Automatically turn on Wi-Fi when near a saved network in Android O DP2
When the first developer preview of Android O was released, we saw the option of automatically switching on Wi-Fi when…
Build a better UI with the Material Design Components library
One of the most common criticisms leveled at Android, is the lack of consistency between applications. Since it’s an open…
Twitter and Tear Gas: How Social Media Changed Protest Forever
In an excerpt from her new book, techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci hits the streets to explore the power and fragility of…
The Homeric Odyssey of the Web’s Strangest Simpsons Site
The Simpsons Shitposting™ group is one of the web’s liveliest fan communities. But when scammers took over, the group’s members…
Apple Music starts charging for three-month trials in some countries
For reasons unknown, Apple has begun charging a small fee in Australia, Spain, and Switzerland for what would ordinarily be…
Stop plugging your MicroUSB cable in the wrong way with MicFlip
Today we learned that WinnerGear is selling their MicFlip Fully Reversable MicroUSB Cable at a reduced rate of $14. The…
Windows Defender does not defend Windows 7 against WannaCry
Thanks to Kaspersky, we now know that 98% of the Windows machines infected by WannaCry/WannaCrypt were running Windows 7. Since,…
This Was Google I/O 2017
After three intense days of activity, Google I/O has wrapped for the year. Unlike last year, there wasn’t a slew…
Virtual Reality in the Automotive Industry
Toptal From virtual showrooms to elaborate research and testing scenarios, virtual reality is starting to make its mark on the…
Working Apple-1 sold at auction by original owner for $101K in Germany
One of the last surviving Apple-1 computers in full working order has sold in Germany for a bid price of…