Gadget News

A newly discovered asteroid gave our planet a close brush last night--and in what may be an astronomical first, observers managed to film the space rock passing in and out of Earth's shadow.

A new ground displacement map shows the dramatic degree to which the Italian landscape moved during the October 30 earthquake, including an unfortunate mountain village that heaved over two feet.

The Tulsa Police Department says local idiot John Pinney stole a police car Monday night then streamed the case on Facebook Live using the officer's iPad.

Most kids' toys are designed to survive years of abuse during playtime. But the toys they make themselves? Like a dinosaur made from Play-Doh? The odds of it surviving longer than ten minutes are slim, unless it gets pre...

Omate made a name for itself back in the heyday of smartwatches, bucking the trend by putting a full Android OS inside the tiny wearable. Just recently, it made another pioneering effort by putting Amazon's Alexa front a...

Now that Halloween is over, the folks at Niantic Labs have cooked up a new bonus scheme to keep players coming back for more. The next update to Pokémon Go will make it easier to rack up more XP, items and Stardust if y...

There’s little that can’t be improved with lasers, and Audi’s 2017 R8 V10 plus exclusive is no different, the first car in the US to bear laser headlights. Set to be revealed at the LA Auto Show 2016 in just a coup...

Amazon‘s physical bookstores, which are thus far found only in select major cities, give Prime members discounts on books while everyone else (read: non-Prime members) pay the list price. The discount/no discount doesn...

A new update for Pokemon GO is on the way with “Daily Bonus” streaks for all players. This “x day streak” bonus structure will encourage trainers to get up, get out, and play as often as possible. Each bonus appe...

You know what you’re getting with a Dodge Challenger: some good, old-fashioned American muscle. In the somewhat confusing – unless you’re a super-fan – line-up of trims, tunes, and general craziness, this 2016 Ch...

While Twitter is trying to rebuild itself, Facebook recorded yet another blockbuster quarter. Over the past three months, the social network had $7.01 billion in revenue and $2.38 billion in profits, which is an astoundi...

There isn’t much question that Microsoft turned some heads when it revealed its new Surface Studio last week. It would seem, however, that it didn’t just catch the attention of consumers, but also competitors. Dell h...

Children’s programming is an important part of the television industry, not just because kids comprise a large viewer base, but also because they’re more likely to stick with something that becomes familiar to them a...

An unsettling series of tweets surfaced on Twitter earlier today advising users to vote by phone. This is, of course, impossible: The voting system in the US requires citizens to register locally and vote either in-perso...

Batman villain Bane is known for one thing: breaking Batman's back. So naturally, whenever he shows up again, you can usually expect the threat of amateur chiropractice to rise up. This week's Batman #10 is all about tha...

Aboriginal people settled Australia's hot, dry interior at least 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to new archaeological evidence unearthed from an ancient rock shelter. It's a remarkable discovery ...

Today the founder of Gawker Media, Nick Denton, announced that his bankrupt company would settle claims with three litigants: the wrestler Hulk Hogan, the scientist Shiva Ayyadurai, and the journalist Ashley Terrill. Acc...

LifehackerYou Can Now Use LastPass On Multiple Devices for Free | Foxtrot AlphaRussians Discover Secret Abandoned Arctic Nazi Base | io9Behold, Our First Official Look at the Live-Action Beauty and the Beast's Beast (UPD...

Uber has rebuilt its mobile app, making it cleaner and easier to use in comparison to the previous version. This update was necessary, says Uber, as the app had 'become complicated and harder to navigate' since the last ...

Twitter is already a hotbed of discussion during awards shows, and now it's ready to broadcast one of those shows -- if not necessarily the one you expect. The social network has reached a deal to stream The Game Awards ...

Streaming giant Netflix has been teasing offline playback for years--and delivering hollow excuses as to why the feature hasn't been implemented yet. Most egregiously, the company said that it would add an undesirable le...

Netflix may soon be getting a major upgrade in the form of an offline mode. As many of you will already know, the one caveat of Netflix’s all-you-can-watch streaming model is that you have to maintain your connection t...