Technology news

• Why did Twitter take so long to finally ban one of its biggest trolls?

  20-07-2016 23:59
  
  Twitter on Tuesday night permanently banned conservative pundit and Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos from its platform.  Yiannopoulos was banned for his role in the online harassment of Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones. After writing a scathing review of the film, Yiannopoulos and Jones exchanged words on Twitter.  Jones was sent a deluge of harassing messages, many of them racist. Jones left Twitter on Monday night. I don’t blame her. As she said herself, all of this ove
  
  Read more

• Why did it take Leslie Jones for Twitter to finally ban Milo Yiannopoulos?

  20-07-2016 23:59
  
  Twitter on Tuesday night permanently banned conservative pundit and Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos from its platform.  Yiannopoulos was banned for his role in the online harassment of Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones. After writing a scathing review of the film, Yiannopoulos and Jones exchanged words on Twitter.  Jones was sent a deluge of harassing messages, many of them racist. Jones left Twitter on Monday night. I don’t blame her. As she said herself, all of this ove
  
  Read more

• Airbnb hires former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to address host discrimination

  20-07-2016 23:53
  
  Short-term rental company Airbnb has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in an effort to address allegations of racial bias on the platform.   Holder will work with noted civil rights attorney John Relman to help the company put in place an official anti-discrimination policy.  In a blog post, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky addressed the controversy and Holder's new position. "This is the greatest challenge we face as a company," Chesky wrote. "We will not simply ‘address the
  
  Read more

• Southwest Airlines halts flights after technical outage

  20-07-2016 23:22
  Southwest spokesman Dan Landson said a team is working to resolve the issues that began Wednesday afternoon following an outage. It will take time before the budget airline resumes a normal operation, he said. Flight tracking website FlightAware.com showed that Southwest had delayed 157 flights so far on Wednesday, or about 3 percent of its operation.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Corning says next Gorilla Glass will be extra drop resistant

  20-07-2016 23:18
  
  Your next smartphone could be a little less likely to break when you drop it. Corning, makers of the Gorilla Glass used in many smartphone displays, introduced the next generation of the material Wednesday at an event at its Palo Alto, California, facility. Gorilla Glass 5, the company says, is more likely to survive drops from higher heights than previous generations. SEE ALSO: Apple might announce 3 different iPhone 7 models this year To make Gorilla Glass 5 more drop resistant, the company te
  
  Read more

• This Whirlpool fridge might be too cold for its own good video - CNET

  20-07-2016 23:17 via cnet.com
  
  At $1,100, the Whirlpool WRT511SZDM top freezer fridge is the coldest refrigerator we've ever tested. But is that a good thing?
  
  Read more

• Top U.S. vehicle safety regulator stands by self-driving cars

  20-07-2016 23:14
  By Rory Carroll and David Shepardson SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. auto safety regulator said the government will not abandon efforts to speed the development of self-driving cars, despite a fatal accident involving a Tesla Model S operating on an autopilot system. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief Mark Rosekind said at a conference Wednesday the agency is bullish on the potential of autonomous driving technology to reduce the 94 percent of car crashes attr
  
  Read more

• Apple to Pokemon Go: Thanks for the extra $3 billion? - CNET

  20-07-2016 23:14 via cnet.com
  
  Your Pokemon Go obsessions could make Apple an extra $3 billion over the next one to two years, an analyst says.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Glider about to attempt world altitude record video - CNET

  20-07-2016 23:09 via cnet.com
  
  The Perlan 2 Glider is on its way to El Calafate, Argentina, where it will attempt to break a 10-year-old gliding-altitude world record of 50,671 feet set back in 2006. The glider will sail its way into aviation history as the highest-flying winged aircraft without an engine.
  
  Read more

• EBay beats revenue estimate, bumps up forecasts

  20-07-2016 23:09
  (Reuters) - Online retailer eBay Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and raised its sales forecast for the year as efforts to revamp its online marketplace start to pay off. EBay shares were up 6.5 percent after the bell on Wednesday after the company's board also authorized an additional $2.5 billion stock buyback program.
  
  Read more

• iOS 10 second public beta is out now - here's what you'll get

  20-07-2016 23:07
  
  Apple's iOS 10 update won't launch until the fall, but that doesn't mean you can't try it out now. Today, Apple released its second public beta for iOS 10, which lets anyone sample its latest and greatest mobile operating system. On the surface, iOS 10 looks and feels just like iOS 9, but there are a lot of subtle tweaks under the hood. Notifications get a huge revamp, showing users more important info at a glance and bringing support for 3D Touch. iOS 10 also changes how users unlock their phon
  
  Read more

• 'Game of Thrones' star tells Reddit he'd love to play a certain Batman villain - CNET

  20-07-2016 23:06 via cnet.com
  
  Samwell Tarly is a good guy in Westeros, but actor John Bradley dreams of portraying a specific Gotham City baddie.
  
