Sal McCloskey

  Sal McCloskey is a tech blogger in Los Angeles who (sadly) falls into the stereotype associated with nerds. Yes, he's a Star Trek fan and writes about it on Uberly. His glasses are thick and his allergies are thicker. Despite all that, he's (somehow) married to a beautiful woman and has 4 kids. Find him on Twitter or Facebook,

   

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1135 Stories by Sal McCloskey

China has a trio of death-dealing attack robots to fight global terror

While the Japanese are busy building robots that assist the elderly, and the Swedes are busy building robots that help tourists at airports, the...
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Bill Gates is launching a multi-billion dollar clean energy initiative

On Monday, the United Nations climate change summit will open in Paris, and Bill Gates will be launching a multi-billion dollar clean energy research...
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Li-Fi tests show that it’s 100 times faster and more secure than Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is going to be replaced eventually, and many people expected 5G to be the technology that finally does so, but it looks like...
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You can use your old smartphone to help save the Amazon rainforest

Whenever you throw out an old smartphone, you’re indirectly contributing to a massive environmental issue relating to the improper disposal of consumer electronics, but...
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Google Plus has been completely redesigned and refocused

Numerous articles have been written about what went wrong with Google Plus, so I won’t go into detail here, but suffice it to say...
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OnePlus will bring back NFC support once it becomes mainstream

Not including the return of the universally loathed invite system, the lack of NFC support is the biggest problem that people have with the OnePlus 2, and...
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Comcast has launched its new $14.99/month streaming service

It’s nice to see that more cable companies are accepting the fact that nobody wants cable anymore, and are starting to embrace the cord-cutting...
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Qualcomm will fully unveil the Snapdragon 820 tomorrow

Although the recently-unveiled Huawei Kirin 950 could prove to be a serious competitor, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is still going to be the chip...
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London wants to attract more Israeli technology companies

Israel has one of the most vibrant technology sectors in the world, and new research has revealed that London is the most popular European destination...
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Windows Phone is the most secure mobile operating system out there

If there’s one thing that Windows Phone has over Android and iOS, and it’s probably the only things, it’s security. Steve Lord, who has...
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Huawei’s new chipset could give Qualcomm a run for its money

After years of dominating the mobile chipset market, it looks like Qualcomm may finally have a serious competitor, and it’s not Samsung. Instead, it looks...
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Snapchat’s disturbing terms of service update has people up in arms

Snapchat owes its rapid ascension to the top of the social app pyramid to its disappearing messages, but the service has been transitioning away from...
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Microsoft is expecting a ton of Xbox One converts this holiday season

The PlayStation 4 has been dominating this generation of consoles, but Microsoft believes that things will start to turn in the Xbox One’s favor...
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Force Touch is going to explode in popularity next year

Apple is rarely ever the first company to do something, but it tends to be the first to do something so well that it...
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Facebook wants to be the new Craigslist with Local Market

Facebook is really interested in e-commerce, and it’s approaching the market from a number of different angles in order to find out what works....
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Google is planning to merge Android and Chrome OS

Apple likes to put its products through rigorous reviews and tests in order to ensure that they’ll be popular and well received from the...
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Huawei is hiring a former Apple employee to lead its design team

Few companies are as good at designing gorgeous products as Apple, which is why its such a big deal for Huawei that the company...
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Huawei wants to challenge Qualcomm with its new Kirin processors

Huawei isn’t known to many people here in the West, but those of us who are familiar with it know it as one of China’s top...
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