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Fappening hacker gets 18 months in prison

The hacker who used a phishing scam to steal nude photos from celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Rihanna has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Ryan Collins, a 36-year-old from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in May to one count of “unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information.” Collins …

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What’s streaming this weekend (October 28, 2016)

“Chuck” says bye-bye, but there’s more to watch! Your browser does not support the audio element. Every week, you’ll get a quick roundup (in about a minute) of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. We’ve also added in some trivia so you’ll know …

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Apple’s Tim Cook stresses accessibility with new site

Tim Cook says everyone should have access to technology. CNET Apple cares so much about accessibility that CEO Tim Cook started the company’s new-product event Thursday with a video about it. “Technology should be accessible to everyone,” Cook said. Along with introducing a new line of MacBook Pros on Thursday, Apple also unveiled its new accessibility website that focuses more …

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Emoji could soon take over domain names

GoDaddy wants to make all your emoji dreams come true. The internet domain registrar and web hosting company is making it easier to search for and register available emoji-based domains. On Friday, the company launched a search engine for emoji domains. People can visit the site on their phones, type in a string of emoji and see if the domain …

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PlayStation Vue now on Android TV

Sony’s PlayStation Vue app is now available on Android TV devices and will be coming to web browsers soon, the company announced Friday. The PS Vue app is available on Android TVs including devices such as the Nvidia Shield Android TV and Sony’s X930D televisions. Coming soon, PS Vue users will be able to access the service on PC and …

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Mobile internet use still on the move

The internet is a yuppie. Or, if no longer quite young — and at times not quite professional — it at least continues to be upwardly mobile. A report out this week from Zenith, which researches advertising, marketing and media, says mobile gadgets will account for 75 percent of internet use next year. That’s up from 68 percent this year …

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Apple’s MacBook Pro makes waves on social media

Apple’s new Touch Bar took over social media on Friday morning. The MacBook Pro and Apple’s event that introduced it are trending across Facebook and Twitter, as users argue over whether the new Touch Bar feature should have replaced the function key. Twitter users are also getting into the Halloween spirit — and ruminating on what to do if they’ll …

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This is what 1,000 frame

A Japanese company is perfecting the art of projection — to the point where it could change the fashion of the future. The University of Tokyo earlier this month showed off projection technology that can operate at 1,000 frames per second while offering only a 3 millisecond delay. The device, now known as the “DynaFlash“, is also capable of tracking …

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