Gadget News
The FDA Has Approved the First Blood Test for Concussions
Gizmodo - 16 Feb 2018 16:15
Researchers are only now starting to unravel the potential long-term ramifications of a seemingly minor traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, to our health. Part of the difficulty has been in even figuring out wh...
Hubble Space Telescope is watching a massive storm on Neptune disappear
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2018 16:02
In 1989 when the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Neptune it was able to observe some massive storms on the surface of the blue planet. Once those storms were first noticed, the Hubble Space Telescope began keeping an eye on...
I Can't Tell What Color This Phone Is and Honestly It's Driving Me Nuts
Gizmodo - 16 Feb 2018 22:36
This week, we finally got our first hands-on look at the long-promised "Ocean Depths" color scheme of the Essential phone. Despite looking very much green in promotional photos, however, the device now appears quite blue...
Twitch Rooms chatrooms for channels go live worldwide
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2018 03:44
Twitch has announced the worldwide launch of its Rooms feature on mobile and soon for the web. The feature was first introduced back at TwitchCon in 2017, where the company explained that Rooms is an always-on chat space...
US, UK governments blame Russia for 2017 NotPetya cyberattack
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2018 01:34
The US and UK governments have officially blamed Russia for the NotPetya cyberattacks that happened in summer 2017. The White House and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre have both released statements about the at...
The Bigfoot Lawsuit Against California Actually Makes Some Really Good Points
Gizmodo - 16 Feb 2018 23:55
A California woman who claims she saw Sasquatch perched in a tree last year is suing California for refusing to accept what she now knows to be true: Bigfoot inhabits the San Bernardino mountains.
Google 911 tech could help US EMS find cell phone callers
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2018 23:54
Cell phones, as great as they are, have made things difficult for the US’s emergency operators. It’s difficult to pinpoint the location of a cell phone caller who isn’t able to give their location, a problem Google...
Cyber attacks reportedly cost the US as much as $109 billion in 2016
Engadget - 16 Feb 2018 23:53
Cyber attacks are increasingly becoming a fact of life. North Korea attacked aerospace and telecom networks last year. Olympics officials confirmed a recent attack that took place during the opening ceremonies. While Rus...
That Viral Video of a Convenience Store Robbery Is Worse Than Fake
Gizmodo - 16 Feb 2018 23:45
An extremely compelling video has racked up over 2 million views on Twitter in less than 24 hours. It appears to show security footage of two young skateboarders stealing chips from a convenience store when a dude with a...
Snapchat update isn't going away, unless...
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2018 23:21
Over the past week, Snapchat’s been the subject of quite a bit of ire from the likes of teens across the planet. There’ve been hashtags, social media campaigns, memes, and even some rather official petitions with tho...
Google Pixel 2 users report warming phones and shortened battery life
Engadget - 16 Feb 2018 23:19
If you've noticed your Pixel 2 running warm lately or found its battery life to suddenly be shortened, you're not alone. As 9to5Google points out, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL users are reporting on Reddit and Google's Pixel U...
Embedding tweets can be copyright infringement rules New York judge
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2018 23:01
A ruling recently made by a New York federal court has threatened to upend the way copyright infringement is handled online. A judge ruled that merely embedding a tweet is enough to violate someone’s copyright, meaning...
IKEA and Teenage Engineering preview their collaboration on Instagram
Engadget - 16 Feb 2018 22:49
Teenage Engineering is known for its wonky-looking yet functional synths and speakers, while IKEA furniture fills college (and folks who still live like it's college) apartments. Their powers combined has produced...some...
32 class-action suits filed against Intel over Spectre and Meltdown flaws
Ars Technica - 16 Feb 2018 22:42
Company also accused of failing to act in response to insider trading.
Litecoin Cash: Beware today's "free coins"
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2018 22:23
This afternoon – or maybe just a tiny bit later – Litecoin owners will be given free Litecoin Cash. It’s not quite that simple, but that’s the basis for the recent jolt in price of Litecoin across several exchang...
Essential's Amazon-exclusive phone comes with Alexa onboard
Engadget - 16 Feb 2018 22:22
Oh, you thought Essential was out of new color options to show off? Not quite. The company announced today that a new, so-called Halo Gray model is now available to purchase exclusively from Amazon. Unlike the other, lim...
Drone in helicopter's path may have caused first UAV-related crash in US
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2018 22:11
It’s only a matter of time before some reckless fool causes a big incident by flying a drone in the path of an actual plane. The FAA has confirmed that a helicopter crashed earlier this week in South Carolina, but the ...
How security became more important than convenience
Engadget - 16 Feb 2018 22:00
Since the dawn of infosec, the belief that we users are a group of dullard cattle who blindly trade our own security for convenience at every turn has been trumpeted by the stewards of IT and the infosec-arrogant, while ...
The Andromeda Galaxy Is Not Nearly as Big as We Thought
Gizmodo - 16 Feb 2018 21:40
The closest galaxy to our own is the majestic Andromeda galaxy, a collection of a trillion stars located a "mere" 2 million light years away. New research suggests that, contrary to previous estimates, this galaxy isn't ...
Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs' VR mock-doc is live on Pixel phones
Engadget - 16 Feb 2018 21:37
Big-budget VR tie-ins are nothing new. Dunkirk got its own version from Intel, Blade Runner 2049 has one that debuted at Comic-Con and even Spider-Man got his own virtual reality "experience" when the reboot launched las...
LG flagship phone Judy tipped for Summer (instead of LG G7)
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2018 21:21
On the 16th of February, a rumor of LG’s next big flagship smartphone revealed the company’s timing. This may well be the LG G7 – albeit not branded as such. This device is rumored to roll with a so-called MLCD+ di...
CRISPR Isn't Just for Gene Editing Anymore
Gizmodo - 16 Feb 2018 21:20
Five years ago, when researchers first discovered that bacterial immune systems could be hijacked to edit DNA in living creatures, it was big news. The technology, called CRISPR, allowed scientists to more easily than ev...