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Researchers map a building in 3D using WiFi-enabled drones
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 05:31
Turns out WiFi is good for more than just sharing cat GIFs with your friends. Researchers at the Mostofi Lab at UC Santa Barbara have created a system that "sees" inside buildings using two drones and WiFi.
NASA found ten Earth-size planets with conditions ideal for water
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 02:54
Remember when everyone went nuts over the seven Earth-like planets the Spitzer telescope found back in February shortly after Trump was inaugurated? If you're still keen to leave, NASA has released a batch of 219 recentl...
Which Tech Industry Leaders Ditched the White House Tech Summit Today?
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2017 02:16
Trump summoned his group of tech-world minions to the White House today for another round of nervously nodding and accomplishing nothing. But attendance was down a little bit this time around. Sure, plenty of cowards sti...
Watching a Banana Slug Munch a Bunch of Salad Greens Will Soothe Your Soul
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2017 16:50
Banana slugs are slow. Like, ridiculously slow. Watching them eat is tantamount to watching paint dry, which is why Canadian photographer R. Jeanette Martin wisely set her phone to record in timelapse mode when she encou...
Sphero Voice Interactive Spider-Man
The Gadget Flow - 20 Jun 2017 15:00
Become friends with your hero with the Sphero Voice Interactive Spider-Man. Taking you into the Marvel Universe, this device responds to your voice with loads of entertainment. Spider-Man can play games where you battle ...
AT&T offers state governments its emergency LTE network
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 08:15
FirstNet's priority LTE network for first responders is a long time coming. Now that its deal with AT&T means the project is finally moving forward, some states' firemen and EMTs might have a dedicated network for commun...
Nintendo Switch update makes it easy to find missing Joycons
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 04:58Spotify test rents playlist slots to music labels
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 04:12
Spotify is already letting labels determine what you're allowed to play on its free tier. Now, however, it's giving labels the chance to insert songs of their own. TechCrunch has confirmed that Spotify is testing a "Spon...
Research finds deadly heatwaves will occur more often
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 03:35
A study published today in Nature Climate Change predicts that deadly heatwaves will become more frequent in the future. The study found that currently, around 30 percent of the world experiences life-threatening heat fo...
Zepp teams up with New Balance to gamify batting practice
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 23:57
In partnership with New Balance, Zepp just gamified its swing sensor and app. As of today, NB HitClub is available on the updated Zepp app and brings along some new features for users taking advantage of its baseball and...
ProtonMail's VPN arrives for everyone as a free service
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2017 23:45
Security-minded company ProtonMail has announced that its VPN service ‘ProtonVPN’ is now out of beta and available to everyone. Even better, particularly for those who are unable to pay, is that ProtonVPN is free. Ac...
Pokemon GO update : LEGENDARY RAID event [APK Download]
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2017 23:37
Today’s Pokemon GO update includes a LEGENDARY POKEMON RAID EGG – as you can see at the head of this article. The update to Pokemon GO’s second age has begun, and the app files needed to join are now available for ...
More Android apps from dangerous Ztorg family sneak into Google Play
Ars Technica - 20 Jun 2017 23:36
Almost 100 such apps, with >1 million downloads, found so far (but not by Google).
Whole Foods Employees Must Be Shitting Their Pants Right Now
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2017 23:25
For 20 years, Whole Foods has enjoyed the honor of being on Fortune magazine's list of the top 100 best places to work. But if recent comments by co-founder and CEO John Mackey are any indication, that all might change s...
OnePlus 5 specs: iPhone copycat by the numbers
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2017 23:14
The OnePlus 5 looks extremely similar to the iPhone 7 Plus – there’s no getting around it. It’s so extremely similar that it’d be difficult for people not intimately familiar with either to confuse one for the ot...
New York is reviewing its voting infrastructure to avoid hacks
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 23:12
Amid the growing investigation into Russia's interference in the US Presidential election, New York is taking the initiative to check whether anybody meddled with its voting machines. Governor Cuomo has tasked the state'...
Howard the Duck's Lea Thompson Declares Herself 'The First Queen of Marvel'
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2017 23:00
Back before Black Widow scissor-kicked her way into our hearts, or Mary Jane upside down kissed Spider-Man, or Storm showed us what happened to a toad struck by lightning, back even before a hemotologist saved a daywalki...
Microsoft improves Office's hands-free typing with Dictate
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 22:55
Microsoft has released a new app called Dictate. It's an add-in for Word, Outlook and Powerpoint and uses Cortana's speech-recognition technology to let you speak what you want to type.
Android Market support will end soon on Android 2.1 and older
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2017 22:46
If you’re one of the few people still clinging to an ancient Android device, it is officially time to upgrade. Google has announced that it is going to drop support for the Android Market on Android version 2.1 and old...
Newegg drops PlayStation VR price, but only briefly
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2017 22:44
Though Sony spent a lot of time at E3 2017 focusing on its heavy hitters coming to PS4, it devoted some of its press conference to incoming games for the PlayStation VR as well. Games like Moss, The Inpatient, and Elder ...
I'm Sick of the Damn Toe
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2017 22:44
I am so sick of this damn toe.
Tidal's 'On Air' podcast network features five exclusive shows
Engadget - 20 Jun 2017 22:10
Jay Z's forthcoming album isn't the only new content coming to Tidal this month. The streaming music site announced Tuesday that it is following the lead of Google Play, Deezer, and Spotify and now offering podcasts to i...