Gadget News

If there's one thing that hasn't changed in decades, from "dumb" feature phones to smartphones, is that carriers always try to lock customers into their service. In addition to contracts, carriers also tend to lock their...

Today’s most 2019 story is that the newest Acer Chromebook has a camera under its bottom. This camera is not below the display, and it’s not hidden under a key in the keyboard. This is one of two cameras, the other o...

Russia has long wanted heavyweight social networks to store data inside the country, but now that's becoming more than a vague threat. Communications overseer Roskomnadzor has started "administrative proceedings" against...

Messaging app Telegram, which has grown in popularity as consumers seek more privacy-centric alternatives to texting and Messenger, has receive a major update across multiple platforms. Once updated to version 5.2, Teleg...

The newest SwiftKey Beta update arrived today, bringing with it one simple, important change: automatic incognito switching. The new feature is designed to simplify switching from regular to incognito browsing modes by a...

Fitbit has quietly launched a pair of fitness trackers called the Fitbit Inspire and Inspire HR. Both models are made available through Fitbit Health Solutions for corporate customers who want to provide them to their em...

Nestlé has announced specific plans that will help it meet its previously stated goal of using 100-percent reusable and/or recyclable packaging by 2025. Among the first changes will be the phasing out of plastic straws ...

Coinme, a company that offers bitcoin ATMs, has teamed up with Coinstar to make it easier to get your hands on the digital currency. Under the new partnership, Coinstar machines will allow users to swap their cash for bi...

This week the folks at Target announced they’d be bringing multiple new payment types to their stores. That’ll include Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and contactless cards from Discover, American Express, Visa, ...

Microsoft has developed a product that introduces blind children to the world of coding. Called Code Jumper, this product is the result of Project Torino, a research project that was beta tested at New College Worcester ...

Phishing should be a concern of everyone using the internet, but it isn’t always easy to spot malicious attachments and links. In fact, it can be quite difficult, as the unsavory folks of the world have become quite ad...

For decades, phishing has proven an effective method for attackers to dupe just about anyone into clicking on malicious links so they can wreak havoc on personal and professional lives. Just ask John Podesta, Hillary Cli...

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There are plenty of people who are exceptional in one way or another. But a new review published this week suggests that even the poop we make can be extraordinary. It argues that some of us are super fecal transplant do...

IK Multimedia has introduced its iRig Micro Amp, a small battery-powered amplifier designed for guitars. The device features a built-in USB interface and compatibility with iOS, enabling musicians to connect the system w...

Spotify has introduced a new feature that will let users block music from artists they no longer want to hear. A "Don't play this artist" feature appeared in the latest version of the Spotify app for iOS and Android, as ...

A bird's-eye view can completely change your perspective on things. And I mean that literally.

Don't be surprised if Twitter looks very different on the web in the near future. The social network has started rolling out a previously teased web redesign that, for starters, boasts a much simpler look -- the three-co...

Author, screenwriter, producer, and director Michael Crichton would have left an incredible legacy even if the only sci-fi works associated with him were Jurassic Park and Westworld (and their many sequels and related ti...

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I'll admit that when I opened the guitar case of the Acoustasonic Telecaster I immediately thought of the toy guitar my parents gave me when I was four years old. With a small hole in the center of the body, it looks unl...

This week at BETT, Acer revealed a pair of hardcore chromebooks for education customers. These devices are the first two 12-inch Chromebooks offered by Acer. One goes by the name Chromebook 512, the other goes by the nam...