Gadget News
Qualcomm Teases Its First Chip Built Just for Laptops
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 04:30
In early 2018, the first Windows 10 laptops sporting Qualcomm CPUs hit the market, and with it, Qualcomm brought a more smartphone-like experience to the PC world. That was thanks to superior battery life and always-on L...
That mystery dinosaur sold at the Eiffel Tower
Slash Gear - 5 Jun 2018 17:10
Someone just bought a bunch of bones at the Eiffel Tower, and we don’t yet know what the creature’s called. It’s a dinosaur, to be sure, but the exact species is not yet set in stone, as it were. The bones were dis...
FCC Emails Show Agency Spread Lies to Bolster Dubious DDoS Attack Claims
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 16:30
As it wrestled with accusations about a fake cyberattack last spring, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) purposely misled several news organizations, choosing to feed journalists false information, while at the ...
Here's Another Chance To Get a $180 Wi-Fi Router For Just $48
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 13:50
While supplies last on Amazon (which probably won't be long), $48 gets you a refurbished T-Mobile AC1900 router, which is actually just a rebranded version of the $180 ASUS RT-AC68U, which is our readers' former favorite...
Brother's New, Faster Wireless Laser Printer Is Down to Its Best Price Today
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 13:28
Brother makes some of the only printers you won't want to punt into an active volcano, and the new HL-L2350DW is on sale for an all-time low $89 today.
Samsung Snapdragon 850 Windows 10 on ARM device inbound
Slash Gear - 5 Jun 2018 05:31
At Computex 2018, Qualcomm announced what everyone was already expecting: a Snapdragon chip designed solely for Windows 10. Launching from the Snapdragon 845, the Snapdragon 850 aims to address the pain points of the fir...
MSI gaming products march onto Computex 2018
Slash Gear - 5 Jun 2018 04:48
Computex is, naturally, all about computers but of late it has been dominated by gaming PCs, laptops, and peripherals. Perhaps hinting at where the PC industry is headed, PC makers are showing off their latest wares desi...
Man Building 'Nuclear Bunker' Under House Charged With Murder After Worker Dies in Fire
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 02:15
Authorities have charged 27-year-old Bethesda, Maryland stock trader Daniel L. Beckwitt with involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder after worker Askia Khafra died in a fire while building an elaborate 200-foot...
Amazon goes all-in on Jordan Peele's TV shows
Engadget - 5 Jun 2018 23:55
Amazon has signed a deal with Jordan Peele, the New York Times reports, that, going forward, will give the company a first look at any new TV series coming out of Peele's Monkeypaw Productions company. The move extends a...
We Just Found Out East Antarctica Is Seismically Active
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 23:35
If there's a final frontier on the surface of our planet, it's East Antarctica, a vast region of largely-unexplored mountains and canyons covered in a mantle of ice thousands of feet thick. The latest indication of how l...
Gastric Balloons May Have Killed 12 People Since 2016
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 23:35
Since 2016, at least 12 people have died worldwide soon after receiving a intragastric balloon, a new noninvasive procedure meant to help people lose weight, according to an alert released Monday by the Food and Drug Adm...
MyHeritage admits 92 million user email addresses were leaked
Engadget - 5 Jun 2018 23:24
MyHeritage is the latest company to suffer a security breach after a researcher found a file containing email addresses and hashed passwords for more than 92 million users. The researcher alerted MyHeritage to the breach...
FTC Accuses Group of Running Empire That Made Billions of Unwanted Robocalls
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 23:15
The Federal Trade Commission has strict rules that, in its own words, make "virtually all" telemarketing robocalls illegal. But we've still seen the number of complaints about robocalls explode over the last few years. O...
NASA to Extend Juno Jupiter Mission by Three Years
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 23:05
The Juno spacecraft currently orbiting Jupiter was supposed end its mission by crashing into the gas giant next month. Not anymore!
Project Fi family plans now allow kids under 13
Slash Gear - 5 Jun 2018 23:00
Google has announced that Project Fi customers can now add children under the age of 13 to a group plan, expanding the service’s usefulness for families. The company is also offering controls for parents to monitor the...
'Dark Souls' and anime merge in 'Code Vein' on September 28th
Engadget - 5 Jun 2018 22:53
If you've been aching for Dark Souls-style combat but want everything through an anime lens, Bandai Namco's action RPG Code Vein will arrive on PC and consoles on September 28th. The game was announced a year ago, and fr...
iOS 12 multi-user ARKit 2.0: Here's what's special
Slash Gear - 5 Jun 2018 22:45
Apple’s multi-player support for augmented reality experiences will support more than just the two-player games the company showed off during the WWDC 2018 keynote, with ARKit 2.0 in iOS 12 bringing unexpectedly compre...
This Footage of Kilauea Lava Pouring Into the Ocean Is Completely Bananas
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 22:45
It's been well over a month since the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island started erupting, and molten lava continues to pour into the ocean at a steady pace. New footage shows the dramatic extent to which the lava is...
Facebook Discovers Kids Like Lip-Sync Videos, So It's Doing Those Now
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 22:43
The Facebook timeline is about to get dark, my friends. That is, if you are not stoked for your mom and your cousin and that kid from high school to start posting live videos of themselves lip syncing to "God's Plan" by ...
Firefox has a new side-by-side tab feature for multitaskers
Engadget - 5 Jun 2018 22:22
Firefox is jazzing things up with a couple of new test features that should embolden multitaskers and those who like to tinker with aesthetics. Side View lets you view a pair of tabs side-by-side without needing to open ...
POGs return as an augmented reality mobile game
Slash Gear - 5 Jun 2018 22:16
POGs, the 90s game that enjoyed massive popularity, will return in the form of a mobile augmented reality game. The game comes from Compton Technology, which is seeking funding for its product on Indiegogo. The game will...
People in Positions of Power Need to Help Shut Down Vitriolic Fan Behavior
Gizmodo - 5 Jun 2018 22:15
If you've spent literally any time on the internet interacting with fans of pretty much any genre franchise, like Ghostbusters, Star Trek, or Star Wars, then you know that what begins as an impassioned debate can quickly...