Gadget News
Apple Music for Android can now save music to SD cards
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2016 14:00
As if it weren't shocking enough that Apple has an Android app that doesn't try to convince users to switch to iPhones, it has just updated said app with a feature that no iPhone can have. At least technically. Apple Mus...
Google removes Samsung-advertised ad blocker for policy violation
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2016 07:35
It's not unusual for apps to be taken off a marketplace, even in Google's somewhat more embracing Play Store. But when that app happens to have come from the most prolific Android OEM, the Internet goes somewhat crazy. G...
Honda recall hits 2.2m cars amid Takata airbag crisis
Slash Gear - 5 Feb 2016 01:50
Faulty airbags are forcing Honda to recall in excess of 2.2m cars, the Japanese automaker has confirmed, as the Takata saga rolls on. The recall will cover both models sporting the Honda badge and its Acura premium divis...
Tim Cook hints more Apple apps could come to Android
Engadget - 5 Feb 2016 01:49
Apple stepped into the Android waters late last year with the launch of Apple Music on Google's competing mobile OS. But if comments made by Tim Cook at recent "Town Hall" event for Apple employees are to be believed, it...
NASA finds 'hills' floating on Pluto's nitrogen glaciers
Slash Gear - 5 Feb 2016 01:47
NASA has presented both a phenomenon and an explanation of it, in this case floating hills spotted on Pluto. These hills are found on nitrogen ice glaciers, and they're substantially large measuring in at one mile wide o...
NYC mayor wants a streetcar to connect Brooklyn and Queens
Engadget - 5 Feb 2016 01:24
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is once again trying to make an impact on transportation -- but this time it's with streetcars, not taxi apps. Later today during his State of the City speech, de Blasio plans to announ...
Finally a Study Explains Why Rich and Successful People are Often Dishonest
Gizmodo - 5 Feb 2016 01:15
Let's face it, we've all been wondering why so many rich, successful, powerful people are cheating, lying, disgraces. Is it that only unethical people make it to the top? At least one study indicates that this is not the...
Create VR experiences within VR itself using Unreal Engine
Engadget - 5 Feb 2016 01:02
Epic Games has been teasing "the future of VR development" recently, and the team is finally ready to tell everyone what that is: Creating virtual reality content within virtual reality itself, using the full version of ...
Playboy's First Nudity-Free Issue Targets Teens With a Snapchat Selfie
Gizmodo - 5 Feb 2016 00:58
This is Sarah McDaniel, a 20-year-old Instagram celebrity. She's on the cover of the newly nudity-free Playboy magazine, striking a very millennial pose. Notice anything odd about her eyes, though?
Obama Wants to Tax Oil Companies and Give the Money to Green Transportation Projects
Gizmodo - 5 Feb 2016 00:45
Oil is at its lowest price in decades , which has many people worrying about what burning all that cheap oil will do to an already crippled planet. Now President Obama is proposing something pretty ambitious: Taxing oil ...
Panthers linebacker gets 3D-printed brace for Super Bowl
Engadget - 5 Feb 2016 00:41
During the first quarter of the NFC Championship game nearly two weeks ago, Carolina Panthers All-Pro linebacker Thomas Davis broke his arm making a tackle. Immediately after the game, Davis said he had every intention o...
Michigan Leaders Knew About Flint Water's Connection to Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak
Gizmodo - 5 Feb 2016 00:31
Just as Flint residents began to realize the severity of their water crisis, public health officials became alarmed about an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, which ended up killing nine people in the city. Emails just ...
Iowa GOP Website Screwup Exposes Voter Records for 2 Million People
Gizmodo - 5 Feb 2016 00:25
The Republican Party of Iowa exposed the voter data of two million people in what appears to be a really dumb accident, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Mozilla will stop supporting Firefox OS for smartphones in May
Engadget - 5 Feb 2016 00:22
Mozilla's Firefox OS isn't strictly speaking dead, but it may as well be as far as smartphones are concerned. The company announced via email that it would stop supporting the mobile OS after releasing Firefox OS 2.6 (cu...
Android Wear gets wide Marshmallow rollout, adds speaker and LTE support
Ars Technica - 5 Feb 2016 00:10
After debuting on a disastrous LG watch, other devices will finally get the update.
How to watch this week's presidential primary debates
Engadget - 5 Feb 2016 00:00
Primary season is officially underway, but don't think that the deluge of debates is over. There will be many, many, many, more chances for the candidates to face off on stage. Tonight at 9pm ET Hillary Clinton and Berni...
Android Wear adds speaker support, more gesture controls
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2016 23:57
Google has announced an Android Wear update that boosts hands-free features for wearables running the software. These include the ability to navigate through smartwatches using gestures rather than swipes and taps, as we...
Chrome extension manages multiple Gmail inboxes for you
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2016 23:56
I've got a few different email accounts that I use. Some get funneled into the same Gmail account, but others I like to keep completely separate. When I need to access one of the other accounts, I'll just use a different...
Unreal Editor in VR puts you in the game as you edit [UPDATE!]
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2016 23:43
The crew at Epic Games have revealed an Unreal Engine VR editor for UE4 that places the developer within the level they're editing. Virtually. Using a virtual reality headset - the HTC VIVE in this case - the developer w...
Bing's big mobile search update comes to Android
Engadget - 4 Feb 2016 23:41
Last fall, Microsoft rolled out a major update to its Bing app for the iPhone. The big change was the realization that searching on a smartphone usually means you want immediate answers to questions while you're out and ...
The Infrared Portable Sauna makes lounging at home feel like being at spa
Coolest Gadgets - 4 Feb 2016 23:30
When it’s winter and you’re trapped at home, you have one mission, and that is to stay warm while fighting your boredom. Technically that’s two things, but it’s harder to stay warm than it is to find something to...
Makes You Think
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2016 23:30
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