  Read more

• National Junk Food Day 2016 trends: Hope you like s'mores - CNET

  20-07-2016 23:03 via cnet.com
  
  Yeah, yeah, kale. America's still the king of the world when it comes to creative, so-bad-they're-good snacks.
  
  Read more

• Airbnb hires ex-U.S. Attorney General to help shape policy

  20-07-2016 23:03
  By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Airbnb said on Wednesday it hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help craft its anti-discrimination policy to combat discrimination occurring on the home-sharing company's platform. Airbnb, which allows private homeowners, or "hosts," on the site to rent apartments and houses on a short-term basis, has received complaints of discrimination based on race, gender and sexual orientation. "While we have a policy that prohibits discrimination, we want
  
  Read more

• France orders Microsoft to stop collecting excessive user data

  20-07-2016 22:48
  By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The French data protection authority on Wednesday ordered Microsoft Corporation to stop collecting excessive data on users of its Windows 10 operating system and serving them personalized ads without their consent. The CNIL said the U.S. company had three months to stop tracking browsing by users so that Windows apps and third-party apps can offer them targeted advertising without their consent, failing which it could initiate a sanctions procedure. A numbe
  
  Read more

• Intel's revenue misses estimates as PC slump weighs

  20-07-2016 22:44
  Sales from Intel's traditional PC business, which also includes chips for mobile phones and tablets, declined 3 percent to $7.3 billion in the second quarter. Santa Clara, California-based Intel has been focusing on its higher-margin data center business as it looks to reduce its dependence on the slowing PC market that it once helped create. Revenue from the company's data center business rose 5 percent to $4 billion from a year earlier and accounted for 30 percent of total revenue.
  
  Read more

• 6 signs you're a tech douchebag

  20-07-2016 22:42
  
  The tech world moves fast. Really fast. Yesterday's hot new hype is today's utter obnoxiousness. There are no tech etiquette rules written in stone, but if you are any bit of a sane human being, you'll pick up on them.  SEE ALSO: U.S. government leads recall of 500,000 hoverboards Below are six things you should never do if you want to avoid becoming the neighborhood #techdouchebag. 1. You never get off your hoverboard Hoverboards are over. Mashable chief correspondent Lance Ulanoff refuses
  
  Read more

• EBay revenue rises 5.7 percent

  20-07-2016 22:40
  (Reuters) - EBay Inc reported a 5.7 percent increase in quarterly revenue as its efforts to revamp its online marketplace start to pay off. The company's net income rose to $435 million, or 38 cents per share, in the second quarter ended June 30 from $83 million, or 7 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose to $2.23 billion from $2.11 billion. (Reporting by Anya George Tharakan and Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
  
  Read more

• The future of Porsche's infotainment: Apps, apps, services and apps - Roadshow

  20-07-2016 22:37 via cnet.com
  
  With a name like Porsche Connect, you wouldn't expect it to be a Luddite-friendly affair, anyhow.
  
  Read more

• Meet the cutest little hard-drinking party animals you'll ever see - CNET

  20-07-2016 22:32 via cnet.com
  
  Forget the wine coolers -- the slow loris and the aye-aye lemur are all about the hard stuff.
  
  Read more

• Instagram tests spam tool - but not because of Taylor's snakes

  20-07-2016 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Instagram reveals its testing a spam prevention tool on high profile accounts.
  
  Read more

• Musk says he's ready to launch new Tesla 'master plan'

  20-07-2016 22:28
  Musk told more than 4 million Twitter followers that a "post should go live on Tesla website" around 5:00 Pacific time. Earlier in the day, Musk had tweeted he was finishing work on a new plan for Tesla while listening to the soundtrack from the film version of the Great Gatsby. Musk has said in tweets and public statements that an element of his strategy will involve linking Tesla's electric vehicles to solar power products and services offered by SolarCity Corp , a solar energy company he is c
  
