Gadget News
'Beat Saber' will be available for Oculus Quest on day one
Engadget - 18 Mar 2019 19:22
Beat Saber is practically a mandatory game for any VR platform worth its salt, and Oculus knows it. The company has announced that Beat Games' rhythm title will be available for the Oculus Quest when the headset launches...
Android game development site goes live ahead of Google's GDC talk
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 04:04
It seems that Google is really getting its game on with less than two days left before its grand GDC talk. While there have been many guesses already, it’s still uncertain what exactly the tech giant will have to show ...
Internet Archive races to preserve public Google+ posts
Engadget - 18 Mar 2019 03:33
Just because Google+ is shutting down on April 2nd doesn't mean your years of social posts will be lost in the void. The ArchiveTeam recently started caching public Google+ content to make it available on the Internet Ar...
Black Shark 2 wants to be an Android Nintendo Switch
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 18:33
The release of the gaming phone Black Shark 2 is upon us, despite the major lack of games to make the device worth the effort. Both Android and iOS have very few games that make use of any major amount of processor power...
New Guidelines Advise Against Daily Low-Dose Aspirin for Most People
Gizmodo - 18 Mar 2019 16:55
Cardiologists delivered some surprising news over the weekend: Contrary to previous recommendations, most healthy people should not be taking low-dose aspirin to prevent heart disease, according a report from the America...
Simplify Your Life With the Best Minimal Apps for Your Phone
Gizmodo - 18 Mar 2019 16:38
Life is complicated enough without apps that are weighed down with features you don't need. Make your smartphone an oasis of calmness, tranquility, and elegant design choices with our picks for the best minimalist apps o...
Huawei P30, P30 Pro renders offer a clearer look
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 05:12
Presuming earlier leaked photos are on the mark, we already know how Huawei’s next two stars will look like. Most of those images, however, have been on the grainy side. If you want a crisper look, you’ll have to go ...
Android Q might get more iPhone-like navigation gestures
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 03:30
In Android 9 Pie, Google introduced a new navigation system that almost threw away years’ worth of refinement in favor of gestures. Naturally, it was compared a lot with Apple’s gestures that it introduced starting w...
I'm so glad the iPad mini isn't dead
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 23:56
Sometimes the fates take away the ones you love, and sometimes – like today, and the new iPad mini 5th generation – you get a second chance. Apple’s decision not to ditch its smallest tablet and instead give it a n...
Qualcomm's making the mobile PC real, at last
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 23:36
Don’t be turned off by the VR-like imagery in this article – this goes way beyond games, VR, and AR. Qualcomm-made headsets are about to get simple, easy to use, and able to be utilized in a number of different ways....
Philippines whale died after eating 88lbs of plastic garbage
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 23:23
Earlier this month, workers with the D’Bone Collector Museum in the Philippines recovered the remains of a beaked whale that had appeared near Davao City. In its most recent update about the deceased animal, the museum...
'Farscape' comes to Amazon Prime Video on March 19th
Engadget - 18 Mar 2019 23:17
Fans of Farscape, the cult sci-fi show from 1999 that features a lost astronaut, deadly mercenaries, and puppets, are in for a treat. All four seasons of the Jim Henson Company series, newly remastered in HD, will be ava...
Google Cloud for Gaming may just be magnetic
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 22:43
We’re less than a week away from a new Google gaming reveal that’s most likely cloud-based, but don’t let that fool you. We might well be right on the doorstep of a new sort of mobile device control. Not unlike wha...
Popular high blood pressure drug linked to sudden cardiac arrest risk
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 22:29
A common calcium-channel blocking heart medication has been tentatively linked to increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest. The research comes from the European Sudden Cardiac Arrest network (ESCAPE-NET), though additiona...
UFC pay-per-view events will be available through ESPN+
Engadget - 18 Mar 2019 22:00
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and ESPN announced today that UFC pay-per-view fights will be available exclusively to US audiences through ESPN+. The agreement will go into effect starting April 13th for UFC 23...
The 2019 Audi Q8 cares not for your labels
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 21:43
Four door coupe. SUV coupe. Luxury sports… truck? If naming a thing is the first step to understanding it, then the 2019 Audi Q8 doesn’t seem especially keen on being pinned down. Settling into new territory for the ...
Apex Legends season 1 Wild Frontier Battle Pass detailed
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 21:42
The first season of Apex Legends kicks off tomorrow, and with it, the first Battle Pass for the game will go live. The Battle Pass for Apex Legends seem to work similarly to the ones in Fortnite – it costs 950 Apex Coi...
Amid Flood of Mosque Shooting Videos, YouTube Sees It's Unprepared for a New Kind of Virality
Gizmodo - 18 Mar 2019 21:41
The growing reality for social networks is that they will perpetually be exploited in new and terrorizing ways and there may not be a sweeping solution for bad actors. The hope is that solutions outpace abusers. This rac...
Prime Members Can Save $60 On Ring's Home Security System, Plus a Free Echo Dot
Gizmodo - 18 Mar 2019 21:33
Ring is best known for its security cameras and doorbells, but its indoor home security system is one of our favorite options without a monthly fee (but if you do want 24/7 monitoring, it's only $10 per month). The eight...
Study finds some people can sense Earth's magnetic field
Slash Gear - 18 Mar 2019 21:16
Researchers with the University of Tokyo and Caltech have found evidence that humans may have the ability to sense magnetic fields. Many animals are known to possess magnetoreception, including birds and bees, but questi...
The UK is testing its first full-sized autonomous bus
Engadget - 18 Mar 2019 21:02
The UK unleashed its first full-sized autonomous bus today -- albeit in limited fashion. For now, the single-deck bus will navigate around a Manchester bus depot, where it will park and maneuver itself into a bus wash. B...
Dramatic Satellite Photos Show Historic Flooding Across Central U.S. in Wake of Bomb Cyclone
Gizmodo - 18 Mar 2019 20:56
When last week's bomb cyclone hit the Midwest, it was hard to imagine the inundation it could bring amid whiteout conditions and more than a foot of snow. But the warm weather that wrapped in behind it quickly melted out...