Gadget News
'Spider-Man' is my web-slinging dreams come true
Engadget - 13 Jun 2018 17:30
Sony first revealed Marvel's Spider-Man for PlayStation 4 at E3 two years ago, but how it actually plays remained a mystery until now. At this year's show I finally got to go hands on with the PlayStation 4 exclusive. My...
'Minecraft: Story Mode' will become a Netflix 'interactive story' (updated)
Engadget - 13 Jun 2018 19:37
Netflix has reportedly signed a deal with Telltale Games to bring simplified versions of its popular titles to the streaming service. The company confirmed to TechRadar that the first of these will be Minecraft: Story Mo...
Android Dark Theme: Fans want a toggle, a Google promise
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2018 18:26
This morning Google made an official comment on the fabled Android Dark Theme. “We have added support for a Dark theme to be applied to quick settings and launcher under Settings -> Display -> Device Theme,” said a G...
Apple's Support app expands to 20 more countries
Engadget - 13 Jun 2018 13:29
The latest update for the Apple Support app -- the company's free, standalone tool designed to help users solve a range of service issues -- is now available, delivering a range of hotfixes and more. The most notable fea...
Google's latest VR Spotlight story watches you
Engadget - 13 Jun 2018 19:00
Google's latest interactive Spotlight Story has an unusual twist... namely, it's watching you. The Piggy VR experience uses six-degrees-of-freedom movement tracking to have a pig respond to your gaze as its namesake char...
Cortana will helpfully let you break into locked Windows PCs
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2018 08:15
The ubiquity of voice-controlled smart assistants like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Siri, and even Microsoft Cortana should probably motivate an audit of our platforms' security features. Because more often than...
Apple's New Privacy Guidelines May Get Facebook's Awful Onavo VPN Off the App Store
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2018 04:40
Apple's new App Store privacy guidelines restricting apps that collect data on users' friends--specifically, the address books of iPhone users--already seemed to be in large part a response to Facebook's sprawling Cambri...
Garmin's new Vivoactive 3 Music is the best competitor to the Apple Watch
Ars Technica - 13 Jun 2018 13:00
The $299 smartwatch has a 7-day battery life, improved sleep tracking, and more.
2019 Fortnite World Cup season with its $100M pool starts in Fall
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2018 05:02
Still don't believe that eSports is a million dollar business now? Just look at the nine-digit figure Epic Games dropped to fund Fortnite's competitive season. As one of the two biggest battle royale titles, there is a m...
Microsoft opens Office 2019 for Mac business preview
Engadget - 13 Jun 2018 04:17
Mac users who prefer Microsoft's suite of productivity tools but aren't keen on Office 365 are getting their first chance to try Office 2019 for Mac. A preview of the suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and...
Facebook will stream some Big3 basketball games this season
Engadget - 13 Jun 2018 02:55
Fans of Big3 will get to watch nine games for free this season as Fox Sports announced today that one game per each regular season week will air exclusively on Facebook Watch. Every week, one game will stream on Facebook...
This pill mimics gastric bypass to treat obesity and diabetes
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2018 02:30
Gastric bypass is a life-saving surgery for some people…assuming they survive the surgery. It’s a drastic procedure with life-altering effects, making it a last resort for many people. The future may hold a better al...
DOJ Blows Its Chance to Stop Disastrous Merger of AT&T and Time Warner
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2018 01:53
On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that AT&T has the all clear to merge with Time Warner, paving the way for a media-gobbling merger frenzy. It didn't have to be this way, but bizarre circumstances and inadequate argument...
Bobcat Goldthwait's New TV Series, Misfits & Monsters, Looks Absolutely Bonkers
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2018 00:00
Bobcat Goldthwait is one of the most twisted filmmakers out there--and now, he's bringing that dark, funny, off-the-wall sensibility to TV, complete with live-action and animated characters, werewolves, Satan, demons, me...
Apple confirms iOS updates will lock out some police cracking tools
Engadget - 13 Jun 2018 23:56
Researchers were right when they suspected that upcoming iOS updates would stymie law enforcement cracking tools. Apple has confirmed that iOS 11.4.1 and iOS 12 will cut off data through the USB port when the phone hasn'...
Fired FBI Official Discovers Former Employer Sucks at Transparency
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2018 23:55
After being fired by the attorney general in March, a former top FBI official requested records from the bureau citing the federal freedom of information law. However, he was quick to discover that the agency he led for ...
Comcast Offers $65 Billion in Cash to Buy Fox and Screw Disney
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2018 23:45
If you were hoping to see all of your favorite Marvel characters under one roof, we have some bad news. If you didn't like the idea of Disney owning the whole Marvel universe, well, it can always get worse. Comcast is ba...
China will start using car surveillance system in July, says WSJ
Engadget - 13 Jun 2018 23:44
China is not holding back on plans to monitor its citizens. Starting on July 1st, when residents register cars, radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags will be attached to windshields to track the vehicles, The Wall S...
EA gives Battlefield 5 women backlash a blunt ultimatum
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2018 23:40
Vocal gamers who aren’t happy with women being included in Battlefield V have an easy solution, EA’s chief design officer has said, but they might not like it even more. Electronic Arts showed off the latest installm...
The Affordable Care Act Helped Medicaid Patients in California Avoid the Emergency Room, Study Suggests
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2018 23:35
Despite the best efforts of a Republican-led Congress over the past two years, the Affordable Care Act has largely stayed intact. A recent study published in Health Affairs offers the latest bit of evidence that the swee...
'Kingdom Hearts 3' made me feel 15 again
Engadget - 13 Jun 2018 23:30
Kingdom Hearts II was my jam. I can't recall the number of times I've played those opening hours in Twilight Town. When the game came out in 2005, I was a 15 year-old grappling with adolescence and the relentless pressur...
YouTube break reminder gets precise timer feature
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2018 23:18
Earlier this year, YouTube launched a break reminder tool on Android, enabling users to set a certain amount of time they could watch videos before getting a reminder to step away. That original tool offered reminder opt...