How Google’s Pixelbook broke the laptop mold with a Swedish design
Most laptops look the same. But the second I first saw the Pixelbook, I knew there something different about it. It felt designed in a way that the sea of silver MacBook clones flooding the store shelves don’t. We sat down with the people who designed it to see how and why it was made.
You may never own a quantum computer, but IBM will still let you use one
There’s currently only a small number of people who have good reason to take advantage of the power of quantum computing, and they’re spread all over the globe. IBM is making sure that they all have the opportunity to work with its standout quantum hardware, thanks to its cloud-based IBM Q platform.
What to expect from Microsoft Build 2018: Less Windows, more cloud
Microsoft's Build 2018 is about to begin. The annual developer conference held in Seattle, Washington focuses on all things Microsoft, but it has a bent towards business and productivity. That means more Azure, less Windows, and it's unlikely that we'll see any new Surface devices debut.
Facebook’s very, very sorry, and it has absolutely no intention to change
Facebook’s F8 developer conference saw the company and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, discuss new features like Dating and Clear History. While lip service was given to issues like data security and privacy, few good solutions were offered. That should be no surprise given Facebook’s history with Cambridge Analytica, and many others.
It took them 15 years to hack a master key for 40,000 hotels. But they did it
Security research firm F-Secure announced that it had uncovered a massive security vulnerability affecting millions of electronic locks worldwide. We sat down with the researchers who discovered the exploit to discuss how its discovery may have made your next hotel stay a whole lot safer.
Samsung’s latest 970 EVO SSDs offer stellar performance with a price to match
The humble M.2 drive typically lives on your motherboard somewhere, tucked away on the back or hidden away under all the other hardware in your PC. Lost in the shuffle. And it's a shame, because some M.2 drives -- like Samsung's 970 EVO -- deserve a lot more attention than they get.
Who’s to blame for the GPU pricing crisis? Everyone
Whether you're been looking for a reasonably priced GTX 1070 or hoped to find an AMD Vega card for sale, you've probably been stumped for much of the last year. You're not alone. Graphics cards have been outrageously expensive for a long time. As it turns out, there’s plenty of blame to go around.
Bitcoin put him on the street. Then it made him a fortune
Paxful co-founder Ray Youssef wants to give back to world with Bitcoin after the cryptocurrency helped him go from homeless to a major Bitcoin success. His high-minded ideas about what Bitcoin can accomplish have helped him help himself, and others, but hasn’t kept Youssef away from controversy.
Cambridge Analytica’s ex-director wants to fix data privacy. Can we trust her?
Brittany Kaiser, the former director of Cambridge Analytica, is now partnering with a initiative called IOVO, or the Internet of Value Omniledger. She wants to pioneer a new understanding of data privacy, but can someone who abused data in the past really be trusted with the internet's future?
The PlayTable blockchain console brings digital board games back to the tabletop
The PlayTable blockchain console is more than just a tablet, it’s a distributed digital toybox for you and your kids.
Blockchain may power future elections, but it’s no silver bullet for fraud
It seems likely that blockchain technology will be introduced to voting systems in the US in the next couple of years. Here’s what it will look like.
With this browser, ads can’t steal your attention — they have to pay you for it
The creator of Javascript and founder of Mozilla, Brendan Eich, thinks he has a blockchain-based solution. It’s secure, private, technologically advanced and, best of all, ensures everyone involved in online ads receives payment – including you.
The tech behind cryptocurrency could save lives by fixing medical records
There’s a research group at MIT aiming to bring order to the chaotic world of medical records, with a little help from the blockchain.
Before crypto nirvana, blockchain needs to solve these basic problems
Blockchain technology is far from perfect. We interviewed some of the world's premier developers to talk about the blockchain problems we face today.
From the doctor to the DMV, blockchain can make governments swift and secure
With a growing interest in blockchain technology, could governments be one of the best use cases for the distributed ledger system of data protection?
Beyond Bitcoin: How blockchain will reshape the future
Don’t be fooled by the hype – blockchain isn’t a passing fad that’ll fade out in a year or two. It truly has the potential to reshape the world we live in
Cryptojacking is the new ransomware. Is that a good thing?
