A new fitness tracker will go beyond heartrate to measure breathing data – and it can live inside your underwear. The Spire Health Tag is based on a theory that the wrist isn’t the most accurate place to get health tracking information. Instead of a wristband, it’s a tag a little bigger than a clothes […]
A newly approved pill design lets doctors know the patient is taking the medication on schedule. It’s designed to pick up patterns rather than cover critical situations. The Food and Drug Administration approved the technology in Abilify MyCite, a drug used to treat schizophrenia and some bipolar disorder episodes. It’s also used as an “add-on” […]
Amazon is said to be planning a free ad-supported tier of its Prime Video service. But there’s very little detail on how much content it will cover. According to AdAge, one option Amazon is exploring is that it would strike deals with content providers to be paid a share of ad revenue rather than a […]
Apple has fixed an unfortunate autocorrect bug that affected upper case ‘I’s, though it hasn’t explained what caused the problem. Users who updated to iOS 11.1 found that Apple’s favourite letter was instead being replaced with a capital A followed by a question mark either in parentheses or a square. Updating to the latest software […]
Deadpool is the extremely unlikely cover star of a special Thanksgiving edition of Good Housekeeping magazine. He’s also written a special letter to readers. The issue isn’t the usual newsstand edition, but rather a special promotional version that’s being handed out on city streets. It’s a promotional tie-in for the upcoming movie, with the emphasis […]
The head of Electronic Arts says the day could come when its sports titles no longer have an annual physical release. Andrew Wilson says the company could switch to providing an ongoing download service – implying a microtransaction model. It’s no secret that each year’s new edition of games such as FIFA or Madden feel […]
Take-Two has announced that Grand Theft Auto V has shipped 85 million copies, calling it a US record for any game. That honor comes at the expense of Wii Sports, which had the big advantage of being bundled with the Wii. On the other hand, GTA V’s total covers multiple platforms, with the combination of […]
Long-term rivals AMD and Intel have partnered to work on a new processor that could mean better gaming on laptops. Intel will produce a Core processor that includes a graphics core running AMD’s Radeon system. It’ll be a sequel of sorts to the existing Intel H-Series. Shipments are scheduled for the first quarter of next […]
A researcher earned $15,600 from Google’s bug hunting program… for finding a bug in Google’s bug hunting program. The ironic discovery was by Alex Birsan, who was reporting another bug for what’s formally called the Google Vulnerability Reward Program. It pays between $100 and the oddly-specific $31,337 for spotting security flaws in Google systems and […]
A 3D-printed “turtle” could trick image recognition systems into thinking it was a rifle according to a newly-published study. Researchers from MIT and LabSix were exploring whether known ways to fool systems in 2D-images could work with photos of physical objects. The study tried to expand on the existing practice of “adversarial images” that are […]