On Wednesday, Microsoft released its Seeing AI app for iOs users. Intended for the blind and visually impaired, the app uses the iPhone or iPad camera to help them identify objects, products and even people that have previously been added to its database. It can also read text, scan barcodes and detect emotions on people’s […]
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Facebook Original Programming Makes Sense
Facebook has long been one of the more popular social media sites, where friends and families can connect, communicate and share pictures. Total strangers become friends and random kitten and cooking videos come together to offer us a diverse and interesting feed, one many of us can lose ourselves in for hours at a time. […]
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Google Canadian’s Home Speaker Will Be Bilingual
Google announced earlier this month that it would be launching its Home Speaker in Canada on June 26th of this year. The good news is that the Canadian version of the AI assistant will be fully bilingual, fluently speaking and understanding both English and French Canadian. This is big news, as the assistant only knew […]
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You Might Get Better Control of Who Sees Your Instagram Posts Soon
Just a few weeks after introducing their new Archives option to every user, Instagram announced that it is currently testing a Favorites option for the social media giant across a small percentage of its users. We all know that Instagram doesn’t offer a whole lot of options when it comes to who can see our […]
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Pokémon Go Raids Are Finally Here, But You May Be Disappointed
The long-awaited Raid Battles feature was finally released a couple of days ago, but already some obvious flaws have surfaced. Initially, only Pokémon Go players level 35 and over could take part in the battles – which means not a whole lot of players got to enjoy the update. Throughout the day, however, those levels were […]
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Old-School Flip Phones are Making a Comeback
The digital detox trend is going strong. I’ve already written about the Punkt MP01, a phone that only lets you call and text, and the new sensation Binky, the anti-social app that lets you like and share posts that will be seen by absolutely no one. Samsung won’t be left behind, but stands somewhat in the […]
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‘Real Life’ Super Mario is the Coolest Thing – But You Probably Won’t Get to Play It
Who doesn’t like good old Mario and his pal Luigi? I’ve spent hours as a kid squishing Goombas, saving Princess Peach and flying my raccoon tail clad Mario to retrieve elusive (and hidden!) coins. And while we are anxiously awaiting the latest installment in the Mario franchise, Super Mario Odyssey, I bet it won’t be nearly […]
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Kids, Don’t Text and…Bike?
That is essentially the message parents all across the Netherlands are trying to get through to their children. While we’re worried about texting and driving and developing apps to prevent phones from working in moving cars on this side of the pond, Dutch developers are doing the same – for bicycles. It really should come […]
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The Punkt MP01 is the Newest Digital Detox Gadget
You can now (again, if you’re that old) party like it’s 1992. That’s the year the first text message was sent from a computer to a cell phone and now, 25 years later, you can go back to basics with the Punkt MP01 phone. The small gadget retails for $295 and only lets you do […]
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Facebook is Working On a New Feature That Could Protect Your Profile Picture From Abuse
A few months ago, some questionable individual saved my wife’s profile picture (which happened to be a picture of our 5 year old son) and used it to create a new account using her name. He (or she) went on to send friend requests to everyone on her friends list. I got one, as did […]
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People in Pittsburgh Can Report Bad Smells Via App
CREATE Lab (which stands for Community Robotics Education And Technology Empowerment) came up with the app, Smell PGH, as a way to help Pittsburgh’s residents to help improve the quality of the air they breathe. Pittsburgh and surrounding areas have the 8th worse air quality in the United States by the American Lung Association, mainly […]
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Snap Map Will Help You Find the Hot Spots
Do you feel like you’re never made aware of all the cool events and parties your friends are attending? Or maybe you’re into stalking that friend you have a crush on or knowing what your boss is into over the weekend? Well, there’s an app for that, and it’s called Snap Map. Of course, if […]
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Pinterest Has Updated Its Lens Feature
Pinterest launched its Lens feature this February, and the app has now given it its first update. Pinterest Lens allows users to identify clothing, food and décor by taking pictures of objects with their mobile device. But Lens is much more than an online catalogue. For example, if a user takes a picture of their […]
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SEGA is Bringing Back its Classic Games – On Mobile Devices
SEGA has announced that its new collection, SEGA Forever, will feature the quintessential classic games we love in new formats intended for mobile devices. The collection will be free for all users; to generate revenue, SEGA Forever will contain ads, but you can do away with those by making a single $1.99 payment. You’ll even […]
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Teen Suicide Case Isn’t About Technology
In July of 2017, then 17 year old Michelle Carter sent hundreds of text messages to her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, urging him to commit suicide. When Roy, who had connected a hose to his truck’s exhaust pipe and slipped it in the cab’s window in a Kmart parking lot, stepped out of the truck […]
