Gadget News
Rosetta probe's last surprise: a photo of its landing site
Engadget - 2 Oct 2017 05:11
Since it's been a year since Rosetta landed on the comet it orbited for a couple of years, you'd think the ESA had already decoded everything the vessel sent back before its demise. Apparently, the probe has one last sur...
Smart tattoos turn your skin into a health tracker
Engadget - 2 Oct 2017 03:40
There's a common problem with health-tracking devices like smartwatches: they're not really attached to you, which leaves you relying on a short-lived battery and a wireless connection. Even a self-powered patch has its ...
Court Rules FBI Can Keep Names of, Payments Made to iPhone 5C Hackers Secret
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2017 00:20
The FBI does not have to disclose the name of or how much it paid a private firm to crack Apple's iPhone security, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled on Saturday.
Microsoft getting out of the music biz, moving Groove subs to Spotify
Ars Technica - 2 Oct 2017 23:45
The app will stick around for local playback, but streaming is gone.
After Las Vegas shooting, Facebook and Google get the news wrong again
Engadget - 2 Oct 2017 23:30
The worst mass shooting in modern US history took place last night in Las Vegas, where a gunman killed at least 58 people and injured more than than 515 others, according to the latest reports. Not long after the unfortu...
Why Tesla Model 3 production seems a little low
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2017 23:25
Tesla just reported their Q3 Vehicle Deliveries and Production results for the Model S, Model X, and Model 3. This was apparently the company’s all-time best quarter for deliveries on both the Model S and the Model X �...
Welp, There Are 2.5 Million More People in the Equifax Breach Than We Thought
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2017 23:21
The massive Equifax hack just keeps getting worse. The company announced today that it lost personal information belonging to 2.5 million more people than it initially reported, bringing the total number of American cons...
Microsoft gives up on Groove Music, switches customers to Spotify
Engadget - 2 Oct 2017 23:11
Microsoft still isn't having much luck competing in the digital music realm. The software behemoth has announced that it's axing its Groove Music services (streaming, purchases and re-downloads) after December 31st, 2017...
Ring Protect vs Nest Secure: Home alarm showdown
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2017 22:59
Home security is one of the first places many smart home upgraders begin, and the past few weeks have had some high-profile entrants to the arena. First came Nest, with its long-anticipated Nest Secure. Today, Ring Prote...
FCC Chairman Pai appoints a new chief technology officer
Engadget - 2 Oct 2017 22:48
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that Eric Burger would be joining the commission as its new chief technology officer. He's set to take over the position this month. Burger will be replacing Henning Schulzrinne who is ret...
Groove Music says goodbye as Microsoft partners with Spotify
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2017 22:42
It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard from Groove Music, and it turns out there’s good reason for that. While Groove has gone without any significant updates for a while now, Microsoft has been hammering out ...
T-Mobile pulls advertisement claiming it has the fastest network
Engadget - 2 Oct 2017 22:25
It looks like T-Mobile will no longer be able to claim that its network is faster, newer or better than Verizon's. The National Advertising Division (NAD), part of the Better Business Bureau that reviews advertising for ...
Germany enacts law limiting online hate speech
Engadget - 2 Oct 2017 22:04
Germany's law combating hate speech on social media is now live. It's the country's attempt to get social networks to remove offensive posts within 24 hours (or seven days, if the content is difficult to evaluate). Those...
Sony's PlayStation credit card offers tempting rewards for PS4 fans
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2017 21:53
There’s a lot of PlayStation-branded stuff out there, and today that group grows just a little bit bigger with the introduction of the new PlayStation credit card. Yes, if you’re a die-hard PlayStation fan, this coul...
Catwoman Has Finally Decided Whether She's Going to Marry Batman or Not
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2017 21:52
Certain people just can't seem to stay apart for too long. Batman and Catwoman have been entangled in a romantic game of cat and mouse (bat?) for decades now, but in this week's Batman #32, penned by Tom King, Selina has...
Oakland Athletics reportedly test NFC-powered MLB tickets
Engadget - 2 Oct 2017 21:46
It took Apple long enough to embrace NFC, even though it was originally only enabled for Apple Pay. Luckily, the company has finally opened up the short-range wireless technology in iOS 11, which should lead to a host of...
GDF15: Monkeys and Mice gift humans with Stressful Weight Loss
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2017 21:41
Mice, Monkeys, and also Rats have given their lab-tested time and stress to a set of researchers searching for weight loss. What they found was a protein by the name of Growth Differentiation Factor-15, AKA GDF15 (also k...
The New Flatliners Movie Should Have Stayed Dead
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2017 21:30
Flatliners is a remarkable film. Specifically, it's remarkable in that it takes an intriguing and ripe concept and does almost nothing with it. Instead, it fulfills the promise of its title by offering up a boring, lifel...
Amazon's Discounting Their Entire Kindle Lineup For Prime Members, Including the Oasis
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2017 21:17
$20 discounts on Kindle e-readers pop up fairly frequently, but for a limited time, Amazon's taking at least $30 off every model in the lineup, for Prime members only.
Parrot's Mambo FPV puts you in the mini cockpit
Engadget - 2 Oct 2017 21:15
With its cannon and claw accessories, last year's Mambo drone from Parrot was more a toy than a photography tool. The latest version of the mini drone looks to be at least more fun, if not more useful, than its predecess...
As Vegas shooting news shows, Google and Facebook are failing you
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2017 21:13
Google and Facebook have faced renewed criticism today, over their promotion of “fake news” in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting. In Google’s case, the search giant was found to be including misleading pages ...
Roku releases five new streaming devices and an OS update
Ars Technica - 2 Oct 2017 21:07
The update closely follows revised offerings from competitors Apple and Amazon.