The Anatomy Of A Forgotten Social Network
The study of social networks has gripped computer scientists in recent years. In particular, researchers have focused on a few of the biggest networks that have made their data available, such as some...
View ArticleAsk HTG: Can I Improve The Quality of Pandora’s Music Streaming?
You love Pandora’s streaming music service and you use it on your computer, phone, and even pipe it into your stereo system, yet the quality of the stream seems to vary depending on the device you...
View ArticleIntel’s SD card-sized computer may not be so tiny after all
Back at CES, Intel made a big deal of the fact that it could squeeze a Linux-based PC with Bluetooth and WiFi into the size and shape of an SD card. However, with just a few months to go before the...
View ArticleUltrakam lets your iPhone capture higher resolution film-like video clips
While Sony and Samsung are busy making phones with 4K recording capabilities, one developer has worked its pixel magic to get more from iPhone cameras. Ultrakam is the first iOS app capable of...
View ArticleThe HTG Guide to Wirelessly Charging Your Gadgets
Thanks to a new mobile device charging standard, it’s possible to keep your phone charged up without ever fumbling with the tiny microUSB charging cable again. Read on as we review the RAVPower...
View ArticleSquare makes accounting easier for merchants by integrating with Xero
Square can make accepting credit cards easy for small businesses. Things get less simple, however, when it comes time to do the books for those businesses — something that often involves painstakingly...
View ArticleSamsung’s new monitors include one with a billion-color, 3,840 x 2,160 screen
Now that Samsung’s shown us the GS5, Gear 2 smartwatch and its latest Chromebook, it’s time for the company’s lesser-known product teams to come out of the woodwork. Next up: the display division,...
View ArticleThis is what the new CyanogenMod OS looks like on the OnePlus One
OnePlus has been constantly dishing out teasers for its upcoming One smartphone since December, but little is known about its UI until we received these two screenshots today, courtesy of a reliable...
View ArticleSony’s latest home audio systems balance looks, price and sound quality
Here’s the thing with soundbars, sound plates and every other gadget that attempts to fill the niche between a full 5.1 home theater system and the tinny speakers built into your TV — they rarely...
View Article[GEEK SCHOOL] SysInternals Pro 6: Using Autoruns to Deal with Startup...
Most geeks have their tool of choice to deal with processes that start up automatically, whether that is MS Config, CCleaner, or even Task Manager in Windows 8 — but none of them are as powerful as...
View ArticleToshiba Encore review: an 8-inch Windows tablet that struggles to stand out
Toshiba is no stranger to Windows tablets, but what we’ve seen to date has typically been targeted at businesses or has otherwise been… limited. In that sense, the Encore is something special. It’s...
View ArticleSamsung looks to Google for help in its latest legal battle with Apple
No matter how much we hope and pray, the legal wrangling between Apple and Samsung never seems to end. The latest court battle has Apple seeking up to $2 billion in damages from the Korean...
View ArticleThe NSA had an easier time breaking web encryption than previously thought
Internet security was turned on its ear in December when leaks revealed that the NSA had inserted a back door into a common encryption method from the RSA, a big security provider for remote work...
View ArticleRdio and Crackle can now send music and free videos to your Chromecast
The Chromecast’s media universe just got a little bit larger today. You can now stream Rdio’s music service through the Google TV adapter using Android, iOS and web apps; you’ll get both album art and...
View ArticleGoogle chooses you to become a Pokémon Master on April Fools’
Google’s known for its weird and wonderful April Fools’ jokes, but this year’s edition might be the best we’ve seen. Because it’s already April 1st in Australia and Japan, Google has introduced its...
View ArticleVudu’s 1080p movies and TV shows are now streaming on Chromecast
After a short test period, Walmart’s movie streaming service Vudu has launched Chromecast support across its website and mobile apps, adding to the long list of devices it’s already available on. A...
View ArticleXbox gets a new leader at Microsoft: Phil Spencer
When longtime Xbox lead Marc Whitten left for Sonos recently, Microsoft was left without an exec to lead up one of its most powerful divisions. Today, Phil Spencer is stepping in to fill that spot —...
View ArticleU.N. Climate Report Warns of Increased Risk to Crops
Dry times: The U.N. says climate change will likely hurt crops. A few years ago scientists thought climate change wouldn’t cause much harm to overall food production until temperatures in a region...
View ArticleWill A Political Party Take Up the Mantle of E-cigarettes?
Will A Political Party Take Up the Mantle of E-cigarettes? As the debate over electronic cigarettes continues to rage, one has to wonder if there will be a political party that will take up the mantle...
View ArticleT-Mobile’s latest UnCarrier move: removing employer discounts
Over the past year, T-Mobile’s new policies have ushered in a new wave of changes to the way the US wireless industry works. It was the first national operator to introduce phone financing plans,...
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