profile security failures and the Russian hacks before the election, we should know by now to secure our personal data. But some people worry that government surveillance will […]
Dec 10: Apple’s latest deal in China doesn’t have anything to do with smartphones. The tech giant is investing in the Chinese wind power industry, turning to the world’s most populous country to help it achieve its goal of getting 100% of its energy from renewable sources. The iPhone maker struck a deal this week […]
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