Malicious cryptominers and cryptojacking is a hot new malware trend that's been sweeping websites and victim systems for many months now. They've become so prevalent that ransomware is far less of a concern to consumers and businesses, but does that mean the new kid on the block is here to stay?
Why just listen when you can play? How Moodelizer makes music malleable
Dynamic Playback is a new music format technology from Moodelizer that lets listeners manipulate songs in real time, like switching from a pop version of a song to a remixed techno version. But there's more in store for the tech.
Your ISP can peep on your browsing, so Cloudflare is pulling down the shade
In a world still reeling from the Cambridge Analytica revelations, Cloudflare has introduced a new privacy-first DNS resolver called 1.1.1.1. It claims to make the internet safer – and faster.
The XPS 15 2-in-1 is Dell’s version of a concept car. Here’s how it was built
The XPS 15 2-in-1 might look a lot like the XPS 15, but on the inside, it’s one of the most experimental laptops Dell has ever made. From its keyboard to its components, this is the story behind how Dell’s forward-thinking laptop came to be.
Inside the Intel lab that put a legit gaming desktop in the palm of your hand
Meta description: Intel’s Next Unit of Computing, or NUC, has worked hard to miniaturize desktops over the last six years. Now, with the help of AMD’s Vega, its taking pint-sized performance to the next level. We took an inside look at the lab where it all happened.
Firefox is on the front line in the fight to protect your privacy
How do browsers handle the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, as well keep user data as secure as possible on social networks? We asked Dave Camp, Vice President of Engineering at Firefox, for his insider insight.
When diagnosis time means life or death, NVIDIA’s advanced AI can save lives
By leveraging GPUs, doctors can use machine learning and artificial intelligence to speed up disease diagnosis and create better scans of the human body.
From pranks to nuclear sabotage, this is the history of malware
The history of malware has evolved alongside our favorite software. What started innocently enough has become a global threat of staggering proportions.
Facebook was always too busy selling ads to care about your personal data
Ultimately, the Cambridge Analytica scandal happened because Facebook has always cared more about selling ads than protecting your personal data. When you sell four billion dollars in ad revenue each year, it takes some effort to ensure that people’s data is protected.
How a former Kodak janitor built MS Paint, the world’s most popular image editor
The software you know as Paint started its life as PC Paintbrush. Digital Trends spoke to its creator about how the project came about, and its lasting popularity.
Guns N’ Roses alum Matt Sorum rocks beyond blockchain to fight labels, YouTube
Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum spoke with Digital Trends about his upcoming, salacious autobiography, as well as Artbit, the crypto platform he's behind.
Computers can’t keep shrinking, but they’ll keep getting better. Here’s how
Does the predicted end of Moore's Law mean the end of better computers? Not necessarily, as these 7 reasons argue.
Who owns all the Bitcoin? A few billionaire whales in a small pond
Billions of dollars have been invested into Bitcoin, but who owns the most? It turns out the majority of the world's Bitcoin, and altcoins, are stored in just a few thousand wallets.
Nowhere is safe now that AMD has suffered its own Meltdown
The public disclosure of flaws in AMD processors caught the company, and security researchers, off guard. They expose hardware some had come to regard as the PC’s last safe harbor.
Cryptojacking turns your PC into a Bitcoin mine, but you won’t see a cent
Cryptojacking is the newest trend in malware, allowing hackers to steal your CPU power to mine cryptocurrency. Here’s how the biggest websites on the internet have been hacked — and what a future dominated by it could look like.
How Google’s ‘Project Zero’ task force races hackers to snuff out bugs
They discovered the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws before anyone else, and made sure Intel was staying honest in how it reacted. Unfortunately, the Project Zero crew aren’t the only ones searching for bugs.
Tecla Shield gives disabled people new choices for interacting with touchscreens
Disabled people have specific challenges when using touchscreens and PCs. The Tecla Shield removes barriers by using Bluetooth as a common standard.