Gadget News
Komodo Dragon Blood Could Save Your Life One Day
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2017 16:53
Many animals are good at healing us emotionally, like capybaras and tiny kittens in tiny hats. Regrettably though, if we got really sick, no amount of golden retriever puppies could do anything to help us. Komodo dragons...
AI lawyer can help you with a thousand different legal issues
Engadget - 13 Jul 2017 05:49
Over two years ago, Joshua Browder, now a junior at Stanford University, created a chatbot that could contest parking tickets in New York City and London. By June of 2016, DoNotPay had successfully contested 160,000 park...
5 things you should know before the Destiny 2 Beta release
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2017 18:45
After months of talk and teases, the Destiny 2 beta is nearly upon us. In just a few short days, gamers playing on PS4 and Xbox One will be able to get an early look at the game. With a game as big as Destiny 2, there ar...
EU tells companies to stop stalking their employees' Facebooks
Engadget - 13 Jul 2017 16:26
Companies shouldn't be allowed to inspect the Facebook and Twitter accounts of prospective job candidates, unless there is an appropriate "legal ground" for doing so, a European group dedicated to data protection has rul...
Here's What Disney's Pirates Ride Looks Like Without the Wench Auction
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2017 22:30
Earlier this month, Walt Disney Imagineering announced it was giving the Pirates of the Caribbean ride a much-needed update, removing the Mercado's Wench Auction showing pirates buying women as wives. Disneyland Paris is...
This is how PlayerUnknowns's Battlegrounds next update gets a lot more hardcore
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2017 19:05
The next update for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is going to be a big one. We don’t know everything that’s going to be included in it, but earlier today, PUBG visionary Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene tweeted o...
WhatsApp private info "leak" video goes viral
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2017 19:05
This morning a potentially hazardous feature in WhatsApp was the subject of a Tweet and video, both of which went viral. What we’re going to do right now is discuss whether the information these bit of media present is...
Google's new "Backup and Sync" app lets you back up your desktop to Drive
Ars Technica - 13 Jul 2017 17:50
New app merges Drive and Photos, gains the ability to back up arbitrary folders.
RIP USB: These Are Ports and Connectors to Care About in 2017
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2017 17:50
We hate to break it to you, but the traditional USB ports you've used to connect your cameras, controllers, and other gizmos for the past 20 years aren't long for this world. The whole squad's getting replaced by a few g...
Airbnb Host Who Made Racist, Pro-Trump Comments Ordered to Take Asian-American Studies Class
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2017 17:29
An Airbnb host near Big Bend, California, who cancelled reservations last-minute and blamed the user's ethnicity, must now take an Asian American studies course and pay $5,000.
This gadget tells you if you smell so others don't have to
Engadget - 13 Jul 2017 17:21
Ever had to rush somewhere and begun to worry that you stink like a teenage locker room? Well, thankfully, there's now an app that can measure exactly how badly you smell. Connecting to your smartphone via Bluetooth, Kuk...
Here we go again: Verizon's data leak will make you mad
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2017 17:10
Another day, another security breach: researchers at UpGuard have revealed that Verizon suffered a fairly massive data leak, exposing personal information on millions of customers. In this case, it wasn’t Verizon itsel...
EE is offering six-month Apple Music trials with 'free' data
Engadget - 13 Jul 2017 17:05
It's only been eight days since Three announced it was zero-rating data for popular streaming services like Netflix, but already the operator is finding itself in good company. Earlier this week, Virgin Mobile added Twit...
5 reasons you should skip iOS 11 Public Beta (OR instructions to install)
Slash Gear - 13 Jul 2017 16:35
This week Apple released another Beta build of their OS for mobile devices in iOS 11 Public Beta 2. This version of the software is great – it has new features aplenty – but it’s not something I’d recommend every...
Musk's Hyperloop Has Nothing on This Quantum Levitation Race Track
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2017 16:29
He might have billions of dollars, a company that promises to revolutionize space travel, and an upgraded full head of hair, but Elon Musk's Hyperloop will never be as cool as this superconducting quantum levitation Möb...
Luxury phone maker Vertu is calling it quits
Engadget - 13 Jul 2017 16:19
Luxury phone maker Vertu is in the process of being wound up after an attempt to rescue the business from administration failed. The Financial Times reports that the firm, which apparently had debts of around £138 milli...
Deadspin Yes, The NFL Is Still Making Assloads Of Money | Fusion Man Accused of Tormenting Muslim Co
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2017 16:15
Deadspin Yes, The NFL Is Still Making Assloads Of Money | Fusion Man Accused of Tormenting Muslim Couple For 20 Blocks Cries After Being Charged With a Hate Crime | The Grapevine Yes, Conor McGregor Is a Racist | Jezebel...
Audi knows millenials will have to deal with self-driving boredom
Engadget - 13 Jul 2017 16:00
During Audi's elaborate introduction of its new (Level 3 autonomous) A8 in Barcelona, it also talked about the 25th Hour, a research project it says will "define the premium mobility of the future." Simply put, now that ...
Uber Unveils New Privacy Tool That Protects Individual User Data
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2017 16:00
You might think of Uber as a ride-hailing company or a lawsuit-ridden self-driving car developer, but at its core, Uber is a big data company. It has to constantly crunch location coordinates, traffic data, payment infor...
Today's Best Deals: Anker SoundCore, Google Wifi, Dyson Vacuum, and More
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2017 15:55
Your favorite Bluetooth speaker, a popular Dyson vacuum, and Pandemic lead off Thursday's best deals from around the web.
Apple's Health and Fitness Push Accelerates as it Turns 3
TechPinions - 13 Jul 2017 15:54
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn what was one of the most packed WWDC keynotes in recent memory, the Apple Watch got under 15 minutes of stage time, and health and fitness features got only a fraction of that. But that’s not ...
Rich Person Phone Brand Goes Kerplunk
Gizmodo - 13 Jul 2017 15:51
Vertu, the company that sells $50,000 smartphones, is shutting down its UK manufacturing operations. But everyone saw it coming.