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Canon's new entry-level DSLR is good enough for its target audience

Canon's new entry-level DSLR is good enough for its target audience

As meaningful as professional cameras like the EOS-1DX Mark II are to Canon's business, the company knows it has to dominate the beginner market as well. [Read more...]
Kindle Oasis review: The perfect e-reader for the 1 percent

Kindle Oasis review: The perfect e-reader for the 1 percent

Amazon's Kindle Oasis is like a feast with the world's finest caviar. It's an all-you-can-eat Wagyu steak dinner. [Read more...]
Tesla's Model 3 will be sold with a Ludicrous Mode option

Tesla's Model 3 will be sold with a Ludicrous Mode option

The Model 3 might be Tesla's most affordable electric car, but that doesn't mean it's going to be slow off the starting line. [Read more...]
'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' takes the fight into space

'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' takes the fight into space

Following a brief flurry of teaser trailers, developer Infinity Ward has unveiled its next game in the Call of Duty franchise. [Read more...]
Jet-powered hoverboard shatters world record

Jet-powered hoverboard shatters world record

When footage of a flying hoverboard first emerged last month, many thought it was fake, because the relatively tiny device appears to be breaking the laws of physics. [Read more...]
IMAX's in-theater spin class is sensory overload

IMAX's in-theater spin class is sensory overload

I've never been particularly fond of spin classes, as they eschew all the things I enjoy about using a stationary bike: The ability to set my own pace, listen to my music and maybe even dip into a good book while I pedal. [Read more...]
Garmin's 'Varia Vision' headset is the Google Glass of cycling

Garmin's 'Varia Vision' headset is the Google Glass of cycling

The thing about cycling is that it's only as complicated a pastime as you make it. An $80 Huffy performs the same basic function as a carbon-fiber street racer costing 100 times more, just with a lesser degree of effectiveness. [Read more...]

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Editor's Pick: Under the Shadow of Steve Jobs: Why Trump May Be Unbeatable


Rob Enderle
May 2, 2016 9:57 AM PT
One of the frustrating things for me during Steve Jobs' time was that most of the folks who watched Apple go from nearly dead to the most valuable company in the world didn't seem to see anything really unusual. It was more like they were watching a great tennis player and seemingly concluding, "damn, what luck!" However, it requires a particular set of skills to do what Jobs did. [More...]

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Microsoft Curbs Cortana in Windows 10
Microsoft has decided to restrict its Cortana digital assistant to operating with the Edge browser and Bing search engine in Windows 10. "As Windows 10 has grown in adoption and usage, we have seen some software programs circumvent [its] design and redirect you to search providers that were not designed to work with Cortana," said Ryan Gavin, Microsoft's general manager of search and Cortana. [More...]
New Facebook Stock Class to Keep Zuckerberg in Driver's Seat
Facebook on Wednesday announced its board of directors is proposing a new class of shares that will allow its founder to pursue a number of different initiatives while maintaining long-term control over the company. The news came on the heels of a blockbuster first quarter earnings report. The plan calls for Facebook to offer non-voting Class C capital stock, which will allow CEO Mark Zuckerberg to pursue his long-term vision. [More...]
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Friday 29 April 2016

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Google patents smart lenses you inject into your eyes

Google patents smart lenses you inject into your eyes

Google Glass may have been too clunky to succeed in its original version, but the search giant will find its way into your eyeballs one way or another. [Read more...]
Who hacked Facebook?

Who hacked Facebook?

Late last week, a hacker named Orange Tsai wrote about how he hacked into Facebook under the aegis of its bug bounty program. [Read more...]
The curious case of 'Quadrilateral Cowboy'

The curious case of 'Quadrilateral Cowboy'

Game developer Brendon Chung is an easygoing guy when it comes to the creative process. He doesn't make elaborate plans regarding the scope of his projects; instead he goes wherever the flow takes him. [Read more...]
Netflix is giving the Punisher his own show

Netflix is giving the Punisher his own show

Shortly after The Walking Dead star Jon Bernthal was tapped as the Punisher in season 2 of Marvel's Daredevil series, rumors circulated that the character would get its own show. [Read more...]
The director of 'Madagascar' takes on the Wild West of VR

The director of 'Madagascar' takes on the Wild West of VR

As the writer/director of DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar, a blockbuster that spawned five sequels and one TV show, Eric Darnell could've easily hung up his hat and basked in his Hollywood legacy. [Read more...]
'A Beautiful Planet' offers a bold new look at Earth in IMAX 3D

'A Beautiful Planet' offers a bold new look at Earth in IMAX 3D

IMAX films shot in space aren't anything new, but with A Beautiful Planet, longtime IMAX director Toni Myers still manages to show us entirely new perspectives of Earth. [Read more...]
Cute robotic monk knows the meaning of life

Cute robotic monk knows the meaning of life

The Longquan (Dragon Spring) Temple in Beijing is spreading Buddhist teachings with the help of an adorable, two-foot-tall monk. [Read more...]

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