Gadget News
Facebook adds video chat to its lightweight Messenger app
Engadget - 7 Mar 2018 15:00
Microsoft isn't the only one making video chat more accessible in its messaging app. Facebook is rolling out an update to Messenger Lite for Android that brings video chats to those with lower-end phones or dodgy interne...
Cortana bypassed passwords to browses sites on locked PCs
Slash Gear - 7 Mar 2018 05:51
AI-powered smart assistants have become the newest weapons tech companies have in the market. For some people, they are life-changing and habit-forming. For others, they are mere curiosities. But for a certain group of t...
Pentagon taps Google AI tech to automatically analyze drone footage
Slash Gear - 7 Mar 2018 02:47
Google is helping the Department of Defense develop machine learning and AI tech for analyzing drone footage, the company has confirmed. According to a Google spokesperson talking about the arrangement, the company’s T...
You Can and Should Hide Your Facebook and Twitter Likes
Gizmodo - 7 Mar 2018 16:20
Its okay to fall out of love with social media, especially as it seems like it's a painful reassessment of your own self-worth every time you post something. Every like, retweet, new follower or friend can feel like they...
Nickelodeon will use VR and AR to keep kids off Netflix and YouTube
Engadget - 7 Mar 2018 15:45
Nickelodeon has announced an explosion of content for the 2018-2019 season in a bid to keep easily-distracted kids watching the network. More than 800 brand new episodes of new and returning series will hit its screens -...
Google's AI scans and tags millions of 'Life' magazine photos
Engadget - 7 Mar 2018 14:45
Google is pretty big on art. Its technology has turned clumsy doodles into masterpieces, transformed smartphones into virtual exhibitions and, in a move that caused momentary internet hysteria, helped selfie-takers find ...
White House wants to let law enforcement disable civilian drones
Engadget - 7 Mar 2018 04:02
The White House is gearing up to request that law enforcement and security agencies be allowed to track and shoot down civilian drones, Bloomberg reported. An official told the publication that the effort has been underw...
Mercedes' futuristic headlights can project symbols onto the road
Slash Gear - 7 Mar 2018 04:00
During the first half of this year, some Mercedes-Maybach customers will receive the first batch of Mercedes-Maybach S-Class vehicles featuring Digital Light, the automaker’s futuristic headlights. Daimler announced th...
Honda's Urban EV pre-orders start in early 2019
Engadget - 7 Mar 2018 02:51
Honda said it wanted to sell its Urban EV Concept sometime in 2019, and now it's official. The automaker has announced that it will start taking orders for a production version of the tiny retro electric car in early 201...
Even Merriam-Webster realizes the world is a dumpster fire
Engadget - 7 Mar 2018 00:56
Every year, the vocabulary druids at Merriam-Webster decide which words bubbling to the top of the cultural consensus should be immortalized forever in its dictionary. In early 2017, the list of over 1,000 additions incl...
The 10 Best Deals of March 7, 2018
Gizmodo - 7 Mar 2018 23:52
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
The Finn and Phasma Deleted Scene From The Last Jedi Is Now Online and It's Incredible
Gizmodo - 7 Mar 2018 23:50
Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits digital download March 13 and some clips have already been released online. The best one yet, by far, comes via The Star Wars Show today.
Volvo's performance EV brand kicks off in Geneva
Engadget - 7 Mar 2018 23:45
Volvo is flaunting its Polestar 1 to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. It will go 93 miles on a charge before the turbocharged gas engine kicks in, which will make it the longest range plug-in hybri...
Samsung's Best TVs Now Come With an Invisibility Cloak... Sort Of
Gizmodo - 7 Mar 2018 23:36
For years, Samsung has been trying to make TVs look pretty even when you're not watching TV. The company just announced the latest lineup of its flagship QLED TVs with an all-new feature called Ambient Mode. Basically, t...
Oculus Rift issues suddenly stop headsets worldwide
Slash Gear - 7 Mar 2018 23:31
It’s been a rough day for Oculus Rift owners. Many users around the world discovered today that their headsets are having trouble running software, which kind of defeats the entire purpose of owning a VR headset in the...
Android P preview download: Wild new features incoming
Slash Gear - 7 Mar 2018 23:24
Today Google released the first Android P developer preview, and with it a whole new collection of next-gen features. In this preview for the next major operating system from Google, Android prepared itself for the next ...
Juno gives us a look at what's happening beneath Jupiter's surface
Engadget - 7 Mar 2018 23:13
The Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016 and it has already provided us with a wealth of information about the gas giant. Today, four Nature papers describe new observations about Jupiter that give us a l...
UFO Wingnuts Confuse a Fallen Boulder for a Crashed Alien Spacecraft
Gizmodo - 7 Mar 2018 22:55
There's a viral video making the rounds showing the site of an apparent crashed UFO on the remote island of South Georgia. On closer inspection, however, the object's true identify is something considerably more banal: I...
SEC issues stern warning for potential cryptocurrency investors
Engadget - 7 Mar 2018 22:50
The SEC has been zeroing in on cryptocurrency since the beginning of the year. The agency announced it would scrutinize companies generating hype by pivoting to crypto before delving deeper into initial coin offerings wi...
Tesla Semi first production cargo trip transports battery packs to California
Slash Gear - 7 Mar 2018 22:48
The heavy duty Tesla Semi trucks are making their first production cargo run, Elon Musk announced today. The trip is being made for Tesla itself, with Musk explaining that the Tesla Semi trucks are transporting the compa...
Amazon Knows That Alexa Is Laughing At You
Gizmodo - 7 Mar 2018 22:45
The insidious nature of technology is often marked by silent consequences like addiction, surveillance, and online harassment. But one ghost in the machine has become chillingly audible: Alexa is laughing at you. People ...
Did Bentley just make the most beautiful electric car charger?
Slash Gear - 7 Mar 2018 22:30
As opportunities for design excess go, the humble electric car charger might not seem like the most obvious option, but clearly nobody told Bentley that. The car company didn’t just bring along the new Bentley Bentayga...