I’ll be honest, Dell wasn’t at the top of our list of must visit companies at this year’s CES, but the PC stalwart is actually showcasing a couple of interesting new products at the show. On the software front, mobile connect is... Dell’s new app brings mobile notifications to the desktopThis entry was posted in Apps Dell hardware Mobile on January 10, 2018 by Brian Heater
YouTube is aiming to bring its set of social features, including the in-app messaging system and “Community” tab for creators, to its wider suite of apps. Specifically, the company is interested in porting those features to its YouTub... YouTube’s in-app messaging and Community tab to make their way ...This entry was posted in Apps cord cutting Mobile Social streaming services streaming tv TC YouTube YouTube Music on January 10, 2018 by Sarah Perez
When PicoBrew announced its PicoStill, a $249 distilling add-on to its Pico C brewing system, I was nonplussed. How could you produce good whiskey or gin in a compact system? Well you can. Since then I’ve tried PicoBrew’s beer system ... We go lips on with the PicoStill’s “delightful” ginThis entry was posted in Gadgets keurig TC on January 10, 2018 by John Biggs
Everyone needs a robotic friend and the Loomo might be the best yet. Part pack mule, part Segway, part voice assistant, the Loomo packs a lot of goods into its self-balancing frame. The device is from Segway Robotics, which is backed by Intel and... Segway Robotics’ Loomo wants to be your little buddyThis entry was posted in Gadgets robot robotics TC on January 10, 2018 by Matt Burns
Voice control is everywhere these days, but to hear people effectively from every direction, devices like the Echo must have a whole collection of microphones in them — but they take up space, require extra processing power and restrict ind... Inspired by insect ears, Soundskrit wants to make microphones magically ...This entry was posted in CES Gadgets research TC on January 10, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
Nvidia issued a security bulletin on Tuesday detailing updates it made to its driver software to address the so-called Meltdown CPU vulnerability revealed by Google’s Project Zero. The bulletin was misinterpreted by some outlets as an admis... Nvidia CEO clarifies its GPUs are ‘absolutely’ immune to Meltdown ...This entry was posted in artificial intelligence Gadgets hardware nvidia TC Virtual reality on January 10, 2018 by Darrell Etherington
My aren’t you a bunch of sly dogs. PornHub, a website dedicated to the distribution of pornographic videos, is onto all you porn lovers and your sexy, sneaky ways. In a nearly catastrophically complete year-in-review post, the company has l... Zelda, Overwatch are top PornHub searches for 2017This entry was posted in Apps Kim Kardashian Social Startups TC video hosting on January 10, 2018 by John Biggs
In an effort to up its signal to noise ratio, Facebook may go local. The company is testing a new area of its app called “Today In,” a mix of city-specific events, announcements and local news. For its new local hub, Facebook is start... Facebook is testing a city-specific section of its app to ...This entry was posted in Social TC and tagged facebook on January 10, 2018 by Taylor Hatmaker
Messenger Kids, Facebook’s new app designed to allow those under the age of 13 to more safely communicate thanks to parental controls, is today launching on Fire tablets. The service had originally debuted on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch in ... Facebook brings Messenger Kids to Fire tabletsThis entry was posted in Apps family kids Messenger Mobile parents Social and tagged facebook on January 10, 2018 by Sarah Perez
Messaging app Confide, which was last year touted as a popular choice in Trump’s White House for staff wanting to leak intel to the press, has added protection against screenshotting to its iOS app. Read More Confide makes its iOS messaging app ‘screenshot proof’This entry was posted in Apps messaging apps privacy Social TC on January 10, 2018 by Natasha Lomas