Apple is reportedly using drones to beat Google Maps
Apple is reportedly planning to use drones to improve its Maps app and truly compete with Google Maps, following a problematic launch four years ago. Bloomberg News reports that Apple has been building a team of experts in robots and data capture to utilize drones to quickly update maps. Google and Apple both use fleets of cars and vans equipped with cameras, but drones will allow Apple to examine and monitor roads, street signs, construction areas, and more. Apple is said to have hired at leas..>> view originalEvery World Premiere, Award, and Announcement You Missed at The Game Awards 2016
The Game Awards 2016 have come to a close, with it a ton of new announcements from old and new games alike. Here’s your one-stop breakdown of everything you missed from the show.The announcements began before the actual show kicked off. The first shown was a new video for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild showcasing new terrain and even teasing an appearance by (one would assume) Zelda herself.VIDEOThen there were the first two awards of the night, Best Mobile/Handheld and Best Family Game..>> view originalBattery Woes Just The Latest iPhone Hardware Problem, But Is There Real Trouble At Apple?
In my "Apple is Doomed" post the other day, one of the many claims I noted that's been running around is: "Even Apple's hardware is terrible." And there have been high-profile hardware issues with both the iPhone 6 ("Bendgate" and "Touch Disease") as well as the 6s which suffered from battery issues. But while it should probably come as no surprise some of the hundreds of million of iPhones sold each year have hardware issues, the question is whether Apple's handling of this is evidence of some ..>> view originalTwitter buys startup Yes, Inc. and scores a new VP of product in the process
One-hundred and forty-three. That’s not the new character limit or the number of heads of product Twitter has employed over the few years (though close). That, rather, is the amount of times the new fellow filling that role has tweeted over the course of the past nine years — a number that includes two recent updates from the past couple of hours acknowledging the gig, one of which was enthusiastically retweeted by Jack Dorsey about an hour or so ago. The role, which has been vacant sinc..>> view originalThe Fake web: why we're so apt to believe fake news, apps and reviews
A study coming out of Stanford University is saying that as many as 80 or 90% of the more than 7,000 student participants were unable to predict the worthiness of their news sites. Buzz60This fake tale from WorldNewsDailyReport contends that the famous wife of the late John Lennon had an affair with the democratic nominee in the '70s. Many experts contend that the prevalence of fake news sites such as this one had an impact on the recent presidential election.(Photo: WorldNewsDailyRepor..>> view originalGalaxy Note 5 With Android Nougat Appears On GFXBench
Due to the unfortunate turn of events that led to the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7, the Galaxy Note 5 is now the best device for people who can't live without an S-pen. Sure, it's over a year old now, but it's still sporting some powerful ...>> view originalFacebook's advice to students interested in artificial intelligence
Math. Math. Oh and perhaps some more math. That’s the gist of the advice to students interested in AI from Facebook’s Yann LeCun and Joaquin Quiñonero Candela who run the company’s Artificial Intelligence Lab and Applied Machine Learning group respectively. Tech companies often advocate STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), but today’s tips are particularly pointed. The pair specifically note that students should eat their vegetables take Calc I, Calc II, Calc III, Linear Algebra..>> view originalTwo New Real Life Moto X (2017) Images Surface
Motorola Mobility is no longer Google's company, Lenovo had acquired the company from Google quite some time ago, as you probably already know. Motorola had introduced quite a few devices under Lenovo's arm up to this point, including their Moto Z ...>> view original99 Percent of Fake Apple Chargers Sold Online Fail Safety Tests
New research conducted by a global independent safety firm has revealed that 99 percent of fake Apple chargers sold online fail a basic safety test (via BBC). The tests were commissioned by the U.K.'s Trading Standards and undertaken by Illinois-based global safety specialists UL. The insulation tests applied a high voltage to the chargers, which were bought online from eight different countries, including the U.S., China, and Australia. According to the results, only three out of 400 co..>> view original
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