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Instagram Notifies Verified Users of Security Breach
Instagram on Wednesday sent security notices to all verified account holders, including PCMag, about a breach targeting "high-profile users." The photo and video-sharing app said it "recently discovered that one or more individuals obtained unlawful access to a number...
YouTube Update Gets Rid of Black Bars on Vertical Videos
Heads up, YouTube fans: The Google-owned video-sharing service on Tuesday announced a number of new features for its mobile apps and desktop site. Perhaps most notably, the YouTube app is getting a new player that adapts to the video format you're watching. Also on...
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Drops Oct. 17
The next major update for Windows 10—the Fall Creators Update—will be available worldwide on Oct. 17, Microsoft announced Friday at IFA 2017 in Berlin. In a blog post, Windows Chief Terry Meyerson said the update is "all about unleashing your creativity and having...
Philips Wants to Sync its Smart Bulbs to Movies, Music
BERLIN—Gamers, movie buffs, and home theater enthusiasts rejoice. Philips Hue celebrated five years of connected lighting by announcing plans for immersive entertainment. Here at IFA, I saw an exclusive tech demo of how Philips intends to change how we experience...
Believe it or Not, Smartwatches Are Having a Moment
Turns out, a lot of people are here for smartwatches. Market research firm IDC reports that the market for smartwatches like the Apple Watch and Android Wear devices grew nearly 60.9 percent during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year....
T-Mobile CTO Details Nationwide Network Strategy
T-Mobile is just beginning to stretch its legs with its new rural 600MHz network in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Scarborough, Maine, the carrier's CTO Neville Ray told us today. The company plans to cover much more of the country with long-distance, building-penetrating LTE...
Motorola Tips Super-Slim Moto Z2 Force Edition
The Motorola Z2 Force Edition, announced today, will have a much broader distribution than last year's Moto Z; look for it on the five biggest US wireless carriers. The Z2 Force has a 5.5-inch, quad-HD AMOLED screen with Motorola's shatterproof "ShatterShield"...
Barf Alert: Tackling My Motion Sickness With Reliefband
Some of my earliest memories involve being in the back of a car, trying not to throw up. Motion sickness has been a lifelong companion, and to this day I've been known to get queasy on winding country roads—even when I'm driving. So when I had to fly from my Missouri...
Can a Hack Give You a Heart Attack?
One of the final frontiers of medicine is using technology to solve problems medication and traditional surgery cannot. Implantable medical devices help regulate heart rhythms, steady the tremors of Parkinson's patients, and deliver insulin. But how susceptible are...