Gadget News
These Tiny Satellites Just Left The International Space Station
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 02:20
A pair of nanosatellites were deployed by the NanoRacks Launcher on the end of the Japanese robotic arm of the International Space Station on Friday. The tiny CubeSats are loaded with tools to observe the planet and cond...
A Quantum Computer Isn't Nearly As Glamorous As It Sounds
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 01:00
You'd think quantum computers exist in heavily-guarded labs, with many men in white suits manning control stations filled with unfathomable screens and charts. Actually, they exist in a small cupboard in England's West C...
Design firm wants this round wooden phone to be your family heirloom
Engadget - 1 Mar 2015 00:03
See that wooden round thing above? That's a smartphone -- a real, working smartphone with a high-res screen and a camera, and not just a concept that will never come to life. Just imagining how to take calls on it withou...
Withings' Activité fitness watches now talk to your Android phone
Engadget - 1 Mar 2015 23:28
If you've been aching to try Withings' Activité fitness watches but couldn't because you don't carry an iPhone, you can relax. The company has announced that both the original Activité and the Pop will support Android ...
Withings' Wonderful Watch-Looking Fitness Tracker Now Works With Android
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 23:18
At this year's CES, we found out that one of the most attractive (and expensive) fitness trackers out there was going to come in an affordable form: the Withings Activité Pop. The catch? It was iOS only. But no more! Wi...
Can You Solve One Of Archimedes' Most Challenging Puzzles?
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 23:05
Archimedes was the greatest mathematician of antiquity. He was also a lover of puzzles, which he would devise and pose to his contemporaries. This week, we present you with two versions of what is arguably Archimedes' mo...
It's Time to Go Alien Hunting on Titan
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 23:00
Move over Europa, there's another moon out to claim the title of first place we'll discover extraterrestrial life. New research from Cornell University finds that alien microbes could, just maybe, eek it out on Saturn's ...
SanDisk stuffs 200GB into a microSD card for your phone
Engadget - 1 Mar 2015 22:52
If a 128GB microSD card just isn't big enough to put your media collection on your phone, don't worry -- SanDisk is coming to your rescue. It just unveiled a whopping 200GB card (the Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card Premium Ed...
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge hands-on: Samsung finally builds a premium smartphone
Ars Technica - 1 Mar 2015 22:41
The all-glass Galaxy S6 brings top-tier build quality to Samsung's lineup.
Huawei TalkBand B2: Half Fitness Band, Half Earpiece, All Bizarre
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 22:00
Huawei is betting (again) on wearables--who's not! And alongside its new Android Wear watch , the Chinese company has something much weirder: the TalkBand B2.
These 'privacy glasses' make you invisible to facial recognition
Engadget - 1 Mar 2015 21:55
You're going out with friends mid-week, and you don't want the boss/significant other/parole officer to find out. But it's a birthday celebration, and Facebook's auto-tagging the pictures your buddies upload like a dirty...
Samsung Galaxy S6 comes with Microsoft apps out of the box
Engadget - 1 Mar 2015 21:49
Those rumors that Samsung would reduce the glut of in-house software on the Galaxy S6, and include some of Microsoft's apps? They're at least partly true. Both the S6 and S6 edge will ship with a "Microsoft Apps" folder ...
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge: Attempts to Change Samsung's Trend Line
TechPinions - 1 Mar 2015 21:46
It is encouraging to see Samsung’s design aesthetic for their premium phones take a step up. It is unfortunate that much of the design of the Galaxy S6 is so similar to the iPhone 6 …
Apple Watch demo area being built for March 9 event
Slash Gear - 1 Mar 2015 21:00
As Apple's recently announced "Spring Forward" media event on March 9th is quickly approaching, and a new look at the Apple Watch with it, several photos of the venue have appeared online showing the construction of what...
SanDisk Has the First Flash Drive With a Reversible USB Type-C Connector
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 20:55
Remember those rumors about a 12-inch MacBook that ditched a MagSafe connector and traditional USB ports for a single USB Type-C port? If true, SanDisk's new Dual USB Drive will be the first flash drive that's able to co...
SlashGear 101: What is Samsung Pay?
Slash Gear - 1 Mar 2015 20:33
You've heard of Apple Pay, you've heard of Google Wallet, but now there's Samsung Pay, the South Korean company's take on mobile payments. Debuting as a feature update on the new Samsung Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 edge la...
Dolby's all-encompassing Atmos sound comes to virtual reality
Engadget - 1 Mar 2015 20:26
Virtual reality thrives on immersive sound, so it only makes sense that audio format makers should get involved, doesn't it? Dolby certainly thinks so. It's partnering with Jaunt to put its cinematic Atmos sound into VR ...
Samsung Pay Might Finally Let You Ditch Your Wallet
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 20:22
Mobile payments are here, the adoption of Apple Pay is evidence enough . But Samsung thinks it can do smartphone payments even better (of course), and that's why they've created Samsung Pay, a tech team up that will make...
SanDisk Squeezes 200GB Into a Tiny microSD Card
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2015 20:00
Stop for a second and take a look at the fingernail on your baby finger. That's roughly the size of a microSD card that can now hold a whopping 200GB of data thanks to SanDisk. Remember when USB flash drives with a full ...
Samsung's new flagship smartphones: the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge
Ars Technica - 1 Mar 2015 19:39
One's flat, one's curved, and neither is made of plastic.
Galaxy S6 Edge vs. Note Edge; Samsung gets edgy
Slash Gear - 1 Mar 2015 19:35
Now that we can call Samsung the edgiest smartphone maker on the planet, with their two curved-screen devices that tumble off the side of the device, it's time to compare the two. Should you opt for the larger Note Edge,...
Samsung Galaxy S 6 and S 6 edge hands-on: 2015's hard-hitters
Slash Gear - 1 Mar 2015 19:30
You might want to sit down for this one: Samsung has, with the Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 edge, finally built the Android smartphones we've been asking it for. Freshly announced at Mobile World Congress 2015 today, the ne...