Gadget News
Scientists Made a Weird System to Study the Mysteries of Photonic Crystals
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2018 03:00
When you see light, you're looking at photons spat out by an excited atom. But what if instead of light, an excited atom released a wave of matter?
Turing HubblePhone takes another shot at not being ridiculed
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2018 05:07
The Turing Phone was probably ill-named and ill-fated. Its connection to the English computer scientist can mostly be traced back to the company's own name and its slight focus on encryption. The Turing Phone, however, f...
YouTube Music is about to get a lot better
Engadget - 1 Aug 2018 17:16
YouTube Music launched in May to mixed reviews. Even though its song catalog matches Apple Music and Spotify's (in addition to millions of videos pulled from YouTube) it arrived missing some essential features. Something...
Facebook Starts Showing You How Much Time You Waste on Facebook
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2018 17:15
Facebook is finally releasing its time-management feature, which will definitely not make you feel bad about yourself.
Huawei surpasses Apple as second largest smartphone vendor
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2018 04:36
The US government has started to close in on Huawei and, more recently, ZTE over national security concerns. Perhaps in retaliation, Huawei has seemingly been limiting the availability of its smartphones in the US. Now t...
Facebook's Cambridge Analytica woes continue with UK lawsuits
Engadget - 1 Aug 2018 04:36
Facebook's Cambridge Analytica troubles are far from over and a new class action lawsuit over the scandal might be on the way. Wired reports today that a group of UK residents has sent the company a letter before claim, ...
Six Arrested at Amazon Store Amid Anti-ICE Protest in NYC
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2018 03:46
Coinciding with a national "we won't be complicit" day of action aimed against US Immigrations Customs and Enforcement (ICE) approximately 100 protesters gathered in Midtown to pressure tech companies, which in recently ...
Dropbox free 1TB pro upgrade: cloud storage has become cheap
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2018 03:43
While the "cloud" still lacks a formal, universally accepted definition, it has become a common term thrown around in both tech and media. Cloud storage has, in fact, become so common that there are already dozens of bus...
Neato robot vacuum can map multiple floors of your home
Engadget - 1 Aug 2018 03:32
Robot vacuums can frequently map a floor of your home to clean without much fuss. But if you aren't living in an apartment or bungalow, you probably have multiple floors -- where's the robovac for that? Neato thinks it c...
DOJ Arrests Men It Claims Hacked Chili's, Arby's, and Chipotle
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2018 23:50
Did you have your credit card info stolen from Chili's, Arby's, or Chipotle recently? Well, the Department of Justice claims they have some of the perpetrators in custody. Three men are accused of being members a high-pr...
CBS plans local news streaming starting in NYC and LA
Engadget - 1 Aug 2018 23:36
While CBS' board investigates its CEO for sexual misconduct, the company continues to move forward with its day to day business. Say hello to CBSN Local, a streaming news service that will show anchored local news covera...
Snapchat lenses Voice Control list : Activated today
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2018 23:35
A set of new Snapchat lenses were released today – if all went as planned – with voice controls embedded within them. As Snapchat already had permission to use your smartphone’s microphones when prompted, it was si...
Lawsuit: Sweeping Biometric Data Collection Keeps Immigrant Children Locked Up Longer
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2018 23:33
A class-action lawsuit filed against several U.S. government officials claims a newly updated policy expanding the collection of biometric and biographical data is unjustly resulting in the prolonged imprisonment of unac...
The 10 Best Deals of August 1, 2018
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2018 23:18
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
JBL Link View smart display with Google Assistant now up for preorder
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2018 22:58
JBL Link View, a smart speaker with an 8-inch display and Google Assistant, is now available for preorder. The oval-shaped device is an alternative to Amazon’s Echo Show, offering voice control coupled with a display a...
Galaxy Note 9 pre-pre-orders open before release date
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2018 22:48
This afternoon Samsung began accepting reservations for the Galaxy Note 9 – before they announced the phone. We must imagine they’ve taken the opportunity afforded them by teasers for trailers for big-name movies and...
Plex adds offline podcast playback
Engadget - 1 Aug 2018 22:44
Plex is shifting podcasts out of beta to make them a fully fledged part of its media streaming suite. The move brings a few more features too, including offline listening, which is essential for any podcast service. You ...
By Outselling the iPhone, Huawei Shows It Doesn't Need the U.S. to Succeed
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2018 22:28
Earlier this year, fueled in part by the U.S. government's concerns over security and potential espionage, AT&T, Verizon, and Best Buy all backed out of deals to carry Huawei phones in their retail stores. This forced Hu...
Daydream View just went on fire sale: Pixel 3 incoming
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2018 22:25
This afternoon Verizon put the Google Daydream View VR headset on super-sale. Instead of around $100 USD, the headset was sent on down to a cool $30. At prices that low, we must assume there’s a good reason for moving ...
Why Macs matter to Apple, even when they aren't selling well
Engadget - 1 Aug 2018 22:20
Apple didn't say much about the Mac on yesterday's quarterly-earnings call. Customers only bought 3.7 million Macs in the past three months, a 13 percent drop compared to the year prior. For those keeping track, that's o...
Tesla V9.0 update will include Atari games as Easter eggs
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2018 22:16
There are usually plenty of reasons for Tesla owners to look forward to software updates, but those who are also retro gaming fans have even more reason to look forward to the next one. Tesla, it turns out, is looking to...
Spotify has taken down multiple episodes of Alex Jones' podcast
Engadget - 1 Aug 2018 22:04
Spotify has taken down a number of episodes of Alex Jones' podcast for violating its hate speech policy. First noted by New York Times reporter Ben Sisario, the move follows similar actions taken by Facebook and YouTube....