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K231 Stereo 3-Way Active Crossover
The Gadget Flow - 9 Aug 2018 15:00
Give your sound system a massive boost in sound quality with the K231 Stereo 3-Way Active Crossover. This gadget improves the sound from your sound system by replacing the passive crossovers in your speakers with high-qu...
Does Samsung's Galaxy Home stand a chance?
Engadget - 9 Aug 2018 22:31
After more than a year of rumors and vague comments from Samsung leadership, the Galaxy Home, Samsung's Bixby-powered smart speaker, is finally official. Sort of. Samsung briefly showed off the device at today's Galaxy N...
Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 is bigger and more powerful than ever
Engadget - 9 Aug 2018 17:20
After more than a few leaks (including from Samsung itself), the Galaxy Note 9 is finally official. Samsung's new flagship is an evolution of the Note 8 that promises to "never slow you down or let you down," according t...
Report: The White House Is Using California Wildfires as a Pretext to Seize Control of State Waterways
Gizmodo - 9 Aug 2018 05:40
Donald Trump's administration has moved to have the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration take control of California water management under the official rationale of fighting the state's rampaging fires, saying...
Tesla Should Reconsider Building Silicon for Autonomous Driving
TechPinions - 9 Aug 2018 16:40
Reading Time: 4 minutesNo stranger to creating evocative statements that generate headlines, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk said during the company's quarterly earnings call that the future of its autonomous driving sys...
InfoWars app will stay in the iOS App Store--here's Apple's reason why
Ars Technica - 9 Aug 2018 16:39
Apple, like Google and others, continues to monitor app content violations.
Qualcomm's mid-range Snapdragon 670 is focused on AI
Engadget - 9 Aug 2018 06:34
While Qualcomm's recently announced Snapdragon 700 chip seemed like its answer for AI in lower cost phones, the company hasn't forgotten about its mid-tier series. The new Snapdragon 670 also centers on speedier AI perfo...
Fortnite Mobile on Android: here is how it will play out
Slash Gear - 9 Aug 2018 06:28
Just as battle royale games have left a deep mark in the PC gaming market, it is now also poised to change the face of mobile gaming, especially after the mobile launch of the two biggest titles in that genre. Well, one ...
Verizon Unlimited now offers free Apple Music for 6 months
Slash Gear - 9 Aug 2018 05:23
The competition in the music streaming industry has practically been whittled down to two major players: Spotify and Apple Music. And any advantage one can get over the other is, of course, a huge point in its favor. For...
Snapdragon 670 is Qualcomm's mid-range middle child
Slash Gear - 9 Aug 2018 04:23
Mid-range, or as Qualcomm would call them "high-end", smartphones are killing it. While majority of media coverage is lavished on premium smartphones with premium prices and eccentric designs, devices on the middle tiers...
uberAIR flying taxi project gets Army Research Labs, UT Austin partners
Slash Gear - 9 Aug 2018 23:59
Uber Elevate has teamed up with UT Austin and US Army Research Labs as part of its uberAIR project, which envisions an urban-based ride-share aviation network. Uber Elevate intends to launch in three cities with demonstr...
Watch Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 event in 12 minutes
Engadget - 9 Aug 2018 23:55
Samsung wasn't holding back at its Unpacked event. The centerpiece was clearly the Galaxy Note 9, but it had a veritable onslaught of announcements beyond that. The Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Home smart speaker and a two-devic...
The Concourse Toward A Working Theory Of What The Fuck Donald Trump Is Even Talking About | The A.V.
Gizmodo - 9 Aug 2018 23:51
The Concourse Toward A Working Theory Of What The Fuck Donald Trump Is Even Talking About | The A.V. Club The USMC would like you to know that being in armed combat is exactly like playing Super Smash Bros. | Jezebel Thi...
Trump Wants You to Choose a Space Force Logo... for the Merch He'll Sell You
Gizmodo - 9 Aug 2018 23:47
No one but defense contractors and their accountants knows why America needs a Space Force. But moments after announcing the new U.S. military branch, the Trump campaign gave us a hint at this arguably idiotic idea's tru...
Alexa will soon be available in even more cars
Engadget - 9 Aug 2018 23:35
Amazon is giving more automakers access to the tools needed to integrate Alexa into their vehicles' infotainment systems. The company released its Alexa Auto software development kit today, making the tools accessible to...
The Roku Channel is now available on the Web without a Roku device
Ars Technica - 9 Aug 2018 23:20
The ad-supported channel introduced in 2017 is expanding beyond Roku's hardware.
Galaxy Note 9 tops YouTube's recommended devices list
Slash Gear - 9 Aug 2018 23:02
YouTube has released a list of smartphones its recommends for the best streaming experience. These “Signature Devices,” the term used by the company, are said to offer best-in-class YouTube experiences across multipl...
Facebook nixes Friend List Feeds, but Friend Lists live on
Engadget - 9 Aug 2018 22:57
Facebook has been culling various features that take it away from its new "back to basics" emphasis on people over brands. It ended its Explore Feed test after it found that not many people liked splitting their news fee...
The World's Fastest Creature Is Not What You Think
Gizmodo - 9 Aug 2018 22:50
When it comes to naming the world's fastest creature, it's tempting to think of peregrine falcons, cheetahs, or marlins, but as researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology are apt to point out, we mustn't forget Spi...
The Ford Territory is a slick new SUV you can't have
Slash Gear - 9 Aug 2018 22:49
Ford has revealed a new midsize SUV, the Ford Territory, though drivers in the US will miss out on what looks like an appealing little crossover. Instead, the Territory is aimed squarely at China, as part of what the Ame...
Giant shark teeth found near Dinosaur Cove, Australia
Slash Gear - 9 Aug 2018 22:44
Australians understand living among animals – they’ve got more than their fair share of wild creatures across the continent. But when it comes to giant shark teeth, there’s not exactly one big abundance. A schoolte...
The Only Known Sound in Space Is This 'Singing' Black Hole
Gizmodo - 9 Aug 2018 22:40
Everyone knows there is no sound in space. After all, a sound wave requires a medium, like air or water, to travel through, and space is mostly a vacuum. But in studying a nearby galaxy cluster, astronomers detected a tr...