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Ever since Apple first released the Apple Watch, it hasn’t allowed third parties developers to create and release their own custom faces for the device. That might change, according to code in the latest developer’s build, discovered by 9to5Mac . 9to5Mac uncovered code in watchOS 4.3.1, which includes some hints at what’s to come in future updates, such as warnings for old apps , in addition to a log message that states “this is where the 3rd party face config bundle generation would happen.” That’s just a placeholder reference, but it appears that Apple could allow for developers to make their own watch faces at some point in the future. There’s no indication of when or if Apple will allow it to happen, but it seems to be a step in the... Continue reading… via The Verge - Tech Posts "https://ift.tt/2vfv081"

What appears to be New York City’s first suit under a new revenge porn law was filed last week by a CUNY associate professor of public health against an ex-boyfriend and a group of anonymous individuals that allegedly used Tumblr to distribute pornographic images of her, reports Motherboard . While New York state law currently protects individuals when sexually explicit images are taken and shared without their knowledge, that does not apply when the images were willingly shared. The state senate passed a bill that would criminalize the latter as well in March, but it is still waiting on the state Assembly for consideration. New York City, however, passed its own measure in November , which went into effect in February . It makes the... Continue reading… via The Verge - Tech Posts "https://ift.tt/2qEsqDh"

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Wearable Media has a celestial-sensing jumpsuit, an AR crop top, and a vest that represents global temperature change Continue reading… via The Verge - Tech Posts "https://ift.tt/2EID5l3"

So, it turns out that I can never change my Wi-Fi network’s name ever again, or my speakers will stop working. That may sound ridiculous, but let me walk you through the series of bad decisions and technological quirks that have brought me here, and I can (sort of) explain. The speakers in question are the Nocs NS2 Air Monitors (specifically, the first generation version of the product, for reasons that will become important soon). The NS2 Air Monitors date back to the heyday of Apple’s Airplay standard in 2013, back when companies not only included Airplay support in their speakers but built entire products around it ( The Verge even included them in our Back to School Guide that year!). Eventually, Nocs released a second version of the... Continue reading… via The Verge - Tech Posts "https://ift.tt/2vizzOU"

Ever since it was first released almost a decade ago, Google’s Chrome browser has been the most consistent piece of technology in my life. I’ve gone through a legion of phones, laptops, and headphones, I’ve jumped around between Android, iOS, Windows Phone, macOS, and Windows, but I’ve rarely had reason to doubt my browser choice. Things have changed in recent times, however, and those changes have been sufficient to make me reconsider. After so many years away, I’m returning to Firefox, in equal measure pushed by Chrome’s downsides as I am pulled by Firefox’s latest upgrades. If a friend were to ask me what the best web browser is, I’d answer “Chrome” in a heartbeat, so don’t mistake this as a screed against Google’s browser. I still... Continue reading… via The Verge - Tech Posts "https://ift.tt/2JOrcxS"