Swipe right? 'Toilet paper' for smartphones tested out in Japanese airport...
Sheets bear the message ‘welcome to Japan’ and contain information on Wi-Fi spots and other travel informationJapan has taken its reputation for hygiene up another notch with the introduction of...
View ArticleWhy time management is ruining our lives | Oliver Burkeman
All of our efforts to be more productive backfire – and only make us feel even busier and more stressedThe eternal human struggle to live meaningfully in the face of inevitable death entered its newest...
View ArticleUber snubs California, moves self-driving cars to Arizona – CNET
The saga between the ride-hailing company and California appears to come to an end as Uber packs up and moves one state over. Source: CNet News
View ArticleAttention writerly types: Scrivener is currently 50% off
The AAPicks team writes about things we think you’ll like, and we may see a share of revenue from any purchases made through affiliate links.Back in the days of yore, writers had to resort to crude...
View ArticleDeal: Snag the Fossil Q smartwatches for 25 percent off until Dec. 25
As Google gets ready to launch Android Wear 2.0 in 2017, many folks might want purchase smartwatches that are currently scheduled to receive the update. With that in mind, Fossil is currently holding a...
View ArticleAnd the iFixit award for the most repairable phone of 2016 goes to…
iFixit does a lot of tearing down – from smartphones to earbuds. It tells us how easy (or hard) it is to repair a device on your own, which could be extremely useful for the fearless among us. Now, the...
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Tech in Asia conference: A year in review
I’m not sure how it happened, but it’s already the second last week of December. In the past twelve months, there were many milestones for Tech in Asia’s events and conference team. For one, we...
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Yello Mobile’s O2O arm has a merry Christmas with $21m funding
The Yello O2O team on the cover of a magazine by accommodation chain Hotel Avia. Photo credit: Yello O2O Facebook page. South Korean company Yello O2O got an early Christmas present – it announced a...
View ArticleLots of NVIDIA Shield games are on sale for Android TV and GeForce NOW
This holiday season, a good amount of premium apps and games have been going on sale. You can grab over a dozen Square Enix titles for cheap, the wonderful Nova Launcher Prime for just $0.99, or other...
View ArticleiFixit ranks repairability of 2016 flagships, LG G5 comes out on top
The LG G5 received the repair-friendly score of 8/10. The LG G5 may not have garnered the lion's share of love from critics (or sales) in 2016, but it is the easiest phone to repair. People who are...
View ArticlePokémon Go’s new holiday event will help you hatch more creatures
The augmented reality game Pokémon Go will begin its latest holiday event on Monday, December 25. The event will give players a better chance to find and hatch some of the new Pokémon creatures that...
View ArticleCarrie Fisher reportedly suffers heart attack – CNET
Developing: Reports say the Star Wars princess was rushed to the hospital after a flight to LAX. Source: CNet News
View Article11 Apple Watch tips every owner should know – CNET
There's a lot more to the Apple Watch than one would think. Here are 11 tips to help you get the most out of it. Source: CNet News
View ArticleSome Google Home owners report speaker randomly stops playing music
The Google Home connected speaker has been available for over a month now, but a few owners have since reported that the device just randomly stops playing music in the middle of playing a song. So...
View ArticleIn 2017, Google is finally ready for your living room
Google has been talking about your living room for a long time. We imagine any new tech thing takes a lot of planning, a lot of money, and a lot of time. The push to get Google into the living room...
View ArticleCyanogen to shut down services by year's end – CNET
Startup that promised a better version of Android will stop updating its OS on December 31 as part of an ongoing "consolidation." Source: CNet News
View ArticleStay and be safe: Facebook tidies up advice on preventing online bullying
The social network says it must encourage better behaviour otherwise users will stop using it It is widely held that people are meaner on the internet than in person. Now Facebook is attempting to...
View ArticleTelltale’s The Walking Dead Season 3 game debuts its first two zombie-filled...
Telltale Games has finally made the first two episodes of its latest entry in its popular zombie-themed adventure game based on popular The Walking Dead comics (not the TV show, the comics). The third...
View ArticleFitbit drops case to block Jawbone imports to US – CNET
Friday filing puts an end to just one of the legal disputes between the fitness-tracker rivals. Meanwhile, Jawbone's failing finances may be the bigger issue. Source: CNet News
View ArticleTelltale holiday sale – huge discounts on Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead...
‘Tis the season to be jolly; and what better way to cheer up your holidays than some good games? Especially during this winter weather! Telltale is feeling generous today. The renown game developer has...
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