IDG Contributor Network: Sniffing out processes using pgrep
The pgrep command is a tool for looking through currently running processes based on a number of different attributes and…
Tour the Factory That Cranks Out 90 Million Tennis Balls a Year
How hard is it to make a tennis ball? A lot more complicated than you think. The post Tour the…
Sony's Xperia XZ Premium has a 4K HDR screen, super slow-mo
Sony’s Xperia XZ Premium shines, quite literally. The first thing you notice about the new phone is the mirror-finish that…
Gionee announces A1 and A1 Plus: going big on batteries and selfies
Gionee has announced the A1 and A1 Plus at MWC 2017. The Chinese manufacturer aims to deliver the goods in both…
RSA Conference is a timesaver
I spent several days in San Francisco on my annual pilgrimage to the RSA security conference. Trouble Ticket At issue:…
So what’s up with the LG G6’s 18:9 screen?
You may not notice the LG G6 display’s aspect ratio right away, but LG really wants you to believe that the…
I Am Groot*
A <em>Guardians of the Galaxy</em> helmet with built-in Bluetooth headphones is the new way to chillax on the subway. The…
Graphic: 500 Designs That Matter Is Like Time Travel for Design Nerds
The book lays bare the interconnectedness of the visual world, spanning time and geography and bridging hundreds of seemingly unrelated…
How to Use Dark Matter Detectors to Catch a Uranium Thief
It turns out, the tools for hunting dark matter help nuclear watchdogs look inside nuclear reactors. The post How to…
MWC 2017: Nokia Announces Withings Rebrand and Nokia 3310 Reboot
All Withings products will be rebranded under Nokia by the summer, according to Withings CEO Cédric Hutchings. The announcement was…