Tag: technology
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Dropbox IPO launches: Cloud storage lures investors but its deal isn’t best for consumers
byDropbox is off to a good start in its goal to make a mint on Wall Street with its new IPO. The cloud storage company began trading just before noon ET Friday at $29, about 38% and eight dollars above the $21 IPO price. Dropbox (DBX) shares continued to hover at about $30 as trading […]
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Developer behind the app at the center of data scandal disputes Facebook’s story
byIn an internal email to colleagues at the University of Cambridge, data scientist Aleksandr Kogan called Facebook’s side of the story a “fabrication.” Kogan’s assertions directly contradict those of Facebook executives, who insist he “lied” when passing the data along to Cambridge Analytica.The data scientist at the center of Facebook’s data controversy says the company knew he […]
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Sleep++ For Apple Watch: Version 3.0 Brings Automatic Tracking To App
byCross Forward Consulting has just launched a new update for its Sleep++ sleep tracking app. Version 3.0 brings automatic sleep tracking to the app, so users won’t have to manually set it up just so it can keep track of sleep quality, length and other metrics at night. The developer started rolling out the latest […]
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New Galaxy Note 9 Confirmed By Samsung, But Could Lose Critical Feature
bySamsung typically uses the Galaxy Note phablets to push new technology before introducing it to the smartphone handsets through the Galaxy S handset six months later. Which means the loss of a technological superpower from the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 could leave a critical void in the South Korean company’s portfolio. That void is the under-screen fingerprint […]
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MacBook Lineup to See Better Growth Than iPhone, iPad in 2018: KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo
byApple’s lineup of MacBook laptops is likely to show better year-over-year (YoY) growth in shipments in 2018 – between 13-16 percent – which will be better growth than the company’s iPad and even iPhonelineups will see in the same period, a new report by Taiwan-based market research firm KGI Securitiessaid. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo – arguably the most trusted Apple analyst globally […]
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Exclusive sketches show yesterday’s iPhone SE 2 video leak might be real
byA video leaked on Thursday that allegedly showed Apple’s upcoming iPhone SE 2 for the first time ever. The handset pictured in the video bears a striking resemblance to Apple’s iPhone X, but it appear to be smaller. In place of the rounded stainless steel that wraps around the perimeter of the iPhone X, this phone has […]
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2019 Ram 1500 Pickup First Drive
byIt has been 10 years since the 2009 Ram 1500 pickup rocked the truck world by tossing aside its leaf-spring rear suspension in favor of a more civilized coil-spring setup. For 2013, the automaker bestowed the Ram 1500 with a powerful Pentastar 3.6-liter V6 base engine, an unheard-of (for a pickup) eight-speed automatic transmission, an optional […]
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Google opens Maps to bring the real world into games
byPokémon Go and other games that use real-world maps are all the rage, but there’s a catch: they typically depend on semi-closed map frameworks that weren’t intended for gaming, forcing developers to jump through hoops to use that mapping info. Google doesn’t want that to be an issue going forward. The search firm is both […]
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Jeep Expected to Confirm Mini-Renegade SUV
byJeep global boss Mike Manley spoke to reporters from motoring.com.au at the Geneva Motor Show about the possibility of Jeep releasing a new SUV, smaller than the Renegade. “I have to say that one has moved on reasonably significantly,” he said. “You will probably have to wait until our big event in June when we […]
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No, a Massive Geomagnetic Storm Will Not Hit Earth on March 18
bySome media outlets have reported that Earth is expecting a “massive magnetic storm” on March 18. That’s wrong, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). And they would know: Not only does NOAA help people build forecasts for weather here on Earth, they also predict space weather events like geomagnetic storms. […]
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