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Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2016 00:10
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Google's Potential Strategic Blunder with Pixel
TechPinions - 6 Oct 2016 18:57
A few posts came out yesterday that provided greater clarity on Google’s ambitions with Pixel and how those ambitions may impact the overall Android ecosystem. First, an interview with Hiroshi Lockheimer came out yeste...
Tesla hit with age discrimination lawsuit from former engineer
Slash Gear - 6 Oct 2016 03:30
Tesla Motors is being sued by a former engineer who claims he suffered discrimination -- and was ultimately fired -- because of his age. Thomas Flessner, age 69, was hired by Tesla in 2012 to work as a materials engineer...
Fox News on Hurricane Matthew: 'Your Kids Die Too'
Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2016 01:43
Meet Shep Smith. He's a Fox News anchor with absolutely no meteorological credentials that we could find. That didn't stop him from filling his Floridian viewers with a message of hope about the impending Hurricane Matth...
The Wirecutter's best deals: Save $250 on KEF bookshelf speakers
Engadget - 7 Oct 2016 01:59
This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read their continuously updated list of deals atTheWirecutter.com. You may have already seen Engadget posting reviews from ou...
People Are Saying That Soylent Bars Are Making Them Barf [Updated]
Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2016 01:55
A month ago, Soylent released Food Bars, a product that allegedly "offers the same complete nutrition [as Soylent 2.0] but in a lighter, more portable form factor." (According to scientists, Soylent 2.0 does not offer co...
Comcast's 1TB data caps start to roll out nationwide
Engadget - 7 Oct 2016 01:49
Comcast's data restrictions are going from testing to reality for most of its customers. Its 'XFINITY Terabyte Internet Data Usage Plan' is already in place in a number of places, and will roll out to 18 new markets (inc...
Amazon's rumored Echo streaming music service may be coming soon
Engadget - 7 Oct 2016 01:44
Amazon has offered a very basic streaming music service for a few years now, but it looks like the company is nearly ready to significantly revamp its offerings. An Echo-only streaming music option may be coming in the n...
Here Are The Best And Most Ridiculous Evil Clown Safety Alerts
Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2016 01:42
At this point, "creepy clowns" have been spotted in over a dozen cities, and at least one has supposedly lightly scratched a young boy. Whether or not we're ready to admit it, our days of being able to walk down the stre...
Facebook is trying to bring its basic internet services to the US
Engadget - 7 Oct 2016 01:32
Facebook initially launched "Free Basics" as a way to bring basic internet services to countries with limited or no traditional internet connectivity, but now it sounds like the company is working with the White House to...
Someone said iPhone 7's Sapphire Glass wasn't, but it is
Slash Gear - 7 Oct 2016 01:31
A video published this week showed an iPhone 7 with what appeared to be a scratched lens cover glass. This would be astounding, given the idea that Apple did indeed make this lens cover glass with Sapphire, a material th...
Staples adds Apple Pay support on the mobile web
Slash Gear - 7 Oct 2016 01:28
Staples now supports Apple Pay on the mobile web, allowing its customers to pay with Apple's mobile payment system via their smartphone. Assuming they're shopping on its "m.staples.com" website and using Safari, customer...
Everything We Know About The SpaceX Rocket Explosion Sabotage Theory
Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2016 01:17
On Sept. 1, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded dramatically on the launch pad during fueling operations as the rocket was being prepared for a static firing test. The actual cause of the explosion is not yet known, but th...
ASTI LectroFan Micro is a wireless sleep sound machine
Coolest Gadgets - 7 Oct 2016 01:00
Some of us do find it difficult to get some much needed shuteye at night, and this could boil down to many different reasons. Among them include plenty of stress during our waking hours, so much so that it is nigh imposs...
Lenovo in talks to buy Fujitsu's loss-making PC business
Ars Technica - 7 Oct 2016 00:55
Lenovo would further consolidate its position as the top PC maker.
Google's Self-Driving Car Crash Sends Operator To Hospital
Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2016 00:45
Self-driving cars will probably make the world a better place--someday--when they eliminate the likelihood of injuries in crashes. Today, is not that day.
ASUS ZenPad Z10 with LTE launches as Verizon exclusive
Slash Gear - 7 Oct 2016 00:38
Verizon has announced the launch of the ASUS ZenPad Z10, a tablet exclusively available through the carrier. All things considered, the slate is impressive, boasting a metal unibody, 2k-resolution display, and support fo...
Report confirms IoT botnet took down Krebs' security site
Engadget - 7 Oct 2016 00:32
Two weeks ago, security researcher Brian Krebs' site KrebsOnSecurity got knocked offline by one of the biggest DDOS attacks ever recorded, which peaked at 620 Gbps. What happened? Akamai, which had been protecting the si...
LinkedIn can quietly tell headhunters you want a new job
Engadget - 7 Oct 2016 00:20
Let's say you're not happy with the way you've been treated at work, but your objections have fallen on deaf ears. If you start hunting around for another job, it's all too easy for that information to leak back to your ...
Watching an Underwater Explosion at 120,000 FPS Looks Spectacular
Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2016 00:20
YouTube's The Slow Mo Guys have turned some of life's most mundane happenings into amazing footage using their high-speed cameras. But capturing an underwater explosion at a blistering 120,000 frames per second lets us s...
Documents Reveal Stranger Things Really Freaked Out the Department of Energy
Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2016 00:15
Netflix's runaway hit Stranger Things did a lot of things right, and chief among them: antagonizing the US Department of Energy.
Oculus Touch release date and pricing details revealed
Slash Gear - 7 Oct 2016 00:05
You can hardly be blamed if you’d forgotten about Oculus Touch, a pair of controllers meant to accompany the Oculus Rift VR headset. The Touch was delayed at the end of last year and at the time was given a new launch ...