Gadget News
Miitomo: Nintendo's first mobile is Tomodachi Life for phones
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 10:30
Nintendo has finally taken off the covers for what is its first ever official smartphone game. Given the historical significance of this game, one would expect it to be big, sensational, and splash-worthy. You'd be disap...
LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ set officially unveiled
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 02:45
Following a leak earlier this week, LEGO has officially taken the wraps off its upcoming Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters set. The set made an unofficial appearance briefly on the Canadian Toys "R" Us website a few da...
The Moto X Force is the Droid Turbo 2 for everywhere else
Engadget - 29 Oct 2015 20:43
Motorola sells phones all over the world, but for many years now it's had an extra special relationship with US carrier Verizon. In fact, Motorola's "Droid" range is made exclusively for the network provider, though thes...
Sony's CD rootkit fiasco marks its inglorious 10th anniversary
Engadget - 29 Oct 2015 23:28
Here's one product anniversary that Sony probably wants you to forget. It's the 10th anniversary of security researcher (now CTO for Microsoft Azure) Mark Russinovich publishing details of the Sony BMG rootkit, a CD copy...
Nintendo's First Mobile Game Is Called Miitomo, Out In 2016
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2015 05:20
Today in Japan, Nintendo announced its first smartphone game. It's a free-to-play title and called Miitomo.
Valve resurrects Halloween modes for Team Fortress 2
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 20:16
Valve might not be good at trilogies, but they love community events. This year marks the seventh Halloween event for Team Fortress 2, and they're making it a doozy. Instead of making just one new game mode, they've deci...
Google Photos will hide pics of your ex on Android
Engadget - 29 Oct 2015 10:59
An unfortunate part of the future we live in is photos surfacing in our digital history of people we'd rather not see again. Google has a way around that with the latest update to its Photos app on Android. Now you can h...
Sonos PLAY:5 (2015) Review
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 18:41
The Sonos PLAY:5 is special. First of the streaming music company's all-in-one speakers, its launch in 2009 marked a shift to the plug-and-play simplicity that Sonos is now known for, without sacrificing the sound qualit...
VSCO Cam unveils sister app for making GIFs: DSCO
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 21:39
The makers of VSCO Cam, the popular photo-editing app on iOS and Android, have just launched their newest app, DSCO, which focuses on the ever-growing popularity of GIF creation. There's already a number of popular apps ...
Google Keep gets serious, lets you doodle on notes
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 12:30
You know that saying about pictures and thousands of words. When you're talking about a device as constrained as a smartphone in terms of screen size, that proverb makes a lot more sense. As part of its day of rolling ou...
Honda's latest mobility vehicle has space for two passengers
Engadget - 29 Oct 2015 17:41
If you thought Honda's Unicub was all a little bit lonely, perhaps its Wanderstand is the conceptual mobility vehicle of your dreams. With space for two, passengers half-sit/half-stand in the frame which Honda plans to b...
Flywheel gives taxi drivers an Uber-like app of their own
Engadget - 29 Oct 2015 20:00
Flywheel has helped drag taxis into the modern era through app-based hailing. However, that modernization usually stops in the cab itself -- your driver's gear is antiquated next to the phone-based tech in a Lyft or Uber...
HUDWAY Glass - Keep Your Eyes On the Road
The Gadget Flow - 29 Oct 2015 11:02
In the days of smartphones with tweets, texts, selfies, and phone calls, HUDWAY Glass makes sure you keep your eyes on the road. HUDWAY Glass is a universal driving accessory that turns your smartphone into a concise Hea...
Nintendo Account finally does away with friend codes
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 19:25
Nintendo has a love-hate relationship with the future. In the last two generations of consoles, Nintendo was a big innovator. The Wii brought us motion controls, and the Wii U brought us a tablet input for a home system....
Moto X Force gets drop test with iPhone and Galaxy S6
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 18:39
First you're going to see an iPhone 6 (or 6s, we're not sure) dropped by the president of Motorola. Then you're going to see a Galaxy S6 dropped by this same man. Then this man is going to drop his own phone, the Moto X ...
Uber's Surge Pricing May Not Lead to a Surge in Drivers
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2015 20:20
Uber has long stirred controversy and consternation over the higher "surge" prices it charges at peak times. The company has always said the higher prices actually help passengers by encouraging more drivers to get on th...
Chevrolet finished the first batch of 2016 Camaros
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 14:00
Chevrolet is looking to start a new Pony Car war with Ford and Dodge with the unveiling of its leaner and more powerful 2016 Camaro. Chevy has announced that this week the first production 2016 Camaros rolled off the ass...
Sonos' new $499 PLAY:5 ships from November 20
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 08:01
Sonos' new flagship all-in-one speaker, the 2015 PLAY:5, will go up for preorder from today and ship from November 20th, the company has confirmed. The wireless speaker, which sits atop Sonos' line-up of multiroom entert...
Review: Lenovo Ideapad 100S Chromebook
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 23:00
We recently reviewed Lenovo's Ideapad 100S, an inexpensive Windows 10 laptop with enough power for everyday use and moderate battery life. The laptop is ideal for many users, such as students and casual web surfers, but ...
Two Science Fiction Novels You Must Read to Deal with Election Season
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2015 03:01
The US presidential debates are eroding our souls, and the partisan mudslinging has only just begun. That's why it's time to escape into the world of the future, or alternate history, to see how truly twisted politics ca...
There's Primordial Oxygen Leaking From Rosetta's Comet
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2015 08:30
Comet 67P is full of surprises, from complex organic molecules to miniature space weather systems . Now, in an astronomical first, scientists have discovered molecular oxygen in the space rock's tenuous atmosphere. And i...
Keep your BlackBerry PRIV, I'll stick with Nexus 6P
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2015 21:17
I want to root for the underdog - I want BlackBerry to return to prominence, I really do. But if I'm trying to be objective about the BlackBerry PRIV and its chances in the market amongst some of the other top-guns that ...