'No Man's Sky' Isn't What You Wanted. Thank God
I’m cruising through amaranth-tinged vacuum in a dangerously vulnerable starship. Asteroids phase in and out of view, each a lumpen mass my photon cannons can smash into space fuel. A pack of capital ships warps into view like some cosmic rabbit-from-a-hat trick. In the distance, a “distress signal” beckons as pirates needle a flock of lumbering freighters like interstellar bees. Should I join the fray? On whose side? Should I make for a nearby moon instead to scavenge resources? Or the dista..>> view originalGoogle Maps adds “Wi-fi only” feature & ability to save areas to SD card
Google Maps added two new offline features yesterday, and bulked up the number of international ride-service rate comparison options in a number of countries. According the announcement, Android users with spotty service – or users who may want to save on data – can turn on the new “Wi-fi only” feature in their Google Maps settings to use the app when they’re offline. Google Maps also added the ability to save an area to an external SD card on Android devices so that any saved maps do not hav..>> view originalWhy every iPhone 7 spec and rumor points to virtual reality
What if the iPhone 7 Pro is actually the brains of a virtual reality/augmented reality headset?This morning I read my ZDNet colleague Adrian Kingsley-Hughes' column regarding Apple's apparent uncaring attitude about the Android flagship smartphone competition's tech specs, particularly as it pertains to the rumors regarding what parts are going to make their way into the iPhone 7.Essentially, he argues that the company is competing against no one, that they have such unflinching brand loyalty g..>> view originalApple Denies iPhone Price Fixing Allegations As Russian Antitrust Authorities Open Probe Into Its Practices
Russia's federal antitrust regulator has started a suit against Apple and a few Russian smartphone retailers, on account of alleged price-fixing of iPhones. The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) states that it is running an investigation to discover whether or not Apple and 16 Russian resellers agreed to lock iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus prices beginning in October 2015. The regulator underlines that the prices were stable across the board and over a significant period of time. According to i..>> view originalFacebook will bypass web adblockers, but offer ad targeting opt-outs
Facebook is making the HTML of its web ads indistinguishable from organic content so it can slip by adblockers. But in exchange for taking away this option for controlling ads from people, it’s allowing them to opt-out of ad targeting categories and Custom Audience customer lists uploaded by advertisers. Today all desktop users will see an announcement atop the News Feed explaining that while web adblockers may no longer work, they can visit their Ad Preferences settings to block ads from part..>> view originalNo, 900 million Android devices are not at risk from the 'Quadrooter' monster
Guys, gals, aardvarks, fishes: I'm running out of ways to say this. Your Android device is not in any immediate danger of being taken over a super-scary malware monster. It's a silly thing to say, I realize, but we go through this same song and dance every few months: Some company comes out with a sensational headline about how millions upon millions of Android users are in danger (DANGER!) of being infected (HOLY HELL!) by a Big, Bad Virus™ (A WHAT?!) any second now. Countless media outl..>> view originalTwitter Moments creation opens to influencers, brands, and soon, everyone
Twitter’s curated tweet slideshow Moments has failed to move the user growth needle. But the sagging public company hopes to make itself accessible and indispensable by allowing more than just its in-house curators and partnered news publishers make Moments. Today Twitter announced that “a broader group of creators will be making Moments, including influencers, partners, brands… and in the coming months, everyone.” It will start by featuring Moments from civil rights activist DeRay (seen below..>> view originalIs Pokémon Go racist? How the app may be redlining communities of color
According to data compiled by the Urban Institute, Gyms and PokeStops in the augmented-reality game Pokemon Go tend to appear more in white areas than in black and Latino ones.(Photo: Urban Institute)SAN FRANCISCO — While playing the popular augmented-reality game Pokémon Go in Long Beach, a city that is nearly 50% white, Aura Bogado made an unsettling discovery — there were far more PokéStops and Gyms, locations where people pick up virtual goods or battle one another, than in her predominantly..>> view original
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