Gadget News
FaceTime bug puts Apple in US House hot seat
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2019 03:32
It was really only a matter of time. Given how big the Group FaceTime bug has been, it was inevitable Apple would be slapped with a lawsuit. And since that has already happened, the next step would be to put the company ...
Galaxy F foldable phone renders might make you drool
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2019 04:45
Samsung may have just accidentally made its Galaxy S10 phones less exciting. In one of its teaser videos for the upcoming Unpacked 2019 event, it gave a glimpse of what may or may not be the final form of its foldable ph...
Facebook bans four groups spreading violence in Myanmar
Engadget - 6 Feb 2019 03:16
Facebook announced today that it has removed four groups based in Myanmar that it has determined to be dangerous from its platform. The Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Kachin Independence Army...
With experimental "Never slow mode," Chrome tries to stop Web devs making it slow
Ars Technica - 6 Feb 2019 02:10
There's just one small downside: it breaks the Web.
Tracking Samsung M10's OnePlus FOMO strategy in India
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2019 23:51
Samsung itself reported that early orders for their latest phone in India sold out in less than a day. These phones were apparently put up for sale on Amazon India during the day (in India) on February 5th, and in less t...
Nest reminds owners to secure their cameras after creepy scares
Engadget - 6 Feb 2019 23:42
In recent weeks, there's been a number of fairly alarming reports coming from Nest users about cameras being taken over by "hackers" who use their access to broadcast potentially terrifying messages (or even asking Alexa...
Apple Is Removing 'Do Not Track' From Safari
Gizmodo - 6 Feb 2019 23:40
Do Not Track is apparently dead, and Apple is now taking steps to shed itself of the failed privacy project.
Windows 7 Extended Security Updates will double in price each year
Ars Technica - 6 Feb 2019 23:31
Three years of updates will be available.
Instacart Shamed Into Treating Workers With Modicum of Decency
Gizmodo - 6 Feb 2019 23:28
Instacart has repeatedly come under fire for the working conditions its contractors labor under. Today it finally agreed to stop engaging in what critics called tip theft, and all it took was a public shaming.
Lyft Green Mode lets Seattle riders request electric and hybrid cars
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2019 23:17
Lyft plans to deploy thousands of electric vehicles on its platform this year, and users will have the ability to specifically request them in a new Green Mode. The request option will require the rider to be picked up i...
The 10 Best Deals of February 6, 2019
Gizmodo - 6 Feb 2019 23:12
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Congress Just Held Its First Climate Change Hearings In Years
Gizmodo - 6 Feb 2019 23:06
For the first time in more than eight years, members of the House Committee on Natural Resources came together to formally discuss the impacts of climate change on Wednesday.
Facebook's head of PR leaves amid ongoing crises
Engadget - 6 Feb 2019 23:03
Facebook is seemingly bouncing from crisis to crisis. It might not be happy, then, that the company's leading communications exec is heading for the exit. Recode has learned that Technology Communications VP Caryn Maroon...
House committee wants answers from Apple about its FaceTime bug
Engadget - 6 Feb 2019 22:41
Apple has some explaining to do. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is looking for answers from the tech giant regarding the recent Group FaceTime bug that allowed users to eavesdrop on others before they picked up ...
Microsoft's Build developer conference starts May 6th
Engadget - 6 Feb 2019 22:18
Early May is going to be particularly busy in the tech world. Microsoft has announced that the 2019 edition of its Build developer conference will take place in Seattle between May 6th and May 8th. In other words, it sta...
2022 NASA DART mission will slam spacecraft into an asteroid
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2019 22:17
NASA plans to test one potential way to prevent asteroid impacts on Earth: ramming the space rock to change its orbit. This concept, which has been detailed multiple times over the years, will take place in 2022 and invo...
How Harvard's human computers helped invent modern astronomy
Engadget - 6 Feb 2019 22:00
The Harvard College Observatory (now the Center for Astrophysics) in Cambridge, Massachusetts has long been a bastion of astronomical research, its history stretching back to the center's founding in 1839. But for the fi...
E-ticketing flaw could allow hackers to print boarding passes
Engadget - 6 Feb 2019 21:47
E-ticketing systems used by eight major airlines, including Southwest, suffer from a lax security that could expose personal information and result in tampering with seats and boarding passes. Researchers at mobile secur...
America Had a Wet, Hot 2018
Gizmodo - 6 Feb 2019 21:32
On Tuesday, NOAA and NASA released their much-anticipated analyses of global climate trends for 2018. As we expected, the agencies confirmed it was the fourth-warmest year on record for planet Earth. But the reports also...
Subaru's Forester combines driver monitoring tech with outdoor style
Engadget - 6 Feb 2019 21:30
The boxy Subaru Forester (starting at $24,295) has grown over the years. From a station wagon beset with right angles to an SUV with a tall interior that's got enough room for even the largest Golden Retriever or Labrado...
Galaxy S10 as charger leaks: Phone charging earbuds, ceramic, price
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2019 21:23
A mess of official Samsung Galaxy S10 images have leaked today showing the new phone family and accessories. Most importantly they show the new Samsung Galaxy Buds, which sit here on the back of the Galaxy S10 in a charg...
SpaceX, Boeing Commercial Crew flights delayed by NASA (again)
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2019 21:22
NASA has once again pushed back the first test flights for its Commercial Crew program. The Commercial Crew Program was originally scheduled to get off the ground in January with the launch of SpaceX’s Demo-1, followed...