Microsoft and Kano have launched the Kano PC, an Atom-powered laptop that’s designed to help kids understand what goes into building a computer. The $300 Kano PC will ship at the end of October, Kano said. The Kano PC is designed to teach kids how to build a PC, with some basic explanations of the …
Microsoft Research has published four “Eyes First” games, designed to help make eye tracking more of a mainstream technology for Windows 10 users. The Eyes First games—Tile Slide, Match Two, Double Up, and Maze—aren’t much in terms of actual games, as they’re just twists on existing apps. The difference, though, is that they can be …
Microsoft has floated the idea of an “Office key” on PC keyboards. Such a move would go beyond controlling the operating system to encouraging use of the company’s Office applications, which typically require a subscription. Twitter user WalkingCat spotted a restricted survey that asks users if they’ve tried out new Office keyboards running the May 2019 …
The dreaded “low battery” notification is the bane of our smartphone existence. But now, whether you’re at home or on the go, Amazon’s sale on Anker charging products will help keep your devices powered up on the cheap. The awesome PowerCore+ 26800 portable chargerRemove non-product link is among the sale lineup, as is a sweet PowerPort Wireless …
Every day, Macworld brings you the essential daily news and other info about all things Apple. But staying on top of that torrent of information can be a constant challenge. One solution: the Macworld digital magazine. In the July issue The July issue features 11 little-known iPhone features you should start using. We give our favorite features …
According to an interview with Apple Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi conducted by Cnet at WWDC, the first four Catalyst apps introduced to macOS last year are in for a design refresh. Apple first demonstrated its technology to help bring iPad apps to the Mac—then called Marzipan—with macOS Mojave. When the OS shipped …
Need to get your iPhone screen fixed (or maybe your MacBook keyboard) but the nearest Apple store is over an hour away? You may now have another option. Apple has announced that it has partnered with Best Buy to offer certified repairs at every one of its nearly 1,000 locations in the United States. According …
Almost two years after we first heard about it, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is set to work its magic in the United States and the United Kingdom this Friday, June 21. The augmented reality-based game is developer Niantic’s long-awaited follow-up to Pokémon Go, and it shares many features in common with the 2016 phenomenon. Australia …
In the unfortunate event that your home experiences a burglary or natural disaster, thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in property may be lost or damaged. That’s why we pay for homeowners or renters insurance — so that our property can be replaced when disaster strikes. But if and when your claim is …
Since the iPad was introduced in 2010, users have endured the same Safari experience they knew from the iPhone, which fueled jabs that Apple’s tablet was little more than a gigantic version of the iPhone. Interfaces for commonly used sites like WordPress wouldn’t load properly. Google Docs forced you to a dedicated app that lacked …
Eufy’s latest robot vac is an even better dirt collector than its predecessor, thanks to more suction and a redesigned dustbin.
Compatibility and interoperability are concepts Apple has ignored or embraced, depending on its situation. To me, it seems that the Mac is about to enter a new era of incompatibility… and I’m okay with it. When I started using a Mac in 1989, I rapidly discovered that it was essentially incompatible with every other computer …
Nature, Published online: 20 June 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1353-6 Publisher Correction: Dissociable dopamine dynamics for learning and motivation
Nature, Published online: 19 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01952-7 Benjamin Thompson and Shamini Bundell bring you the latest science updates.
Nature, Published online: 19 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01924-x This ranking shows which institutions might be punching above their weight in producing high-quality research.
Nature, Published online: 19 June 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1282-4 Egg pigmentation probably has an early Archosaurian origin
Nature, Published online: 19 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01896-y Ultra-efficient light sources provide optical communication signals even at very low power levels.
Nature, Published online: 19 June 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1321-1 A synthetic gene circuit implementing an integral feedback topology is shown to achieve robust perfect adaptation in living cells–mathematical analysis proves this topology is necessary for adaptation in networks with noisy dynamics.
Nature, Published online: 19 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01955-4 Everyone’s favourite robot sub uncovers climate-change churning in Antarctica, the lessons from one of science’s biggest frauds and the secret social lives of viruses.
Nature, Published online: 19 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01856-6 The formation of microscopic pores and fibrils in polymers under stress — a process called crazing — often preludes material failure. Controlled crazing has now been used to produce an array of colours in polymer films.