August, 2018

• 6 August

  Facebook: We’re making life hard on trolls trying to influence you

  

  Nathaniel Gleicher used to fight hackers from the White House as member of the National Security Council during the Obama administration. Now, he’s trying to stop coordinated influence campaigns from spreading across Facebook. The two jobs aren’t that different, he says. As head of Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, he’s responsible for the team that’s …

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• 6 August

  AR and VR made simple

  

  Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are seem to have been on the cusp of mainstream success for years. But you can’t decide if they offer something for you until you understand what they offer at all.  Now playing: Watch this: What is AR and how does it differ from virtual reality? 3:17 Augmented reality AR is when you …

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• 6 August

  Pokemon Go to add PVP mode by end of year

  

  The insanely popular mobile game of 2016, Pokemon Go, will get a much anticipated feature by the end of the year. As reported by the Polish news site Gram, Niantic’s head of marketing for the European, Middle Eastern and African regions, Anne Beuttenmüller, gave a Q&A about the software company’s future plans. In addition to adding a player-vs-player mode by …

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• 6 August

  The Touch Bar might be the keyboard of the future on coming MacBooks

  

  In the wake of user complaints and multiple lawsuits concerning problems with the “butterfly switch” keyboard Apple has used in its laptops since 2016, the company may be developing new user interfaces that depend less on moving mechanical parts.  iFixit / GIF by Sean Hollister/CNET The company has filed three new keyboard-related patents, Mashable reported on Monday.  One of the patent …

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• 6 August

  Answer these 7 questions before you mount your TV

  

  On the surface, mounting a television to your wall seems like a good idea. It saves floor space and lifts the screen up to where the whole room can easily see it. However, if you start the process without a plan, it can quickly turn into a disaster. Help the process of mounting your TV go much smoother by answering …

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• 6 August

  Facebook bans Alex Jones’ and Infowars pages over violence, hate speech

  

  Facebook has cracked down on far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones by removing four of his pages, citing breaches of its community standards. The social media site removed the Alex Jones Channel Page, the Alex Jones Page, the Infowars Page and the Infowars Nightly News Page, Facebook said in a blog post Monday.  The ban follows Apple’s and Spotify’s removal of his podcasts on …

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• 6 August

  Why phones are getting even more expensive

  

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• 6 August

  Top 5 gadgets for college students

  

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• 6 August

  What is AR and how does it differ from virtual reality?

  

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• 6 August

  Google questioned over Chinese search engine rumours, Amazon removes neo

  

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