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Amazon Spark melds Instagram and Pinterest to sell you more stuff
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2017 19:48
Amazon may be the go-to online retailer for a huge number of people, but the sales behemoth now wants to be a glamorous lifestyle boutique as well as a bargain warehouse. The company has launched a new feature, Amazon Sp...
Bluetooth mesh networking could connect smart devices city-wide
Engadget - 18 Jul 2017 17:00
Bluetooth is one step closer to connecting smart devices on a large scale. The wireless standard's Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced support for mesh networking. With the new technology, manufacturers can build ...
Xbox One backwards compatibility list adds four new games
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2017 22:10
The Xbox One‘s backwards compatibility list just got a bit bigger thanks to the addition of four new titles. Those with the latest-generation Xbox console can now play Virtua Fighter 2, Costume Quest 2, Quantum Conundr...
Brain implants help nervous mice find their competitive side
Engadget - 18 Jul 2017 17:19
Social competition and establishing dominance are a part of the culture of many species, from humans to mice. That's why the results of a recent study published in Science are so interesting. A team of Chinese scientists...
Google Glass reborn: Enterprise Edition gives reviled wearable 2nd chance
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2017 16:53
Google’s ill-fated wearable, Glass, has been reborn for factory drones as Glass Enterprise Edition, now part of Alphabet’s developmental X division. The new version of the headset has already been used in trials with...
Mad Genius Brings Flappy Bird Back From the Dead on Dreamcast Memory Card
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2017 16:30
As Sega's Hail Mary pass on hardware, the Dreamcast wasn't exactly the miracle the company prayed for. But the long-dead console still has a massive fanbase, as a clever hacker who managed to port the infinitely addictiv...
Propaganda bots dominate social networks in some countries
Engadget - 18 Jul 2017 16:22
It won't shock you to hear that governments and shady political groups will use social network bots in a bit to control the flow of information. But just how prevalent are they? Depending on where you live, they might ju...
Universal Car Phone Mount
The Gadget Flow - 18 Jul 2017 14:50
Give your phone a perfect home in the car by using this Universal Car Phone Mount. Apart from looking unique, this phone mount also happens to keep your phone tightly in place. Additionally, the mount also has a spring m...
Theresa May's government announces plan to thwart all porn-viewing minors by April 2018
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2017 04:38
Malfunctioning Dalek and British Prime Minister Theresa May, fresh off of securing the support of the far-right Democratic Unionist Party, has reportedly set a timetable for her government's plan to force all porn sites ...
Comcast tells the FCC that net neutrality should be voluntary
Engadget - 18 Jul 2017 02:58
Last week, thousands of companies and organizations stood up for net neutrality during the Day of Action and as the first round of comments on the FCC's plan to severely cut back protective regulations wraps up, over 8.4...
Scientists Warn Climate Change Could Bring the Dust Bowl Back Out of the History Books
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2017 02:14
If there's anything that just about sums up the desperation of the Great Depression in one filthy package, it's photos of the Dust Bowl, when over-farming resulted in roving dust storms choking large swathes of the Great...
Google adds security features to help block unverified apps
Engadget - 18 Jul 2017 23:56
After dealing with security concerns like the Google Docs phishing debacle, Google has been adding quite a few new security features for its services and apps, including better protection for Gmail accounts and whitelist...
What Would Happen If You Actually Walked on the Sun?
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2017 23:55
We just realized it's the 20th anniversary of Smash Mouth's "Walkin' on the Sun," a song about not being a normie or giving into ephemeral fads like soul patches. Smash Mouth never did that. "Walkin' on the Sun" is also ...
Doomfist is here for the punching on July 27th
Engadget - 18 Jul 2017 23:39
Doomfist is the most anticipated new character to hit Overwatch since the game landed one year ago, and players finally know when they can get their hands on him: July 27th. Doomfist is the fourth addition to the roster,...
Canary review: A sophisticated home-security system packed inside a camera
TechHive - 18 Jul 2017 23:30
Originally published on June 10, 2015, this review was updated on July 18, 2017 to reflect a few new features along with information about limited Wink Hub and IFTTT integration, currently available membership plans, and...
LG Smart Security Wireless Camera review: DIY security backed by ADT professional monitoring
TechHive - 18 Jul 2017 23:30
The DIY home security movement driven by the proliferation of affordable, easy-to-use wireless cameras was supposed to be a smug nose-thumbing at pricey professional security firms like ADT. So it raised a few eyebrows w...
Lightroom for iOS adds 3D touch-powered selective brush tool
Engadget - 18 Jul 2017 23:21
If you're into editing photos on your mobile device, you probably have the (free!) iOS or Android version of Lightroom. Today, Adobe announced quite a few new changes to the iOS edition of the app.
Strange Pulses From Nearby Star Probably Aren't From Aliens
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2017 23:17
Astronomers at the Arecibo Observatory have picked up some strange signals coming from Ross 128, a red dwarf star located 11 light-years from Earth. Naturally, the inability of scientists to immediately explain the anoma...
Piper NV review: strong security features hampered by a buggy app
TechHive - 18 Jul 2017 23:00
Editor's note: This review, originally published on January 21, 2015, has been completely updated based on the latest app and firmware. Our original review is preserved here for the record. iControl's Piper NV ($280) was...
Galaxy S9 display will be the same as the S8, says source
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2017 22:58
If you love the Galaxy S8’s long, narrow, curved display, some newly surfaced sources bring good news: Samsung plans to use the same type of display with the upcoming Galaxy S9 model. According to the tipsters, the Gal...
Photoshopped fakes trick you all the time, researchers report
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2017 22:41
Photo manipulation tricks human eyes very easily according to a new report. Three researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick have done a number of tests to conclude that “people have poo...
Amazon Spark curates an Instagram-like shopping feed
Engadget - 18 Jul 2017 22:39
If you've ever found yourself wishing that Amazon would just advertise its products in a social media-like format that looks and functions a lot like Instagram with maybe a touch of Pinterest, then oh boy are you in luck...