Soylent recalls its food bars after making some customers sick

You probably shouldn't eat one of Soylent's recently-launched food bars. The company is halting sales, and recalling existing bars following reports of of customers getting sick after eating its latest future-food. People have reported feel…

Dell EMC World tease: What does 'composable' mean to you, readers?

People are 'working on something cool' - EMC converged man Analysis  A symphony of manageable and composable stuff is coming to Dell World next week; that's if EMC Converged Systems president Chad Sakac's hints are to be believed.…

Facebook Live will host a collaborative escape room game today

If you enjoy live action room experiences (think zombies, puzzles etc) or fancy yourself as a bit of an armchair detective, it might be worth tuning into a first-of-its-kind Facebook Live stream later today. To celebrate the launch of its n…

Inside the redesigned Apple Store on Regent Street

Soon, Apple's store on Regent Street, London, will re-open to the public. The gadget mecca has been given a radical makeover, retiring the old glass staircase and much of the first floor. In their place you'll find a double height "grand ha…

The second trailer for 'Rogue One' is here

Disney has dropped the latest trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, showing more of the main characters and building on details revealed in the last one. The film -- which arrives on December 16th -- is set in the time before the origin…

Apple Store fires staff for stealing customers' private pics

Another Apple Store in Australia is embroiled in a scandal, and this time, it involves explicit photos. According to Courier Mail (membership required), the Carindale Apple Store in Queensland fired four male employees for not only stealing…

Twitter tests replacing Moments with a more useful Explore tab

Twitter may soon replace the most-ignored tab on its mobile app with something else. The social network is testing a replacement for the Moments tab on Android and iOS with a new tab called Explore. Twitter’s new tab contains still contains Momen…

Red Giant Universe 2 review: Pro video plug-ins worthy of a subscription

The concept of software as a service (SaaS) is nothing new for enterprise, but consumer applications are increasingly shifting from perpetual licenses to monthly or annual memberships. Monthly payments provide stable income for developers, but th…

Junos OS CLI has a bad bug. So good luck applying its new patches

Gin palace has eight bug-killing shots for you to imbibe Juniper user? Feeling smug because you didn't have to race to download the latest Cisco patch round? Sorry: Juniper has just emitted eight vulnerability patches of its own.…

Virtual reality is actually made of smartphones

From the HoloLens to the PlayStation VR, all VR kit is descended from the first iPhone The world didn’t pay much attention to the fifth anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death, back on the 5th of October. Perhaps that’s because we believe we’ve all moved o…

Verizon Says Its Pixel Phones Will Get Updates at the Same Time as Google’s

Apple posts new ad showcasing revamped Apple Music service

Apple invention uses wrist gestures to control Apple Watch, iPhone

Building on a related Apple Watch patent application filed for on Thursday, Apple published an invention covering a unique wristband mechanism capable of detected wrist gestures and translating them into system commands.

Future Apple Watches might use heart rate sensor to identify owner

An Apple invention published on Thursday reveals work on a next-generation Apple Watch model capable of identifying a user with its heart rate sensor, which if implemented would mark a major step forward in freeing the wearable from…

You can't explore PSVR's dinosaur planet until November

Until scientists successfully resurrect dinosaurs, interacting with them in VR is going to be the closest we get to going up close and personal with the terrible thunder lizards. But if you were hoping to do so in developer Crytek's Robinso…

5 Apple lessons Samsung must learn after its Note 7 disaster

Apple watchers may remember when the company had to recall a product following incidents in which the battery caught fire. That was the ill-fated PowerBook 5300 series, though, in Apple’s defense, the recall was fast, voluntary and only a few hun…

6 more ways to make the most of Mail for iOS 10

About a year ago, we served up eight gotta-know tips for iOS Mail users—everything from how to change the size of your message previews to how to dictate your mail messages. Now, we’re back with six more ways to make the most of Mail for iPhone …

How to retain images in Photos when turning off iCloud Photo Library

Erin Giunta is ready to give iCloud Photo Library the heave-ho, but wants to be sure their photos aren’t lost. I’m confused about what would happen if I turn off iCloud Photo Library on my phone, and not use it on the Cloud. Will my Photos app …

Verizon Says Its Pixel Phoness Will Get Updates at the Same Time as Google’s

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Google Photos will animate your videos too

The latest AI-powered upgrade for Google Photos brings four tricks. In a blog post today, we learned about four new features for the service, including the simplest one, which autodetects sideways pictures and prompts you to correct them. T…