You know all that crap that’s listed on the back of your smartphone and tablet? It looks something like this: A jumble of letters and words, an FCC symbol, and instructions to not throw your electronic equipment into the trash. It’s ugly, and generally a waste of space. But luckily for us, it’s time to say goodbye to that mess. In what feels a bit like a holiday gift, … Read More
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The E-Label Act Will Remove Those Silly FCC Symbols From The Back Of Future Gadgets
I signed up for Spotify three years ago, the day the service launched in the United States. $400 in subscription fees later, I’m still a member, and I’ve never regretted the money for a second. But for the first time since joining, I’m actually tempted to leave. YouTube Music Key might just win me over. Read more…
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Google Just Gave You a Good Reason to Quit Spotify
Microsoft released a set of updates for its Surface Pro 3 tablet today, including fixes for the tablet-hybrid’s Wi-Fi connectivity, a part of the device’s performance that some have flagged as problematic. I’ve had some Wi-Fi issues with my loaner Surface Pro 3, but haven’t been sure if they stem from Windows 10′s nascency, or the device itself. Paul Thurrott… Read More
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Microsoft Updates How The Surface Pro 3 Handles Wi-Fi
An anonymous reader writes German newspaper FAZ reports (google translated version) that, after facing false DMCA claims by “FirstCrist, Copyright” and threatened by YouTube with takedown, a youtuber running the German version of Islam-critic Al Hayat TV had to disclose their identity in order to get the channel back online. Later, the channel staff got a mail containing a death threat by “FirstCrist, Copyright”, containing: “thank you for your personal data. take care your house gets police protection!” Employee names are now on Al Qaeda black lists. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Terrorists Used False DMCA Claims To Get Personal Data of Anti-Islamic Youtuber
VLC is easily one of our favorite media players (and yours too ). However, it’s not just a one-trick pony. Under the surface, there’s a wide range of features that you might not have known it could do. Read more…
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The Best Hidden Features of VLC
Samsung vowed to introduce more metallic devices when it revealed its disappointing Q3 2014 earnings yesterday, and it wasted no time doing so after announcing the Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A3 — two metallic devices that it calls its “slimmest smartphones to date.” Read More
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Samsung Announces The Galaxy A5 And Galaxy A3, Its “Slimmest Smartphones To Date”
Earlier this year, YouTube announced plans to support videos running at 60 frames-per-second —plans that would make a huge difference for footage of video games. Today, the video network has finally started rolling out the new service, and you can already tell that this is going to be wonderful. Read more…
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YouTube Finally Supports 60FPS, And It Looks Awesome
Solid Concepts, a company that specializes in 3D printing in metal and now owned by Stratasys, as announced their second 3D-printed metal gun, the Reason. Their first gun, the 1911, as well as this one were made by sintering – melting – metal powder with a laser. However, from the detail on the barrel and handle it’s clear the company has improved the technology immensely… Read More
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Solid Concepts Announces Another 3D-Printed Metal Gun
Amazon’s connected TV plans don’t end with the Fire TV, an Apple TV-like device it launched last year – the company announced the Fire TV Stick today, a $39 dongle that resembles the Chromecast, which is only $19 for the next two days if you’re already an Amazon Prime subscriber or if you sign up as a new one. Before the Fire TV launched, we received credible reports… Read More
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Amazon’s New Fire TV Stick Is A $39 Chromecast Competitor With A Hardware Remote
Whoaaa — here’s an interesting bit that went unmentioned in today’s Apple announcement: Apple has seemingly built a SIM card that lets you swap between AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile without having to swap it out (or, more likely, track down/purchase a new SIM card when you want to switch carriers). Read More
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Apple Built A SIM Card That Lets You Switch Between AT&T, Sprint, And T-Mobile