Gadget News
Google cracks down on apps that misuse accessibility features
Engadget - 13 Nov 2017 16:16
Android's accessibility services are supposed help disabled folks by letting app-makers integrate spoken feedback, voice commands and more. However, developers like LastPass have been using the functions for other purpos...
World's first hydrogen powered Tesla is green of a different sort
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2017 16:11
A company out of the Netherlands called the Holthausen Group has taken an already cool and green EV in the form of a Tesla Model S and made it cooler. The company claims to have been the first in the world to supplement ...
Do not download Windows Movie Maker from any source
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2017 12:43
The start of 2017 was a bittersweet one for many fans of Microsoft's built-in Windows software like Live Mail and Movie Maker. The company has permanently retired the Windows Essential 2012 bundle from both download and ...
Nexus, Pixel phones won't get their KRACK fix until December
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2017 03:19
Google devices, like the Nexus before and now the Pixel phones, have always been prided on getting patches and updates a lot earlier than even the fastest OEMs, of which there are only very few. But in this particular in...
Qualcomm plans to reject Broadcom's takeover bid
Engadget - 13 Nov 2017 03:02
Broadcom might have to forget about taking over Qualcomm without a fight -- Reuters sources claim that Qualcomm's board is planning to reject the unsolicited buyout bid. Reportedly, Broadcom's offer of $70 per share, des...
Vietnamese Firm Bkav Claims to Have Beaten Apple Face ID With an Elaborate Mask
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2017 02:52
Apple's new Face ID security for the iPhone X has sparked a number of concerns, with the biggest being how secure the biometric system really is. The tech giant says that while the facial recognition system is intended f...
iRig Mic HD 2 review
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2017 02:26
There are likely tons of reasons you'd want a dedicated microphone. If you're podcasting or producing voice-overs for YouTube videos, they're a must have item. But there are still other reasons to get one, and the iRig M...
VW considers making an electric Beetle
Engadget - 13 Nov 2017 00:02
VW's nostalgia-driven EVs might not be limited to the ID Buzz. VW chairman Herbert Diess told Autocar that his company is seriously considering development of an electric Beetle. And it's not just because EVs are conside...
Apparently, It's Time to Think About Next Year's iPhones Already
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2017 23:47
Let me tell you something about the 2018 crop of iPhones: Apple's gonna sell a bazillion of them! Why am I talking about next year's iPhones, when most people haven't had the opportunity to set eyes on the flashy $1000 i...
WyzeCam Review: the best security camera $20 can buy
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2017 23:39
Security cameras are known for being pricey, and that’s why Wyze is so unusual. Forget spending $100+ for a name-brand home security camera or $50+ for a generic brand. Wyze is a small cube-shaped camera that costs $19...
PS4 multiplayer is free in Europe during a 5-day event
Engadget - 13 Nov 2017 23:21
A PlayStation Plus subscription is essential if you want to play PS4 games online, but how do you convince your friends that it's worth the outlay? Sony has a simple idea: let people try it for free. It's running a Europ...
Google cracks down on power-user apps that use Android's accessibility API
Ars Technica - 13 Nov 2017 23:20
Accessibility APIs offer powerful controls to apps, but Google says "no more."
Resist The Urge to Pet Boston Dynamics' Newest Robodog
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2017 23:10
Sony recently announced that its robotic dog Aibo is back from the dead and will hit Japan early next year. But even a $1,700 robot toy can't compare to the amazingly fluid motions of Boston Dynamics' new and improved Sp...
Boston Dynamics 'new' SpotMini robot looks ready for a walk
Engadget - 13 Nov 2017 23:02
Boston Dynamics isn't a part of Google/Alphabet anymore, but that won't stand in the way of new robot videos, like this latest teaser for a revamped version of its dog-like electric SpotMini robot. Described only as the ...
Everything That Happened in Inhumans, for Those of You Who Wisely Stopped Watching After the Premiere
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2017 23:00
Eight episodes later, Inhumans' first season--and, between poor ratings and scathing reviews, potentially its last--has come to an end. Did you check out the pilot and immediately bail after seeing what Inhumans had to o...
Xbox One X is off to a surprisingly strong start
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2017 22:49
Though the Xbox One X offers a lot of power for a home console, there’s been some concern that it may be priced outside of the range that many gamers consider acceptable. After all, at $500, it’s the most expensive c...
LA Cops Allegedly Film Themselves Planting Cocaine on Suspect With Their Own Body Cams
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2017 22:45
Newly released body camera footage from a hit-and-run arrest in April appears to show two LAPD officers planting drugs in a suspect's wallet, selectively filming only portions of the arrest to implicate the man for drug ...
Android Pay incentivizes buying things with Justice League Androids
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2017 22:43
The Android Pay version of the changing of the Google Logo on Google dot com has arrived in a super suit. For the first time in the history of electronic wallets (AKA mobile payments), a comic book company is promoting c...
A 'Hitman' series is coming to Hulu from the creator of 'John Wick'
Engadget - 13 Nov 2017 22:39
Past attempts at Hitman movies haven't fared so well, but Hulu is betting that it can do justice to the assassination game franchise through an online series. Deadline has learned that Hulu is partnering with Fox 21 on a...
President Trump's Latest Federal Judge Nominee is a Ghost-Hunting Horror Novelist
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2017 22:36
Have you heard about Brett Talley? He's the 36-year-old lawyer that President Trump chose to become a federal judge. And while Talley is getting a lot of heat for being unqualified, never once even trying a case, and for...
Jibo Review: Alexa gets some cute competition
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2017 22:27
I knew Jibo was onto something when I he managed to coax a laugh from my tech-skeptic partner in the other room. I’d been in the middle of setting up the companion robot’s voice recognition system, repeating his trig...
DC Superior Court reins in DOJ's Facebook snooping
Engadget - 13 Nov 2017 22:18
The government's overreach into the Facebook accounts of anti-Trump protestors is finally getting curbed. The ACLU sued the DOJ in September over its very broad warrant demanding all the info from a protest-organizing Fa...