There’s a fascinating backstory about the building that is now the National Audiovisual Conservation Center, which is where the Library of Congress stores all 6.3 million pieces of the library’s movie, television, and sound collection. It used t…
Lees meerMac shipments dropped 13.4% year over year last quarter, according to the latest Gartner data. Worldwide PC shipments reached 68.9 million units in the third quarter of 2016, a decrease of 5.7%. Gartner says this was the eighth consecutive quarter o…
Lees meerDrone warfare has long been one of the United States’ key weapons in the War on Terror, but the Islamic State recently managed to carry out a drone strike of their own. Last week, an aerial vehicle “the size of a model airplane” reportedly exploded …
Lees meerApple on Wednesday local China time announced plans to open a research and development center in the southern city of Shenzhen in 2017, further cementing relations with the important growth market.
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Lees meerThe New York Public Library’s Rose Main Reading Room is one of the most majestic spaces in the city. Unfortunately it’s been closed for repairs for two years after an ornamental plaster rosette fell from the ceiling. But after fixing that, reinf…
Lees meerEarlier this year, Apple made waves by formally investing $1 billion into the ride-hailing service in China known as Didi Chuxing, the “Uber of China.” Continue reading →
Lees meerBefore taking up the task of building out Apple Music, Jimmy Iovine has been part of the music industry for many years, so his expertise and knowledge has a major factor in Apple’s streaming music efforts. Continue reading →
Lees meerTurns out graphene, the wonder material with so many potential applications, is also the secret sauce to making tougher silk. A team of scientists from Tsinghua University in Beijing successfully created silk that's twice as tough simply by…
Lees meerJust as it did last year, HP is updating its convertible, all-in-one and thin-and-light laptop again. This time, the company is making sure its devices are (more than) slim enough for your bags and crowded desks. In addition to losing weigh…
Lees meerEarlier this year, Apple invested $1 billion in Chinese Uber competitor Didi Chuxing, and at the time, there was some discrepancy as to whether or not Apple got a board seat with that investment. Didi Chuxing itself said that Apple didn’t have a se…
Lees meerThere’s still no dark mode in iOS, but if you find yourself regularly navigating your iPhone while in a dark environment, then you’ll appreciate the ability to enable a low light filter to darken the screen beyond normal brightness levels. In a pre…
Lees meerSometimes love conquers all, obliterating your rationality into tiny shards of melted nothingness. That probably explains why some Note 7 superfans are holding onto their devices, even after Samsung issued a recall after many, many reports of the ph…
Lees meerIn October 2009, a user named Hi Walter! Its me Patrick! uploaded a video to YouTube called “Hi Walter! I got a new gf today!” In it, a man with glasses faces the camera and talks about meeting a girl at the mall. In the video’s last few seconds, th…
Lees meerDell drops antitrust claims over power pack pricing Samsung has received a welcome bit of news about its batteries that doesn't involve the words "fire" or "explosion."…
Lees meerIn pursuit of the ancient quest for ultimate power, men of legend have bent rivers, slain dragons, even challenged the gods themselves. More recently, similar heroes have thrown on a jockstrap and made videos like this:Read more...
Lees meerCustomers of Google’s Project Fi cell service can now add additional people to their plans for an additional $15 per user. Project Fi, if you aren’t yet familiar, is what’s called an MVNO, and piggybacks on the major networks.Read more...
Lees meerThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday published a transcript of the day's initial oral hearing of the high-stakes patent battle between Apple and Samsung, highlighting the complexities that face justices on how to properly adjudicate th…
Lees meerEven though Galaxy Note 7 production has shut down and the phones should be on their way back to Samsung in fireproof boxes, the question of how everything went so wrong has yet to be answered. When it initiated a recall on September 2nd, t…
Lees meerSure, Xbox One owners have been able to play Red Dead Redemption since this summer, but Sony fans have been left out in the cold on PlayStation 4. Well, that's sort of changing. The game's progenitor, Red Dead Revolver, is the latest PlaySt…
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