Gadget News
Facebook Worried About Mark Zuckerberg's Old Emails in FTC Privacy Probe
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2019 03:15
Employees within Facebook have dug up "emails that appear to connect Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to potentially problematic privacy practices" in the course of responding to a Federal Trade Commission investigation, ...
Flying a Drone While Drunk Could Land You in Prison in Japan
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2019 16:41
You'd assume it would go without saying that operating any kind of machinery or vehicle after a few drinks is a dumb idea--even if it's one navigated by remote control. But as reported by the BBC, this week, Japan's parl...
Moto Z4 has a secret feature if you have a Microsoft Surface Pen
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2019 04:24
When the Moto Z4 launched just two weeks ago, there wasn’t much applause for the rather disappointing Motorola “flagship”. Aside from the Moto Mods support and the capability to get a 5G connection in the future, t...
ASUS ROG Strix GL10DH pairs AMD's, NVIDIA's best in one desktop
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2019 03:41
E3 2019 might be wrapping up but ASUS is catching up with some last minute product announcements. Catering to all types of gamers, three new ASUS gaming computers are coming their way in the form and combination they nee...
Marvel Hero Tales helps kids learn to read by creating comic books
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2019 02:58
Video game developer Kuato Studios has unveiled Marvel Hero Tales, a new literacy app that taps Marvel’s most popular superheros to help kids learn to read. The app was created by Kuato Studios and Marvel Entertainment...
The Justice Society of America Is Coming Back to Help Beat Up Lex Luthor
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2019 02:00
The DC Universe is setting up a climactic battle this year--one where a seriously messed up Lex Luthor (or rather, some version of him) will lead a villainous charge against a Justice League on the back foot. The League ...
Huawei's lock screens unexpectedly turn into advertisements
Engadget - 13 Jun 2019 23:59
According to Huawei users on Twitter, ads for the hotel reservation site Booking.com are popping up on the lock screen of some Huawei smartphones. As Android Police reports, the ads seem to appear on devices using the pr...
Here's what an Apple TV and Alexa look like on an old TV and record player cabinet
Ars Technica - 13 Jun 2019 23:56
Two videos demonstrate the results of a Herculean (if pointless) effort.
This Is One Silly Way to Fix the Biggest Annoyance About Open Offices
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2019 23:45
Open offices kind of suck. Sure, they might look like a fancy coffee shop, but when it comes to getting work done, free snacks and lots of mid-century modern furniture only go so far. Not having any walls means you hear ...
Report: Almost Every American Is Incapable of Staring at Just One Screen
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2019 23:35
When's the last time you watched TV without pulling out your phone to rage tweet or fall down a Wikipedia-hole inspired by a show?
Where 'The Outer Worlds' gets its sense of humor
Engadget - 13 Jun 2019 23:30
In The Outer Worlds, there are specially bred swine called "cystypigs." You find them in a factory farm near Fallbrook, a smuggler's town on a distant planet. Maybe you climbed through the sewers and emerged face to ass ...
The Sun Can Spawn Dangerous 'Superflares,' New Research Suggests
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2019 23:20
High-energy superflares are typically associated with young, quickly rotating stars, but new evidence suggests mature, plodding stars like our own can still churn out the odd superflare.
Salmonella resistant to 'last resort' antibiotics found in the US
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2019 23:16
Researchers have announced that for the first time, evidence of salmonella resistant to ‘last resort’ antibiotics has been discovered in the United States. The evidence comes in the form of a gene called mcr-3.1 that...
Scientists in Florida Make the World's Strongest Magnet
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2019 23:00
Scientists have broken the record for the strongest continuous magnetic field, according to a new research paper.
Target Has Some Shipt to Sell You
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2019 22:50
The shipping wars rage on across retail, where expedited shipping is rapidly becoming the norm. Target announced today that it, too, will be joining the fray, offering same-day delivery on around 65,000 items with a serv...
Pokemon Sword and Shield are ditching Mega Evolution and Z-Moves
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2019 22:48
In recent years – ever since the series jumped to the Nintendo 3DS – the Pokemon franchise has been introducing some wide-reaching battle mechanics. First we had Mega Evolution, which allowed certain Pokemon to evolv...
'Telling Lies' and the new nonlinear narrative
Engadget - 13 Jun 2019 22:30
The gameplay in Sam Barlow's critically acclaimed indie Her Story involved little more than Googling. Positioned in front of a mid-'90s computer desktop, your job was to sift through a database of nearly 300 short videos...
Google retires Play Movies and TV app for Daydream VR
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2019 22:29
Google has quietly retired the Google Play Movies and TV app for its Daydream VR platform, fueling speculation that the company plans to shift away from virtual reality in favor of augmented reality. The company confirme...
Here's how Atari VCS will run PC games
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2019 22:26
As far as the Atari VCS is concerned, the biggest news to come out of E3 2019 was the launch of pre-orders for the machine. The console is still quite some time off – it isn’t anticipated to begin shipping until some...
Lutron Aurora Review: The Hue dimmer I always wanted
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2019 22:24
What with apps, smart speakers, and smart displays, it feels sometimes like the connected home forgot about how useful a simple button can be. Lutron’s Aurora always-ready smart bulb dimmer is a $40 fix for a thoroughl...
The World's Best Crowdfunding Site Releases Incredible New Rules and Guidelines to Help Protect Amazing Backers
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2019 22:10
After launching a little over a decade ago, it didn't take long for Kickstarter to become more than a place for amateur inventors to sell their ideas to the public. It soon became fraught with failures, scams, and over-p...
'Fallout Shelter' is coming to Tesla cars
Engadget - 13 Jun 2019 22:00
Elon Musk showed up on stage at E3 Thursday alongside Bethesda Studios executive producer Todd Howard to announce Fallout Shelter will be coming to Tesla vehicles. The wildly popular game is already available on just abo...