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The Privacy Shield trans-Atlantic data transfer arrangement is better than its predecessor, Safe Harbor, but still not good enough, European Union data protection authorities said Wednesday.

Got privacy? You may think you do, but a recent experiment by a Russian photographer suggests otherwise.

Intel’s keynotes can be fun, with robots parading on stage and drones zigzagging around the room. Now Intel’s making new hardware to help enthusiasts join the fun by building robots and drones at home.

I never thought I’d write this about any phone, but the LG G5 just feels a bit desperate. It feels rushed. It feels like LG’s designers were locked in a room, working on what could be a very good phone, and then someone bolted out the door Leeroy Jenkins-style, and unleashed the G5 on the world before the concept was fully realized.

What’s sitting next to me isn’t a product that can you walk into an electronics store and buy—not yet, anyway. The NexDock, which looks like a laptop but isn’t, represents a possible future where phones become PCs.

Intel’s storage czar has a thing or two to say about the future of drive technology, naturally, but it’s not all party line. PCWorld recently sat down with Bill Leszinske, who heads Intel’s NVM (non-volatile memory) Solutions Group, to get his take on interfaces, hard drives vs. solid-state drives, and when storage and RAM will merge.

The Ray Super Remote ($249, available at Amazon) is the fancy lovechild of the el cheapo infrared remote that rules your grandparent’s living room, and those high-tech, Wi-Fi enabled solutions—such as Logitech’s Harmony Elite—that rely on a central hub to control your home. The Ray uses IR and Wi-Fi to control your home theater components and some connected-home devices, including the Nest Learning Thermostat and Philips’ Hue lighting, but it doesn’t need a hub.

Digital technology is invading the kitchen. Hard on the heels of the Bluetooth-enabled kitchen scales Drop and Perfect Bake, which promise perfect ingredient measurement while providing detailed cooking instructions, comes the Pantelligent Smart Pan ($199, available at Amazon), a Bluetooth-enabled skillet that monitors cooking temperature while providing—wait for it—detailed cooking instructions. It works amazingly well, but requires a lot of attention that experienced chefs might not be willing to invest. Читать дальше...

With a burgeoning number of filmmakers getting into the virtual reality scene, Adobe has announced updates to Premiere Pro CC, its flagship video editor, that will make it easier to develop VR content.

Intel's keynotes can be fun, with robots parading on stage and drones zigzagging around the room. Now Intel's making new hardware to help enthusiasts join the fun by building robots and drones at home.

IT departments are playing second fiddle to operations people as enterprises tune up for the Internet of Things.