Gadget News
TAG SURPA Ultra-Slim Titanium Multi-Tool
The Gadget Flow - 17 Jan 2018 16:00
Keep an entire toolbox in your wallet with the TAG SUPRA Ultra-Slim Titanium Multi-Tool. Taking the shape of a credit card, this nifty EDC actually houses 14 tools in one. From five metric wrenches to a wire cutter to a ...
Video offers peek at ultra-wide Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
Engadget - 17 Jan 2018 06:36
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope has been a long time in the making when work on its mirrors started in 2007. It's finally coming together, though. The LSST team has released a brief clip showing progress on the Chile...
Hackers can't dig into latest Xiaomi phone due to GPL violations
Ars Technica - 17 Jan 2018 23:51
Xiaomi is dragging its feet on the GPL again, this time with the Mi A1.
DoorDash's delivery drivers will take restaurant leftovers to food banks
Engadget - 17 Jan 2018 23:40
DoorDash announced a new project today aimed at reducing the amount of food thrown out by restaurants each year. A 2016 report released by the Food Waste Reduction Alliance found that restaurants that took part in its su...
How the Gig Economy Exposes Workers to Cybersecurity Risks
Gizmodo - 17 Jan 2018 23:35
Tech firms spend serious time and money trying to secure their employees and infrastructure from hackers. But gig economy companies like Lyft and Handy pay far less attention to cybersecurity for their contractors and, i...
Rewire Your Brain With This Discounted Weighted Blanket
Gizmodo - 17 Jan 2018 23:33
It's the winter, so you're probably feeling anxious and tired, a general malaise if you will. If you need a break from all the craziness and just can't get your brain to turn off for one second, you're gonna want to chec...
Apple announces another campus, promises 20,000 new jobs for US
Slash Gear - 17 Jan 2018 23:28
Today, Apple announced its plans to accelerate investment in the US economy, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years. This investment will take a number of forms, from working on growing i...
Ubisoft inadvertently releases 'Assassin's Creed' DLC a week early
Engadget - 17 Jan 2018 23:21
Ubisoft has a history of premature software releases, but here's one you might not mind. The developer has confirmed that it inadvertently released its Assassin's Creed Origins add-on The Hidden Ones to Xbox One users a ...
Google offers free IT support certification, but there's a catch
Slash Gear - 17 Jan 2018 23:15
Google has announced its new “Google IT Support Professional Certificate” program through Coursera, offering anyone the chance to get certified for an entry-level job in the field. The course doesn’t require any pr...
Huawei and its peers won't win over the US without trust
Engadget - 17 Jan 2018 23:00
Standing in front of a slide simply titled "Something I want to share," the CEO of Huawei's consumer product division is about to break tradition. Richard Yu is going to directly address the reported partnership with AT&...
Just Get The Damn Flu Shot
Gizmodo - 17 Jan 2018 23:00
The flu tends to be the leaky basement pipe of disease: It's easy enough to avoid doing something about it, right up until the point it completely bursts and ruins your month. But the flu is much more deadly than a flood...
Fitbit Coach arrives on your TV with new Windows 10 and Xbox One apps
Ars Technica - 17 Jan 2018 22:45
Another way for users to access Fitbit's paid workout content.
Yahoo Sports teams with NBA on live games, AR and more
Engadget - 17 Jan 2018 22:36
Verizon isn't just obsessed with football. The carrier has unveiled an expanded partnership with the NBA that will make basketball games and related content available across Yahoo and "other Verizon media platforms." To ...
ProtonMail's VPN Android app launches with free, unlimited access
Slash Gear - 17 Jan 2018 22:16
Last summer, the team behind the encrypted email service ProtonMail announced its own VPN service, giving the public access to secure browsing. The service came out of beta back in June 2017, though not for every platfor...
Google Has Made It Simple for Anyone to Tap Into Its Image Recognition AI
Gizmodo - 17 Jan 2018 22:15
Google released a new AI tool on Wednesday designed to let anyone train its machine learning systems on a photo dataset of their choosing. The software is called Cloud AutoML Vision. In an accompanying blog post, the chi...
Instagram is testing a text-based 'Type' feature for Stories
Engadget - 17 Jan 2018 22:07
Instagram keeps updating its Stories feature lately with new additions to keep things interesting. The company recently added polls, a way to surface past Stories and has been experimenting with cross-posts to WhatsApp. ...
Divers in Mexico Have Discovered the World's Largest Flooded Cave
Gizmodo - 17 Jan 2018 21:55
The Yucatan Peninsula is renowned for its extensive network of submerged tunnels and caves. Now, after searching for near two decades, divers with the Gran Acuífero Maya project have proven that two massive caverns are ...
Apple lands Kristen Wiig comedy series produced by Reese Witherspoon
Engadget - 17 Jan 2018 21:48
Apple has now landed its fifth scripted TV series and its third produced by Reese Witherspoon's company Hello Sunshine, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The latest addition is a comedy starring SNL alum Kristen Wiig a...
No, Grocery Stores Aren't Locking Up Tide Pods Because of the Teens
Gizmodo - 17 Jan 2018 21:45
A rash of reports from overly credulous news outlets would have you believe that retailers are locking up their detergent in response to the "Tide pod" meme. As proof, the articles show photos pulled from social media of...
Ripple price crash: Why? Is it over yet? (XRP BTC USD)
Slash Gear - 17 Jan 2018 21:31
A crash of the cryptocurrency market took place over the past several days, and Ripple was one coin hit hardest. Ripple’s coin XRP took a major hit, falling from $3.29 to $1.10, from about 16,000 Sat Bitcoin to 9902. I...
The Crucial First Step in the Legal Battle to Save Net Neutrality [Updated]
Gizmodo - 17 Jan 2018 21:30
A cadre of public interest groups and at least 22 attorneys general have filed petitions this week challenging the FCC order that seeks to gut net neutrality. But before the real legal challenge begins, net neutrality ad...
Project Fi Bill Protection caps bills, throttles heavy data users
Slash Gear - 17 Jan 2018 21:25
Google is rolling out an interesting new feature called Bill Protection to Project Fi subscribers today. Bill Protection seems to be Google’s take on unlimited data plans from the big four, which were all launched earl...