Gadget News
mobfun 3-Coil Wireless Charging Pad
The Gadget Flow - 9 Nov 2017 15:00
Charge up all of your devices at once with the mobfun 3-Coil Wireless Charging Pad. This simple yet intuitive device offers three different spots to drop your Qi-enabled device. By resting on top, the mobfun Charging Pad...
Apple offered to help FBI unlock Texas shooter's phone
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 05:52
FBI special agent Christopher Combs complained how the agency couldn't get into the Texas shooter's phone during a press conference. Turns out all they had to do was ask Apple for help. In a statement the tech titan has ...
Former Facebook President Admits It's 'Exploiting a Vulnerability in Human Psychology'
Gizmodo - 9 Nov 2017 16:42
Sean Parker, the visionary techno-elf who cofounded Napster and served as Facebook's first president, seems to have some regrets about building the social behemoth that's taken over our world, telling an audience this we...
Facebook Marketplace can help you find a new place to rent
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 16:00
Facebook is rapidly expanding its offerings in its Marketplace section, pulling oft-searched items like used cars into its Craigslist competitor. Now the company is bringing housing rentals from Apartment List and Zumper...
Tesla buys automation company to mitigate production delays
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 15:46
Tesla is buying private machining company Perbix, possibly in a bid to mitigate the woes the car manufacturer announced last week, when it blamed a $619 million quarterly loss on production "bottlenecks". Perbix has been...
The long wait for a 1,000MPH car
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 15:00
On October 28th, Bloodhound's EJ200 jet engine roared to life. The needle-shaped car sped down a closed-off airstrip in Newquay, England, as 3,500 people looked on. At first, a cone of flame could be seen at the back of ...
Skype adds Snapchat-like AI photo effects to its mobile app
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 05:16
The Skype crew hasn't been shy about wanting to emulate Snapchat and hang with the cool kids... and that's truer than ever today. Skype has added a slew of decidedly Snapchatesque photo effects to its mobile messaging ap...
If You Want to Use Facebook's Revenge Porn Blocker, An Employee Will Have to Review Your Uncensored Photo
Gizmodo - 9 Nov 2017 01:14
Facebook announced on Tuesday that it is deploying a new revenge porn reporting tool, first piloted in Australia, that will allow users to send photos that they don't want shared online directly to Facebook. Facebook say...
Apple just bought the tech to flatten the iPhone's camera bump
Slash Gear - 9 Nov 2017 23:54
As the competition to provide the best smartphone camera gets even more heated, Apple has made a key acquisition that could give it an edge in the battle. We’re learning today that Apple has acquired a company named In...
Board Games Are the Hidden Feature of 280-Character Tweets
Gizmodo - 9 Nov 2017 23:33
Anyone who tells you Twitter is social media's closest approximation to hell on Earth is utterly, unimpeachably correct. This is, after all, the company that decided to deal with its role in a rising tide of digital fasc...
'Star Trek: Discovery' season one resumes January 7th
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 23:32
Star Trek: Discovery is doing pretty well, it seems, with CBS All Access bringing in record numbers of subscribers. In fact, the network has given the go-ahead for a second season of the latest Star Trek series. Accordin...
Tesla's electric cars just got more Chill
Slash Gear - 9 Nov 2017 23:22
Tesla may be giving gas-powered supercars sleepless nights with the torque-tastic straight line speed of its EVs, but a new mode promises something different at the other end of the scale. With each progressive version o...
PayPal Money Pool lets everyone in a group chip in on gifts
Slash Gear - 9 Nov 2017 23:21
PayPal has launched a new feature that makes it easy to get funds from a group of people who all want to contribute to the item. Called Money Pools, the feature is exactly what it sounds like: a dedicated way to pool mon...
Alphabet X's Project Loon Has Provided Internet to 100,000 People in Puerto Rico
Gizmodo - 9 Nov 2017 23:16
Project Loon has provided mobile data to more than 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, according to Google parent company Alphabet, which operates the enterprise.
Google urges FEC to adopt more specific rules for political ads
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 23:10
Google, Facebook and Twitter have all found evidence of Russian influence for last year's US presidential election. Google, however, is seeking to separate itself a bit from it's social-media peers in a new document file...
AT&T CEO: DOJ never demanded CNN sale in Time Warner deal
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 22:53
Yesterday, reports surfaced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had requested a sale of either Turner Broadcasting, which owns CNN, or DirecTV before it would approve AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner. However, the agen...
The Fungus That Turns Ants Into Zombies Is More Diabolical Than We Realized
Gizmodo - 9 Nov 2017 22:39
Carpenter ants of the Brazilian rain forest have it rough. When one of these insects gets infected by a certain fungus, it turns into a so-called "zombie ant" and is no longer in control of its actions. Manipulated by th...
Apple pushes out iOS 11.1.1 to fix annoying autocorrect bug
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 22:30
Apple gave its mobile software a facelift when it released iOS 11 back in September, but bugs led the company to push out an 11.1 update a month later to protect user security from that WPA2 Krack vulnerability. Turns ou...
Beoplay M3 is B&O's cheapest multiroom speaker yet
Engadget - 9 Nov 2017 22:19
Bang & Olufsen speakers generally sound pretty great, but they're also just as well-known for being very expensive. If you want to outfit a house with wireless speakers, like the Beoplay M5, it's going to get even pricie...
Logitech screwed up with Harmony Link: now it's making amends
Slash Gear - 9 Nov 2017 22:15
Logitech will give all owners of its Harmony Link a free Harmony Hub, after being hit with a backlash of angry users furious that their smart home tech would be bricked next year. The company notified owners that the six...
After online outrage, Logitech will now replace Harmony Link devices for free
Ars Technica - 9 Nov 2017 22:13
You'll have a new device no matter your warranty status.
Beoplay M3 is B&O's most compact wireless speaker
Slash Gear - 9 Nov 2017 22:04
Bang & Olufsen has released its most compact wireless speaker thus far in its lineup, the Beoplay M3. The M3 model is a home speaker with a swappable front cover, making it possible to tailor the speaker’s looks to you...