[ad_1] We’ve asked Google for comment. It’s not certain if an official renaming is right around the corner, especially when the Home Mini and Home Max aren’t affected yet. However, it seems like changes are at least underway. This also suggests that Google isn’t waiting for a hardware refresh to apply the Nest badge to […]
Author: Randall
YouTube tests moving comments to a separate window on mobile
[ad_1] In YouTube’s current iOS and Android mobile apps, users have to scroll past the video, engagement buttons and recommended content to reach the comment section. As XDA Developers first reported, some Android users are now seeing a new button at the top of the page. To view comments, users must click that button, which […]
FEMA’s presidential alerts are an easy target for spoofing attacks
[ad_1] In their paper, the researchers developed and tested a spoofing attack on presidential alerts. They used commercially available hardware and modified open-source software to send messages to nearly every phone in a 50,000-seat stadium with a 90 percent success rate. The vulnerability is due to the fact that WEA alerts use LTE. Alerts are […]
Spotify claims it ‘overpaid’ songwriters and wants its money back
[ad_1] The entire issue stems from a decision made by the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) that would mandate higher payouts for streaming content. The increase, which would affect services like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and others, would raise royalties by 43.8 percent over the next five years. Spotify — which reportedly pays out $0.006 […]
A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracy
[ad_1] Standard deepfake detection models analyze videos frame-by-frame to spot any sign of manipulation. The new technique created by USC researchers requires far less computing power and time. It reviews an entire video all at once, which allows it to process information much quicker. It stacks frames of the video on top of one another […]
‘Sea of Solitude’ looks like a brilliant, emotional horror show
[ad_1] This is what Sea of Solitude does. On the surface, it’s a gorgeous and dark adventure from independent German studio Jo-Mei Games and EA, but beneath the monster-ridden waters, Sea of Solitude offers a rich and true glimpse into aspects of humanity that are often ignored by video games. It’s an adventure about loneliness, […]
New York Senate passes ban on Elon Musk’s Not-A-Flamethrower
[ad_1] A bill has yet to come to a vote in the state Assembly, although the 48-13 vote in the Senate suggests it won’t have much trouble clearing the other chamber. It’s no secret why they want flamethrowers like Musk’s banned. While Boring’s device isn’t technically a flamethrower (it’s more of a torch attached to […]
China’s supercomputers are the latest target in US trade war
[ad_1] The Commerce Department has reportedly issued export restrictions that cut five major Chinese supercomputer developers off from US technology. According to the new rule, the firms have been “acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.” The developers include Sugon of Beijing, three of its affiliates and Wuxi […]
Why is the PlayStation Classic so unpopular?
[ad_1] Console The body of the system, an adorably sized replica of the 1994 original, has USB connections for the controllers, an HDMI input and micro-USB for charging. Users were largely pleased with the smaller, look-alike shell: DonPolo said it’s “nicely designed and a great addition to my existing classic console collection,” while CrazyCanuck loved […]
Google getting out of the tablet game was inevitable (and smart)
[ad_1] Probably the most common refrain regarding Google tablets was about app quality. Specifically, developers never got on board with building apps for larger screens the way they did for the iPad, and Google’s tablets have suffered for it. Perhaps the only tablet that wasn’t hurt by software quality was the Nexus 7, which arrived […]