February 3, 2019 Google pulls 29 photo apps that stole pictures and promoted scams Google still has to deal with malicious Android apps slipping through the cracks despite improvements in its screening technology, and some of the offenders…
February 2, 2019 NFL tech competition winners reduce concussions and heal with light The Super Bowl is almost here, and that means the NFL has picked the winners of its partly tech-focused 1st and Future competition. The…
February 2, 2019 Lowe’s smart home device platform shuts down March 31st Lowe's tried to become a mainstay of smart home technology with its Iris system, but it wasn't successful enough and unveiled plans to leave…
February 2, 2019 Instagram’s famous egg teases big Hulu reveal at Super Bowl The moment that stock photo of a lone egg became a viral Instagram hit, it turned into a target for brands and companies looking…
February 2, 2019 Amazon buys Shia LaBeouf’s semi-autobiographical ‘Honey Boy’ It's no secret that Amazon has been on a buying spree at Sundance, but its latest acquisition is an unusual one. The internet giant…
February 2, 2019 Gmail may add Inbox-style reminders and pins Google has assuaged Inbox fans by incorporating some of the defunct app's features into Gmail, but some of the best additions might still be…
February 2, 2019 Lowe’s is shutting down its Iris smart home platform at the end of March In a move that may seem obvious in retrospect, Lowe’s has decided that its Iris smart home platform is not in fact going to…
February 2, 2019 Fortnite’s Marshmello concert was a bizarre and exciting glimpse of the future Even if you’re not a huge fan of electronic music or have never heard of the EDM producer Marshmello, Fortnite’s live in-game concert was…
February 2, 2019 The sequel to the Bill Murray movie ‘Groundhog Day’ is a VR game After 26 years, the hit Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day has a sequel… but it's not a movie at all. Sony Pictures Virtual Reality,…
February 2, 2019 Hulu and Instagram’s absurd, record-breaking egg account are teasing a Super Bowl reveal Well, there’s a headline I never saw myself writing. Hulu seems to be planning a major advertising blitz with the word_record_egg Instagram account, which…