Gadget News
The First Full Trailer for Toy Story 4 Gives Woody a Grand New Quest
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2019 14:50
The toys are back in town--and the world beyond bedrooms has only gotten weirder and more wonderful since their last adventure.
The SEC Says Elon Musk's Rationale for Continuing to Send Out Bad Tweets 'Borders on the Ridiculous'
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2019 05:30
Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent out a baffling tweet saying that he had "funding secured" to take the company private at a share price of $420 (which some readers may recognize as the weed number). It turned out no s...
These two coffee compounds may inhibit drug-resistant prostate cancer
Slash Gear - 19 Mar 2019 02:23
Past research has found evidence that coffee drinkers may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, and a new study may have figured out what’s behind that beneficial effect. The project, which has been presente...
Soap Bubble Theorist Is the First Woman to Win the 'Nobel Prize' of Mathematics
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2019 17:46
Trailblazing mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck from the University of Texas at Austin has been awarded the 2019 Abel Prize--regarded as one of the highest accolades in mathematics. She is now the first woman to receive the i...
What's coming to Netflix in April: 'Our Planet' and the return of 'Sabrina'
Engadget - 19 Mar 2019 17:37
Spring is here at last and while many of us will want to enjoy the sunshine after what's been a long, harsh winter in many places, we'll still have evenings where we want to kick back and watch something. As always, Netf...
Inbox by Gmail going away: Plus Google's other app closing concurrently
Slash Gear - 19 Mar 2019 17:36
Inbox is going away. The folks at Google responsible for Inbox by Gmail are likely just as bummed about their work’s fate as those that made Google Plus. That’s the social network Google made, and the Gmail suite of ...
'Angry Birds AR' on iOS lets you fling fowl in the real world
Engadget - 19 Mar 2019 16:54
Angry Birds has already made the leap from smartphones to augmented reality and VR. But now, Rovio is bringing some of those lessons back to the iPhone. With Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs, the latest game in the blockbust...
Apple finally updates the iMac with significantly more powerful CPU and GPU options
Ars Technica - 19 Mar 2019 14:30
The design hasn't changed much, but six CPU cores are now standard at 27 inches.
Big Finish Is Reviving Doctor Who's Infamous First Companion Kill
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2019 00:50
Despite dozens of heroes from across time and space venturing in and out of the TARDIS doors, not a lot of Doctor Who's companions have actually left via the grim exit of death itself. You might cast your mind back to so...
D3D raytracing no longer exclusive to 2080, as Nvidia brings it to GeForce 10, 16
Ars Technica - 19 Mar 2019 23:35
RTX cards will still offer the best experience, but GTX cards will support simple effects.
House chair asks tech CEOs to speak about New Zealand shooting response (updated)
Engadget - 19 Mar 2019 23:21
Internet companies say they've been scrambling to remove video of the mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, but US politicians are concerned they haven't been doing enough. The Chairman of the House Committee on Ho...
The Deliverator compact EV brings green deliveries to cramped cities
Slash Gear - 19 Mar 2019 23:11
Arcimoto has launched pre-orders for the Deliverator, a three-wheeled electric vehicle designed specifically for deliveries. The vehicle has a 100-mile range and a top speed of 75mph, making it more substantial than the ...
FCC Admits in Court That It Can't Track Who Submits Fake Comments
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2019 23:00
The FCC's public comment system is a bloody mess. Over the past two years, it's become apparent that political lobbyists, usually acting on behalf of the telecom industry itself, are prepared to manipulate the agency's r...
Collecting Samples From Asteroid Bennu May Be Harder Than NASA Realized, New Findings Suggest
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2019 22:45
NASA scientists have released a boatload of data from OSIRIS-REx, the spacecraft orbiting the asteroid Bennu. There are lots of interesting results--and some potential unforeseen challenges when it comes to collecting a ...
Castle Crashers Remastered hits Switch and PS4 this year
Slash Gear - 19 Mar 2019 22:30
It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than 10 years since Castle Crashers first found its way to Xbox 360. In the time since then, it’s found a lot of fans on a variety of different platforms, and developer The ...
With New Unlimited Plan, MoviePass Swears It's Got Its Shit Together
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2019 22:30
MoviePass has launched a new unlimited plan, and the company seems to think it has fixed what it screwed up with its original unlimited plan. First and foremost MoviePass has learned that it needs to charge more money. I...
The 10 Best Deals of March 19, 2019
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2019 22:30
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
After Its Utter Failure to Stop Discriminatory Ads, Facebook Praises 'Historic' End to the Mess It Created
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2019 22:15
Why did it take a lawsuit, multiple investigations, and three years of promises for Facebook to change its ways?
I can't stop taking cat photos with the Nokia 9 PureView
Slash Gear - 19 Mar 2019 22:13
If you’re looking for a large number of cat photos, in excruciating detail down to individual whiskers, all taken with the Nokia 9 PureView, then you’ve come to the right place. HMD’s reboot of the “PureView” b...
BioWare promises to fix 'Anthem' after dismal launch
Engadget - 19 Mar 2019 22:13
Anthem has had a rough launch, and no one is more aware of the issues than developer BioWare. In a candid blog post, company general manager Casey Hudson acknowledged the early run has been "rougher than expected" and sa...
MoviePass brings back $9.95 unlimited plan, but there's a catch
Slash Gear - 19 Mar 2019 22:07
MoviePass has resurrected its $9.95/month unlimited subscription plan, offering consumers a limited time chance at getting to see as many movies as they’d like in a month for less than ten bucks. The company previously...
The iPad Air seems boring, but I want one anyway
Engadget - 19 Mar 2019 21:50
When Apple released the impressive and wildly expensive iPad Pro last fall, I started thinking that the company could use an iPad XR. I imagined a tablet that takes the high tech found in the new iPad Pro, but cuts some ...