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15 pictures that are not at all what they seem

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

In the age of Photoshop, you never know what photos have been edited beyond belief. But sometimes, weird optical illusions can occur. These photographic tricks leave our brain filling in the ...

31Jan2019

Save 15% on the Apple HomePod for the next few days

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

Fun fact: Microsoft Office's Clippy was among the first smart assistants made widely available to consumers. That same technology has since meandered over into the world of audio, where internet-con...

31Jan2019

Want to build the next 'Flappy Bird' from your couch? Start with a course on game development.

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

February 10th, 2019 will mark five years since Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen pulled the beloved game from the App Store and Google Play, causing worldwide hysteria. Devices with the game pre-insta...

31Jan2019

Nintendo posts $958M profit but cuts Switch target despite strong Christmas sales

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 TechCrunch , Tingle Tech

Nintendo has cut its ambitious annual Switch sales forecast despite enjoying a strong Christmas Q3 quarter. The Japanese games giant recorded a 104.21 billion JPY ($958 million) profit on re...

31Jan2019

Why Facebook's Banned 'Research' App Was So Invasive

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

Until Apple revoked its privileges Wednesday, Facebook was paying iOS users $20 a month to download and install the data-sucking application. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Cities Grow Skeptical of the Promises of Big Tech

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

Taiwan's Foxconn says it may not build a Wisconsin factory for which it was promised $4 billion in incentives, while Amazon fields tough questions in New York. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Tesla Moves to Build the Model Y After a Gangbusters 2018

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

Elon Musk’s car company just announced its second profitable quarter in a row, but keeping the momentum going requires more focus on costs, and a move overseas. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Lyft Sues New York Over Driver Minimum Wage Rules

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

The ride-hail company says the new rules, set to roll out Friday, would advantage the market leader—Uber. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Facebook Hires Up Three of Its Biggest Privacy Critics

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

Can a trio of privacy advocates effect change from within Facebook—or will they be stifled by corporate bureaucracy? via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Hackers Are Passing Around a Megaleak of 2.2 Billion Records

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

The so-called Collections #1-5 represent a gargantuan, patched-together Frankenstein of rotting personal data. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Why Your Phone (and Other Gadgets) Fail You When It’s Cold

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

Your phone won't last more than about 5 minutes in weather below -35 degrees Fahrenheit—just long enough for you to also get nibbled by frostbite. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

By Defying Apple’s Rules, Facebook Shows It Never Learns

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

After almost two years of public and regulatory scrutiny, Facebook continues to brazenly skirt every rule and attempt at oversight put before it. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

A Robot Teaches Itself to Play Jenga. But This Is No Game

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

A machine is mastering the complex physics of Jenga. That's a big step in the daunting quest to get robots to manipulate objects in the real world. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

This Fearsome Titan Games Event Reveals the Value of Torque

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

An event called the Herculean Pull looks like it's all about raw muscle power, but the real trick is to leverage torque. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Photo Gallery: Maybe Scientists and Artists Aren't So Different

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

Art studio or science lab? Photographer Stefanie Bürkle tries to break down the distinction in her new series. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Playing 'Kingdom Hearts III' Feels Like Coming Home

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

It might not feel that way for everyone, but longtime fans of the franchise will feel welcome in the series' latest installment. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

CarVi Wants to Help Cure the Common Pothole

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

It would update its windshield-mounted devices to identify the scourges, then share the info with local governments. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Media's Fatal Flaw: Ignoring the Mistakes of Newspapers

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

Opinion: The most promising news innovations of the past decade have been built on audience engagement and community needs. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Netflix's 'Trigger Warning' Is the Latest in a Slew of Host-Driven Stories

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

The confrontational, sometimes Swiftian heart of Killer Mike's show aims to reach common ground by way of unvarnished agitation. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Why Electric Cars Struggle in the Cold—and How to Help Them

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

Cold weather is no fun for battery-powered cars, but experienced owners have a few tips for getting by when the mercury drops. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Best TV and Soundbar Deals for the Super Bowl (2019)

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Feed: All Latest , Tingle Tech

TVs are on sale because of the Super Bowl, and we've rounded up our favorite discounted sets and soundbars. via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Sencrop is a data platform to help farmers manage their lands

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 TechCrunch , Tingle Tech

Meet Sencrop a French startup that wants to empower farmers using sensors, a data platform and a service marketplace. The company recently raised a $10 million funding round. The Series A round was le...

