Gadget News
OnePlus 7 Pro Clear Back hints at some potential bad repair news
Slash Gear - 17 May 2019 04:41
The OnePlus 7 Pro was revealed to be a very durable phone and despite having no formal IP rating, OnePlus insists it has enough water resistance to survive accidents. Durability and ingress protection, however, does have...
Scientists Create E. Coli With Entirely Synthetic Genome
Gizmodo - 17 May 2019 01:30
Scientists created a variant of the E. coli bacteria with an entirely synthetic genome, according to a new paper.
The best lenses for Nikon Z mount
Engadget - 17 May 2019 19:00
While Canon went big in both price and performance with its low-light specialist $2,300 RF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens, Nikon elected to release the cheaper, slower $600 Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S. Don't be fooled by the price, thou...
Slack Kills Scary Bug
Gizmodo - 17 May 2019 15:00
A bug discovered in Slack, the workplace messaging app, may have allowed an attacker to intercept files downloaded from inside Slack's Windows desktop client, according to security researchers.
HP Enterprise is acquiring supercomputing giant Cray
Engadget - 17 May 2019 17:09
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has a shiny new toy. The information technology firm announced today that is spending $1.3 billion to acquire supercomputer manufacturer Cray. HPE, which is a business-facing spin-off of ...
I listened to a Massive Attack record remixed by a neural network
Engadget - 17 May 2019 17:01
Drums. Synth. The faintest hint of a vocal track. For a moment the song is familiar and I'm teleported back to the late '90s, listening to worn-out cassettes in the backseat of my parent's saloon. But then the track shif...
Sorry, It Looks Like a Researcher Didn't Just Crack the Voynich Manuscript After All
Gizmodo - 17 May 2019 17:00
A university in the United Kingdom is backpedaling after publishing an article claiming that one of their scientists helped crack the famously-undecipherable Voynich manuscript, according to a statement.
Works with Nest transition to Works with Google Assistant explained
Slash Gear - 17 May 2019 05:08
At I/O 2019 last week, Google announced that Nest would be its single brand not just for existing Nest products but also for its other smart home devices, like the Home smart speakers. It was meant to consolidate the bra...
ASUS ZenFone 6 flip camera is begging to be stress tested
Slash Gear - 17 May 2019 04:10
ASUS slogan for its ZenFones for the past years has been “In Search of Incredible”. This year, it seems to have adopted a new one in light of the recent trends in the smartphone market. For the recently announced Zen...
FCC Commissioner: 'Repeat After Me: "Robocall" Is Not a Bad Word'
Gizmodo - 17 May 2019 02:30
What's the absolute easiest way to unify America today? Go anti-robocall.
Facebook's latest News Feed tweak gives priority to close friends
Slash Gear - 17 May 2019 02:18
Facebook is planning yet another News Feed tweak, this one targeting content in general rather than just the video changes announced days ago. The social network is about to make things a bit more personal with an adjust...
Google's how-to videos explain Assistant's accessibility features
Engadget - 17 May 2019 00:05
As part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google revealed a series of video tutorials meant to help people with disabilities set up and use their Assistant-enabled smart devices. The videos are available in a YouTub...
EU approves cyber-attack sanctions ahead of election
Engadget - 17 May 2019 23:58
The European Union has agreed to an automatic set of sanctions to punish any future cyber attackers. Just a week ahead of the EU Parliament elections, officials in Brussels on Friday approved a cyber sanctions regime tha...
Twitter and Facebook Should Give Us a 'Start From Scratch' Button
Gizmodo - 17 May 2019 23:23
The best buttons on the internet are all children of the "delete" key.
Google Purchases is a creepy list of your online shopping history
Slash Gear - 17 May 2019 23:21
A barely-publicized Google page may have been tracking every purchase you make online, sucking in online order details from Gmail accounts without most people knowing it’s happening. The revelation comes amid Google’...
Landmark study links ultra-processed food with overeating, weight gain
Slash Gear - 17 May 2019 23:06
In what has been called the first study of its kind, researchers have found that consuming ‘ultra-processed’ foods results in overeating and, as a consequence, weight gain. The findings result from a small trial cond...
Tooth Analysis Suggests Neanderthals and Modern Humans Split Apart Far Earlier Than We Thought
Gizmodo - 17 May 2019 22:50
Dental evidence suggests Neanderthals and modern humans diverged from a common ancestor around 800,000 years ago--hundreds of thousands of years earlier than standard estimates. The finding could finally reveal the prove...
China's rover finds mysterious minerals on the far side of the moon
Engadget - 17 May 2019 22:44
Early this year, China's Chang'e-4 lunar lander made history when it became the first spacecraft to touch down on the far side of the moon. Now, according to a study published in Nature, the lander's rover, Yutu-2, may h...
Tesla Autopilot update dilutes features for some owners
Slash Gear - 17 May 2019 22:16
Tesla’s OTA updates typically surprise and delight owners with new features, but recent software changes have in fact reined in Autopilot as the EV-maker feels the pinch of new regulations. The driver assistance system...
You Should Be Able to Stream Exactly One Thing
Gizmodo - 17 May 2019 22:15
Are we living in a golden age of television? Quite possibly, if your idea of TV is "a piece of visual entertainment to be watched alone, enjoyed, and never thought about again." Personally, I find shows themselves less i...
Minecraft's latest sales figures prove it isn't going anywhere
Slash Gear - 17 May 2019 22:01
Today is a pretty big day for Minecraft, being the 10th anniversary of its first public release. The game has come a long way in 10 years, spreading from PC to pretty much every modern platform available, becoming a tool...
NASA details Ultima Thule in first profile of Kuiper Belt object
Slash Gear - 17 May 2019 21:57
NASA has published the first batch of results from the New Horizons’ Kuiper Belt object flyby that took place on January 1, 2019. Only about 10-percent of the data from that flyby has been transmitted back to researche...