It’s no secret that Windows Store has serious issues not just with scammy apps, but also with spammy ones. Now, Microsoft is finally addressing that problem by introducing a stricter certification policy for new and existing apps that could clean its…
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Canada’s response to Netflix is available nationwide this summer
Canadian cable firms Rogers and Shaw have hogged the Shomi video service all to themselves during its testing phase, but they’re loosening up now that they’re nearly ready for prime time. The two have revealed that their answer to Netflix will be ava…
Cox is bringing VOD to select TiVo boxes in July
Cox and TiVo have been making noise about joining forces and making the cable provider’s extensive Video-On-Demand catalog available on retail TiVo set-tops for nearly five years now. Following a recent post by ZatzNotFunny, however, Cox confirmed ea…
Nintendo asks you to pay what you want for indie games
Nintendo’s been going through some serious growing pains on its path to the modern era of console gaming but with this latest step it’s actually beating Microsoft and Sony to the punch for once. The Japanese gaming company is running a Humble Bundle….
Audi’s R8 e-tron electric supercar can now drive itself
Slowly but surely, Audi is getting closer to realizing Will Smith’s wildly futuristic motor from I, Robot. At CES Asia, the company has revealed an updated version of its R8 e-tron electric supercar with self-driving capabilities. A bevy of sensors h…
Samsung’s Iron Man edition Galaxy S6 Edge lacks J.A.R.V.I.S.
With Samsung being an active promoter of Marvel’s latest Avengers movie, it’s no surprise to see the tech giant releasing some sort of special edition product to sweeten the deal. Why yes, it’s an Iron Man limited edition Galaxy S6 Edge with matching…
Chromecast app update gives a clearer look at your streaming devices
If you’re fortunate enough to have more than one Chromecast device at home, you should now have an easier time making sense of your streaming options. Updates to both the Android and iOS Chromecast apps give you a reworked hardware view that gives ea…
Unorthodox Sprite drone tolerates abuse and actually flies
When you picture a consumer drone, something bulky with four or six props à la DJI probably pops to mind. But the folks behind a new model on Kickstarter think that such UAVs have two big problems — namely, they’re hard to carry and break easily if …
Firefox browser for iOS is almost ready for testing
It’s been a long time coming, but Firefox for iOS is nearly here… in a manner of speaking. Mozilla has revealed that it’s about to conduct a “limited” beta test of the web browser, and has already posted source code for early testers. The organizat…
CIA shuts down program using spy satellites to track climate change
For most of the past two decades, a handful of climate change scientists have had the CIA’s MEDEA (Measurement of Earth Data for Environmental Analysis) program as an ace in the hole: they could draw on classified info from spy satellites and subs to…
State Dept. releases some of Hillary Clinton’s emails
Worried that your own inbox isn’t keeping you busy enough? Following a judge’s request to release emails from Hillary Clinton’s private account on a rolling basis, the State Department posted some 296 of them to its Freedom of Information Act website…
‘Mad Max’ meets ‘Mario Kart’ in this rad mash-up
Mad Max: Fury Road is already one of the year’s best movies, but you know what was missing in all of director George Miller’s gear grinding under the desert sun? Mario Kart’s banana peels and green shells. Check out the video below for a quick look a…
Google Maps: offensive search results came from ‘online discussions’
Google is constantly scraping the internet to fill out its search results, but apparently using crowdsourced information can have its drawbacks. Over the last couple of days word spread that searching for certain racial slurs (guess) showed the White…
‘Ballistic Wallpaper’ bombproofs US combat shelters
At a recent DoD Lab Day, the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) unveiled a unique defensive product. Dubbed “ballistic wallpaper,” this amalgamation of kevlar fiber threading and flexible polymer film is design…
Gaming cooperatively makes you more sociable, say scientists
Gaming has well known dark sides, but it can also improve spatial skills, reduce stress and even bring families together. Two new studies may further confuse you about the benefits, with one concluding that gaming makes you friendlier in the real wor…