As the rumors that the next iPhone will drop the 3.5mm headphone jack have intensified, I’ve been keeping tabs on the specific argument that Daring Fireball’s John Gruber made yesterday: that removing the headphone jack from the iPhone is the modern-day...
If you kill the headphone jack, you need to replace it with something better
Need an HTC Vive VR kit RIGHT NOW? You might be in luck
With pre-order woes and supply limits lifting, the opportunities to walk into a store and buy a high-end virtual reality system are on the rise. Oculus has announced some specific in-store demos and purchase opportunities, while its...
Meet John Stanton: What you need to know about the new Mariners CEO
To those in the Seattle tech community, the...
Analysis: The Division may need “complete rewrite” to fix hacking problems
Since the release of The Division last month, Ubisoft has been scrambling to stem the widespread use of hacks, cheats, and exploits that have ruined much of the PvP experience in the online-focused multiplayer shooter. But an analysis of client-side cheating programs...
Need to report a problem at the park? This app could help in the future
You’re at a park in...
Need help on Tinder? Amazon employees launch consulting service targeted at techies
If you’re single in Seattle and frustrated with your dating life, there’s a new service that wants to offer a helping hand.
Two Amazon...
Stephen Hawking: Mad scientists could kill us all – that’s why we need space colonies
British physicist Stephen Hawking says we need to colonize other worlds because humanity will almost certainly face a disaster on Earth sometime in the next few millennia – perhaps a disaster of our own making. Among the risks he outlined in a...
Need advice for your startup? Here are 23 tips from up-and-coming entrepreneurs
Peer mentorship is crucial to the entrepreneurial journey. That’s why we ask CEOs and co-founders to share their wisdom every week in our Startup Spotlight feature, which profiles an emerging startup. We asked the leaders of Pacific Northwest startups the one piece of advice they’d...
UK citizens may soon need licenses to photograph some stuff they already own
Changes to UK copyright law will soon mean that you may need to take out a licence to photograph classic designer objects even if you own them. That's the result of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, which extends the copyright of artistic objects like designer chairs from 25 years after they were...