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After a study on whether emotional manipulation in the News Feed could make people sad turned into a PR disaster, Facebook has now set up a formal review process for pre-approving research on its users, and Research At Facebook website to centralize all the academic work done on its enormous data set. Facebook admitting to Continue Reading →

Did you know that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month? In a time when cyber security is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, Sticky Password, a password management software provider, recently announced a promotion. Sticky Password is offering retail customers a lifetime license of its software, which includes three software licenses and free lifetime upgrades for Continue Reading →

Do you know what’s happening at your home right now? A new smart camera aims to make monitoring your home easier than ever. The new link-U Hybrid SmartCam by Link-Union uses new hybrid technology that combines Internet/LAN access with 3G/4G, meaning there’s no need to worry about routers, firewalls or dynamic IP addresses when trying to check in Continue Reading →

Pioneer is now the first aftermarket manufacturer to support Apple CarPlay with the release of new firmware for its NEX in-dash receivers. The 2014 NEX series ranges in price from $700 to $1,400. Pioneer also announced a new $600 AppRadio 4 with big 6.2-inch capacitive touchscreen and support for both CarPlay and MirrorLink, thus making Continue Reading →

An Apple patent application published Thursday describes a next-generation iOS Remote app system capable of translating the Apple TV’s UI to smaller format iPhone and iPad screens, while streaming back external content like movie trivia from those same devices. As filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple’s patent application for “Browsing remote content Continue Reading →

Google’s Scott Jenson, an interaction and UX designer who left the company previously, only to return to the Chrome team last November, has revealed a project underway called The Physical Web at the company to provide “interaction on demand” so that people can walk up and use any smart devices without the need for intervening Continue Reading →

Own a Roku 3 or Roku Streaming Stick? You’ll soon be able to mirror the screen from your Android, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices. The feature is rolling out in beta on Thursday for select Android and Windows 8.1 hardware; the company expects it to be available to all customers, with support for Continue Reading →

Apple customers freaked out last month over a change in Apple’s new mobile operating system, iOS 8. Now, it looks like Apple has listened to the feedback. iOS 8 removed “Camera Roll,” the album where every photo taken with an iPhone is stored. Photos were instead sent to a new folder named “Recently Added.” While Continue Reading →

A recent study from Florida State University pitted Portal 2 against a piece of software specifically designed to train one’s brain. The result: Portal 2 was more effective at that sort of thing. The study, popularised by Popular Science and captured below via Gamasutra, had its 77 participants randomly assigned to play either eight hours Continue Reading →

Mozilla is expanding beyond its Firefox browser and trying its hand in the suddenly hot streaming video business. Its take: the MatchStick HDMI streaming stick, which will sell for a limited time through Kickstarter at a starting price of $12 before it goes to retail. It’s final price of $25 sets its sights on the Continue Reading →