Following the UK's Investigatory Powers Bill, which was released last week with new and extended surveillance powers for the government, Apple CEO Tim Cook has defended strong encryption. Speaking to the Telegraph, Cook reiterated that Apple believ…
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Here are the first Xbox 360 games that will work on Xbox One
Microsoft's Xbox One is getting its big "New Experience" update on November 12, which also includes the long-awaited backwards compatibility feature, allowing you to play Xbox 360 games on the system. Now, we've finally got the full list of 104 Xbo…
MIT’s shape-shifting bot can be a phone, lamp or exoskeleton
MIT's Media Lab has created LineFORM, a "Shape Changing Interface" that presents new ways for us to interact with technology. LineFORM is a serpentine robot that has the ability to form a number of shapes, mixing flexibility with rigidity. The lab'…
Translogic 187: Virtue Pedalist
The Virtue Pedalist aims to combine the best of the bike and trike world to create the ultimate green commuter. With the e-assist of an electric bike, the stability of a tricycle, the storage of a cargo bike, and the aerodynamic enclosure of a ve…
Dongle ‘fixes’ your PC’s security by killing your USB port
We've seen some questionable crowdfunding campaigns in our time, but this one might take the cake. A Russian outfit is raising money for USB Killer, a $99 dongle that thwarts data thieves by… electrocuting your USB port. Yes, you're paying money…
Amazon’s 12 new pilots include animated, spy and biopic series
It's Amazon pilot season, which means there are a bunch of new shows you can stream via Prime Instant Video for free — well, their first episodes anyway. The selection includes a handful of animated shows, one of which brings the Teletubbies to mi…
One of the world’s first personal computers is up for sale
Many people don't know the history of the Kenbak-1 Digital Computer, but it's considered to be the world's first commercially available personal computer — and one is going up for sale in just a few minutes. John Blankenbaker introduced the $750 m…
Uber launches in Edinburgh, its second Scottish city
Scotland, get ready for your second dose of Uber love. The company is launching UberX, its cheapest service, in Edinburgh this afternoon following a successful roll-out in Glasgow last month. Once you've downloaded the app and set up an account, yo…
Doctors treat drug-resistant leukaemia with ‘gene editing’
Doctors at Britain's Great Ormond Street Hospital believe that they're on the cusp of a breakthrough in how to treat genetic diseases. Researchers have successfully — so far — implemented a method of editing genes that can seek out and eliminate…
Google Drive sends you phone alerts for shared files
Google is updating Drive with new features, which are especially useful to employees and students that tend to work in teams. You'll now get instant mobile mobile alerts, for instance, whenever someone shares a file or a folder with you. To check o…
Fitbit-owned app creates customized exercises on Android devices
A couple of years before it was acquired by Fitbit in 2015, FitStar released an app starring NFL star Tony Gonzalez that can create customized workouts based on your goals and fitness level. Now, that app has arrived on Google Play. It's officially…
TalkTalk hack: MPs launch inquiry after police make fourth arrest
We now know the extent of the TalkTalk hack, and while it's not as bad as everyone first feared, it still poses massive questions about cybersecurity and the countermeasures being taken by British technology companies. To get a better grasp of the…
Here’s a physical emoji keyboard that costs $100
Emoji are now deeply embedded in our collective psyche, and yet, they're always out of reach. On your phone, they're hidden behind at least a single tap, and on your Mac or PC, they're obfuscated further, often inside an archaic symbol or special c…
Google’s VP of design rips into Windows 10 on Twitter
Shortly after recording his first podcast, Google's vice president of design Matias Duarte has publicly slammed Microsoft and Windows 10 on Twitter. After the latest episode of Joshua Topolsky's Tomorrow went live, Duarte tweeted that he had tried…
Jay-Z’s Tidal music service to offer original TV shows
Under the management of Jay Z, music streaming service Tidal has slowly grown to more than one million subscribers. The company has sought to differentiate itself from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music with a mixture of high-fidelity tracks and…