Gadget News
There's a Brute Force Hack That Can Bypass the iPhone's Passcode Limit
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2018 06:10
Apple is a perpetual battle to stay ahead of hackers and secure its devices but a new bug discovered by a security researcher and reported by ZDNet shows the passcode that protects iOS devices can be bypassed through a b...
Facebook accidentally sent developer reports to app testers
Engadget - 23 Jun 2018 02:47
While Facebook is still reeling from it's Cambridge Analytica scandal, it has been trying to clean up its image as a company that plays fast and loose with your privacy. Unfortunately, there's yet another issue. Accordin...
Valve's Knuckles EV2 controller will let you squeeze things in VR
Engadget - 23 Jun 2018 05:55
Valve originally introduced its vertical-grip "Knuckles" controllers for VR in 2016, and shipped working models to developers last year. Now the company sending game makers another version, the EV2, that has revamped but...
World's tiniest 'computer' makes a grain of rice seem massive
Engadget - 23 Jun 2018 23:59
You didn't think scientists would let IBM's "world's smallest computer" boast go unchallenged, did you? Sure enough, University of Michigan has produced a temperature sensing 'computer' measuring 0.04 cubic millimeters, ...
ZTE Can't Fix a Broken Urinal Because It's Not Sure If It's Banned From Buying American Products
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2018 23:55
The story of Chinese telecommunication firm ZTE's death and resurrection, both at the hands of the Trump administration, has taken another bizarre turn, this time resulting in employees having to hold in their pee. The c...
Netflix Alexa control just got a lot more useful on Fire TV
Slash Gear - 23 Jun 2018 23:41
Netflix's support for Amazon Alexa just got a whole lot more powerful, with an update to the streaming app that more tightly integrates voice control. The update comes as Amazon launches its latest set-top box, the Fire ...
Mercedes pulls its plug-in hybrids to prepare for new models
Engadget - 23 Jun 2018 22:20
We hope you weren't dead set on buying one of Mercedes' existing plug-in hybrids, as they won't be long for this world. Autocar has learned that Mercedes has stopped producing PHEV versions of the C-Class, E-Class, S-Cla...
SpaceX Wins $130 Million Falcon Heavy Contract to Launch Classified USAF Satellite in 2020
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2018 22:20
SpaceX, the Elon Musk-helmed company which earlier this year saw its partially reusable Falcon Heavy officially become the most powerful rocket in the world, has won its first contract to use that system to deliver a cla...
A Virginia Restaurant Asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Leave and Now Its Yelp Page is Destroyed
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2018 21:55
There's a new battleground in the proxy war between MAGA hat-wearing Trump supporters and pussy hat-wearing members of the #Resistance, and it's the Yelp page of a restaurant in Virginia that asked White House press secr...
The Game Of Thrones cast finally managed to throw a wedding without anybody getting murdered
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2018 21:06
Defying the series' tradition of Red, Purple, and presumably other-colored Weddings that end with somebody inevitably getting their throat slit or literally puking out their own guts, the cast of Game Of Thrones have fin...
Sony Cybershot RX100 VI breaks new ground
Coolest Gadgets - 23 Jun 2018 21:00
When it comes to compact digital cameras, not too many people happen to own one of these today for the simple fact that the smartphone's camera is so advanced and way more convenient to carry around. In addition, system ...
Security researcher bypasses iPhone's limit on passcode attempts
Engadget - 23 Jun 2018 20:48
It's not easy breaking into a locked iPhone. Try too many times and you can get locked out for years, even decades, or lose the device's data altogether. That's why law enforcement had to put pressure on Apple to unlock ...
Sony is Developing a Movie Starring Korean-American Hero Cindy Moon, aka Silk
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2018 20:15
The Spider-Man heroine. Not, y'know, the fabric.
Hospitalized John McAfee Swears Wrath on Whoever Managed to 'Spike Something That I Ingested'
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2018 19:20
John McAfee, the onetime chief of the security software company bearing his name and who has subsequently popped up in association with allegations of murder and rape in Belize, lying to the media, Securities and Exchang...
Tesla's Model 3 catches up on Autopilot and WiFi features
Engadget - 23 Jun 2018 19:17
Tesla is still rushing to give the Model 3 some of the features you might take for granted in its EV stablemates. As part of a broader update across the lineup (including increased Autopilot nagging), Model 3 units now s...
Facebook Created a Human Crisis Team After Algorithms Failed It
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2018 19:00
Facebook, fresh off a number of embarrassing incidents that algorithms and automated systems couldn't stop, is turning to a team of former intelligence officers and researchers to identify the next potential crisis the p...
Apple quietly kills Modern Buckle Watch band in the US
Engadget - 23 Jun 2018 17:46
Apple regularly kills off products in silence, simply yanking it from stores without so much as a notice. That's how its super expensive gold Edition watches and even something as big as the iPod Classic went the way of ...
The Early Reactions Are In, and People Really Seemed to Like Ant-Man & The Wasp
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2018 17:45
Last night was the premiere of Ant-Man & The Wasp, which means we've got early opinions from critics, ascended fans, and anyone else lucky enough to get into the early showing. And he early verdict is very promising.
SpaceX wins $130M bid to launch military satellite on Falcon Heavy
Slash Gear - 23 Jun 2018 17:30
SpaceX continues to make real progress on its Falcon Heavy project. After successfully launching the new, bigger rocket for the first time earlier this year, the company has landed a $130 million contract to launch a cla...
Amazon Prime Exclusive phones now feature Moto G6 Play, Z3 Play
Slash Gear - 23 Jun 2018 16:21
Amazon’s Prime Exclusive selection of phones is becoming one of the best places to find a deal on discounted Android handsets. The online shopping giant offers a range of subsidized phones to Prime subscribers, often p...
Recommended Reading: The rise of 'Desus & Mero'
Engadget - 23 Jun 2018 16:15
How 'Desus & Mero' conquered late night Jazmine Hughes, The New York Times It's nothing new for a popular podcast to make the leap to a television show or movie, but that's not stopping Showtime. This week, the network t...
Acer Chromebook Tab 10 review: Chrome OS revives Google's tablet future
Ars Technica - 23 Jun 2018 16:00
Acer made a capable tablet, but Google still has to work out kinks in Chrome OS.