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Google updates Image Search with new scrolling UI… within a scrolling UI

Aug07
by on August 7, 2019 at 12:33 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Xzibit must be laughing his ass off. Google has revamped Image Search with a new side panel that lets your scroll through images as you, eeerm, scroll through other images. Starting today, Image Search for desktop will open pics you click on in the new side panel. The company says this will make it easier to compare images with others on the search result. Here’s how this looks: If you accidentally click on another image, you can easily pull back the last picture you were looking at by hitting the ‘back’ button. Pretty simple. Jokes aside, the Big G says the…

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Step up your note-taking game with these easy to use apps

Aug07
by on August 7, 2019 at 11:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Let’s be honest, most writers don’t come up with their best, or most creative ideas, sat at their desks all day. Inspiration often comes when you least expect it and it’s important to be prepared. So, whether you’re constantly on the move, on the hunt for ideas, or simply want to make the most of your downtime, I’d recommend having a note-taking app to hand. With this in mind, here are some of the best note-taking apps…

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AT&T employees bribed with $1M to unlock millions of phones

Aug07
by on August 7, 2019 at 11:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web


AT&T employees unlocked millions of mobile phones to plant malware and remove the phones from the provider’s network — all for thousands of dollars in bribes. The details were revealed after the US Department of Justice opened a case against Muhammad Fahd, who has been accused of running a fraudulent operation to disable AT&T‘s proprietary software that safeguards phones from being unlocked. The ultimate objective, the court documents reveal, was to sell the illegal software to the public, so that they could switch to a different network of their choice and deprive AT&T of the payments owed as per the…

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CHEAP: $20 off a PlayStation Plus subscription means you can game online for 525,600 minutes this year

Aug07
by on August 7, 2019 at 11:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! If you think you’re a pro PlayStation gamer, you shouldn’t just sit at your home and brag to your friends. Go online and test your skills against the best of the world. But, to do that, you’ll need the Playstation Plus subscription. Luckily for you, the one-year subscription is available for just $39.99, down from $59.99. The PlayStation Plus subscription doesn’t only let you yell at teens in a battle royale game, but offers 100GB of cloud storage too. This way, your gameplay is…

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Binance offering up to $290,000 bounty to catch cryptocurrency KYC extortionist

Aug07
by on August 7, 2019 at 10:26 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


It’s never a dull day in the world of cryptocurrency, and today is no different. Over the past few hours an unknown individual has been terrorizing cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its users by attempting to extort 300 Bitcoin (nearly $3.5 million) out of the business. The exchange is also giving a reward of up to 25 BTC ($290,000) to anyone that can help catch the miscreant. According to an announcement from Binance, – released less than 2 hours ago – the individual claims to posses 10,000 “selfie” images that hold some similarities to the exchanges know-your-customer (KYC) data. It seems…

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