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The Boba Fett Movie Shouldn't Star Boba Fett
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2018 19:30
Plans for a Boba Fett film have been in the works for a long time--Lucasfilm almost officially announced one, to be helmed by the Fantastic Four reboot's Josh Trank, in 2015. But plans have changed, and with the recent r...
This guy attached a telephoto lens to his Game Boy Camera
Engadget - 4 Jun 2018 17:20
Nintendo launched the wonderfully weird Game Boy Camera for its beloved handheld console in the late 1990s. It attached like a cartridge and allowed people to capture, edit and, if you had the companion hardware, print b...
MIT researchers create wireless power delivery for implanted medical devices
Slash Gear - 4 Jun 2018 13:39
Researchers at MIT have created a new way to power and communicate with devices that are implanted deep within the human body. Such devices could be used for drug delivery, monitoring internal conditions within the body,...
Asus' ROG Phone Looks Like the Wildest Gaming Phone Yet
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2018 17:10
What started as an experiment to bring gaming features to the mobile world has now become a full-on trend. Last year, Razer introduced a phone with flagship specs and a high refresh rate display. Then, Nubia upped the an...
Congressional Republicans Are Pretending to Not Know How Google Works Now
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2018 03:41
Last week, VICE News reported that a Google search for the California Republican Party listed "Nazism" as one of its ideologies. Since then, Republicans have been ginning up an obscene amount of outrage over what appears...
'Red Dead Redemption 2' has a fancy special edition without the game
Engadget - 4 Jun 2018 23:58
Red Dead Redemption 2 is slated to be one of this fall's biggest games. So much so that franchises that typically are released in November are getting bumped to October, in advance of RDR 2's debut on the 26th. Developer...
What Is Nipah, the Virus Spread by Bats That's Killing People in India?
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2018 23:55
A deadly viral disease spread by bats is once again infecting humans, but in this case, it isn't Ebola. As of June 1, an outbreak of the Nipah virus has infected at least 18 people and killed 17 in Kerala, India, the Wor...
Everything Apple Announced at WWDC Today
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2018 23:46
If you hoped that Tim Cook would surprise the world and introduce some new Apple hardware at this year's WWDC keynote, you must feel sorely disappointed. But if you get all hot and bothered by attractive and useful macOS...
Spotify teases $30 data-only phone plan with streaming bundle
Slash Gear - 4 Jun 2018 23:36
Spotify is sending out a survey to certain users that contains an interesting question: would those users be interested in a data-only mobile plan from Spotify that includes the streaming service as a bundled feature? Th...
WWDC 2018: The biggest new features from Apple
Engadget - 4 Jun 2018 23:30
Apple may not have talked hardware at all during its WWDC 2018 keynote -- but that didn't stop the presentation from running for well over two hours. All four of Apple's platforms (iOS, watchOS, tvOS and macOS) will rece...
Ticketfly hacker stole more than 26 million email and home addresses
Engadget - 4 Jun 2018 23:19
A hacker has leaked personal information for more than 26 million Ticketfly users after last week's data breach. That's according to Troy Hunt, the founder of Have I Been Pwned, which lets you check whether your email ad...
WWDC 2018 Wrap-up: Everything Apple announced today, made simple
Slash Gear - 4 Jun 2018 23:01
Today we’re wrapping up Apple’s main WWDC 2018 keynote in as simple a fashion as possible. With what this article explains, I’ll touch on the main topics and will offer an expanded look at each topic as it pops up,...
The original Apple Watch won't get watchOS 5's fancy new features
Engadget - 4 Jun 2018 22:42
Heads-up if you own an original Apple Watch: your wristwear is officially obsolete. Apple has confirmed that watchOS 5 will drop support for the first-generation Watch and will require at least a Series 1 timepiece. Like...
GOG summer sale kicks off with excellent deals and freebies
Slash Gear - 4 Jun 2018 22:30
While summer is generally a great time of year for all inhabitants of our fair planet, it’s particularly exciting for PC gamers. It’s a period of more gaming sales than you can shake a stick at, and while the Steam s...
Small asteroid caused surprise fireball over Africa this weekend
Slash Gear - 4 Jun 2018 22:29
Over the weekend, a small asteroid was detected shortly before entering Earth’s atmosphere, where it appeared as a giant fireball. The space rock, which scientists have named 2018 LA, was spotted only a few hours befor...
More iOS apps are on the way to help with your health regimen
Engadget - 4 Jun 2018 22:16
At the end of March, Apple announced a new feature coming alongside iOS 11.3, Health Records, which gave users access to their medical data and allowed them to share it with a running tally of hospitals and clinics. Toda...
SpaceX won't take tourists around the moon this year
Engadget - 4 Jun 2018 22:05
In February of 2017, SpaceX announced that it would send two private citizens around the moon by this year. While the two individuals paid a "significant" deposit, their trip is apparently postponed until 2019, according...
New Device Brings Twilight Zone Sea Creatures Into the Sunlight
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2018 22:01
We've only explored a tiny percentage of the deep ocean, and most of its denizens remain alien to the public. Now, a team of researchers is working to change that with a portable device that transports creatures of the s...
Apple's Dusty Mac App Store Finally Gets Some Love
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2018 21:48
Apple, at its Worldwide Developer Conference, announced that the Mac App Store is getting a much-needed redesign in the macOS Mojave update that's scheduled to arrive in the fall.
'Rocket League's' next add-on is a 'Jurassic World' crossover
Engadget - 4 Jun 2018 21:44
The Rocket League team is keeping up its recent habit of releasing add-ons themed around pop culture icons. It's launching a Jurassic World car pack on June 18th that -- surprise -- includes Jeep Wranglers like the sort ...
All the New AR Features Coming to iPhones This Fall
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2018 21:35
Apple's World Wide Developer conference kicked off on Monday and among the refinements that we're seeing for iOS is increased support for augmented reality. A brand new ARKit is dropping and along with it some impressive...
Physicists Are Excited About Fresh Evidence for a New 'Sterile' Fundamental Particle
Gizmodo - 4 Jun 2018 21:20
Neutrinos are ghostly, mysterious shape-shifters. New evidence bolsters the existence of an even ghostlier, "sterile" version of this strange particle.