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Let's start off with this simple notion: iOS 10 at its most basic level is a platform for mobile devices. It allows developers to build things - apps -- on top of it that do certain and specific things. One app takes photos. Another takes and makes calls. Another lets your browse the web. Apple builds the iOS foundation, frameworks and apps; third-party developers build apps and services on top of the platform. Users pick and choose what they want to do with each one.

This smart plug from Akface allows you to remotely turn appliances and electronics on or off from anywhere in the world. Perfect for household appliances, lamps, window a/c units, and more. After connecting this plug to your house's wifi, you can easily control on/off, program the plug to follow an on/off schedule, and more. Currently averaging 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon (read reviews), the typical list price of $50.99 has been reduced 55% to $22.89. 

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AMD knew it needed to make radical changes in its Zen CPU chip to become a force in the PC and server markets again.

If you'd like to learn more about what your key vendors are up to, here's your chance, straight from the CEO's mouth. Ciena, SnapLogic and HP Enterprise are among the companies to spill the beans to IDG Chief Content Officer John Gallant.

Small is beautiful, as the old saying goes, and nowhere is that more true than in media files. Compressed images are considerably easier to transmit and store than uncompressed ones are, and now Google is using neural networks to beat JPEG at the compression game.

Virtual reality and gaming are changing the way PCs are built and driving the development of new types of memory for GPUs.

A vulnerability in a widely-used internet forum software is becoming a go-to method for hackers to steal data.

The Venstar Waterproof Sport Bluetooth Speaker has been designed for bicycling and outdoor sports. Enjoy music when you are riding on road or climbing a mountain.  Excellent TPU material provides shockproof capability. The companion remote conrtol allows you to control the volume, skip to the next track or answer a call at the press of a button.  This bicycle speaker currently receives 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon (read reviews). Amazon indicates that it's typical list price of $159.99 has been... Читать дальше...

Bose Sound Sport in-ear headphones deliver deep, clear sound for the music you love, with a durable design that stands up to the rigors of your day. Exclusive TriPort technology provides crisp highs and natural-sounding lows, while acoustic ports are positioned to resist sweat and weather, and hydrophobic cloth keeps moisture out. Proprietary Stay Hear tips conform to your ears' shape, so they stay comfortably in place all day long.  The Bose Soundpsort earbuds  currently averages 4 out of 5 stars... Читать дальше...

There’s a sinking feeling you get in No Man’s Sky, the procedurally generated space exploration game for PS4 and PC. It’s when you suddenly realize there is a fatal flaw, one that makes you not want to play anymore. You realize the “game of the year” is barely the game of the week.

Right now, a Cessna plane outfitted with multiple cameras is flying over Baltimore to conduct wide-area surveillance. Those four to six cameras can capture an area of about 30 square miles. The real-time images are stitched together and continuously transmitted at a rate of one per second to analysts on the ground.

The TP-07 Digital Wireless Thermometer is a perfect choice to accurately monitor your meat remotely. Stop going back and forth from indoors to outdoors to check up on your meat, and instead monitor it from 300 feet away! Does your recipe call for your meat to be at a specific temperature? Not to worry, this unit allows you to set your desired temperature, so you're enjoying the meat the way you prefer. If you're new to cooking or unsure of meat temperatures, don't worry our system includes programmed... Читать дальше...

Spotify wants to pay artists less for the music they make as it tries to cut a deal with the majors while preparing for its IPO. These attempts are generating a lot of criticism from those in the know.

Glasses that spit out the internet, self-driving cars, and super connected cities are just a glimpse into Google's 10x innovation, which is a necessary part of their brainstorming framework.

Researchers want to give a 25-core open-source processor called Piton some serious bite.

Most people who buy an electric vehicle are in it for the speed, right?

Cloud computing is changing the demands on networks more quickly than ever. Now researchers say it’s possible to program routers all the way down to their packet-forwarding chips in the quest to keep up.

Have you ever asked yourself, “Is the group of people I’m working with dysfunctional?” If you haven’t, you’re either oblivious or new to the work world. It’s an important question to ask on a regular basis, because the problems that undermine collective success usually start as small issues, either between people on the team or between the team and its outside stakeholders.

The Moscow bureau of The New York Times was the target of a cyberattack, though there are no indications yet that the hackers were successful, according to the newspaper.

Florida’s announcement Tuesday that a locally transmitted Zika case turned up Pinellas County, which includes St. Petersburg, moves reported cases of the virus a little closer to Georgia. That’s where Maria Stephens, who is pregnant, works as a senior data research analyst.

GopherJS, a compiler enabling developers to use Google's trendy Go language for Web development, is getting something it has never had before: a version number.

It's not long after Y2k, and the big company where this IT pilot fish works has just been swallowed by an even larger competitor.

There are lots of good reasons you might want to analyze public data, from detecting salary trends in government data to uncovering insights about a potential investment (or your favorite sports team).

New test results from AAA show that automatic emergency braking systems, which will soon be standard equipment on 99% of vehicles -- vary widely in design and performance.