Gadget News
Pandora's app now offers direct control for Sonos speakers
Engadget - 14 Nov 2017 19:00
If you use both Pandora and Sonos, there's a pretty useful update coming your way today. Pandora's apps for iOS and Android now let users directly control music streaming to your Sonos speakers. The Sonos controller app ...
HTC Kills Its Google VR Headset
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 16:59
Today HTC announced a cool new completely standalone VR headset for China, and then promptly dashed hopes in America by confirming the cancellation of the standalone headset intended for US audiences. If you're US-based ...
Firefox Quantum is ready to speed up your web browsing
Engadget - 14 Nov 2017 17:11
Did you ditch Firefox a while ago after feeling that it was slowing down compared to rival browsers like Chrome? Mozilla is determined to win you back. As promised, it just released Firefox Quantum (aka Firefox 57) -- an...
4 Improvements in Mozilla's Overhauled Quantum Firefox
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 16:13
In the nine years that it's been around, Google Chrome's speed and simplicity convinced most of us to make the switch from whatever browser we were using before (though not everyone is a Chrome fan). With a major overhau...
OnePlus 5T shows up at GFXbench with all the goods
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2017 10:29
OnePlus fans, at least those that had the good fortune not to buy a OnePlus 5 yet, are probably just counting down the hours before the OnePlus 5T breaks cover. Not because they’re still waiting for new, unleaked, feat...
Apple Is Testing a Beta Fix to the iOS 11 Control Center's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Switches
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 06:06
iOS 11, the fancy new version of Apple's OS that shipped just about two months before the launch of its latest line of expensive phones, introduced some changes to Control Center, its app which streamlines the annoying p...
HTC Vive Focus standalone VR headset eliminates wires
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2017 04:14
HTC has announced Vive Focus, a standalone virtual reality headset that eliminates the wires found on the regular HTC Vive. The company unveiled its standalone device at an event in China this evening, explaining that it...
Suspicious Account Behind Viral Roy Moore Conspiracy Theory Deletes All of Its Tweets
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 04:10
Republican Roy Moore, the homophobic bigot and former state Supreme Court justice running for Attorney General Jeff Sessions' vacated Alabama Senate seat, has seen his campaign begin to crash and burn after the Washingto...
Elon Musk's Alleged Response To Tesla Racism Complaints: 'Be Thick-Skinned And Accept Apology': Report
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 03:39
Another former Tesla employee is seeking permission from a judge to sue Tesla for racial harassment on behalf of over 100 affected African-American workers, according to a report from Bloomberg Technology. The complaint,...
Julian Assange's Secret DMs to Donald Trump Jr. Are Somehow Dumber, Sadder Than You'd Think
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 01:15
Throughout the 2016 election and for the better part of this year, WikiLeaks sent private messages via Twitter to the president's deadlifting adult son Donald Trump Jr., according to newly leaked correspondence first rep...
The best infant car seat is tech worth thinking about
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2017 23:46
Car tech like Apple CarPlay and semi-autonomous driving aids are useful, but when it comes to infant safety a proper car seat is even more important. You might not think of infant car seats as being “technology” in t...
Sean Hannity Settles Keurig Controversy in Dumbest Way Possible
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 23:45
Lovers of wasteful coffee and conservative news can sleep easy tonight, because Sean Hannity just resolved the explosive conflict between his fans and Keurig. Hannity said in a blog post that he "accept[s] the apology of...
2017 Game Awards: These are the nominees, but do you agree?
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2017 23:44
2017 was a pretty big year for video games, and on December 7, Geoff Keighley will attempt to distinguish the best of the best with the fourth installment of The Game Awards. Keighley took to YouTube today to announce th...
Connecticut Lawsuit Is the First to Claim Elephants as Legal Persons
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 23:40
Yesterday, the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a petition on behalf of three elephants being kept at a Connecticut zoo. The suit demands that the court recognize these animals as "legal persons" and release them to sanctua...
Uber scheduled rides now show an upfront price
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2017 23:33
Uber has a feature that allows riders to schedule a ride ahead of time, a way to ensure there’s a car available and at your location at the time you need to leave. While convenient, the scheduled rides left riders unsu...
Rotten Tomatoes Will Piss Everyone Off by Delaying Justice League Rating
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 23:30
Having just weathered a news cycle that saw Hollywood execs attacking the movie review aggregation service for allegedly hurting box office receipts, Rotten Tomatoes has chosen a strange time withhold the score for this ...
Microsoft expands Xbox digital game gifting to all users
Engadget - 14 Nov 2017 23:21
Back in October, Microsoft began allowing digital gift-giving for games on the Xbox One. Users could log into the Xbox Store and select an Xbox One game to send digitally as a gift. The catch was that the feature was lim...
Andy Weir Spent a Year Creating a City on the Moon Before Even He Even Started Writing Artemis
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 23:00
Humans do not yet live on the moon, but author Andy Weir has a pretty good idea of how people could--and would--make their homes and live their lives there. He also has a pretty good grasp of how people could pull off a ...
Twitch shows how close you are to becoming a paid streamer
Engadget - 14 Nov 2017 23:00
Twitch is making good on promises to help streamers turn pro. It just switched on an Achievements system that shows your progress toward Affiliate or Partner status. If you need to stream more often or grow your average ...
Amazon Music Chromecast support arrives for Android users
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2017 22:49
If you’re an Amazon Prime customer, you have access to one of the company’s better services, Amazon Music. This service is available via a mobile app on both Android and iOS, and now one of those two apps (Android) n...
California's Plastic Bag Ban Appears to Be Kicking Some Major Ass
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2017 22:43
Either California's first-in-the-nation plastic bag ban is working really well or volunteer litter hunters are suddenly doing a horrible job.
Hulu's Live TV service is now much easier to browse on the web
Engadget - 14 Nov 2017 22:42
Hulu has been working on some new features for its Live TV service. The changes are specifically geared towards improving navigation and browsing in the web version of Hulu Live TV. First, the new version has a Live TV b...