Have you ever noticed in science fiction stories or movies, there are always call backs to pieces of history? Maybe it is not something extremely explicit like a specific event, although that might happen, but something a bit more innocuous. Take Star Wars, for example. We have this religion that seems almost out of place with the futuristic world of Star Wars. This religion reflects practices of monks in ages past, though there are still...
The other day, I was talking to my colleague about cars. He said he really wanted to buy a 2008 Acura TSX with manual transmission. I was quite surprised, since I knew he drove a manual Honda Accord with K24 engine. If he really wanted a car just to enjoy the driving experience, why not considered buying a totally different car? You know, the 2004 to 2008 model years Acura TSX with a manual transmission was equipped with a K24 engine as well. In...
From The Verge: Instagram confirmed to BuzzFeed News today that it’s no longer testing a feature that would have let people see when someone took a screenshot of their story. This is incredibly good news for all creepers, myself included. The company said in February that it was testing this feature...
From CNET: US consumers concerned that a trade war with China could mean higher prices for phones and TVs can breathe a sigh of relief.
The Office of the US Trade Representative on Friday said that $50 billion worth of Chinese goods with "industrially significant technologies" will be subject to 25...
From ExtremeTech: Intel’s Optane business has been in the news for multiple reasons of late, as the company has expanded its product offerings and built out its product portfolio. One of the first uses for Optane drives that the company debuted was the idea of using Optane to create drive caches to...
From The Verge: Google wants to help you cut down on the notification noise by using AI to prioritize Gmail push notifications.
The app now uses machine learning to recognize and filter the messages you may want to read over the ones you don’t, and it will only send you a push notification if the...
From CNET: People who buy a new 2018 iPhone will stick with the cheaper version that has an LCD screen, not the more-expensive OLED-based phones.
Apple is rumored to be working on two organic light emitting diode (OLED) screen phones for its new 2018 lineup, expected in September, and just one with...
From ExtremeTech: Law enforcement has frequently complained about the rise of smartphone encryption, which can prevent authorities from gathering vital evidence in criminal investigations. However, companies like Apple and Google maintain that encryption is essential to user privacy. Police around...
From CNET: Nintendo Switch owners can finally play Fortnite, but neither they nor Playstation 4 players were warned that bringing their account from one platform to the other would result in a lockout. And that's sparked outrage across the gigantic Fortnite community.
For those who haven't heard...
From Tom's Hardware: Steam Link for iOS went from being dead in the water to receiving more life rings than it could possibly use. Valve and Apple have both taken steps in the last few weeks to help the app, which lets you play Steam games on your iPhone or iPad, finally make its way into the App...
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