Gadget News
Capra Leather Double Glasses Case holds two pairs of glasses
The Gadget Flow - 8 Mar 2019 08:00
Carry two glasses at the same time with the Capra Leather Double Glasses Case. Offering two compartments, this accessory makes it possible to bring two glasses with you wherever you go. Boasting a semi hard case, the Dou...
Facebook Messenger Bug Exposed Who You Were Chatting With
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2019 05:05
As Mark Zuckerberg's privacy parade carries on, a researcher has revealed his findings of a since-patched Facebook vulnerability in Messenger that could potentially expose information about who users had been communicati...
Massive leak exposed 809 million email addresses and other records
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2019 03:50
Security researchers have disclosed the discovery of a publicly accessible MongoDB database that contained more than 808 million email addresses and other records in plain text. The database clocked in at 150GB in size, ...
NASA says this strange 'brain terrain' is a Mars mystery
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2019 01:39
NASA has shared a new Mars image, but instead of featuring the Red Planet’s dusty orange landscape, we’re greeted with far more unusual sight: “brain terrain.” Scientists gave this mysterious surface its nickname...
Facebook only cares about privacy because it has to
Engadget - 8 Mar 2019 00:30
When your reputation is as shattered as Facebook's, all you can do is try to change course. And amid an ongoing crisis caused by its continuous disregard for protecting users' data, co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wro...
Disney to close "vault" for good as it moves film library to streaming service
Ars Technica - 8 Mar 2019 16:14
Exclusive streaming rights to titles like Frozen will encourage subscriptions.
FCC May Be Violating Federal Records Law, Oversight Officials Say
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2019 03:45
Two senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are raising concerns about potential violations of the Federal Records Act committed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Twitter makes it easier to report tweets that dox you
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2019 02:56
Twitter says it wants to react faster in dealing with tweets that contain personal information, and so it has expanded its reporting feature to include more details about what the reported tweet contains. If someone mali...
OnePlus 7 leak promoted by online retailer
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2019 23:53
This afternoon the OnePlus 7 was leaked in full by a retailer online – or so it would seem. This retailer has done the same thing in the past – apparently leaking devices well in advance of actual launch. What separa...
Amazon Workers in Minnesota Hold Overnight Strike for Better Conditions
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2019 23:38
Minnesota has become a hotbed of labor unrest within Amazon's ranks, where a contingent of workers organized via local East African community group Awood Center first pressured the company's brass to sit in on negotiatio...
Switch RPG 'Octopath Traveler' is coming to Android and iOS
Engadget - 8 Mar 2019 23:32
Apparently, Square Enix doesn't believe Octopath Traveler is mobile enough. The developer has unveiled plans to bring the well-received Switch RPG to Android and iOS devices, in the form of a prequel, Octopath Traveler: ...
Elizabeth Warren reveals her big tech break-up plan
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2019 23:23
Elizabeth Warren wants to break up big tech, with the US 2020 presidential hopeful outlining how she would dismantle behemoths like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google. The controversial proposal argues that the biggest ...
Skype on Web gets HD video calls, recording and improved notifications
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2019 23:11
In addition to its desktop and mobile applications, Microsoft offers Skype on the Web, enabling users to access the service directly in their browser. In an update today, the company announced that its Skype for Web prod...
Dawn Of Man, As Told By Steam Reviews
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2019 23:00
Since the dawn of video games--and possibly even the dawn of man--human beings have been creating city-building games. It's fitting, then, that the latest genre hit is set in prehistoric times and called Dawn of Man. Ste...
The 813hp McLaren Senna GTR is a track day fever-dream
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2019 22:37
If you thought the McLaren Senna couldn’t get any more extreme, you were wrong: the Senna GTR is here to prove that fact. The most potent track car that the British automaker has ever created, it takes the DNA of the U...
MLB considers pitch tracking system to assist home plate umpires
Engadget - 8 Mar 2019 22:29
The next target for automation: baseball umpires. The Atlantic League, an independent baseball league, announced today that it will use tracking technology to assist umps in calling balls and strikes during the 2019 seas...
Elizabeth Warren's Plan to Break Up Big Tech Is Just the Beginning
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2019 22:15
Breaking up the tech giants is one of the few major issues that cuts across party lines in Washington, D.C., and it even reaches into Silicon Valley itself.
NASA's Ultima Thule 3D images will make you go cross-eyed
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2019 22:12
NASA has shared a couple new images of Ultima Thule, enabling the public to view the space object in 3D. An image is provided for viewers who have red-blue 3D glasses, as well as a stereoscopic image for viewers who don�...
The best Galaxy S10: Pros and Cons
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2019 22:01
It’s Samsung Galaxy S10 launch day, but in reality you now have three phones to choose between, not one – and a fourth version waiting in the wings. Samsung is trying to cover all its bases with 2019’s flagships, b...
The Rolls Royce Cullinan is the nicest office you'll never sit in
Engadget - 8 Mar 2019 22:00
The pinnacle of high society is the Rolls Royce. Only the richest TV and movie characters roll up in a Rolls. When they hop out of the back, you know that they're the heirs to a diamond mine or a diabolical supervillain ...
NASA Satellite Captures Optical Illusion Where the Moon Appears to Go Backwards
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2019 21:45
Earlier this week, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a strange series of images in which the Moon appears to go rogue, crossing the Sun as usual but then briefly pausing to change direction. No, it's not a...
Tesla investors sue to stop Elon Musk's 'unchecked' use of Twitter
Engadget - 8 Mar 2019 21:38
The SEC isn't the only one concerned that Elon Musk may have crossed the line (again) with his tweets. A group of institutional investors has sued to stop Musk's "unchecked use of Twitter" to make "repeated misstatements...