The good: Beautiful screen, long battery life, helpful iris scanner for unlocking the phone, better multitasking The bad: Live Focus camera isn’t as good as Apple’s Portrait Mode, facial recognition is unreliable, not significantly different than Galaxy S8 and S8+ though more expensive Who should […]
Day: September 5, 2017
New story in Technology from Time: Review: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 Is a Superb Smartphone That Feels Too Familiar
The good: Beautiful screen, long battery life, helpful iris scanner for unlocking the phone, better multitasking The bad: Live Focus camera isn’t as good as Apple’s Portrait Mode, facial recognition is unreliable, not significantly different than Galaxy S8 and S8+ though more expensive Who should […]
New story in Technology from Time: Review: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 Is a Superb Smartphone That Feels Too Familiar
The good: Beautiful screen, long battery life, helpful iris scanner for unlocking the phone, better multitasking The bad: Live Focus camera isn’t as good as Apple’s Portrait Mode, facial recognition is unreliable, not significantly different than Galaxy S8 and S8+ though more expensive Who should […]
New story in Technology from Time: Review: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 Is a Superb Smartphone That Feels Too Familiar
The good: Beautiful screen, long battery life, helpful iris scanner for unlocking the phone, better multitasking The bad: Live Focus camera isn’t as good as Apple’s Portrait Mode, facial recognition is unreliable, not significantly different than Galaxy S8 and S8+ though more expensive Who should […]
Don’t even try to repair the Essential Phone
The Essential PH-1 (aka Essential Phone) is designed to withstand dents and scratches, but what happens if something breaks on the inside? You can forget about fixing it yourself, apparently. The DIY repair crew at iFixit has torn down Essential’s handset, and it’s obvious that […]
Slashdot: Verizon Up Offers Rewards in Exchange For Customers’ Personal Information
Verizon Up Offers Rewards in Exchange For Customers’ Personal Information Published on September 05, 2017 at 04:06PM An anonymous reader shares a report: A new Verizon rewards program, Verizon Up, provides credits that wireless subscribers can use for concert tickets, movie premieres and phone upgrades. […]
Slashdot: European Court Rules Companies Must Tell Employees of Email Checks
European Court Rules Companies Must Tell Employees of Email Checks Published on September 05, 2017 at 04:45PM Companies must tell employees in advance if their work email accounts are being monitored and such checks must not unduly infringe workers’ privacy, the European Court of Human […]
Slashdot: Chinese Man Jailed For Helping Net Users Evade State Blocks
Chinese Man Jailed For Helping Net Users Evade State Blocks Published on September 05, 2017 at 05:25PM An anonymous reader shares a report: A Chinese man has been given a nine-month jail sentence for helping people evade government controls on where they can go online. […]
One State’s Bail Reform Exposes the Promise and Pitfalls of Tech-Driven Justice
Jaquan Lugo stood stone-faced and somber inside a circular, wood-paneled courtroom on a Thursday afternoon in Paterson, New Jersey, as Superior Court Judge Donna Gallucio considered her options. Just four days prior, the 22-year-old and two other men were arrested in Paterson, accused of six […]
Being Bored at Work Is Actually a Good Thing, Research Says
Artists have always understood that solitude—boredom, even—is essential to the creative process. Now economists, social policy experts, and scientists are making the argument that it’s vital for business, too. Imagination Institute’s Scott Barry Kaufman and science writer Carolyn Gregoire brought the case for mind-wandering and […]