Gadget News
Flight Sim Labs' DRM tool could collect Google Chrome passwords
Slash Gear - 20 Feb 2018 05:37
Piracy is a problem that has hounded the entertainment and software industry for decades and there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel yet. Different people have different opinions on how to cut or at l...
South Korea won't ban cryptocurrency trading after all
Engadget - 20 Feb 2018 16:34
South Korea has been flirting with banning cryptocurrency trading for some time now. However, now it appears the country is backtracking. Bloomberg reports that South Korea's regulators have indicated that they will cont...
Utah Startup Claims It Is Regenerating Skin With Stem Cells
Gizmodo - 20 Feb 2018 23:35
A tiny Utah biotech firm is making waves in regenerative medicine. Last summer, it made headlines for successfully regenerating skin and stimulating hair growth in pigs with burns using a stem cell therapy. Now, the comp...
Tesla cryptojacked for cryptocoins, but no worries
Slash Gear - 20 Feb 2018 22:52
Tesla’s computing power in the cloud was infiltrated and utilized by a hacker to mine cryptocurrency. Cryptojacking is the process in which a hacker gains entry into a computer system and implants a cryptocurrency mine...
Windows Phone, Which Was Already Dead, Gets Another Stake Through Its Corpse
Gizmodo - 20 Feb 2018 03:10
In October, Microsoft admitted that its Windows Phone line was pretty much totally dead after failing to attract app developers and its market share plummeted from 0.8 percent to 0.1 percent by t 2017, with even corporat...
Tesla installs batteries for smart grid clean energy project in Canada
Slash Gear - 20 Feb 2018 02:14
Following its immense success in Australia, Tesla is moving north with its battery technology. The company is working with Nova Scotia Power in Canada to supply Powerwall 2 and Powerpack batteries for a wind-based power ...
Snapchat is selling more than just crappy merch
Engadget - 20 Feb 2018 00:29
Weeks ago, Snap opened up an in-app Snapchat store to sell merch, which appeared to be an attempt to open up a new revenue stream. But it looks like it will offer more than just dancing hot dogs. During yesterday's NBA A...
Archos' electric scooter taps Android for directions
Engadget - 20 Feb 2018 23:57
It's not just bicycle makers hoping Android will improve your two-wheeled transportation. Archos has unveiled a Citee Connect electric scooter with a 5-inch Android computer in between the handlebars. The hardware won't ...
Robots that pick up and sort objects may improve warehouse efficiency
Engadget - 20 Feb 2018 23:26
Sorting and organizing may not always be the most difficult tasks, but they can certainly get tedious. And while they may seem like prime examples of something we might like robots to do for us, picking up, recognizing a...
Judge rejects AT&T request for White House records on Time Warner merger
Engadget - 20 Feb 2018 23:03
After the Department of Justice filed suit last November to block AT&T's intended $85 billion merger with Time Warner, the telecom giant wanted to find out how much the White House was involved. The company had good reas...
The Trump Administration Might (Sort Of) Be Serious About Clean Coal
Gizmodo - 20 Feb 2018 23:01
The Trump era is unlikely to be known for aggressive climate action, but there is one front on which scientists, engineers, and policymakers may yet make a little progress over the next few years: carbon capture technolo...
Jeff Bezos Begins Installation of His Bonkers 10,000 Year Clock
Gizmodo - 20 Feb 2018 23:00
Depending on the day, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is either the richest or second richest human on Earth. And while he's trying to figure out how to use some of that money philanthropically, he announced today that constru...
Mattel and Tynker will use Barbie to teach kids to code
Engadget - 20 Feb 2018 22:54
A couple of years back, Mattel and Tynker partnered up to produce programming lessons based on Hot Wheels and Monster High. Now the two companies are expanding their partnership to launch seven new Barbie-themed coding l...
Microsoft Mixer lets viewers buy games straight from livestreams
Engadget - 20 Feb 2018 22:31
A few weeks ago, Microsoft outlined new plans for its Mixer streaming service, including Direct Purchases. The feature would enable viewers to buy whatever game (or DLC) they're watching direct from the company's store, ...
Scientists Will Transport Antimatter in a Truck
Gizmodo - 20 Feb 2018 22:15
The antimatter of science fiction vastly differs from the real-life antimatter of particle physics. The former powers spaceships or bombs, while the latter is just another particle that physicists study, one that happens...
'Santa Clarita Diet' returns to Netflix on March 23rd
Engadget - 20 Feb 2018 22:13
Netflix's show about managing suburban life with a zombie wife, Santa Clarita Diet, proved popular enough to secure a second season last spring. A year from that renewal, fans will finally get to watch when it arrives on...
Meet the 15-Year-Old Behind the Viral Campaign to End School Shootings
Gizmodo - 20 Feb 2018 22:05
"I was only ten when it happened," says Lane Murdock, a 15-year-old sophomore from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Her high school--suddenly ground zero for a national youth movement combating school gun violence--lies only 20 ...
Xbox Free Games with Gold brings Superhot and more in March
Slash Gear - 20 Feb 2018 21:57
Microsoft has announced the free games that will be available in March 2018 for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. As in the past, the games will be staggered throughout the month leading into mid-April. There are four titles f...
Earth's First Land Plants May Have Sprouted 80 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Gizmodo - 20 Feb 2018 21:55
For hundreds of millions of years, life on Earth was a purely aquatic phenomenon. The jump from the oceans to the continents was a monumental event, one that would irrevocably change the face of our plant. A new study su...
Upgrade To a Spacious 1TB SSD For $230, While It Lasts
Gizmodo - 20 Feb 2018 21:55
An SSD is one of the best upgrades you can buy for your computer (or PS4), and $230 is the best price Amazon's listed on this 960GB drive in over a year. That's not as cheap as it was before the worldwide NAND shortage b...
Spotify plans to join the hardware race, but what can it offer?
Ars Technica - 20 Feb 2018 21:53
Multiple job listings confirm Spotify's hardware ambitions.
ASUS' Windows Mixed Reality headset is now on sale for $429
Engadget - 20 Feb 2018 21:51
We liked what we saw of the ASUS' foray into Windows Mixed Reality hardware at IFA 2017, but we always figured it would likely be pricey. That's been proven true now as the HC102 headset and two controllers are finally o...