  Read more

• Qualcomm revenue rises 3.6 percent

  20-07-2016 22:19
  (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc reported a 3.6 percent rise in quarterly revenue, driven by strong demand for its flagship Snapdragon processors used in smartphones. Net Income attributable to Qualcomm rose to $1.44 billion, or 97 cents per share, in the third quarter ended June 26, from $1.18 billion, or 73 cents per share, a year earlier. http://bit.ly/29Pflgm Revenue rose to $6.04 billion from $5.83 billion. (Reporting by Rishika Sadam in Bengaluru)
  
  Read more

• Sony's Z Series 4K HDR TVs take a swing at LG's high-end OLEDs

  20-07-2016 22:16
  
  Sony didn't have its best CES this year. It chose to use the first week in January to talk shop about its new headphones, the Sony H.ear series, and show off some Bluetooth speakers. There were a few new TV sets on the showfloor, but it wasn't anything to write home about. It turns out that was intentional. Sony was saving its major home entertainment announcement, the Z Series, for the middle of the year. Announced to the world this afternoon, the Z Series – we've transcended the X series
  
  Read more

• Let's call it the Billion Dollar Shave Club - CNET

  20-07-2016 22:16 via cnet.com
  
  Unilever reportedly paid $1 billion for Dollar Shave Club, propelling the razor blade service into unicorn territory -- in real money.
  
  Read more

• Tesla's data collection may help it deflect Autopilot liability

  20-07-2016 22:08
  By Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) - The large volume of data Tesla Motors Inc collects from its cars on the road has armed it with information to publicly counter, and possibly legally defend, claims about the safety of its Autopilot driving-assist software, according to lawyers familiar with such cases. Should Tesla be called on to defend the technology in court, lawyers said information collected by the electronic car maker could be central in judging liability.
  
  Read more

• Southwest Airlines says investigating technical issues

  20-07-2016 22:07
  Customers reported on Twitter that they could not check in to flights on the No.4 U.S. airline by passenger traffic. Southwest did not immediately return a request for comment. It appeared to first acknowledge the issues in a reply to a user on Twitter at 2:45 PM Eastern (18:45 GMT).
  
  Read more

• Robots play soccer at RoboCup 2016, what sports should they play next? (CNET's Open_Tab) video - CNET

  20-07-2016 21:57 via cnet.com
  
  Look out, athletes, robots can already play the game of soccer (albeit at a much slower pace than humans). Jeff Bakalar, Jake Krol and Samantha Rhodes commentate highlights from RoboCup 2016, and discuss the sports they'd like to see bots play next.
  
  Read more

• Alienware 13 (OLED) review - CNET

  20-07-2016 21:57 via cnet.com
  
  This high-end gaming laptop adds a stunning OLED screen, for less than you might expect.
  
  Read more

• 'Gloggers' paint unique picture of the RNC video - CNET

  20-07-2016 21:55 via cnet.com
  
  Crave blogger Eric Mack meets two storytellers who are using graphic artistry to report on the Republican National Convention.
  
  Read more

• Petition asks Apple not to implement video-blocking technology - CNET

  20-07-2016 21:54 via cnet.com
  
  Remember Apple's patent that would use infrared signals to remotely disable an iPhone's camera? Turns out, people aren't too keen on it.
  
  Read more

• Android beats Apple's iOS hands-down at the game of downloads - CNET

  20-07-2016 21:46 via cnet.com
  
  And among Android phone makers, Samsung accounts for 35 percent of all installed games, says game developer Unity3D.
  
  Read more

• Turn your Raspberry Pi into the ultimate music streamer - CNET

  20-07-2016 21:44 via cnet.com
  
  If you've got a spare Raspberry Pi laying around, turn it into a DIY Sonos setup with Pi MusicBox.
  
  Read more

• New technique opens window into how brain cells communicate

  20-07-2016 21:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The brain's nerve cells communicate by firing messages to each other through junctions called synapses, and problems with those connections are linked to disorders like Alzheimer's and epilepsy. Now Yale University researchers have developed a way to picture synapses in living brains.
  
  Read more

• Twitter cracks down after 'Ghostbusters' actor complains about abuse

  20-07-2016 21:23
  By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Dustin Volz SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc late on Tuesday permanently suspended a number of user accounts for harassment, vowing to redouble its efforts to quickly thwart abusive behavior and block repeat offenders from the social media site. The move appeared to be a response to abuse and harassment that Ghostbusters actor Leslie Jones, who is black, said on Monday had become so severe that she was quitting the service. Among those banned was Breitbart tech edito
  
  Read more

• Heinz reveals the secret way to get ketchup out of a bottle - CNET

  20-07-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The company says only 11 percent of people know this secret.
  
