October 22, 2015 Video games embrace non-white protagonists Compared to the pasty, bearded programmers of the 1980s, the pasty, awkward nerds of the 1990s or the pasty, shrieking teenagers of the 2000s, gamer culture is finally learning to embrace people from all races, genders and lifestyles.
October 22, 2015 Windows 8 update coming this summer Like a blushing fiancé eager to step up to the altar, Microsoft picked a date and sent out invitations for the latest Build developer conference on Tuesday, where the Windows giant is likely to announce early availability of an update to the Windows 8 operating system.
October 22, 2015 Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey promote computer coding in new video Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries appearing in a new video promoting the teaching and learning of computer coding.
October 22, 2015 Microsoft builds language translator that uses your own voice In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," travellers got around the language barrier with a fish that translated spoken words in the speaker's own voice. Microsoft is attempting to build a one.
October 21, 2015 A high-tech way to detect a mail bomb The US Postal Service delivers more than 160 billion pieces of mail a year, so how can we tell if one of those pieces is a bomb in disguise? A new piece of technology uses harmless, low-frequency terahertz waves to scan for dangerous threats hidden in the mail.
October 21, 2015 Positive Train Control technology could have prevented Amtrak crash, experts say Tuesday's Amtrak derailment near Philadelphia that has so far killed eight people and injured more than 200 others could have been avoided with the use of technology known as Positive Train Control (PTC). PTC is a GPS-based system that can automatically stop a train before an accident occurs.
October 21, 2015 Samsung TV security hole opens door for hackers In the latest round of the security story that never ends, the voice recording on Samsung smart TVs is even less secure than previously believed.
October 21, 2015 Tech Q&A: Car insurance pitfalls, booking flights, teaching Siri and more Kim Komando answers your questions on insurance programs that let hackers into your car, what the best day is to purchase airline tickets, how to teach Siri to pronounce names correctly, and more.
October 21, 2015 Want to spy on the iPhone? Good luck – It’s nearly impossible The Gamma Group says that its FinSpy spyware can't crack into iOS devices unless they've been jailbroken. iPhone users are safe from this spyware at least. The post Want to spy on the iPhone? Good luck – It’s nearly impossible appeared first on Digital Trends.
October 21, 2015 Can these robots replace today's pop stars? Don't fear a Terminator-like future where robots take over the world -- they won't threaten human annihilation. But they just might rock.
