Day: December 6, 2018

Lego Playgrounds app hits App Store, mixing AR and real Lego pieces – CNET

Showcased at Apple’s WWDC, the Lego app does multiplayer AR. …read more Source:: CNet


Seal with eel stuck up its snout gets help from nosy scientists – CNET

Who nose what the deal is with this eel in a seal snoot? …read more Source:: CNet


Motion Impossible: Tom Cruise Declares War on TV Frame Interpolation

An anonymous reader shares a report: At 9:46 last night, Tom tweeted an 87-second video in which he and his go-to director Christopher McQuarrie explained the concept of video interpolation and why it is the death of all good things. Video interpolation, they explained, is a digital video effect used to improve the quality of…


Spotify’s Wrapped playlist brings back your favorite songs of 2018 – CNET

Re-listen to your summer anthem or your fave album that dropped at the beginning of the year. …read more Source:: CNet


VW to reduce model, engine lineup as it invests in EVs – Roadshow

The automaker will cut its number of powertrain configurations by 25 percent. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon’s Alexa will offer user answers when she’s stumped – CNET

She’s getting phone-a-friend powers. …read more Source:: CNet


Opinion: 5G Has an Exciting Future When It Comes To Dedicated Mobile Apps But Will Do Little To Improve Our General Browsing Experiences.

Charlie Osborne, writing for ZDNet: However, there is a problem that no-one is talking about: the conflict between the rapid acceleration of wireless technologies and politics which is, unwittingly, going to render some of these improvements potentially pointless. In the UK and across Europe, there are two laws of particular interest: the EU’s 2018 General…


Solar Heart Engineered to Beat for Decades

It’s often said that if something is worth doing it’s worth doing right, or maybe even worth overdoing. This is clearly a concept that [ANTALIFE] takes very seriously, as made abundantly clear by projects like the solar powered “beating” heart he made as a gift for his wife. What for most of us would have…


Apple Issues 13 Security Fixes

Software updates for Mac and iOS bring patches to Safari, iCloud, iTunes on Windows, and tvOS. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Facebook Employees Are So Paranoid They’re Using Burner Phones To Talk To Each Other

Facebook’s reputation has only continued to get more sullied in recent weeks, and it’s taking a toll on employees. According to a new report, things over at the old FB are, well, kind of grim. From the report: “People now have burner phones to talk shit about the company — not even to reporters, just…