Gadget News
Apple iPhone repair videos leaked, specialized tools revealed
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 04:56
It's really no secret by now that Apple has some of the most restrictive repair policies in the consumer electronics market. It even sometimes runs afoul of government regulations regarding warranties and third-party rep...
Moon Could Have Been Habitable Once, Scientists Speculate
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2018 17:10
The Moon today is not habitable. It's covered in potentially killer dust and seemingly dry as a bone. But though it seems wild to think, a new perspective wonders: What if the Moon used to be friendly to life?
GM's new car-sharing program allows owners to rent their vehicles
Engadget - 24 Jul 2018 17:01
Earlier this year, there were rumors that GM was going to launch a car sharing service, allowing GM owners to rent out their personal vehicles to make some quick cash. Now, the company has confirmed it. GM is expanding M...
Kano's next coding kit is a Harry Potter wand
Engadget - 24 Jul 2018 11:00
Harry Potter fans have plenty of replica wands to choose from. Some are designed for children, with mystical sound effects and LED lights. Others hew closer to movie props with beautifully carved handles and tips. Few, h...
Spotify uses your listening history to find festival tickets
Engadget - 24 Jul 2018 04:47
It isn't always easy to choose which music festivals to attend. You might not be aware that your dream festival exists, and the ones you do know may only have one or two artists you'd actually like to see. Spotify might ...
Samsung Bixby 2.0 to debut in Galaxy Note 9, "Magbee" speaker
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 04:24
AI-powered chatbots are all the rage now and anyone and everyone has one. Of course, not all of them are successful and that's true even for big companies like Samsung or Microsoft. Samsung's Bixby assistant, in particul...
JFK airport adds 3D CT scanners to screen luggage for small bombs
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 03:49
TSA at JFK airport is adding multiple Analogic 3D CT scanners to its repertoire, machines it says are better capable of detecting certain types of explosives. The scanners will be used to screen travelers’ bags, addres...
Verizon looks to Apple or Google for live TV over 5G
Engadget - 24 Jul 2018 03:20
Verizon may be looking for some help launching its 5G home internet service with a bang. Sources talking to Bloomberg have claimed that Big Red is looking to team up with either Apple or Google to provide a streaming TV ...
YouTube Explore tab tests personalized content on iOS
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 02:13
YouTube is testing a new Explore tab that helps users find new content to enjoy. This is different from the company’s existing Recommended content, expanding upon it to present users with more videos to watch. The feat...
Meet the $20 gizmo protecting 85,000 Google employees from phishing
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 23:46
Google hasn’t experienced any successful phishing attacks since early last year, the company has revealed, thanks to the company-wide use of physical security keys. These small USB devices, which resemble a thumb drive...
Elgato introduces a $100 mini version of its livestream controller
Engadget - 24 Jul 2018 23:40
Elgato introduced its $150 Stream Deck Live last year, which gives streamers quick access to customized broadcasting shortcuts. A month after the company was acquired by peripheral and computer parts manufacturer Corsair...
Steam Chat now live for all: Behold!
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 23:33
Today the Steam Chat system went live for the whole entire world, all at once. This system wasn’t necessarily built specifically to destroy any other system for chat – like Discord, for example – but it might well ...
Chrome just dropped a bomb on unencrypted websites
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 23:21
Google’s Chrome browser has flipped its security strategy today, no longer rewarding encrypted sites with a “Secure” label but instead flagging unencrypted ones to warn users. For the past two years, Chrome has hig...
FDA Now Chill About the 'Blood' in Plant-Based Impossible Burgers
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2018 23:18
The Silicon Valley startup behind the plant-based Impossible Burger seems to have evaded concerns that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would deem an ingredient in its food potentially unsafe.
Simulated Attacks Reveal How Easily Corporate Networks Fall Prey to Hackers
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2018 23:01
Over the past 10 months, software firm Rapid7 has conducted hundreds of penetration tests: simulated cyberattacks that test how a network holds up against actual threats. The results were compiled in a study called "Unde...
Wells Fargo's Propel Amex Boasts Great Bonus Categories With No Annual Fee
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2018 23:00
While we generally recommend travel rewards credit cards over cash back cards, Wells Fargo's Propel Amex is about as good a cash back option as we've seen.
Uber drivers have completed more than 10 billion trips
Engadget - 24 Jul 2018 22:58
Uber announced today that on June 10th, 173 trips and deliveries that began simultaneously pushed the company past a record of 10 billion completed trips. Uber hit its 10 billionth trip just over a year after it complete...
Vizio P-Series Quantum 65″ 4K HDR Smart TV price revealed
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 22:50
Vizio unveiled its new 2018 television lineup back in April, including its M-Series 4K HDR models and its P-Series Quantum 4K HDR Smart TV models. The company is back today with pricing details for the 65-inch 2018 P-Ser...
No Man's Sky Next update live: Here's what's changed
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 22:37
After being revealed earlier in the year, No Man’s Sky‘s big multiplayer update, dubbed Next, is now live on PC and PS4. The update is also launching alongside the Xbox One version of the title, so it’s a big day i...
Retired professor sues Lyft for patent infringement
Engadget - 24 Jul 2018 22:13
A retired Georgia Institute of Technology professor has sued Lyft for patent infringement, Reuters reports. The professor, Stephen Dickerson, filed his complaint with the New York Southern District Court on Monday throug...
New American Particle Collider Gets Thumbs Up From National Academies of Sciences
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2018 22:10
A proposed billion-dollar American particle collider has received enthusiastic backing from the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, according to a newly released report.
Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit teaches kids to code a magic wand
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2018 22:05
Kano has launched a new coding kit that helps kids build their own magic wands. Called the Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit, this set includes both the hardware and software needed to make a Harry Potter fan’s world a bit ...