  Read more

• Firefox joins the phase out Flash party

  20-07-2016 21:15
  
  Firefox will begin blocking Flash elements that aren't essential to the web experience starting this August, Mozilla announced today, continuing the slow death march of the once-mighty Flash. The browser joins Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge in phasing out the use of Flash across the web. Google announced plans to stop advertising support for Flash by Q4 of this year, though the plug-in will still run in the browser. Chrome will instead default to HTML5 wherever possible. Adobe's Flash technolo
  
  Read more

• Draco Malfoy's son just wants to be friends with Harry Potter's kid - CNET

  20-07-2016 21:14 via cnet.com
  
  It's kinda lonely to be raised by one of the wizarding world's bad guys, says the actor playing Scorpius Malfoy in the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
  
  Read more

• Twitter test redesigns how you compose new tweets

  20-07-2016 21:02
  
  Twitter is experimenting with a new look for the tweet composer in its iOS app. The test, which users first began to notice Wednesday, moves the app's tweet composer to the top of users' timelines. Previously, the app's tweet composer was a separate part of the app. The new look causes the app to behave more like Twitter's website, which also has both a compose window and button. The redesign puts the tweet composer at the top of your timeline, along with the camera icon for adding a photo, vide
  
  Read more

• GameSpot's The Lobby: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided--Should we be excited? video - CNET

  20-07-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  GameSpot's Scott Butterworth got an opportunity to take Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for a spin. The Lobby crew talks Prague, Golem City, and the familiar mechanics of the to-be-released title.
  
  Read more

• Start looking for Skype alternatives if you have an older OS on your phone

  20-07-2016 20:55
  
  Skype is prepping to move its messaging service forward this fall, but doing so means leaving older OSes behind. Soon, phones running certain versions of Windows Phone, Android and iOS will no longer receive updates for Skype, allowing the service to instead focus on more popular (and recent) operating systems and transition to a more mobile-compatible cloud infrastructure, the company announced today.Specifically, Windows Phones running Windows Phone 8.1 or older will no longer be supported. iO
  
  Read more

• See horn players serenade 'Star Wars' composer, meet their hero - CNET

  20-07-2016 20:39 via cnet.com
  
  Even the legendary John Williams is impressed with the moxie of two young musicians who show up at his house to play the "Star Wars" theme.
  
  Read more

• AutoComplete for July 20, 2016: Kia brings Apple CarPlay, Android Auto to cars via DIY update video - Roadshow

  20-07-2016 20:39 via cnet.com
  
  China puts the brakes on autonomous-car testing, and Autocar imagines a new McLaren F1 based on a hot scoop
  
  Read more

• Writers rejoice: Scrivener for iPad and iPhone is finally here

  20-07-2016 20:30
  
  For authors and would-be authors, the long wait is over. The beloved writing app Scrivener has finally released an iOS version — and fans in the writing community are stoked.  When Scrivener made its debut on the Mac in 2007, it was widely celebrated as one of the best tools for fiction and nonfiction writers who needed an all-in-one app. It organized chapters, research material and word processing, all under one roof.  SEE ALSO: Wattpad partners with Turner, M. Night Shyamalan f
  
  Read more

• Watch Dogs 2 could become one of Ubisoft's best-selling games ever - CNET

  20-07-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  Ubisoft explains why it has such high hopes for the upcoming open-world sequel.
  
  Read more

• Japan still waiting for Pokemon Go - CNET

  20-07-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  Reports say the phenomenon was supposed to come to Japan soon, but its arrival is delayed due to server concerns.
  
  Read more

• Nintendo now worth more than Sony following Pokemon Go craze - CNET

  20-07-2016 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  Mario company's market value surpasses Sony's.
  
  Read more

• See new Gears of War 4 campaign footage, as new multiplayer map revealed - CNET

  20-07-2016 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  Watch nearly seven minutes of campaign footage from the upcoming Xbox One and PC game, while new multiplayer map also revealed.
  
  Read more

• The latest Pokemon Go hazard: Minefields - CNET

  20-07-2016 20:18 via cnet.com
  
  An organization in Bosnia has issued an alert reminding Pokemon Go players not to venture into minefields.
  
  Read more

• New No Man's Sky trailer shows off 'epic space battles' and more - CNET

  20-07-2016 20:14 via cnet.com
  
  Second video in Sony's Guides to the Galaxy series has arrived, this one spotlighting the combat you can participate in.
  
  Read more

Follow @TechnologyUKnws on Twitter!