As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren Microsoft is discounting its Surface Pro tablet this weekend, following heavy reductionsto its Surface RT costs recently. The 10 percent price cut to Surface Pro reduces the cost of the 64GB and 128GB models by $100 each in the US. Not all regions appear to have Surface Pro price cuts just yet, but the US, Canada, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are all showing price cuts on both…
As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER Got a car you don’t ever really drive? Wanna not pay for parking or worry about shuffling it around on the street every couple of days? Have an interest in actually making some money from that car that you’re not actually using while it’s sitting around on the street? Well, car rental startup FlightCar might be able to help you out with the launch of a new program in which it…
As reported on TechCrunch. PETER YARED AND CAMERON OLTHUIS Editor’s note: Peter Yared is the CTO/CIO and Cameron Olthius is the VP of Search for CBS Interactive, a Comscore Top 10 Internet destination. Google has produced a car that drives itself and an Android operating system that has remarkably good speech recognition. Yes, Google has begun to master machine intelligence. So it should be no surprise that Google has finally started to figure out how to stop bad actors…
As reported on Engadget. By Brian Heater Sick and tired of picking your own music to play all the time? Spotify’s been working to up its recommendation game, through the launch of features like social andDiscover, now pushing things even further with Browse. The feature brings curated playlists to the music streaming service, starting with a “gradual” rollout on iOS and Android today, followed by the rest of Spotify’s platforms at some point. The playlists, chosen by Spotify…
As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper The latest build of Canary, the bleeding-edge test-bed for Google Chrome, reveals that the company is working on touch-centric features for its desktop browser. By swiping left and right, for instance, users will be able to avoid the chore of hitting the back and forward page buttons — while pinch-to-zoom and on-screen keyboards are also available to try out. Now, of course, you just need some hardware to take advantage of the new features.