Stanford University A friend of mine who works in games design recently showed me a 3D model of the Earth, rendered in great detail using topographically accurate satellite data, so that we could soar through canyons and our respective neighborhoods at high speed like a pair of joyriding Supermen. “Let’s see if we can go […]
Text messages — the communications tech we’ve known and loved since the 1990s — are starting to show their age. They just don’t perform the way we’re used to and come to expect in recent years. For example, they don’t support read receipts, group messaging, or the animated stickers everyone likes to trade on apps […]
This Cyber Monday, you can give loved ones and friends the gift of learning something new and exciting while also enjoying the knowledge yourself. It’s all thanks to MasterClass and its BOGO offer on online courses. Right now, you can get two all-access passes for the price of one. That means for just $ 180, […]
Now is the time of year to pick up the very best bargains on electronics items of all kinds, with Cyber Monday deals discounting everything from computers to smartwatches. This is a great time to buy that one thing you’ve been wanting to buy but just never seem to splurge on. Or, if you’re shopping […]
Chris DeGraw/Digital Trends, Getty Images Imagine you’re nearing the end of your life. Your situation is dire, but you’re not ready to let go. Modern medicine can’t help you, so scientists digitize your brain and transfer your consciousness onto a computer so that you can continue on in the digital realm. Perhaps, as seen in […]
Want to buy a powerful drone? Right now, the DJI Mavic 2 Zoom is $ 150 off as part of the Amazon Black Friday deals springing up today. You can buy the DJI Mavic 2 Zoom for 10% less than the usual price. That’s a great saving for a drone that offers up to 31 […]
This Black Friday, you can give loved ones and friends the gift of learning something new and exciting while also enjoying the knowledge yourself. It’s all thanks to MasterClass and its BOGO offer on online courses. Right now, you can get two all-access passes for the price of one. That means for just $ 180, […]
A home can be more than meets the eye. If you look behind a bookcase, under a trap door, or down an obscure staircase, there may be more property lurking. Secret rooms and passages that may have been a part of the house from the very beginning or savvy additions added later on by inspired […]
John Velasco / Digital Trends Walmart Black Friday deals are here, and there are all sorts of great discounts to be found. The DJI Mavic Mini is currently on sale for just $ 359 — down $ 40 from its original price of $ 399. If you’re a drone newbie or want to buy a […]
Now is the time of year to pick up the very best bargains on electronics items of all kinds, with Black Friday deals discounting everything from computers to smartwatches. And one category you should definitely take a look at is drones, as these once-exclusive pieces of technology are now more affordable than ever. Whether you’re […]
Whenever you visit a website, it sets off a chain of modules that are programmed to make the most out of your data. In many cases, that means your personal information is put up for sale and sold to advertisers, marketing firms, and data brokers. Last year alone, U.S companies spent nearly $ 12 billion […]
Genevieve Poblano/ Digital Trends For the past five years or so, SpaceX has been chipping away at a mind-bogglingly massive project: The Starlink satellite constellation. The grand plan is to ferry over 12,000 satellites (or more) into low-Earth orbit and place them in an undulating, lattice-like array that allows SpaceX to deliver high-speed broadband internet […]
Enlarge / A big blue Big Blue chart showing how this is going to work. IBM IBM announced this morning that the company would be spinning off some of its lower-margin lines of business into a new company and focusing on higher-margin cloud services. During an investor call, CEO Arvind Krishna acknowledged that the move […]
Originally broadcast on October 15, 2020. Click here for transcript. Working in IT often means finding creative ways to make the best of a situation you’ve been handed. Whether it’s fixing problems you didn’t cause or adapting to changes that leadership failed to account for, it’s all about figuring out how to keep repairing the […]
Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Apple announced its fourth-quarter earnings today after the bell, and it was something of a strange quarter because, unlike some previous years (including last year), this quarter’s numbers did not include an iPhone launch. The iPhone 12’s various models ship in October and […]