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Google puts augmented reality animals in its Search app
Engadget - 1 Jun 2019 20:35
If you Google certain animals, you might just come across an augmented reality surprise in your results. The tech giant has rolled out a new card for Search that can put animal virtual animals in the real world, so long ...
US now requires social media info for visa applications
Engadget - 1 Jun 2019 23:52
If you want to stay in the US, you'll likely have to share your internet presence. As proposed in March 2018 (and to some extent in 2015), the country now requires virtually all visa applicants to provide their social me...
Intel Twin River Dual-Screen Fabric Laptop sports a sleek, flexible design
The Gadget Flow - 1 Jun 2019 15:00
In an attempt to redefine computing style, the Intel Twin River Dual-Screen Fabric Laptop has ditched the metal chassis. Instead, this new device’s base is made of a polyester, polyamide, and lycra combination. It also...
Study finds these seven metrics predict future heart disease risk
Slash Gear - 1 Jun 2019 02:50
Though it’s impossible to know whether any given person will end up developing cardiovascular disease later in life, there are known factors and lifestyle decisions that increase the risk. Knowing whether you’re at a...
Lyft customers have taken more than 50,000 rides in self-driving cars
Slash Gear - 1 Jun 2019 02:00
In May 2018, Aptiv launched more than two dozen self-driving cars in Las Vegas where they operate on the Lyft network. By August 2018, according to the ridesharing company, more than 5,000 self-driving rides had taken pl...
These Little Silica Hexagons Are Like Super-Advanced Lego Bricks
Gizmodo - 1 Jun 2019 01:00
The problem with atoms is that they're small. Too small. Don't you wish they were... bigger?
Void Bastards Is Good But Getting A Bit Repetitive
Gizmodo - 1 Jun 2019 23:30
I fell in love with Void Bastards before I even played a moment of it. The art style just instantly clicked with me in a way that rarely happens. I didn't even know what kind of game it was until I started playing it ear...
'Pokémon Go' will drop Apple Watch support after July 1st
Engadget - 1 Jun 2019 22:50
If you're used to advancing your Pokémon Go game with an Apple Watch, you'll want to change your habits. Niantic is ending support for the Apple Watch after July 1st -- beyond that, you can't connect your watch to the c...
E-Cig Giant Juul Is Considering Opening Its Own Vape Shops
Gizmodo - 1 Jun 2019 22:15
Vape giant Juul is looking into opening its own vape shops, according to reports, and may already be exploring ways to squash arguments that doing so would grant greater access to its products to teens amid intense scrut...
Justice Department Is Reportedly Looking Into an Antitrust Investigation Into Google
Gizmodo - 1 Jun 2019 19:50
The Justice Department may be preparing to launch an antitrust investigation into Google, according to reports.
The new 'Twilight Zone' is available to stream in black and white
Engadget - 1 Jun 2019 19:32
CBS All Access just gave nostalgia-seekers something to watch this weekend. As promised, the streaming service has released a version of Jordan Peele's The Twilight Zone series in black and white. It's an homage to the 1...
There's One Deleted Scene Captain Marvel's Directors Wish Had Made the Final Cut
Gizmodo - 1 Jun 2019 19:30
Deleted scenes are often moments that, in isolation, are good ideas. But in the broader framework of the movie, where it's going, how much time it has to get there, they just don't work.
Recommended Reading: Blame the apps for iPhone privacy woes
Engadget - 1 Jun 2019 18:30
iPhone privacy is broken... and apps are to blame Joanna Stern, The Wall Street Journal Thanks in part to Facebook's privacy blunders, concern over personal data security is growing. And we continue to find things gobbli...
Mysterious new Google 'media device' appears in FCC docs
Slash Gear - 1 Jun 2019 16:05
The FCC has published a new listing that details a mysterious new Google product, one listed only as a ‘media device.’ The listing includes a model number and a single illustration, which is labelled as pertaining to...
Ask Engadget: What are the best language learning apps?
Engadget - 1 Jun 2019 16:00
The support shared among readers in the comments section is one of the things we love most about the Engadget community. Over the years, we've known you to offer sage advice on everything from Chromecasts and cameras to ...
ASUS ScreenPad 2.0 Touchscreen Trackpad gives you nearly 6 more inches of screen
The Gadget Flow - 1 Jun 2019 15:00
The ASUS ScreenPad 2.0 Touchscreen Trackpad is a new development that is set to appear on several ASUS laptops. This touchscreen is in the spot where a trackpad usually is, but it functions as both. And, improving on the...
Graffiti Artwork Hardcover Notebook will inspire you to create
The Gadget Flow - 1 Jun 2019 14:50
Keep track of all your great ideas with the Graffiti Artwork Hardcover Notebook. With your choice of a black or white background, the cover of this fun notebook is covered in cartoons. Each drawing is related in some way...
The Morning After: Apple's future without iTunes
Engadget - 1 Jun 2019 14:36
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! We're preparing for WWDC and E3 next week and, of course, there's plenty of information to help you get caught up before the press conferences start. Otherwi...
Underland Reimagines Nature Writing About an Increasingly Unnatural World
Gizmodo - 1 Jun 2019 14:30
Traditional nature writing explores the majesty of earth's topographies--its fields and streams and mountains--those sunlit places bursting with blues and greens. Such writing reminds us of the beauty of pristine nature ...
Epix Now on-demand streaming service arrives on Android TV
Slash Gear - 1 Jun 2019 13:15
Premium television network Epix, as with HBO, Showtime, and Starz, has its own on-demand video streaming service called Epix Now. Individuals who want access to the premium content can sign up for the streaming service a...
'Mortal Kombat 11' DLC trailer shows Shang Tsung, confirms Spawn
Engadget - 1 Jun 2019 12:36
Mortal Kombat 11 players have already been awaiting the return of Shang Tsung, and to control the character now modeled on the man who played him in the first MK movie, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. A new DLC for the "Kombat Pac...
D.C. case against Facebook over Cambridge Analytica will proceed
Engadget - 1 Jun 2019 09:32
Early Friday, a judge sided with Facebook shareholders who demanded the company hand over emails and records related to its handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Later in the day, the company was denied again in c...