Gadget News
Astronomers Uncover Ancient Treasure Trove of Massive Galaxies
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2019 19:00
Astronomers have spotted a puzzling population of enormous galaxies in the far distance that will be crucial targets for upcoming telescopes.
Facebook sues two app developers for click fraud
Engadget - 7 Aug 2019 04:41
Facebook has filed a lawsuit today against two Android app developers for infecting their users with malware that faked clicks on ads. Both the Hong Kong-based JediMobi and the Singapore-based LionMobi were a part of the...
More Google Stadia details are coming at Gamescom 2019
Slash Gear - 7 Aug 2019 04:47
Google Stadia has become one of the hottest news in the gaming industry, at least one that doesn’t have a lot of controversies attached to it. The game streaming platform is set to launch in a few months and there are ...
Engineers create blinking human 'eye' chip for drug testing
Slash Gear - 7 Aug 2019 01:39
Engineers with the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science have revealed their newly developed ‘eye-on-a-chip,’ a small eye-shaped device that can be used as a drug testing platform. ...
Elizabeth Warren reveals $85 billion rural broadband plan
Engadget - 7 Aug 2019 18:56
Millions of Americans don't have access to high-speed internet connections and despite efforts to bolster rural broadband, there's still a lot of work to be done. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has the issue in ...
Pokemon Sword and Shield trailer reveals Galarian Forms, new rivals
Slash Gear - 7 Aug 2019 16:21
Earlier this week, The Pokemon Company announced that yet another Pokemon Sword and Shield reveal had been set for August 7th. That just so happens to be today, and sure enough, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo have laun...
Man charged with bribing AT&T staff to illegally unlock phones
Engadget - 7 Aug 2019 03:52
There's no question that there's a market for unlocked phones, but one man may have been too eager to profit from that demand. The US has charged Pakistani citizen Muhammad Fahd with bribing staff at AT&T's call center i...
Google Voice voicemail transcript forwarding shut down due to spam abuse
Slash Gear - 7 Aug 2019 03:33
If you think robocalls were nothing more than annoyances, the fact that a Google Voice feature is being killed because of them might change some people’s minds. These unsolicited calls that could also be used to phish ...
Chrome protects high-profile hacking targets against risky downloads
Engadget - 7 Aug 2019 02:42
Google's Advanced Protection Program now protects high-risk hacking targets even while they're casually surfing the web. Users who turn on account syncing in Chrome now have elevated protection against risky downloads. T...
Samsung Teases a Super-Light Laptop with a Monstrous 23-Hour Battery Life [Updated]
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2019 23:47
Samsung always has a few surprises planned for its big launch events, so after announcing the new Galaxy Note 10, Samsung announced an ARM-based laptop with built-in LTE connectivity and a claim of a whopping 23-hours of...
Samsung teams up with the UN on sustainability efforts
Engadget - 7 Aug 2019 23:42
Today's Samsung event wasn't just about new gadgets. Near the end of today's presentation, Samsung president DJ Koh announced a partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a way of putting more fo...
Fortnite leak teases the return of five big classic locations
Slash Gear - 7 Aug 2019 23:41
A full week has passed since the release of Fortnite Season X, establishing the time travel theme the company had teased in the days leading up to the big update. The tenth season kicked off with the return of one popula...
Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan To Counter Evil ISPs With Public Broadband
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2019 23:31
Not everyone in the US has access to the internet, and that's largely because the internet service providers that govern these systems are money-hungry, discriminatory, and, frankly, evil. Presidential candidate Elizabet...
The Galaxy Note 10+ vs. the competition: The behemoth gets bigger
Engadget - 7 Aug 2019 23:25
The Galaxy Note originally distinguished itself by being a big phone for people who needed to get things done. But, with so many flagship handsets bearing huge screens and better cameras (including the S10+), the Note wa...
The Galaxy Note 10 launches with the biggest display of the year
Ars Technica - 7 Aug 2019 23:20
It's $949 for the Note 10 and $1,099 for the Note 10+, shipping August 23.
Galaxy Watch Active2 Under Armour Edition official details
Slash Gear - 7 Aug 2019 23:19
So we’d heard rumors of this watch, then on the day the Active2 smartwatch was revealed, there was no info about an Under Armour edition. It didn’t seem like that much of a stretch to assume that, maybe at one point ...
The Galaxy Note 10 vs. the competition: Smaller screen
Engadget - 7 Aug 2019 23:16
For its first few iterations it was easy for the Galaxy Note line to stand apart from other handsets. But as phones have gotten bigger and more advanced, the things that made the Note special have become fewer and fewer....
Samsung Galaxy Book S Ultra-Light Laptop has an LTE chipset so you can work anywhere
The Gadget Flow - 7 Aug 2019 23:15
The Samsung Galaxy Book S Ultra-Light Laptop now makes it easier than ever to work wherever you want. You don’t need to search around for quality Wi-Fi when you want to work remotely from the beach. This LTE laptop has...
Samsung Galaxy Book S boasts 23hr battery from Windows on Snapdragon
Slash Gear - 7 Aug 2019 23:09
Samsung has revealed a new notebook, the Galaxy Book S, a surprise announcement alongside the new Galaxy Note 10. The slender ultraportable laptop runs Windows 10 on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chipset, complete with integ...
AR Doodle draws 'sticky' animations on your Galaxy Note 10 selfies
Engadget - 7 Aug 2019 23:08
The Galaxy Note 10's S Pen doesn't just serve as a remote control wand for Samsung's newest phone, as we saw at Samsung's press conference today, it works its magic in the realm of AR as well. When used in conjunction wi...
Apple's Version of ASMR Is Like Nails on a Chalkboard to Me
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2019 23:05
Once again, Apple has made shivers run down my spine--but not in a good way. Today, as part of its "Shot on iPhone" campaign, Apple released a series of four ASMR videos to its YouTube channel. There's some lady whisperi...
Samsung's Galaxy Book S is a Windows 10 laptop that lasts all day
Engadget - 7 Aug 2019 22:59
It wasn't just about the Note 10 and Note 10+ at today's Samsung Galaxy event in New York City. The company also took the opportunity to unveil a laptop, called the Samsung Galaxy Book S. As rumored, the Galaxy Book S sh...