Thursday, March 10, 2016

MIT touts tech to speed up webpages and other top stories.

  • MIT touts tech to speed up webpages

    Slow-loading webpages are a modern-day annoyance, but researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and Harvard have unveiled a plan to nip the issue in the bud. The program, known as Polaris, decreases the time it takes for a webpage to load by 34 percent. Related: Long-delayed plan to end US oversight of ICANN could finally take effect this year The Polaris team includes graduate student Ameesh Goyal and professor Hari Balakrishnan, as well as Harvard professor..
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  • 'Let us loop you in' live: Apple's March 21 event will be streamed online

    'Let us loop you in' live: Apple's March 21 event will be streamed online
      'Let us loop you in' live: Apple's March 21 event will be streamed online By Katie Marsal Thursday, March 10, 2016, 11:44 am PT (02:44 pm ET) Apple's March 21 keynote will be streamed live on Apple TV, Mac, iPhone, iPad and more, giving consumers around the world the opportunity to be among the first to see its latest products. The official Apple Events page has been updated in advance of the newly announced media event. Invitations were sent out earlier Thursday inviting members of th..
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  • This Is Sonos' Plan To Make Its Music Players Much Smarter

    This Is Sonos' Plan To Make Its Music Players Much Smarter
    Sonos, the consumer electronics firm known for its wireless audio hardware, is undergoing a restructure. John Macfarlane, Sonos’ CEO, said in a blog post on Wednesday that the company is “leaning into” what he deems to be two growth areas: paid streaming and voice control technology. In order to continue to run the business profitably he said the change necessitates job cuts. Get Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily tech newsletter “The short term – and very difficult – consequence of this decision is w..
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  • Nest finally realizes we don't all live alone

    Nest finally realizes we don't all live alone
    Nest just added two long-sought-after features You already know that the Nest Learning Thermostat is not your average home thermostat. It's smart. It's watching. The home smart device (from a company owned by Alphabet, formerly Google) does all this this to better manage your home climate. It lets you change temperature the old-school way, by simply turning the silver body, or via a connected app. Those who own the device appreciate its intelligence and how, through active management of your ho..
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  • In fight over locked iPhone, justice officials push back against Apple

    In fight over locked iPhone, justice officials push back against Apple
    Justice officials on Thursday made the latest move in their high-stakes legal battle with Apple, pushing back against the technology company’s efforts to escape an order compelling it to help unlock a terrorist’s iPhone.Looking to undermine the technology giant’s earlier legal maneuverings, lawyers for U.S. Atty. Eileen Decker filed court papers renewing their claim that Apple can be forced legally to write new software that would allow FBI agents to circumvent the phone’s security features. In..
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  • Get Adoptable Storage working on the Galaxy S7 without Root - Android Headlines

    Get Adoptable Storage working on the Galaxy S7 without Root - Android Headlines
    When the Galaxy S7 was announced last month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, one of the main issues that a lot of hardcore users had with the device was the lack of adoptable storage – the LG G5 also decided to leave it out. Now when you ...
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  • Android N Feature Spotlight: Number Blocking Is Now System-Level, Will Persist Across Resets And Devices

    Android N Feature Spotlight: Number Blocking Is Now System-Level, Will Persist Across Resets And Devices
    ... In Android N, blocking numbers is becoming significantly more effective. That's because Google is making this a feature baked into the platform. Going forward, certain apps will be able to create a list of blocked numbers, and other ones will be able to view this information. The existing Dialer app lets users block numbers, but this information doesn't transfer to other services such as Hangouts. To prevent a number from reaching you there, you have to block them a second time. With An..
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  • The Best Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets

    The Best Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets
    The idea of strapping a display to your face might still seem like a dream of the past to most people, but over the course of this year we're going to see many reasonable, retail-ready ways to do just that. Virtual reality has made a surprising comeback, thanks to projects like Google Cardboard and the Oculus Rift, and it looks to be more than just a trend. With that in mind, we've gathered the best headsets we've seen so far. Mobile vs. TetheredVR headsets can be split into two groups: mobile a..
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  • YouTube Gaming Comes to Canada, Ireland & More - Android Headlines

    YouTube Gaming Comes to Canada, Ireland & More - Android Headlines
    Recently, YouTube launched a few other apps, which are all geared towards getting you to watch more video on their website. There's YouTube Music, YouTube Kids and YouTube Gaming. After Google lost out to Amazon on bidding for Twitch, Google went ...
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  • FCC Proposes Privacy Rules for Internet Providers

    FCC Proposes Privacy Rules for Internet Providers
    Photo Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said Internet service providers have a “broad view of all of your unencrypted online activity.” Credit Albert Gea/Reuters WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Thursday proposed a set of privacy rules for Internet service providers that would significantly curb the ability of companies like Comcast and Verizon to share data about their customers’ online activities with advertisers without permission fr..
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