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A 'Catastrophic' Fire Destroyed This Incredible Bronze Age Settlement a Year After It Was Built
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2019 16:50
A remarkably well-preserved Bronze Age settlement dubbed the 'British Pompeii' was destroyed by fire around a year after it was constructed, according to new research. It's one of many new findings that's shedding light ...
Apple's iCloud has been a poor experience in Windows, but a new update seeks to fix that
Ars Technica - 12 Jun 2019 03:12
It brings over several iCloud features that weren't available in Windows before.
Samsung's next The Wall TV can stretch to 292 inches with 8K
Engadget - 12 Jun 2019 18:15
Samsung's 146-inch The Wall TV? That's for chumps. The electronics giant is fulfilling its promises of a home version by introducing The Wall Luxury, an even more ambitious TV designed for the poshest of abodes. It start...
Echo Dot Kids Edition gets an upgrade: Louder Alexa, smarter skills
Slash Gear - 12 Jun 2019 16:25
Amazon has given its Echo Dot Kids Edition an update, with the child-friendly version of Alexa now louder and more colorful. The new smart speaker is based on the third-generation Echo Dot, doing away with the interchang...
Nintendo Is Just Messing With My Emotions Now
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2019 16:20
Last night, while catching up on everything Nintendo announced but didn't reveal during its streamed E3 2019 presentation, something caught my eye and made my heart skip.
Spotify Mashes Music and Short Podcasts Into a New Playlist for Your Miserable Commute
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2019 12:00
Hot off the heels of releasing its standalone Stations app, Spotify is leaning even harder into that whole 'reinvent the radio' vibe. Today, the music streaming company released a new playlist called "Your Daily Drive" t...
Fortnite has a stealthy sea monster with a castle on its back
Slash Gear - 12 Jun 2019 02:54
When the end of Season 8 resulted in a molten rock slamming into Polar Peak’s iceberg, Fortnite players anticipated the start of a major event, but didn’t know what to expect beyond that. Soon after Season 9 arrived,...
Fujifilm resurrects B&W film as millennials turn from digital to analog
Slash Gear - 12 Jun 2019 02:09
Fujifilm is joining Kodak in the slow process of resurrecting some of its analog film products. The company credits millennials and generation Z consumers with the renewed interest in analog photography, a market that pr...
Google takes you inside Anne Frank's childhood home with Street View
Engadget - 12 Jun 2019 23:51
June 12th is the 90th birthday of Anne Frank, and to mark the occasion, Google is letting you step inside the childhood home of the diarist. A virtual exhibit in the Arts & Culture app and website takes you inside Merwed...
We're Eating a Whole Lot of Plastic... Uh, Is That Bad?
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2019 23:45
If you're the type to get squeamish about the things you accidentally eat, you're not going to like the new report released by the WWF (formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund) this Tuesday. According to the report, we...
Android phones can now be used as 2FA security keys on iOS
Slash Gear - 12 Jun 2019 23:44
In April, Google announced that consumers could start using their Android phones as physical security keys for two-factor authentication. The new option enables users to require login verification using a physical device...
Google's Pixel 4 strategy just made Apple the copycat
Slash Gear - 12 Jun 2019 23:13
For the past several days, the Google Pixel 4 seemed to leak one tiny detail every few hours. The earliest major leak seemed to be a set of 3D renders of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, in part of their glory (not all their ...
2020 Stranger Things location-based RPG will look like an '80s cartoon
Slash Gear - 12 Jun 2019 22:57
Another mobile game based on hit Netflix series Stranger Things has been announced. The upcoming title, which will be released on iOS and Android next year, comes from mobile game developer and publisher Next Games. Unli...
Apple wants to acquire Intel's 5G business to build its own modems, sources claim
Ars Technica - 12 Jun 2019 22:51
Apple is still years away from engineering its own modems, but this could help.
The 10 Best Deals of June 12, 2019
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2019 22:25
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Google Drive and Photos divorce: Who gets what?
Slash Gear - 12 Jun 2019 22:20
Google Drive and Google Photos will soon de-sync photos and videos hosted between the two. Google suggested that “automatic sync” between the two services was just “confusing” for users, so they’ve decided to �...
Judge Rules Neo-Nazi Publisher Andrew Anglin Must Hand Over $4.1 Million to Comedian
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2019 22:15
Comedian and radio host Dean Obeidallah first sued Daily Stormer publisher Andrew Anglin for libel nearly two years ago in a case that has dragged on largely due to Anglin's intentional absence from the trial and the cou...
Danny Boyle's Yesterday Is a Fascinating, Complex Fantasy Set to the Music of the Beatles
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2019 22:15
Danny Boyle's latest film, Yesterday, makes pleasure feel guilty, but it's not a guilty pleasure. Instead, it's an expertly crafted film telling the surprisingly complex emotional story of one man's impossible dilemma in...
Google will work with LGBTQ+ groups on harassment policies
Engadget - 12 Jun 2019 22:12
In the wake of YouTube's controversial decision not to pull videos containing homophobic and racist attacks, Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote an internal email acknowledging that "the LGBTQ+ community has felt a lot of pai...
This Software Can Unwarp Your Friends' Distorted Faces in Wide Angle Smartphone Photos
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2019 22:00
The wide-angle camera lenses that have become more prevalent in smartphones are great for capturing shots of large groups of people--assuming you're not one of the people near the edges or corners of the photo whose face...
Netflix is working on a 'Stranger Things' mobile RPG
Engadget - 12 Jun 2019 21:55
Netflix made it clear last month when it announced its E3 panel that its gaming ambitions extend beyond Stranger Things 3: The Game (and the Dark Crystal tie-in that was revealed this week). At the panel, it revealed wha...
Google responds to Pixel 4 rumors by... posting a picture of the Pixel 4
Ars Technica - 12 Jun 2019 21:55
Shows a big camera bump and 2 cameras, suggests an in-screen fingerprint reader.