Articles by Mark Lelinwalla
Google Introduces Shared Albums Feature To Photos, Turning App Into Social Media Experience
That being said, users aren't able to comment on images nor 'like' them. When Google rolled out its Photos app this past May, over 100 million users embraced the idea of sharing images and albums by sending links via text message, email or messaging apps.
Microsoft Kinect Now Allows Users To Log Into Windows 10 With Their Faces
This is made possible via a new Kinect developer preview, which enables Windows Hello for its sensor when used with Windows 10.
British Airways Bans Hoverboards Over Fire Hazard Concerns
The International Air Transport Association doesn't know how the devices are made — since they have several manufacturers — and fear they could catch fire onboard flights.
GoPro App Now Available For The Apple Watch, Allowing Users To Start And Stop Recording
Controlling your camera, all with the tap of a wrist. Controlling a GoPro camera from your wearable tech device? Why not? GoPro has done just that for Apple Watch users, introducing its app for the company's wearable tech timepiece, giving users the convenience of tapping controls on their wrist, while they're doing whatever high-energy, action activity of their choice.
YouTube Introduces Trending Tab, Highlighting Videos As They Take Off And Go Viral
The company wants to bring users in on the experience of watching a video on the uptick launch to full-blown viral status.
Google To Route Users To Accelerated Mobile Pages In February 2016
The tech giant's AMP Project is contingent on publishers supporting AMP pages and so far Twitter, Tango, Pinterest, Vine and LinkedIn are on board.
Volkswagen Says Engineers Couldn't Figure Out How to Meet Emissions Standards, So They Cheated
The embattled automaker's chairman, Hans-Dieter Potsch, said the engineers purposely manipulated emissions software, calling it "a whole chain of mistakes."
Facebook Reveals Top 10 Most-Discussed Global Athletes Of 2015
Where do Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao rank on the year-end list after their "Fight of the Century" fizzled?
Chinese Researchers Develop Mind-Controlled Car That Works With Brain Sensors
Wearing a brain signal-reading headset, a driver's thoughts alone power the vehicle — even if he or she is sitting in the backseat.
Major League Baseball Recommends That All 30 Stadiums Install Additional Safety Netting
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred wants the extra layers of protection, while maintaining the live experience of attending a game for fans.
UberEats Launches As Standalone App In Toronto, Aimed At Food Ordering And Delivery
Sounds like the tech company is about to give Seamless its biggest competition yet. Uber is more than just rides. Further proving its presence as a tech juggernaut, the company launched UberEats on Wednesday, as its first standalone app which doesn't have anything to do with its ride-hailing service, as reported by Wired.
Twitter Releases Host Of New Emojis Available To Use On Timelines Now
The 'Twemojis' offer more diversity within groups such as Modifiers and Families in addition to introducing more hand signals, food items and countries' flags.
Man Who Paid Millions For Secret Wu-Tang Clan Album Identified
Pharmaceutical company executive Martin Shkreli reportedly paid $2 million for the iconic rap group's 1-of-1 copy of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.
Nissan Leaf Envisions Electric Vehicle As Mobile Power Plants For Homes
That's thanks to the Vehicle 2 Grid system that the automaker introduced on Tuesday. Tesla isn't the only automaker that's touting the same multi-kWh battery found in its cars can be used to power homes.
Showtime Boxing Puts Fight In Virtual Reality, 360-Degree Video
The network uploaded the tech-boosted clip of Saturday night's Daniel Jacobs-Peter Quillin fight onto YouTube, totally immersing boxing fans with the experience.
Samsung Announces Car-Related Development Team To Focus On Infotainment, Autonomous Driving And Auto Parts
This follows the company making patent filings toward auto technologies. In late October, reports surfaced about Samsung making patent filings toward electric vehicles and electric parts, proving that the company has auto technologies in the works.
Facebook Releases 2015 Year In Review, Looking Back At Most Talked About Global Topics
The U.S. presidential race topped the social media giant's list of buzzworthy news generators this year.
Fantasy Football Tips For Week 14: Sleepers, Replacements And Potential Letdowns
Follow these tips to punch your ticket into the playoffs. Week 14 . . . this is it, the final game of the regular season in most fantasy leagues. If you have already clinched a playoff berth and can't improve your seeding, sit tight.
ESPNW Turns Impact25 Athlete Honorees Into Super Heroes With Marvel Artist Renderings
Super versions of athletes and influencers like Serena Williams, Misty Copeland, Carli Lloyd, Ronda Rousey and Becky Hammon are featured.
Volkswagen Scheduled To Hold Emissions Scandal Update Press Conference Thursday
The embattled automaker is expected to shed light on initial findings from its internal investigation into its emissions cheating mess.
tvOS 9.1 Now Available On New Apple TV, Allowing Siri To Play Apple Music
The Siri-controlled Apple Music feature was supposed to impact Apple TV early next year, but now, it's available just in time for the holidays.
Bill Gates Blogs About The Best Books He Read In 2015
Continuing his holiday tradition, the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist pinpoints all the titles he enjoyed the most as part of his year-end list.
Donald Trump Wants Bill Gates To Help Him In 'Closing That Internet Up In Some Way'
Just when you thought the 2016 presidential hopeful couldn't be any more over the top ... there's this.
Google Fiber Exploring Bringing Internet Service To Chicago And Los Angeles
The company is laying the groundwork, gauging how it could deliver its high-speed Internet access to each city.
21 Percent Of Americans Are Online Constantly, According To Survey
That's the startling stat generated by a Pew Research Center survey. How many times have you been to a dinner, only to see everyone's eyes at the table glued to their cell phones as they surf the web, ignoring their company, not to mention food? Whether one finds it disturbing or not, it's just a sign of the times.
Twitter Experimenting With Timelines That Are Out Of Chronological Order
The social media giant confirmed that it's testing random orders of tweets with selected users.
Amazon Prime Announces Streaming Partners Program, Including Showtime And Starz
The tech juggernaut's streaming video service just got that much better. This will be sure to pump primetime into Amazon Prime. The tech giant announced its Streaming Partners Program on Tuesday, giving Amazon Prime members the ability to add Showtime and Starz in addition to a dozen more video subscriptions to their membership.
Netflix To Nearly Double Original Content In 2016
The streaming juggernaut will beef up its 16 originally-scripted series this year to 31 in 2016. Netflix has enjoyed success with original series such as Jessica Jones, Master of None, House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black.
Apple Releases iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case, Touting Increased Talk Time Up To 25 Hours
The tech company's case also boasts Internet use of up to 18 hours on LTE and video playback of up to 20 hours. It retails on Apple's website for $99.
Could WWE's Daniel Bryan Make Jump To The UFC?
The former WWE World Heavyweight champion seems to be keeping his options open, doing MMA training, while awaiting medical clearance from World Wrestling Entertainment.
