Gadget News
T-Mobile is offering free 30-day trials in three cities
Engadget - 15 Aug 2018 23:40
T-Mobile has one of the fastest mobile networks around, according to a recent study, and it's eager for more people to check out its service. To give potential customers a taste of the network, T-Mobile is offering a fre...
Diseased Ocean Microbes Could Be Messing With the Weather
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2018 17:00
Our oceans are brimming with microscopic phytoplankton--plant-like organisms that contribute significantly to marine diversity. Tiny though they are, these sea critters, when infected with a particular virus, may influen...
Eve ATHENA Child Car Safety Monitor
The Gadget Flow - 15 Aug 2018 15:00
Never accidentally leave your child or pet in the car with the Eve ATHENA Child Car Safety Monitor. Utilizing patented multi-sensor technology, this gadget accurately and quickly detects when you leave your loved one in ...
Robot Peer Pressure Is the Newest Tech Threat to Children
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2018 23:57
New research shows that children are more likely than adults to give in to peer pressure from robots, a disturbing finding given the rapidly increasing rate at which kids are interacting with socially intelligent machine...
Google Coach fitness and health AI assistant for smartwatches tipped
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2018 23:40
Google is working on a personal fitness and health assistant, according to a new leak, and it’s reportedly called Google Coach. The new personal assistant is allegedly being developed for wearable devices and will util...
Jack Dorsey is finally realizing Twitter is a terrible place
Engadget - 15 Aug 2018 23:25
Twitter's attempts to clean up its service using policies often feel like a Band-Aid on a bullet wound, and the company's leadership finally appears to be acknowledging that fact. CEO Jack Dorsey told the Washington Post...
Indie gem 'Gone Home' will arrive on Nintendo Switch August 23rd
Engadget - 15 Aug 2018 23:20
The Nintendo Switch's reputation as a haven for indies got a little more support today. Gone Home, the breakout hit from The Fullbright Company will be released to the Switch's eShop next Thursday, August 23rd. Sure, it'...
Report: Google Finally Has a Plan to Make a Good Smartwatch
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2018 23:15
Currently, when it comes to smartwatches, it's the Apple Watch and then everything else. However, if a report from Android Police is any indication, Google might have a plan to wrest some sales away from Tim Cook and co....
Motorola P30, an iPhone X copycat, actually looks pretty great
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2018 23:06
When the Motorola P30 was leaked earlier this week, all I could see was the latest Android-laden iPhone X. Even though the Essential Phone PH-1 was the first major smartphone with a notch, Apple put one on their iPhone a...
It's Time to Bring Back Translucent Gadgets
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2018 22:45
For years, tech bloggers have lamented the boring sameness of cell phones. "They're all slabs of glass and metal," we groaned in 2016. "Phone design has plateaued." These days, the same could be said of many electronic d...
Eating breakfast fuels burning carbohydrates during exercise: study
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2018 22:40
A new study highlights a couple big potential benefits from eating breakfast: burning more carbs during exercise and ramping up one’s metabolism ahead of the day’s next meal. The research comes from the University of...
Fitbit may give the Charge 3 a touchscreen but not GPS
Engadget - 15 Aug 2018 22:40
A new leak has revealed info about the upcoming Fitbit Charge 3 — namely, that the fitness watch is finally getting a full touchscreen. But that's not the only feature it's inheriting from the pricier Fitbit Ionic and ...
Companies Have Bought More Clean Energy Than Ever This Year, and It's Only August
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2018 22:22
Our government is firmly controlled by fossil fuel interests that have turned federal climate action into a pipe dream. Thankfully, a scrappy band of multi-billion dollar corporations are keeping the renewable energy rev...
Black Ops 4 Blackout beta release date revealed
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2018 22:18
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is shaping up to offer an experience that’s mostly similar to previous installments in the sub-series, save for one key difference. For the first time in Call of Duty history, Black Ops 4 won�...
Scientists Solve Spaghetti Mystery that Irked Richard Feynman
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2018 22:15
Scientists have spent a lot more time breaking dry spaghetti noodles than you might think. For, if you can control cracked noodles, perhaps you can control the world.
HTC might be using Nokia's playbook
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2018 22:03
According to a tip this afternoon, Nokia is about to go – or has already gone – the way of Nokia in the smartphone business. The tip suggests that HTC might begin using ODM for smartphone manufacturing. That’d mean...
Chrome Canary speeds up browsing with partial page loads
Engadget - 15 Aug 2018 22:00
Chrome is fast, sure, but Google wants to make it even faster yet again. To wit, Chrome Canary now implements "lazy loading" for web pages. In essence, what this does is only loads the page elements currently in view in ...
Skyrocketing Rates of Fentanyl Deaths Led to the Deadliest Year for Opioid Overdoses Ever
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2018 21:59
More people are dying from drug overdoses in the U.S. than ever before, according to a new preliminary report released Wednesday by the federal government. There were an estimated 72,287 drug overdose deaths last year, t...
Bing Search adds math mode: solve equations by taking a picture
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2018 21:54
Having trouble finishing your math homework? Microsoft has a solution. The company recently updated its Bing for iOS app to include a new “math mode” that solves equations in a snap…literally. Snap a picture of the...
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: A better Note for most of us
Engadget - 15 Aug 2018 21:52
The biggest, beastliest phone of the year is here, and spoiler alert, the Galaxy Note 9 lives up to the lofty expectations. In addition to a huge battery, large screen and generous onboard storage, Samsung taught the old...
Alexa-Cortana integration: How to get started
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2018 21:24
If you’re in the mood to combine your Amazon and Microsoft-made smart assistants on any one device, today’s your day. Alexa can open Cortana and Cortana can open Alexa. Because there might be a very rare instance in ...
Nintendo Switch Mario Tennis Aces bundle heads to Walmart next month
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2018 21:24
We haven’t seen a ton of different console bundles in the Switch’s short lifespan so far, but today Nintendo announced a new one. This bundle is destined for Walmart, where it will be an exclusive beginning next mont...