A Chinese principal lost his job after hidden cryptocurrency mining machines were found sucking up his school’s electricity. The Ethereum-mining devices were discovered after teachers at the school in southeastern Hunan province got suspicious about a whirring noise they were hearing all day and night, the BBC reported Friday, citing local media. Cryptocurrency mining becomes …
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Google’s computer brains are helping The New York Times turn a historic archive of more than 5 million photos into digital data that’ll appear in the newspaper’s features about history. The newspaper’s “morgue” has 5 million to 7 million photos dating back to the 1870s, including prints and contact sheets showing all the shots on photographers’ rolls of film. The …
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There’s been a lot of talk about foldable smartphones. Most of these rumors have centered around phone-makers developing the technology — like Samsung, Huawei and Apple. But now another major player has gone on the record to share its plans: Google’s Android. At the Android Dev Summit on Wednesday, Android announced that it’s officially adding support for foldable devices. We just …
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Alongside the new iPad Pro ($249 at Amazon), a new Apple Pencil was also announced. The new Apple Pencil has a matte finish and a flat edge that breaks up the otherwise cylindrical device. Outside of a new look, the new Pencil also features a touch-sensitive area that developers are sure to get creative with. Here are six tips to …
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Words can’t adequately express how much I love Movies Anywhere. It’s the service that links all your movie accounts, making all your movies available, well, anywhere. To celebrate its one-year anniversary, Movies Anywhere is offering three free movies when you connect at least two new digital retailers. And if you already have all six available retailers synced to your account, …
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There’s a big rivalry inside the slim chassis of Apple’s newest MacBook Air. The laptop’s two ports serve double duty, working as both industry-standard USB-C inputs and Intel’s proprietary Thunderbolt alternative to connect devices like monitors, cameras and external hard drives. (Apple calls them Thunderbolt ports, adding to the confusion.) Intel is heavily pushing the higher-speed Thunderbolt, but it’s not …
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Unlike the iPhone XS, the iPhone XR doesn’t have 3D Touch, which lets you peek at messages or use shortcuts if you apply a little more pressure to your phone’s screen. But iOS 12.1.1 will let owners of the iPhone XR use Haptic Touch to expand their notifications, a feature only iPhones with 3D Touch have had thus far, according …
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Apple’s 2018 MacBook Air reboot is lighter and features a better display than its predecessor, but a look at its insides shows that it’s easier to repair as well. Tech repair site iFixit posted a full teardown on Thursday and found that it’s a step in the right direction for DIY repairs compared with the 2015 model. Many of its parts, including …
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Bald emoji are bold emoji. The hairless man or woman emoji have proven to be the most popular of Apple’s new iOS 12.1 emoji since they were released on Oct. 30, Emojipedia said on Thursday. The bald icons were followed by woozy face, smiley face with three hearts and feet. Emojipedia, whose name explains its purpose, generated the ratings from a Twitter thread based on comments, …
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Yesterday, we got a foldable phone. But Samsung’s Developer Conference is only half over. In addition to the very intriguing foldable Infinity Flex Display, the Korean electronics giant gave a big shot in the arm to Bixby, its voice assistant competitor to the likes of Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri. It opened Bixby up to third-party developers (the core audience at its …
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