May 3, 2016 Tech brands pull April Fools' Day pranks From Airbnb listings for homes in ancient Greece to Tinder matches between singles looking for a ride and Uber drivers, April Fools’ Day is in full swing in the tech world. The unofficial holiday that falls on the first day of April every year offers a great marketing opportunity for established brands to show off their funny bones.
May 3, 2016 IBM dives deep into weather data, touts new services IBM has joined forces with the Weather Company to help businesses harness vast quantities of weather data, proving that the cloud is about far more than just technology.
May 3, 2016 New app Saloote aims to create digital 'musical community' In an interconnected social media age, one free mobile app is hoping to give musicians access to digital video jam sessions that can take place coast to coast or from around the world. During the 2015 South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas, Saloote had its big launch. With access to a catalogue of pre-licensed Sony Music songs, users can collaborate with one another on pop covers like 80s staple “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” to more recent hits like Meghan Trainor’s “All About the Bass.”
May 3, 2016 Apple's streaming music secret weapon When you spend $3 billion on an acquisition, you better have a good idea - a truly brilliant idea - about how you're going to make it work. Now, it's becoming clear how Apple is going to leverage its investment in Beats, with a clever strategy that may simultaneously extend its tightly spun ecosystem and revive its music business.
May 3, 2016 The real 'Terminator?' Chinese scientists create liquid metal machine It’s the rise of the machines – a Chinese research team has developed shape-shifting, liquid metal machines. No, this isn’t the idea for a new “Terminator” sequel. Scientists from both the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University’s medical school discovered that their liquid metal is able to “eat” materials and use energy from that to propel itself forward.
May 3, 2016 5 new laptops to look out for Laptops have become the utility device for getting real work done. The basic formula hasn’t changed in decades: a screen attached to a hinge, a keyboard, and a few ports. Yet, this year, new models pack a few extras that make them more compelling.
May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Parents’ PCs, gadget donations, buggy phones and more Want to know the best ways to fix PCs remotely, tips for donating gadgets, and solutions for buggy phones and tablets? Then read this article.
May 3, 2016 3 ways to free up space on your smartphone or tablet You're in the park with your family and one of the kids does something unbelievably cute. You quickly grab your smartphone to take a video and ... "Not enough room.”
May 3, 2016 Why you should wait to buy a new laptop If there’s one thing Intel is known for, it’s regular—and frequent—updates of its processors.
May 3, 2016 Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge smartphones are a bold step ahead Consumer Reports' engineers are already pouring over T-Mobile versions of the Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone, the company's brand new flagship phone, and edgier sibling, the curve-screened Samsung ...
