What is NFC? Everything you need to know about how it works
NFC has become more popular largely through mobile payment systems like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Our guide explains what NFC stands for and how it works......»»
First Apple Silicon M3 Mac releases rumored for October launch
Apple is still on track to bring out its first M3 models of Apple Silicon Macs before the end of 2023, a report claims, with an October launch for the models thought to be in the works.24-inch iMacApple often launches new Macs in the fall as part of.....»»
Book: Unshackled: A Practical Guide For Highly-Skilled Immigrants To Thrive In The United States
I recently wrote the Foreword for Unshackled, a new book co-authored by Soundarya Basubramani, a writer from India, and Sameer Khedekar, a veteran immigration lawyer. Unshackled breaks down how legal immigration works in America in a way that is frie.....»»
Does Jurassic Park reveal a guilty confession from Steven Spielberg?
The 1993 sci-fi film Jurassic Park works as both an entertaining blockbuster and a revealing confession about the damage Steven Spielberg did to modern movies......»»
How Apple"s Game Mode in macOS Sonoma works
If you're a gamer, then the new macOS Sonoma Game Mode might just be transformative — but Apple gives only the barest ways to control it, and none to configure it. Here's how it works.Apple wants the Mac to become a gaming platform and believes Gam.....»»
WrestleQuest turns your WWF nostalgia into a turn-based RPG, and it works
If you grew up smashing your Macho Man and Jake the Snake action figures together, WrestleQuest might be the RPG for you......»»
New Black Panther game: everything we know so far
Black Panther is currently in the works over at Cliffhanger Games. Here's what we know so far......»»
New macOS malware steals bank info, crypto wallets & much more
A newly-spotted security threat called ShadowVault works in the background on macOS to access logins, banking details, and more personal data.Malware illustrationMacs have traditionally been less targeted by malware developers in part because of the.....»»
A Black Panther game is in the works at one of EA’s newest studios
A Black Panther game is in development at Cliffhanger Games, one of EA's newest game studios......»»
How group hunting works in the open ocean
A team of behavioral ecologists from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) is investigating how animals hunt in groups. Animals in water hunt differently than animal.....»»
Spherulitic lead calcium apatite could reduce effectiveness of phosphate dosing, study suggests
Small amounts of phosphate are added to tap waters in the UK to prevent lead leaching from lead water pipes via a process known as phosphate dosing. But scientists are not certain how this works and there may even be more than one mechanism......»»
The Apple Vision Pro means Samsung"s own XR headset has been delayed
The extended reality headset in the works at Samsung has been delayed, though a 2024 launch is still expected......»»
How to arm your SimpliSafe system at night
SimpliSafe doesn't offer a Night mode, so what's the best way to arm your system while sleeping? Here's a look at what works best for most homes......»»
Metroid Prime 4 - everything we know so far
Metroid Prime 4 is in the works, but it's been a while since we heard anything. Here's what we know so far......»»
Conversation Awareness on AirPods Pro interrupting your music? Here’s why you may want to turn it off
Adaptive Audio in iOS 17 for AirPods Pro 2 brings multiple improvements with one of the new features automatically switching the headphones to transparency mode and lowering the volume when it hears you talking. While the capability works very well.....»»
Review: Forcite’s MK1S smart helmet stays on your head, not in your face
After many failed concepts, we find a smart helmet that actually works well. Enlarge / Forcite's smart helmet doesn't use flashy augmented reality, and it's probably all the better for that. (credit: Tim Stevens) After y.....»»
Apple highlights interactive, collaborative AR art experience "Deep Field"
"Deep Field," a new immersive art experience, uses the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to help students around the world co-create a natural wonderland.Image Credit: AppleParticipants are encouraged to take inspiration from works of art and create their ow.....»»
How to use or disable inline predictive text in macOS Sonoma
First announced as a feature on iOS 17, Apple has added in-line predictive text to typing on macOS Sonoma as well. Here's how it works, and how to stop it, too.This is one of the new features of macOS Sonoma that it is going to take time to see very.....»»
Next generation gravitational wave detectors could pin down dark matter
Gravitational astronomy is a relatively new discipline that has opened many doors for astronomers to understand how the huge and violent end of the scale works. It has been used to map out merging black holes and other extreme events throughout the u.....»»
Valve says Steam games can’t use AI models trained on copyrighted works
"Legal uncertainty" over models means many devs can't establish "appropriate rights." Enlarge / Are we certain this famous Valve promo image wasn't generated by an AI? (credit: Valve) Last week, we shared an anonymous re.....»»
ChatGPT is now a brilliant tool for winding up telemarketers and scammers
Using GPT-4 and a voice cloner, this service can fool scammers into thinking they're talking a real person and it works......»»