Technology

Millennials may be a bit obsessed with self-care — and it’s beginning to pay off for the makers of self-care and digital wellness apps. According to data from multiple app store intelligence firms, the category is now seeing notable growth. In the first quarter of 2018, the top 10 grossing self-care …

In 2005, Hell froze over. After repeatedly doubling down on the PowerPC G4 and G5, with its laptops effectively stuck on older 32-bit PowerPC chips, Apple announced it would build future desktops and laptops around the Intel x86 standard. When the first laptops rolled out on Intel hardware, it was …

It’s conventional wisdom in the self-driving industry that lidar is a must-have. From time to time some have argued otherwise, but almost every serious effort currently underway includes at least one lidar — until now. Chip maker Ambarella, best known for creating the image processing systems found in many cameras, has introduced …

As part of its most current update, WhatsApp for iOS has included some new functions, implemented various optimizations and fixed a number of bugs. The emphasize is a new feature that allows users to see current status updates in the WhatsApp widget within the ‘Today View’ area. The upgrade, which …

Samsung Electronics today revealed the Samsung Note pad 5 and Notebook 3, finishing the Notebook portfolio. With a smooth, fluid design and embedded with the most current hardware balancing speed, power and functionality, these Note pads are produced the daily computing experience that fuses convenience, efficiency and style. Style Both …

If you’ve only got one copy of a file, that’s not much better than having no copies. You’re just one storage failure or account hijack away from losing everything. That’s why it’s vital you keep your important files backed up, and World Backup Day is here to remind you. This …

A company called Clipisode is today launching a new service that’s essentially a “talk show in a box,” as founder Brian Alvey describes it. Similar to how Anchor now allows anyone to build a professional podcast using simple mobile and web tools, Clipisode does this for video content. With Clipisode, …

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a veritable avalanche of security breaches and data leaks, while Congress has passed laws demolishing what little regulation existed to control how ISPs gather and sell your data. This has led many people to look for third-party privacy solutions. Virtual private networks (VPNs) …

It the early days of the modern smartphone era, it wasn’t just a fight between Android and iOS. There were more competitors that seemed to have a shot at winning the hearts and minds of consumers. One of them was a revitalized Palm under the leadership of former Apple exec …

A popular PC building simulator has entered Steam’s Early Access program after first debuting on the itch.io game platform. The developer, Claudiu Kiss, has partnered with a variety of brands to offer recreations of real-world hardware, including AMD, InWin, Gigabyte, Cryorig, MSI, Cooler Master, Corsair, EVGA, NZXT, Raijintek, Silverstone, and …