Technology
Battery power alone used to track Android phones
Researchers have developed an Android app that can track a user’s location without access to GPS. All it needs is battery data.
[Exclu] Le mobile en magasin : quels usages dans le monde et en France ?
Dans la poche ou à la main, les shoppers ne le quittent jamais. Mais que font-ils exactement avec leur mobile une fois en magasin ? En exclusivité, une étude mondiale signée GfK sur LE sujet qui obsède les marques.
Le mobile en magasin : quels usages dans le monde et en France ?
Dans la poche ou à la main, les shoppers ne le quittent jamais. Mais que font-ils exactement avec leur mobile une fois en magasin ? En exclusivité, une étude mondiale signée GfK sur LE sujet qui obsède les marques.
Second patch for ongoing 840 EVO SSD performance issues being prepped by Samsung
The 840 EVO already received one major update last year to fix its performance issues, but the complications are raising their ugly heads again. Is this a problem Samsung can’t fix?
Great mambo mouse brains created from human DNA
A favorite technique of neuroscientists is to take our genes, or even whole cells, and stick them into mouse brains to see what they do. Researchers from Duke found that if they gave some mice our human version of HARE5, … Continue reading
Hands-on: Child-friendly YouTube Kids app launches on Android and iOS
YouTube is a fantastic way to keep your kids entertained with a tablet or smartphone, but it’s also a little concerning. You just never know if your child will end up using the suggested videos feature to jump from Sesame … Continue reading
FDA authorizes 23andMe to market health-related genetic testing
At long last, the FDA has authorized 23andMe to market health-related genetic testing. It’s good news, but the impact of this is minimal for the time being. This specific authorization is for analysis of a single disease, but this “important … Continue reading
Microsoft’s Bing predicted the Academy Awards’ top Oscar winners
Microsoft’s Bing has correctly predicted the Super Bowl and World Cup winners; more recently Microsoft turned its attention to Sunday’s Academy Awards. Bing and Microsoft Research teamed up to create a constantly updated Oscar predictions list leading up to last … Continue reading
ET deals: Dell XPS 13 1080p laptop for $840
Traditionally, a lot of functionality had to be sacrificed for a truly portable laptop. Thankfully, modern laptops offer more than enough horse power for everyday tasks without weighing you down. For example, this XPS 13 from Dell weighs in at … Continue reading
EnGenius launches new outdoor networking and video surveillance systems
EngGenius Technologies took the wraps off several new outdoor networking products on Monday, including two long-range 802.11ac access points and two inexpensive, high-definition Wi-Fi surveillance systems. The latter bundle a night-vision camera with a wireless access point that delivers exceptionally … Continue reading