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Apple's reversible USB tipped to not arrive with iPhone 6
Slash Gear - 25 Aug 2014 10:28
Those excitedly awaiting the last-minute rumored accessory for the iPhone 6 might want to stop holding their breath now. According to a third party Apple retailer, the company has yet to place any order for the reversibl...
The QBracelet - the Snazzy Charger you'll Want to Wear!
Coolest Gadgets - 25 Aug 2014 21:00
Let's face it, theres a special kind of agony reserved for those of us with a dwindling cell phone battery. We estimate the precious moments that remain, and some of us desperately try to make the most of them by turning...
What Apps Do You Download First on a New Smartphone?
Gizmodo - 25 Aug 2014 00:00
This week, ComScore published a report saying that 65.5 percent of smartphone users over the age of 18 will go months without purchasing apps through their respective app stores. That seems like a particularly high consi...
Google's app for presentations, Slides, launches on iOS
Engadget - 25 Aug 2014 22:53
It took quite a while to get here, but Google has finally brought its Slides app to Apple's mobile platform. Roughly three months ago, the search company introduced standalone apps for creating/editing documents, spreads...
How Skype Translator Learns Language from Social Media
Gizmodo - 25 Aug 2014 02:00
When Microsoft and Skype revealed Skype Translator in May , everyone displayed awe and wonder at a service that could finally traverse the language barrier. The premise was that the Skype Translator app would convert spe...
The NSA Made Its Own Google to Help Share Your Data with Cops
Gizmodo - 25 Aug 2014 23:34
Well, here's timely NSA revelation for you: The Intercept reports that the spy agency built a "Google-like" search engine for its seemingly bottomless cache of data on persons of interest. This tool allows the spy agency...
We're hiring writers in NYC!
Engadget - 25 Aug 2014 23:16
If you hadn't noticed, things are changing around here. No, we haven't figured out how to clone reporters (we're just really good at Photoshop), but we do have a new vision and we're looking for a few good folks to help ...
Gawker NRA Goes After a Female Gun Control Advocate as Only the NRA Can | io9 How To Rescue Doctor W
Gizmodo - 25 Aug 2014 22:44
Gawker NRA Goes After a Female Gun Control Advocate as Only the NRA Can | io9 How To Rescue Doctor Who's Most Shamefully Underused Companion | Jalopnik Watch This Miata Racer Pull Off A Move Of Dick Dastardly Proportions...
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 details: not a niche, pre-event
Slash Gear - 25 Aug 2014 23:54
Today we're having a peek at everything we know - or think we know - about the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The device hasn't been revealed in full by Samsung yet, but barring an actual press release with the name in bold, the...
The NSA's search tool is a Google for the world's communications data
Engadget - 25 Aug 2014 23:49
If sharing really is caring, then the NSA must care a lot. That's the thrust of a new report from The Intercept that pulled back the curtain on a search system called ICREACH -- launched in 2007, the system allows member...
What's on your HDTV: 66th Annual Primetime Emmys, 'Madden '15', Jim Jeffries
Engadget - 25 Aug 2014 23:35
This week in TV gets started off with a bang thanks to the Primetime Emmys. Netflix snagged 31 nominations for its original content, now we'll see if it can take home more trophies than the three it won last year as Hous...
Revocharge magnetizes wireless iPhone charging
Slash Gear - 25 Aug 2014 23:20
This week the folks at Revocharge are aiming to create another simple solution for charging your smartphone. Your iPhone, your Android device, or your Windows Phone - depending on model - will be able to take part in thi...
Moto Skip grows up, will be Bluetooth this time around
Slash Gear - 25 Aug 2014 23:16
The Moto Skip is a slick accessory tat is well designed. The problem is, the technology backing it is a touch dated. The NFC tag would let Moto X users do things like unlock their phone with a tap, but even on launch it ...
Just Six Months After the Olympics, Sochi Looks Like a Ghost Town
Gizmodo - 25 Aug 2014 22:54
It's been almost exactly six months since the Sochi Olympics wrapped up and the world promptly moved on to speculating about the Rio 2016. Since then, the town of Sochi has been left holding the proverbial bag--which as ...
Amazing 1960s Predictions About Satellites, Email, and the Internet
Gizmodo - 25 Aug 2014 22:50
It's hard for many of us living here in the early 21st century to imagine a world without satellites. Well, in fairness, we don't really think about satellites at all. Much like electricity or tap water, we only remember...
Amazon Twitch Acquisition: Changes Being Made
Slash Gear - 25 Aug 2014 22:49
What can you expect as a gamer - as a gamer who streams on Twitch, more specifically - now that Amazon has purchased your favorite streaming network? Not a whole lot of change right off the bat, believe it or not - not l...
VW announces pricing for 2015 E-Golf
Slash Gear - 25 Aug 2014 22:43
Today, Volkswagen has announced pricing for their 2015 E-Golf, an all-electric version of their already popular Golf. The fully-loaded SEL Premium version will set you back $35,445, placing it in-line with other electric...
Sound off! Have you replaced your remotes with a mobile device?
Engadget - 25 Aug 2014 22:41
Between Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, TiVo, Xbox One and Playstation 4, our entertainment centers are getting pretty crowded. Who even has room for all those remotes? Thankfully, though, there are a number of apps and devi...
Surface 2 prices slashed, hinting at discontinuation or replacement
Ars Technica - 25 Aug 2014 22:28
With $100 off, the Surface 2 undercuts some iPads.
Watch this: A robot traverses the English countryside on a hoverbike
Engadget - 25 Aug 2014 22:28
Oh, that? It's just a robot riding across the English countryside on a 1/3-scale model of a hoverbike. The folks at Malloy Aeronautics are hard at work on a similar full-sized vehicle for humans, but as part of its Kicks...
HTC One (M8) for Windows: Crazy name, great phone
Ars Technica - 25 Aug 2014 22:24
Microsoft wanted Windows Phone on Android hardware. We review the result.
Why Everyone Wanted to Buy Twitch
Gizmodo - 25 Aug 2014 22:16
Even if you're not "a gamer," you've heard of Twitch. It's a live-streaming juggernaut, the fourth-highest source of peak-time internet traffic in the United States, the place that did that Pokemon thing . It only makes ...