Gadget News
Apollo 11 Hasselblad camera celebrates those literally left on the moon
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2019 17:19
Back on July 20, 1969, when the Eagle landed on our moon, it was a Hasselblad camera that was chosen to take photographs. Now that we’re here 50 years later, Hasselblad isn’t about to let that fact be forgotten. As s...
Google removes seven Russian stalking apps from Play Store
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2019 02:25
Avast, a security company best known for its antivirus software, has announced that Google removed a number of stalking apps from the Google Play Store found by the security company. A total of seven stalking apps were f...
Fortnite received a major UI design update in version 9.40
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2019 01:40
Epic released Fortnite update version 9.40 early on Wednesday morning, bringing with it the new tactical shotgun variants the company teased earlier in the week, as well as a new skin and some other changes. The most not...
Uber error charges riders 100 times more than the original price
Engadget - 18 Jul 2019 14:02
An error in Uber's systems on Wednesday led to people being charged 100 times what their ride should have cost. One user was charged $2,053 dollars on a ride that should have cost $20.53.
Galaxy A10e makes second US launch via Boost Mobile
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2019 04:19
Samsung’s Galaxy A series has been reimagined to become the company’s testbed for experimental technologies. At the same time, it replaced killed off the mid-range Galaxy J line and consolidated the budget phones und...
Xiaomi Mi A3 brings 48MP camera, FoD sensor to Android One
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2019 03:27
Android One phones come with better assurances of software updates but they don’t always bring some of the latest, let alone the best, smartphone features in the market. For the few OEMs that do ship them, Android One ...
Oakland bans city use of facial recognition software
Engadget - 18 Jul 2019 02:18
Oakland, Calif. is now the third US city to ban the use of facial recognition technology. The city passed an ordinance yesterday that prohibits the use of the technology on the grounds that it is often inaccurate, potent...
Google pulls stalking apps from the Play Store
Engadget - 18 Jul 2019 01:13
It's one thing to voluntarily share your phone activities with friends and family, but some app developers have been encouraging far more sinister uses. Google has pulled multiple people-tracking Android apps from the Pl...
Netflix Is Bleeding Customers for the First Time In Years
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2019 01:02
Netflix, our collective trash heap of mostly unwatched or unwanted content, would like you to know that despite a tidal wave of speculation that it's not going to start serving you up ads. The stock market darling is sud...
Toys'R'Us Isn't Dead, It's Just Becoming an 'Experience'
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2019 23:45
Tru Kids Brand, the organization that bought the rights to the Toys"R"Us name as part of the chain's massive fire sale last year, announced today that it was bringing the toy stores back to the United States in time for ...
Adorable New Species of Flying Squirrel Discovered in China
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2019 23:32
A newly described species of flying squirrel is teaching researchers more about these enigmatic, tree-hopping rodents, but its threatened status means scientists will have to act fast.
GM will help Chevy EV owners find certified home charger installers
Engadget - 18 Jul 2019 23:27
General Motors wants to make it easier for Chevy EV-owners to charge their vehicles at home. Customers will soon be able to visit the Chevrolet.com Charging Page and search for certified charger installers. They'll be ab...
Colorado deputies will wear Galaxy S9 phones as body cameras
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2019 23:08
Forget low-quality bodycams that produce muffled audio and shaky, grainy video. Samsung has announced that the Kit Carson Sheriff’s Office in Burlington, Colorado will deploy the Galaxy S9 on deputies’ duty vests whe...
Overwatch's incoming Role Queue will be a massive change
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2019 22:54
Overwatch turned three years old back in May, and over the past three years, the metagame has shifted a few times. It won’t be long, however, before Blizzard begins forcing team compositions on In Quick Play and Compet...
So, About Your Internet Porn Habits
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2019 22:45
You might want some privacy when consuming porn online, whether that's going in incognito mode, locking the door, putting in headphones, or all of the above. And while this certainly conceals your activity from a roommat...
If this is the 2020 Corvette C8 dashboard then we have questions
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2019 22:39
Chevrolet is still hours away from pulling the wraps off the 2020 Corvette C8, but that hasn’t stopped what looks like a leaked image of the hotly-anticipated car’s dashboard from emerging. The first mid-engined mode...
The 10 Best Deals of July 18, 2019
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2019 22:31
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Verizon's First 5G Hotspot Will Cost You $650--and You Better Watch Your Data
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2019 22:20
While 5G is still very new, we've already seen a handful of 5G-ready phones like the Galaxy S10 5G, LG V50 5G, and the Moto Z4 (with a 5G mod of course). So now, alongside the launch of 5G service in St. Paul, Minnesota,...
Toyota unveils futuristic shuttle for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2019 22:05
Toyota has introduced its new ‘Accessible People Mover,’ a shuttle featuring a futuristic design that will transport visitors during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Referred to as the APM, this vehicle was designed specific...
Top Gun: Maverick Is Here With More Plane Action Than You Thought Possible
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2019 22:03
If you're asking, wait, how the hell does Top Gun fit in anymore, that's exactly what the movie asks as well.
Chrome update will stop sites from checking for Incognito Mode
Engadget - 18 Jul 2019 22:03
Chrome's Incognito Mode hasn't been working as well as promised lately -- some sites now check for private browsing and insist that you sign in before you can read an article. Google sees that as a flaw, though, and inte...
Satellite Images Show Vast Swaths of the Arctic On Fire
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2019 22:00
Vast stretches of Earth's northern latitudes are on fire right now. Hot weather has engulfed a huge portion of the Arctic, from Alaska to Greenland to Siberia. That's helped create conditions ripe for wildfires, includin...