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3 Cool Gadgets for $150 or Less
Gadgets can be expensive, especially if you’re looking for a high quality product that combines good functionality and durability. So when we find high-end gadgets at reasonable prices, we feel the urge to spread the news. Here are 3 extremely cool gadgets that you can get for $150 or less – before taxes, that is. […]
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AI Could Predict Autism, But It’s Not That Simple
Every specialist agrees that early intervention is key in helping children cope with the symptoms of autism. It’s often hard to start therapy early, however, because those symptoms typically don’t surface until between 14 and 24 months of age. Some autistic toddlers will develop normally until they are two years of age and then start […]
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Amazon is Stepping Up Its Grocery Game
We have become a society of convenience. And today’s technology is more than able to keep us that way. In fact, it’s making it increasingly easy to leave the house only to go to work (for those of us who don’t work at home, that is) and for other reasons that have nothing to do […]
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The Ataribox Project is Real, Says CEO
Atari’s hint at its development of a new console dubbed the Ataribox at E3 this year left many wondering if it wasn’t all a publicity hoax. After all, the last console Atari ever released was the Atari Jaguar and that was back in 1993. Why wait so long to get back in the game, and […]
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Decapitated Space Worm Regrows Two Heads
We have been traveling in space since 1961 (1957, if we are to include the first living being to go to space, the Soviet dog Laika, who sadly did not survive her space odyssey), and we have gained an impressive amount of knowledge about what’s out there in the great beyond. It is therefore somewhat […]
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What is Happening to Dead Malls is Surprisingly Refreshing
It’s happening all over the country. We’ve all seen the decline of department stores like Sears and K-Mart bite the dust. What is left behind is something of a nostalgic dead space filled with sad looking mannequins and the ghosts of an era that is likely never coming back. And why should it? The need […]
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Yahoo and AOL Now Officially Property of Verizon
Verizon’s announcement that it was planning to buy most of Yahoo’s online business last year has come to fruition. The $4.48 billion deal is now complete, which means that Verizon now owns popular internet venues such as HuffPost and Yahoo Finance. As part of the deal, former Yahoo Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marissa Mayer has stepped […]
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The New Instagram Archive Option is Now Available to Everyone
Last month, Engadget reported that Instagram was trying out a new Archive feature with a select group of users. The experience must have been positive because they have now released the Archive option to all Instagram users. Which is a very cool move on their part because, let’s face it, we all have that one embarrassing […]
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The New HTC U11 Cellphone Has Squeezable Sides
…but that’s not what makes it great. I mean props to HTC for its creativity on developing Edge Sense technology, but all it adds to their latest mobile device is a quirky function that doesn’t make much of a difference. This being said, the HTC U11 is a great phone with a head-turning look. So […]
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‘South Park’ is Going Mobile
Ubisoft’s RedLynx and South Park Digital Studios have come together to create South Park: Phone Destroyer. The game, designed for your mobile devices, should be ready later this year. It will be available both on Android and iOS, and Ubisoft promises that the free app, while offering in-game purchase options, will treat every player the […]
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Microsoft’s ‘Better Together’ Update Will Connect Most Minecraft Platforms
Microsoft, who purchased Minecraft and the company who designed it in 2014, is now looking to make the game bigger, better and, more importantly, more unified. The ‘Better Together’ update will allow Minecraft players on most platforms to finally interact with each other. The update is made possible thanks to the Bedrock Engine which is responsible for […]
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Microsoft Reveals its Xbox One X Console
We’ve been anticipating this for some time, and boy, was the wait worth it! The Xbox One X is by far the most powerful gaming console ever created. It is also the smallest Microsoft console to date. Its sleek design resembles that of its predecessor, the Xbox One; the machine is jet black, with the […]
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Roomba Co-Creator to Launch Gardening Assistant Bot
While it won’t help you plant seedlings or harvest crops, Tertill, as Roomba co-creator Joe Jones has named it, will take on the back-breaking chore of weeding your garden. Let’s face it: weeding is the most boring task involved in gardening, and it seems the job is never done. New weeds sprout almost over night […]
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Binky May Be the Anti-Social App We All Secretly Crave
Facebook, Twitter and other social media started off as a fun way to connect with friends and stay in touch. I remember when, a few years ago, Facebook announced that you could now reply directly to comments on your page. What great news that was! To start a dialogue right there on the appropriate post, imagine […]
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You Can Wave Your Unlimited Amazon Storage Goodbye
Amazon has recently announced that it will no longer offer an unlimited storage plan as part of its Cloud Drive online backup service. Introduced back in 2015, Amazon’s unlimited Cloud storage originally retailed at $59 a year, which was a very reasonable price, and much cheaper than what the competition charged for the same service. […]