Technology

Smart homes get smarter at CES 2017

The Hydrao smart showerhead uses an LED light system to show how much water is being used.

Home automation is slowly but surely becoming an affordable way to deliver more energy-efficient homes that offer better security, comfort and healthcare.

Is this viral photo filter app spying on you?

Meitu

Chinese app Meitu has recently taken off in English-speaking countries, and your social feed may be filled with images of your friends' faces contorted into an anime style. But security researchers are warning the app is doing far more making your selfies cute.

Fun with falling in Gravity Rush 2

Gravity Rush 2

This sequel repeats just about every mistake the original made, but in spite of that I fell in love with its sprawling world, goofy characters and thrilling aerial acrobatics all over again.

Seven predictions for Snapchat in 2017

Snap has promised to deliver more devices such as the Spectacles video camera sunglasses.

As Snap moves toward an expected initial public offering this year, it's natural to expect increased predictability and transparency from a company that has thrived so far without much of either.

Samsung Galaxy S8: what we know

This image from Olixar shows off its upcoming clear protective case for the Galaxy S8, but is this what the phone will ...

Samsung has a lot to make up for after the the debacle that was the Galaxy Note7. In the next month or so, it'll have the perfect chance to do it.

The most common passwords of 2016

Keeper found about 1.7 million accounts were protected by the password '123456'. Is yours?

We've all heard the warnings about passwords — use a variety of character types, make it random, use a password manager — but many of us, it seems, still aren't listening.

Flashing peace sign may put fingerprints at risk

Isao Echizen's fingerprints were recreated from a photo of him flashing a peace sign.

Japanese researchers say they have successfully copied fingerprint data from a digital picture of a person flashing a two-fingered "V" or peace sign, raising questions about the potential theft of such information.

Nanny state game depressing, oppressive, not unrealistic

<i>Beholder</i>'s art style, while simple, works well with the feeling of oppression.

Clearly modelled after a grim nanny-state vision of Russia, 'Beholder' tasks players with balancing two opposing goals: run an apartment building as a respectable landlord who is liked by his tenants, and keep your government employers happy by constantly monitoring, reporting and spying on said tenants.

SpaceX successfully launches rocket

SpaceX launch

Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies returned to the skies on Saturday with a flawless delivery of communications satellites into orbit, its first flight since a September 1 fireball destroyed a rocket and its payload on a Florida launch pad.