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SpaceX rocket survives an intentional water landing
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 05:32
Right now, SpaceX is only reusing rockets to a limited degree -- it's disposing of vehicles after a short while when they're unlikely to survive their next flight. With its latest launch, though, it got lucky. Elon Musk ...
Equifax Extends Free Credit Freezes Until June 30th, Should Be Forced to Do It Forever
Gizmodo - 1 Feb 2018 04:40
Equifax, the credit-rating agency which royally screwed up in 2017 when it lost the personal data of at least 145.5 million Americans to hackers despite being warned months before that exact thing could happen, has exten...
GoPro Plus plan replaces broken action cameras, offers several perks
Slash Gear - 1 Feb 2018 03:53
Action cameras are inherently prone to damage — after all, they’re designed to ride on drones, attach to mountain bikes, record under water, and more. GoPro remains the best known action camera maker in the US, and m...
Amazon wristband patent details tracker for warehouse employees
Slash Gear - 1 Feb 2018 01:32
A newly discovered Amazon patent filed back in 2016 details a wearable device designed to track warehouse employees. Is the company developing such a product for its own warehouses? Perhaps. According to the patent, whic...
AT&T's big DirecTV Now update arrives this spring
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 01:21
You now have a better idea of when AT&T's next-gen TV platform will roll out to streamers on a larger scale. Alongside the telecom's latest earnings, CEO Randall Stephenson has confirmed that the "next-gen" DirecTV Now w...
DARPA turns drone ship development over to the Navy
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 16:55
DARPA has completed its part in the development of Sea Hunter, a submarine-hunting drone ship that can cross the open seas without a human crew for months at a time. It has officially handed over the ship's development t...
Uber's battle to get your car to arrive on time
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 16:35
Maps were essential to the exploration of the world. Most of our history books are filled with people who decided to go out into the abyss with just an inkling of what they would find, usually based on incomplete or even...
Op-ed: Apple was right to throttle iPhones, but some things still need to change
Ars Technica - 1 Feb 2018 14:00
Prioritizing battery life and stability over speed was the best move for users.
The Morning After: More Mario and sold-out Boring flamethrowers
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 13:30
Hey, good morning! Welcome to February, which we're starting off with lost-in-space satellites, a piano that plays in response to interpretive dance and Samsung getting into bitcoin. Oh, and Nintendo snuck out a bunch of...
Bungie's 'Destiny 2' roadmap is designed to win back players
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 11:43
Destiny 2 fans haven't given Bungie an easy ride. After rolling out a free trial in November, the team has been besieged with gripes about the game's XP system, the now-infamous Prometheus Lens, and, increasingly, the fa...
Google Play Services 11.9.75 fixes Chromecast, Nexus Player bugs
Slash Gear - 1 Feb 2018 11:17
Google has recently come under fire for the buggy, or at the very least annoying, behavior of its new hardware. But who would have expected it would also botch it's already existing, even old, devices as well. That's wha...
Waymo drove 2 million autonomous miles in 2017
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 09:55
Waymo's vehicles drove 2 million miles in self-driving mode across 25 cities in 2017, putting its total autonomous miles to 4 million. It accelerated its testing to prepare for its ride-hailing fleet's launch this year, ...
Elon Musk sells all 20,000 $500 Boring Company flamethrowers
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 08:09
Just a few days after opening pre-orders for $500 Boring Company-branded flamethrowers, Elon Musk has announced that all 20,000 have been sold. That's $10 million in sales for a product that will ship in spring (hopefull...
Mario Kart Tour mobile game, Mario movie confirmed
Slash Gear - 1 Feb 2018 06:50
Nintendo may have closed the doors on its first mobile game but it is opening a very big one in its stead. The gaming giant has just announced the title of its next smartphone game and its, for the second time, banking o...
Xerox Is No More, Will Now Merge Into Japan's Fujifilm
Gizmodo - 1 Feb 2018 06:35
Xerox, the brand that dominated the printing hardware market for decades to the point that it became a verb, has lost its independence and will now be managed by Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp.
eBay will soon replace PayPal as its main payment option
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 04:39
eBay and PayPal remained tight even after the two headed to splitsville in 2015. That's bound to change in the near future now that the auction site has decided to offer an integrated payment system built by Amsterdam-ba...
Nintendo Switch Online launch date finally confirmed
Slash Gear - 1 Feb 2018 04:27
The Nintendo Switch has been enjoying unprecedented, at least for Nintendo, success, both in sales numbers and in reviews, pulling the Japanese gaming giant out if its prophesied demise. But while the multi-form handheld...
Shigeru Miyamoto will co-produce a 'Mario' animated movie
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 04:03
Nintendo's third big announcement of the evening (after Switch Online and Mario Kart Tour) comes right back to its main star, Mario, and the news that he will star in an animated movie. Confirming earlier rumors, Shigeru...
Nintendo will bring 'Mario Kart Tour' to smartphones by March 2019
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 03:48
After Super Mario Run and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, the next Nintendo game to get a mobile version is Mario Kart. Following up on the company's plan to release 2-3 games per year (there's a Zelda game in development ...
Nintendo Switch Online will launch in September
Engadget - 1 Feb 2018 03:43
We knew Nintendo's new online service would launch this year, and now we know Switch owners will be waiting until September for it. The company tweeted that Nintendo Switch Online will launch then, but didn't reveal much...
Mario Kart Is Coming To Smartphones
Gizmodo - 1 Feb 2018 03:34
First Mario, then Animal Crossing, now Mario Kart is on its way to iPhone and Android devices.
Fujifilm X-A5 mirrorless camera launches: 24MP, 4K video, retro design
Slash Gear - 1 Feb 2018 03:10
Fujifilm has launched the X-A5 mirrorless camera, the lightest and smallest zoom camera found in its X-Series, according to the company. This model sports a retro design, but with a compact style that pairs well with the...