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Find fact check articles faster in Google News
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2016 01:44
Google is making it easier to find fact-check articles in Google News by labelling them as such. Claims made during political debates, in social tweets and more are often subject to fact-check organizations. Finding fact...
Your Galaxy Note 7 is no longer free to travel about the country
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2016 01:32
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is now banned on all domestic airline flights by the United States Department of Transportation. Samsung has issued a statement making it clear that the Galaxy Note 7 is 100% banned on flights u...
Mars astronauts could use VR to remind them of home
Engadget - 14 Oct 2016 04:43
To put it mildly, Mars astronauts are likely to feel isolation on a level that even the most daring space explorers can't understand. How do you feel connected when Earth is just a dot in the sky? NASA, Smart Information...
Periscope Producer removes the livestreaming mobile tether
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2016 00:41
Periscope is removing its mobile tether, and in doing so is opening up the platform to a wider range of possibilities. The company has announced Periscope Producer, a way to livestream on the platform from devices other ...
HP will cut up to 4,000 jobs over the next 3 years
Engadget - 14 Oct 2016 06:54
HP is no stranger to large-scale job cuts, and it's unfortunately gearing up for another round. A filing from the PC maker (not the split-off enterprise company) has revealed that it plans to cut 3,000 to 4,000 jobs over...
Don't panic: Spotify is having problems, but it's looking into it (update: it's back!)
Engadget - 15 Oct 2016 00:41
As if this long, dark week couldn't get any worse, Spotify is dealing with some stability issues. Some people are still able to stream music, but plenty of people on Twitter are saying the service is totally down for the...
Listening to This Dude Narrate His Scary Ride Down a Narrow Ridge Is Hilarious
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2016 00:30
Claudio Caluori is a hilarious mountain biker who's scared of heights. So it's pretty perfect to force him ride a wild course filled with narrow ridges, scary slopes, and insane jumps.
Google will launch dedicated search results for mobile
Engadget - 14 Oct 2016 09:16
In a few months' time, you might notice getting different sets of search results on a phone and on a computer even if you use the same terms. That's because Google has decided to start indexing mobile websites separately...
Who's still using Windows Phones? The NYPD.
Engadget - 14 Oct 2016 03:59
Microsoft may have all but given up on Windows Phones, but rookies in the New York City Police Department are now getting them with their gun and badge. As CNET reports, the NYPD only started handing out department-issue...
We Couldn't Find Any Pumpkin Spice Energy Drinks So We Made Our Own
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2016 01:20
It's October. Which means that one fried of mine just had her birthday and that other friend had a half birthday. Also, it means everyone is knee deep in autumnal colors and pumpkin spice frippery. Why? Because pumpkin s...
Amazon to stream Ghibli-produced 'Ronja, the Robber's Daughter'
Engadget - 15 Oct 2016 01:04
Amazon's children's video offerings are expanding once again. This time it's with an animated version of Ronja, the Robber's Daughter. That name might sound familiar if you were assigned a book report in 5th grade for As...
Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 makes the no-fly list
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2016 00:42
US FAA and PHMSA are expected to make the announcement today.
All 6 Pokemon generations ranked best to worst
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2016 00:38
Pokemon Sun and Moon are nearly upon us, and the seventh generation seems to be ushering in big things for the Pokemon series. Not only do Sun and Moon seem to be bringing some significant changes to the age-old Pokemon ...
Two Undiscovered Dark Moons Appear to Be Hiding Near Uranus
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2016 00:20
After re-examining data acquired by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, astronomers have detected wavy patterns in two of Uranus's dark system of rings--patterns that may be indicative of two undiscovered moons.
This Short Film Made By Pixar Animators in Their Spare Time Is Damn Good
Gizmodo - 14 Oct 2016 23:44
Pixar animators Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj made this short film Borrowed Time over the past 5 years, and it's fantastic. The story is set up as a classic Western but then makes a pretty heavy turn and becomes a sto...
Sounds Like a Major Harry Potter Character May Appear in Fantastic Beasts
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2016 00:18
Set decades before the events of the Harry Potter books, you'd think it'd be hard for Fantastic Beasts to have many links to its parent series beyond references to the wider Wizarding Wold. However, it seems at least one...
Kotaku Overwatch Players Are Photobombing The New Halloween Mode | Jalopnik Don't Vacuum Gasoline (W
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2016 00:03
Kotaku Overwatch Players Are Photobombing The New Halloween Mode | Jalopnik Don't Vacuum Gasoline (Watch And You'll Understand) | Vitals It Doesn't Matter When You Eat | io9 The io9 Guide to Essential Horror Films Di...
'Secure' apps in Google's Play Store are a crapshoot
Engadget - 15 Oct 2016 00:01
Infosec Apple fanboys are not known for their empathy -- either for those who can't afford their holy high fetish of phone security (iPhone) or for those who simply can't stomach the ecosystem's mounting hypocrisies. But...
Anki Cozmo Review : the best smart toy of the year
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2016 00:00
In reviewing Anki’s Cozmo robot we’ve confirmed that the future will be full of fun robots – not at all like the Terminators we’ve come to fear. Perhaps the terror fears of rogue AI had by the greatest minds in m...
I Tried the Soylent Bars Making People Barf, and Lived to Tell You What They Taste Like
Gizmodo - 15 Oct 2016 00:00
Here's how it went down: Gizmodo reported that Soylent's Food Bars were making people throw up and suffer from "uncontrollable diarrhea." In particular, we wrote about how bars with a specific expiration date--July 14, 2...
Virgin America 'First Class' shoes include seat buckle, WiFi, TV
Slash Gear - 14 Oct 2016 23:55
There’s a new pair of shoes out there that give the Virgin America ‘first class experience,’ and they’re quite literally one of a kind. The only pair of shoes equipped with its technology, the Virgin America Firs...
US bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on all flights
Engadget - 14 Oct 2016 23:40
In the wake of Samsung's global recall of the Galaxy Note 7, the US has now banned the device on all aircraft, even if they're turned off. Previously, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) only issued a warning to ha...