Category: Biz Tech

The Meizu M5 Note is a nice looking Android phone. Released on December 6th 2016, it has a smaller form factor than the fast and sleek M3 Max that I reviewed last year. The M3 Max has a 6 inch HD display, whereas the M5 note has a 5.5 inch HD display at

Unbeknownst to some, Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya house some of the world's centuries-old glaciers. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the ice mass has been significantly reduced due to warming temperatures. Now, however, new research is suggesting that the effects of future warming may even be greater than initially predicted. A team of researchers from Brown University has presented a 25,000-year reconstruction from Mount Kenya in East Africa, which shows that from the last ice age, the high elevation of the

We are in between CES and Mobile World Congress, but as you can hear in MobileTechRoundup show #389 Kevin and I still have plenty of mobile tech to chat about.

The actions of a dental surgeon in Edina, Minnesota, during a routine wisdom teeth operation is blamed for the death of a teen, whose family has filed a lawsuit this week at the Hennepin County District Court. Dr. Paul Tompach, who continues to see his patients under state licensing board restrictions, is facing allegations of medical malpractice over the death of young girl Sydney Galleger back in June 2015. The allegations made in the lawsuit are aligned with findings from the state’s Board

The new indicator in Chrome 56 stating 'Not secure' for HTTP login or payment pages will eventually apply to other HTTP pages.

There's a strong tendency in storage to go for the one-size-fits-all approach. Nobody wants to manage two systems when one will do. But you need to understand exactly what your use case requires - and ensure

Despite the laws placing age limits on the purchasing of e-cigarettes, recent research shows a rise in traditional cigarette smoking among pregnant teens. However, this phenomenon did not have negative birth outcomes, according to the more than 500,000 teenage births analyzed across the United States. The study, carried out by researchers at Cornell University and Princeton University, was published in the National Bureau of Economic Research as a working paper. Regulating E-Cigarettes Makes Pregnant Teens Smoke More The results of the study show a 19.2

(Image: ZDNet)Senior Trump administration aides communicating over encrypted messaging apps may be violating federal record-keeping laws.The Wall Street Journal reported that political aides close to the president are using Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app. And

A monotonous diet of corn can cause hamsters to become cannibals that eat their young alive. In a new study, researchers in France wanted to know why the critically endangered European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) saw an alarming drop in population. Declining Hamster Population One theory blamed pesticides and industrial ploughing. The hamsters' underground lairs being destroyed is also considered as a possible reason for the drop in population, but these do not appear to be the cause of the rodents' declining numbers. Mathilde Tissier,

It's not easy being a tablet maker if Android is your operating system of choice and the premium end of the market are your target, because Apple controls so much of that tablet business. But there is a market, and ASUS, which has produced some very good tablets in the past, is prepared to stick with

HIV patients can cheer up, as an effective suppression of the HIV virus from a combination of three antibodies in the treatment is in sight. This was according to a new study by researchers at the Rockefeller University, revealing that the virus eventually runs out of options and dies if the method of three antibodies is tried. The HIV virus has a notorious ability to mutate and is hard to eliminate. Once the virus enters a body, it will remain infected forever

Satechi USB-C Power Meter

Resident Evil 7 is finally out, and the hype was justified. Critics applaud the series "return to form" by bringing the game back to its roots, which is raw, psychological, survival horror. The game will put you as Ethan Winters, an ordinary husband searching for his wife in a creepy homestead in rural Louisiana. The game's claustrophobic atmosphere, eerie lighting, hair-raising sounds, complex puzzles, and bloodthirsty enemies will surely give you nightmares -- all in high definition. But worry not; from the collective

Former top Mozilla engineer Robert O'Callahan argues there's little evidence non-Microsoft AV improves PC security, so stick with Windows Defender.

After testing out TripIt Pro and receiving hundreds in credit for a future vacation flight, I've been an annual subscriber. The app is regularly updated and the latest improvement fills a gap in my travel plans.

Google announced in May 2016 that they will be bringing over 1 million Android apps to their Chromebooks though only a limited number of units will be able to support them. Now, taking it a step further, they have announced that all Chromebooks set to be released in 2017 and thereafter will support Android Apps. Chromebook's access to Google Play gives the device an array of opportunities to be more than just a basic web-browsing laptop. Here are some apps you might

I've been thinking a lot about the future of magazine publishing. I'm the Editor-in-Chief of a brand that stubbornly features "magazine" in its name, so this should come as no surprise. Although PC Magazine ceased publishing a print version in 2009, thousands of subscribers continue to pay for our Digital Edition. The question is, with an almost infinite amount of free content online, why pay for it? The PC Magazine Digital Edition is designed for any type of digital display: laptops,

Google is rumored to launch its Android Wear 2.0 beta build on Feb. 9, and now an image of LG Watch Style has leaked on Twitter, which will come running on the latest OS.It is speculated that LG intends to launch two smartwatches - the LG Watch Style and the LG Watch Sport in the near term. The latest leak comes courtesy of well-known leakster Evan Blass who goes by the Twitter handle @evleaks. The leaked image of the LG Watch Style shared

Apple is joining the Partnership on AI, a group that aims to create best practices for artificial intelligence, keep an open dialogue with experts, and ponder how society and business can benefit.