31Jan2019

Moving to a different city or country can be lonely. Here are some things that helped me cope.

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

The decision to move from Copenhagen to London was an easy one. I was 26, recently unemployed, and single. So when I was offered a job in a cosmopolitan city with a population twice that of my home ...

31Jan2019

Nintendo’s Mario Kart mobile game won’t launch until the summer

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 TechCrunch , Tingle Tech

It’s been a long year for Nintendo fans waiting on Mario Kart to come to mobile and, unfortunately, more patience is required after the game’s launch was moved back to this summer. Nintendo announced ...

31Jan2019

Google also bends Apple's rules to 'research' user browsing habits

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

Facebook isn't the only company side-stepping Apple's developer policies in order to conduct paid "research" on people's browsing habits. Now, TechCrunch reports that Google has also been ...

31Jan2019

Sophia, the robotic citizen of Saudi Arabia, now has a baby sister

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

Hanson Robotics, the people who presented the world with the human-like robot Sophia have added a new member to their family. She's called "Little Sophia," and is a 14-inch robot meant to...

31Jan2019

Totally WTH Gadgets You Don't Need

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

Read more...More about Mashable Reels, Ces 2019, Tech, Innovations, and Consumer Tech via Tingle Tech

31Jan2019

Xbox One consoles are down (Update: they're back)

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

UPDATE: Jan. 30, 2019, 3:25 p.m. EST The official Xbox Support Twitter account announced that the problems are fixed, about three hours after they were first acknowledged. The issues surrounding ...

31Jan2019

Exploring abandoned mansions on YouTube will fulfill the explorer in you

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

This post is part of Hard Refresh, a soothing weekly column where we try to cleanse your brain of whatever terrible thing you just witnessed on Twitter. There's something about going through someon...

31Jan2019

Fortnite adds bluetooth controller support on iOS, Android

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

Link up any Bluetooth controller to your iOS or Android device and play the game without touching the screen. Read more... More about Android, Ios, Mashable Video, Upgrade, and Bluetooth Controller...

31Jan2019

Apple bans Facebook 'Research' app, breaks the social network's internal iOS apps

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

Facebook and Apple are butting heads again thanks to the social network’s shady “Research” app. Apple has revoked the certificate that enables Facebook to distribute the app via Apple’s Enterprise C...

31Jan2019

UAE used deadly spying tool to snoop on iPhones used by prominent activists and diplomats

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

The barrage of bad news for the iPhone keeps coming. Reuters has published a semi-worrisome report about how a team of former U.S. intelligence agents working for the UAE used a cyber tool called Ka...

31Jan2019

Trump's beloved American Foxconn factory isn't going to happen

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

Wow, it's almost like Trump made a promise the real world can't support. In 2017, Chinese Apple supplier Foxconn broke ground on a factory in Wisconsin that it said would bring 13,000 manufacturing ...

31Jan2019

Harvey Weinstein doc 'Untouchable' draws its power from his victim's stories

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

Harvey Weinstein and Sundance have a history. The producer had long been a fixture, picking up future hits and hobnobbing with talent. It was also, we learned in 2017, where he perpetrated some terr...

31Jan2019

Zac Efron's Ted Bundy movie 'Extremely Wicked' is shockingly pointless

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

If Ted Bundy's real secret weapon was his charm, which helped him reassure people who should've been suspicious of him and win over people who should've hated him, count Extremely Wicked, Shockingly...

31Jan2019

You and your dog should watch this 'Saturday Night Live' rap about dogs

Nonso Jr. January 31, 2019 Mashable , Tingle Tech

Like dogs? Of course you do. You will also love this digital short from the latest Saturday Night Live, which features Pete Davidson, Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson, and host James McAvoy rapping th...

31Jan2019

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