Record-Breaking Holiday Season for the App Store
CUPERTINO, California — January 6, 2016 — Apple® today announced that customers around the world made this holiday season the biggest ever for the App Store®, setting new records during the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s. In the two weeks ending January 3, customers spent over $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1, 2016 marked the biggest day in App Store...
Moth eyes inspire solar cells that work indoors
As a rule, most solar cells need to catch direct sunlight. Even those that work indoors can only do so much to generate power from artificial light sources. However, British researchers have found a clever (and decidedly) unusual way to harvest energy while inside: by imitating moths. They’ve created a graphene-based material that traps electromagnetic waves much like a moth’s eye, making it one of the most...
Moth eyes inspire solar cells that work indoors
As a rule, most solar cells need to catch direct sunlight. Even those that work indoors can only do so much to generate power from artificial light sources. However, British researchers have found a clever (and decidedly) unusual way to harvest energy while inside: by imitating moths. They’ve created a graphene-based material that traps electromagnetic waves much like a moth’s eye, making it one of the most...
Netflix steps up proxy blocking to celebrate Oscars weekend
While Netflix has been slowly blocking VPNs and DNS workarounds over the past couple of months — Australia was first to feel the pinch — this weekend has seen a slew of complaints from around Europe. Users in Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic and the UK have all reported being blocked. Anecdotally, Engadget writers have seen access revoked for using a VPN that doesn’t actually “change” locations —...
Netflix steps up proxy blocking to celebrate Oscars weekend
While Netflix has been slowly blocking VPNs and DNS workarounds over the past couple of months — Australia was first to feel the pinch — this weekend has seen a slew of complaints from around Europe. Users in Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic and the UK have all reported being blocked. Anecdotally, Engadget writers have seen access revoked for using a VPN that doesn’t actually “change” locations —...
