319. That’s the number of discrete advertisements, both online and off, served to me over the course of one Tuesday in July. I know because I counted each and every one.
Google launched its new “Google One” cloud storage plans back in May and started rolling its paid storage customers over to the new service. Today, Google is opening up Google One for new U.S. customers. Here’s what you get and how Google’s new cloud storage offerings stack up against the competition.
Half the fun of watching CSI years ago was the over-the-top crime scene technology that detectives had at their disposal. Their impossibly-capable photo-processing software could turn a handful of pixels into a poster-sized print. It was equal parts ridiculous and hilarious, which is probably why this voice-controlled, image-enhancing…
Cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin is understandably upset that he lost a combined $24 million in two different hacks of his phone over the course of seven months. Terpin alleges that the hacks were only possible because the hackers had an inside person at AT&T who provided access to Terpin’s account. And he’s…
Facebook has hired an outside company to look into its role in spreading hate speech and enabling ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, Vice News reports. The human rights audit is being conducted by San Francisco-based Business for Social Responsibility and…
The FA Cup is the oldest single-knockout cup competition in soccer, and the 138th edition of the famous old tournament is about to get underway. However, you won’t be able to watch the inevitable upsets through your cable provider in the US for the f…
At previous Def Cons I wrote about the unofficial badges and the culture surrounding those pieces of technology. This year I was determined to move past my infatuation with blinking lights and colorful PCBs (printed circuit boards). Then I saw the Ma…
It seems that even Alexa is participating in the back to school rush this year. Today, Saint Louis University announced that it will outfit “every student residence hall room and student apartment on campus” with an Alexa device. All told, that means SLU is outfitting student living spaces with around 2,300 Echo Dots. SLU said in an announcement today that … Continue reading
Samsung and Harman Kardon have a pair of new soundbars, packaging Dolby Atmos and DTS:X into a simple home theater upgrade. The HW-N950 and HW-N850 are the first co-branded speakers to be released since Samsung acquired Harman back in March 2017. The HW-N950 is the higher-end model of the pair. It gets a main unit, four speakers, and two wireless … Continue reading
Today, T-Mobile took the stage to talk about the improvements it’s making to customer service. While that reveal was certainly an exciting one in this age of automated customer service lines, it wasn’t the only thing T-Mobile had to announce. The company also said that it’s going to begin offering some new perks to customers, and both of these perks … Continue reading
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