Who's afraid of the IoT? and other top stories.

• Who's afraid of the IoT?

  

  It’s heeeere! The Internet of Things, I mean. I just spent several days at the Connected Conference in Paris, which focused on IoT hardware. They built a whole home full of connected devices, showcased the War for the WAN and underscored that the IoT is — as always — not quite what we imagined, and not quite what we hoped. Home and away The home was interesting: it boasted “smart” shutters, speakers, heater, boiler, umbrella, mirror, toothbrush, shower, bed and a scent-driven alarm clock, alon..

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• Google Photos celebrates first birthday and 24 billion selfies

  

  A teardown of the latest update for the app by Android Police reveals that Nexus folks could soon have another benefit other than speedy firmware updates: unlimited original-quality photo and video storage. More than that, it looks like the app could see internal adjustment tools for exposure and contrast. Way down the road, we might see Google Assistant going a further than it currently does and delete duplicate photos or blurry shots, according to a Buzzfeed News interview with Photos lead An..

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• 'No Man's Sky' Should Be PlayStation VR's Flagship Title

  

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• Project Helix: Xbox One Slim And More Powerful Xbox One Units To Come In E3 2016

  

  The gaming scene is tight. Xbox One is continuously pouring out its efforts to improve its latest-gen console while PlayStation 4 is doing the same — we don’t know what Nintendo is doing with the Wii U but the Nintendo NX looks like a pretty decent competition to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. And with the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2016, the biggest gaming conference, almost among us, we are left to wonder what new explosive thing Microsoft and Sony will reveal for their Xbox One and ..

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• Phonebloks creator isn't entirely happy with Project Ara

  

  Hakkens thought up his concept as a way to reduce e-waste, but if all the important components are in one skeleton, then users will still end up tossing their phones out after a while. Further, he believes that Google should work with other companies to create an ecosystem of modules instead of doing everything on its own. The Dutch designer's vision, as you can imagine, wouldn't be easy to execute. Nevertheless, he thinks Google has the resources as one of the most powerful companies in the wo..

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