Engadget - 27 Sep 2018 17:00

In its 20-year history, Google has given, and Google has taken away. Companies of its size often dabble with new projects to see if the public will take them to their hearts. Sadly, for every Gmail and Maps, there are te...
Engadget - 27 Sep 2018 16:46

Chances are you've probably glimpsed or partaken in Japan's "real-life" Mario Kart. The rent-a-kart service finds locals and tourists dressing up as Mario, Peach, and Luigi and driving around the busy Tokyo streets. What...
Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2018 05:08

Microsoft's Ignite event is currently ongoing but it won't be until next week that it's expected to make the big Surface product announcements. But if you were waiting for a big splash for the Surface Pro 6, if it will i...
Gizmodo - 27 Sep 2018 03:30

On Wednesday, Donald Trump gave a mind-boggling press conference on the accusations of sexual assault facing his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, alternating between rambling thoughts on how a man named "Mr. Pillsb...
Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2018 03:24

Amazon is opening a new type of retail store in New York City called Amazon 4-star. As the name suggests, this store is selling items that have a rating of at least 4 stars with few exceptions. The destination covers a v...
Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2018 02:12

In July, NASA astronauts on the International Space Station deployed a small satellite called RainCube that monitors storms and sends information about them to researchers. The tiny CubeSat sent back its first storm imag...
Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2018 01:16

Uber has announced a new move toward “urban sustainability” and efforts that will help improve the cities in which it operates. Among the efforts is a new sustainable mobility fund; the company has pledged to put $10...
Gizmodo - 27 Sep 2018 23:50

Director Don Coscarelli--beloved by genre fans for directing films like Phantasm, The Beastmaster, and Bubba Ho-Tep--is now a memoirist, thanks to a brand-new book that looks back on a wild, colorful, four-decade career ...
Gizmodo - 27 Sep 2018 23:45

A revved-up version of traditional CT scanning shows it's possible to acquire microscopic-scale images of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing previously unseen features such as blood vessels and nerves.
Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2018 23:33

Today the folks at LG confirmed the existence of the LG V40 ThinQ, a smartphone with 5 cameras. That’s 5 cameras as in 3x on the back and 2x on the front, not all back-facing. This device is expected to come with a P-O...
Engadget - 27 Sep 2018 23:30

Oculus CTO John Carmack is known for giving an unfiltered speech on day two of Oculus' annual Connect conference, and this year is no different. Today, he talked extensively on the trials and tribulations of making Oculu...
Ars Technica - 27 Sep 2018 23:26

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Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2018 23:12

The first full trailer for Dark Phoenix was revealed this afternoon. This trailer shows that the next chapter in the X-Men saga is ready to roll, complete with the full cast of characters brought to the big screen in X-M...
Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2018 22:52

It might not be long until the first phone with 10GB of RAM is on shelves. Though there have already been a couple of manufacturers rumored to be working on 10GB phones of their own, OPPO might beat them to the punch. Th...
Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2018 22:49

Around this time last year, Consumer Reports removed its Microsoft Surface recommendations, doing so after polling users and finding potential issues about reliability. Things have changed, sort of, the company announced...
Gizmodo - 27 Sep 2018 22:40

Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct, is currently blubbering before the Senate Judiciary Committee in an attempt to paint himself as a victim, a champion of women, and a fam...
Engadget - 27 Sep 2018 22:20

The Securities Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a Manhattan federal court on Thursday, according to Bloomberg. The agency alleges that Musk's tweets in August about having "funding s...
Gizmodo - 27 Sep 2018 22:14

The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a case against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Gizmodo - 27 Sep 2018 22:10

The Port of San Diego is investigating a cyberattack involving ransomware that has impacting multiple services, limiting its ability to process parking permits and records requests and perform other business functions, a...
Gizmodo - 27 Sep 2018 22:08

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gave testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee about her alleged assault at the hands of Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh. We can't begin to imagine what she's going through and...
Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2018 21:59

Home entertainment software Plex, which enables anyone to create their own video server, is getting rid of more features. The company likens this to housekeeping, explaining that some features need to go for various reas...
Engadget - 27 Sep 2018 21:58

Microsoft has brought its Translator to SwiftKey, allowing users to translate their conversations without having to leave the app they're in. With an update out today, SwiftKey for Android will translate incoming and out...