Confusingly jamming Stories in between private messages has sparked backlash amongst the first users of Snapchat’s sweeping redesign. In the few countries including the U.K., Australia, and Canada where the redesign is widely available, 83 ... Snapchat’s big redesign bashed in 83% of user reviewsThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social TC and tagged snapchat on January 11, 2018 by Josh Constine
It’s rare that I pay much attention to automaker infotainment and multimedia system updates at CES – usually there’s too much going on with autonomy, electrification and mobility services to give it much thought. This year, howe... Mercedes-Benz’s new MBUX in-car assistant and smart UI rocksThis entry was posted in Gadgets here nvidia TC Transportation on January 11, 2018 by Darrell Etherington
Facebook is making a huge change to its News Feed algorithm to prioritize friends and posts that spark comments between them at the expense of public content, news outlets, and importantly, the total time spent and ads you see on the social netwo... Facebook feed change sacrifices time spent and news outlets for ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social TC on January 11, 2018 by Josh Constine
CES, the yearly bacchanal of tech and innovation, has outgrown its shell. Las Vegas has been home to the event since the late 1970s and, for better or worse, the city has survived and served the influx of technologists who flock to the event each... CES should move to an innovative cityThis entry was posted in CES Consumer Electronics Show Gadgets TC on January 11, 2018 by John Biggs
Consistent access to clean water is something billions lack, and part of that is the inability to check whether one’s water is clean or not. Lishtot could help change this with a tiny device that instantly determines if water is safe to dri... Lishtot’s TestDrop tells you whether water is safe to drink ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Health TC on January 11, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
Peak Design announced its line of bags on Kickstarter in 2016. It’s my favorite thing at CES 2018. The project raised $6.5 million on Kickstarter and now the company has a full product line designed for photographers and bloggers and people... Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack was my surprise hit of CES ...This entry was posted in Gadgets TC on January 11, 2018 by Matt Burns
The Switch is getting a bevy of new games that should appeal to a broad variety of players, Nintendo announced today in one of its “Direct” videos. A new Mario Tennis game, updates to Odyssey, some classics and indies, and perhaps mos... Nintendo announces raft of new and retro titles for Switch ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming Nintendo TC on January 11, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
It’s 2018, so it’s high time pillows gain a bit of technology. Rem-Fit’s Zeeq pillow is packed with the goods to, hopefully, improve a person’s sleep in various ways. Some people need music to fall asleep while others need... The Zeeq smart pillow tracks sleep, plays music and moreThis entry was posted in Gadgets on January 11, 2018 by Matt Burns
Now that the Meltdown and Spectre cats are out of the bag and patches are being issued left and right, the main question people have is: will this affect my everyday work? Intel’s latest performance metrics suggest that yes it might, but no... Intel details performance hit for Meltdown fix on affected processorsThis entry was posted in Gadgets hardware Intel Spectre TC on January 11, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
Boeing just revealed a prototype drone capable of carrying much more than a camera. The company tasked engineers with designing and building a cargo drone and the prototype they came up with is able to haul 500 lbs of goods. The vehicle is huge a... Boeing’s prototype drone can carry 500 lbs of cargoThis entry was posted in Aviation drone drones Gadgets on January 11, 2018 by Matt Burns