MobileNews

Apple should replace the iPhone’s Lightning port, not remove it

January 20, 2020
After blowing a decade releasing confusingly numerous Macintosh computers, Apple invited founder Steve Jobs back to his company, kicking off a historic period of growth through reduction. Jobs slashed entire product lines, redesigned Macs to focus on simplicity, and — with sharp marketing — turned the nearly bankrupt company into an industry leader. Apple then applied the “make it simpler”…
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GamingNews

Readers share their fondest memories of the original Xbox

January 17, 2020
Think back to 2001: Lifehouse’s ‘Hanging by a Moment’ was (inexplicably) the number one song. NASA launched the Genesis space probe. Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters. The first…
MobileNews

Chrome for Android tests recommending tabs you should close, even if you won’t listen

January 17, 2020
There are two types of people in this world — those who keep maybe three Chrome tabs open at most, and those who treat Chrome tabs like a running backlog of things you want to get done or look into but not . For those, like myself, in the latter category who end up with way too many open tabs, Chrome for Android is testing out a new recommendation to maybe close some of those, even though you…
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AI & RoboticsNews

SenseTime’s AI generates realistic deepfake videos

January 17, 2020
Deepfakes — media that takes a person in an existing image, audio recording, or video and replaces them with someone else’s likeness — are becoming increasingly convincing. In late 2019, researchers at Seoul-based Hyperconnect developed a tool (MarioNETte) that could…
GamingNews

Steam might be coming to Chromebooks

January 17, 2020
Google is reportedly working to bring Steam to Chromebooks. Kan Liu, director of product management for Google’s Chrome OS, shared the news with Android Police. Unfortunately, Liu didn’t reveal a timeline or share which games might be available. On Chromebooks, Steam would be enabled by Chrome OS’s Linux compatibility, Liu said. Since Chrome OS is essentially based on Linux…
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MobileNews

Civil liberties groups back Apple against FBI in Pensacola iPhones case

January 17, 2020
Three different civil liberties groups are backing Apple in its refusal to create a weakened version of iOS to allow the FBI access to two iPhones used by the Pensacola shooter. They support Apple’s position that compromising iPhone encryption would be a far greater risk to national security than not gaining access to the phones… Background History repeated itself when the FBI asked Apple to…
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