Six-year-old girls are less likely than boys to believe their gender is poised for brilliance, and they better tend to veer away from activities that require those smarts, a new study has found. It’s an attitude shift from when they were age 5, a time when they are just as likely as boys to deem their own gender brilliant and willingly take on relevant activities. These are the results of new research discussed in the journal Science, which detailed how gender stereotypes start to

Europol praised international cooperation for having a big role in taking down the cybercriminals.

The activity tracker Poof claims to be the smallest device that tracks a pet's daily activity. The device tracks progress, rest, food intake and calories burned. Poof says that the devices are the "smallest, lightweight and most affordable trackers" available on the market. It also claims that the device has the longest battery

Careful not to make the same mistake that other companies have committed amid recent hacking trends, Facebook has introduced a new security feature to protect its users from unauthorized access to their accounts. This involves a security key that serves as the second factor to the Facebook login process. The overall concept is similar to the two-factor authentication method offered by email services such as Gmail. It is an additional layer of security required to access an account aside from the user name

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 Creators Update test build for PC Fast Ring testers adds a number of new gaming-related features, plus previously disclosed changes to Microsoft's privacy settings.Released

Alzheimer's disease can be painful and devastating not only for the person who has it, but for the family and friends, too, who can't do anything about the situation. Thankfully, a new study gives a flicker of hope with its new discovery. What Is Alzheimer's Disease? Alzheimer's disease, coined after the first doctor who discovered it, Alois Alzheimer, is a progressive physical disease that targets the brain. It is the most common form of dementia and is usually characterized by a wide range of symptoms,

Most conversations in edtech—and higher-education reform more broadly—begin and end with the classroom. And not without good reason. Teaching is a primary function of the university, especially at community colleges. However, what gets lost in teaching-centric conversations is another important, and arguably complementary, end—research. While skeptical readers can cherry-pick abstruse research projects, university knowledge production benefits plenty of folks who never attend college. Some of the most noteworthy scientific, medical, and cultural breakthroughs in recent memory incubated in university libraries and

Toshiba on Friday announced that it's spinning off part of its flash memory business and will sell a stake in the new business to offset major cost overruns from its US nuclear business.Toshiba plans to split

The massively popular action game Dark Souls III released an announcement trailer of its latest downloadable content, The Ringed City, coming this spring. True to its character, the trailer promises to bring more gratifying action gameplay and epic story experience that will make players answer the call of battle once more. Developed by Japanese studio From Software and published by Bandai Namco, the latest -- and final -- chapter in the saga will hit online shelves on March 28. The DLC will be available

Modern cars have more lines of code than the Space Shuttle and can boast wireless connectivity that's on par with the latest smartphones. But they're not quite computers on wheels since even new cars lag older computers in their ability to be updated and kept secure from hacking. Near-instant obsolescence and cyber security are two major pain points for auto makers (and consumers). New vehicles are also designed years in advance, so your brand-new 2017 car is about as contemporary tech-wise

Like the OnePlus 3, the OnePlus 3T supports Dash charge which enhances the charging capabilities of the handset. Now a YouTube video pits the charging capabilities of the OnePlus 3T against the Google Pixel XL to reveal to consumers, which of the two Android-powered smartphones is equipped with faster charging support. The folks at OnePlus have pitted the OnePlus 3T's Dash charge against the USB-C Power Delivery of Google Pixel XL. The one and a half minute long video entitled "OnePlus 3T -

Credit: Michael Vadon Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Now that President Trump is in the White House, there are some breathless stories going around about the technology his administration is adopting. When Barack Obama came

Cyber security helped elect Donald Trump. During the presidential campaign, hackers cracked open all of the Democrats' secrets and splayed them out for everyone to see, while Hillary Clinton was raked over the coals for using an insecure server for her own personal email. Republicans' communications, meanwhile, stayed out of the public eye. But success can breed hubris, and there are some worrying trends in the first few days of the Trump administration. Nobody hacked Trump, but he's acting like nobody

The world is still "grossly underprepared" for infectious disease outbreaks, which are likely to occur more frequently in the following decades, according to an international team of experts. The reviewed reports on recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa showed that being better prepared and responding in a more coordinated manner could have prevented 11,000 deaths due to Ebola. In August 2014, the WHO declared the Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). In spite of the international efforts, the situation