Gadget News

It might be rare but not totally unheard of to see older computers of ages past being sold or help for auction. It is, however, rare to see one of the very few Apple-I computers in existence getting that treatment. Even ...

Lenovo has a second-generation Yoga Book 2 coming later in the year, the company has teased, and chip partner Intel may have given us a big preview with its Tiger Rapids reference design. Revealed at Computex 2018 this w...

Steam has been the subject of a lot of controversy lately, with concerns from players over what Valve will and will not allow on the store. The company’s decision to remove some games from Steam while keeping others th...

Goddammit Toothless, you're adorable. The third film in the saga from Dreamworks, How To Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World, introduces a whole new dragon paradise and a major threat to their Dragon-Viking utopia. But...

Whether you're a fan of Ratchet and Clank or more of a Resistance person, or you're just looking forward to this year's Spider-Man title, you've got to admit that Insomniac Games makes some pretty great stuff. Now Insomn...

Five-sixths of the universe's stuff seems to be missing, and we just can't find it. It's called "dark matter," and scientists have gone looking for it with some of the world's largest, most expensive experiments.

Here's a fun thing to think about as you plan your next vacation: researchers at a number of government agencies including the Department of Homeland Security believe that a cyberattack against an airplane is inevitable ...

Considering the product and company names, it might be cringe-worthy to say that DreamWorld's DreamGlass is a dream come true. At least that's the promise of what could be the most affordable AR headset in the market. Bu...

Drone-based surveillance still makes many people uncomfortable, but that isn't stopping research into more effective airborne watchdogs. Scientists have developed an experimental drone system that uses AI to detect viole...

A recently discovered strain of router malware appears to be much worse than thought. Cisco Talos has learned that VPNFilter can not only render devices unusable, but can bypass the SSL encryption you often see on the we...

It's taken as a given that the more schooling we get, the better off our lives will be across the board. But a new study published Wednesday in The BMJ reaffirms a hidden health risk of higher education. The more years o...

WWDC 2018 is coming to a close, but that hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of developers, who continue to tweet, blog, and take to Reddit with the things they've noticed about the next version of iOS. There's only one probl...

Reddit AMA with Nat Friedman doesn't really reveal a whole lot.

This week the folks at Essential decided to go the dongle route when it came to a headphone jack for PH-1. Their device already had the ability to administer sound through its USB-C port, but barring that or Bluetooth, t...

If you're looking for an inexpensive phone plan and you're willing to switch carriers to get it, Sprint may be the best option right now. The company just announced a new limited-time deal that will give you unlimited da...

True cures in medicine are surprisingly rare. But for nearly five years, doctors have had one available for hepatitis C, an often chronic, life-shortening viral disease that wreaks havoc on the liver. The only problem, a...

Sprint wants you to abandon your current carrier and switch to its unlimited plan. Why should you consider the transition? Because the company’s latest promotion is offering unlimited data for $15/month, promising that...

The DC Comics Wedding of the Century--between Batman and Catwoman--has been through some hiccups, like the temptation of Wonder Woman and Booster Gold screwing up the timeline. But now Batman faces another roadblock on t...

The New York State Senate just approved a bill aiming to curb the scourge of cyberbullying. Sounds great, but enforcement might be a bit difficult. See, while the New York State Senate, in its infinite wisdom, voted unan...

For ten days in May, a Facebook "bug" changed the default privacy settings of new posts for as many as 14 million users, Recode reports. As a result, posts meant to be shared privately may have instead been shared public...

Facebook is notifying 14 million users around the world about a bug that changed their privacy setting default to public, which could have led to them accidentally broadcasting updates that were meant for friends only. T...

Google is committing to not using artificial intelligence for weapons or surveillance after employees protested the company's involvement in Project Maven, a Pentagon pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to an...