Gadget News
Ozone hole was the smallest this year that it has ever been
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2019 17:59
NASA says that the ozone hole in the atmosphere was the smallest in 2018 and 2019 that is has been since it was first observed in 1982. The annual ozone hole reached its peak extent of 6.3 million square miles on Septemb...
ZTE patent shows how to hide a punch-hole camera
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2019 09:06
Foldable phones with foldable displays may be the hot topic in smartphones these days, it’s really more of a passing distraction, at least for now. For the majority of OEMs, the goal is still in banishing as much bezel...
Apple AR Smart Glasses could finally arrive next year
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2019 05:46
The battle cry of many network operators, tech companies, and especially smartphone makers for the past year or so has been 5G. With the exception of Google and Apple, of course. Neither company is convinced that the tec...
Major credit card companies launch a one-click checkout button
Engadget - 22 Oct 2019 18:47
If you're shopping on Cinemark, Movember or Rakuten any time soon, you might see a new click-to-pay button at checkout. American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have teamed up to create the new option for fast, se...
Best Buy takes on Amazon with free next-day deliveries
Engadget - 22 Oct 2019 17:32
Best Buy is offering free next-day deliveries over the holidays. The expedited shipping will be available to almost everyone (99 percent of customers) and include almost everything (except heavier items like big-screen T...
Pixel 4 on DxOMark fails to take the crown
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2019 05:11UPS and CVS team to deliver prescription drugs with drones
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2019 04:39
Package delivery company and FedEx competitor UPS has teamed up with pharmacy and convenience store chain CVS to offer prescription drug deliveries by drones in the United States. The announcement comes only days after A...
Adobe may reveal Illustrator for iPad in November
Engadget - 22 Oct 2019 04:20
Adobe's plan to bring full-featured apps to the iPad might not be limited to Photoshop. Bloomberg contacts claim Adobe will preview an iPad version of Illustrator, its vector graphics editor, at its MAX conference starti...
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Make It Easier to Log Off Facebook Forever
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2019 01:50
Three senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that aims to make it easier for people to get off large social media networks like Facebook and YouTube.
Mark Zuckerberg to Throw Shit at Wall, See What Sticks
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2019 01:43
The guy who just last week tried to claim his data sieve social network could have prevented the Iraq War is at it again. And by "it" I mean talking out of his ass in public.
BYU researchers extend WiFi range by 200 feet with a software upgrade
Engadget - 23 Oct 2019 01:39
As we fill our homes with connected devices, we'll need WiFi to reach around every corner. One solution is hardware like Amazon's Eero routers and Google's Nest WiFi, physical devices that give your primary WiFi signal a...
WeWork Founder Given $1.7 Billion to LeaveWork
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2019 01:17
Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann is reportedly set to make a stupid amount of money in a deal meant to help the business he co-founded stay afloat.
Microsoft's Over-the-Top VR Rig Lets You Explore a Virtual World While Walking IRL
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2019 01:10
Microsoft's latest VR experiment is going to appeal to those who had to settle for living in a less than appealing neighborhood to take advantage of cheap rent. Called DreamWalker, it's a virtual reality rig that lets th...
Darksiders Genesis release dates announced with Stadia and PC up first
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2019 00:51
Up until this year, the Darksiders series was pretty much a known quantity, with its third-person action platforming. Then E3 2019 rolled around and THQ Nordic revealed Darksiders Genesis, a spin-off that quite literally...
Exxon Isn't the Only Fossil Fuel Giant Getting Its Ass Sued
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2019 00:45
The New York Attorney General's office has been pursuing Exxon for years for everything from climate denial to fraud. The oil company that made billions while funding climate denial has tried to avoid ending up in court....
Pizza Hut Incogmeato pizza launches with plant-based sausage
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2019 00:41
Pizza Hut is the latest fast-food franchise to test plant-based meat on a food product. In this case, Pizza Hut has unveiled its new ‘Incogmeato’ sausage pizza, a pie that features the company’s ‘Garden Specialty...
Snap continues to add new users
Engadget - 23 Oct 2019 00:34
After struggling to grow its user base for awhile, Snap has recently managed to make some headway in that mission. Its last earnings report showed the company managed to grow its daily active user (DAU) number seven perc...
The Best Things Xbox One Has Done This Generation
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2019 00:30
This console generation, sales for the Xbox One are estimated to be around 47 million units behind sales for the PlayStation 4. That's a huge gap that Microsoft isn't likely to close before we learn more about the next g...
Elon Musk on His Space Internet: 'Whoa, It Worked'
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2019 00:20
It'll require a few more years--and thousands of more satellites--before SpaceX's Starlink internet constellation achieves full functionality, but that didn't stop Elon Musk from participating in an early test of the sys...
Blue Origin assembles lunar lander dream team to woo NASA
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2019 23:43
With NASA’s Artemis program tasked to return humans to the moon by 2024, today a coalition of companies headed up by Blue Origin announced that they will be working together on a lunar lander they’ll pitch for the pr...
Food Network Kitchen arrives on Amazon Echo Show and Fire devices
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2019 23:40
The previously announced Food Network Kitchen platform has officially arrived on Amazon’s Echo Show smart displays and its various Fire devices, including the Fire TV and Kindle Fire tablets. The service is also availa...
Google wants to be your guide to Champions League soccer
Engadget - 22 Oct 2019 23:26
The UEFA Champions League has already reached the group stages, but Google wants you to know it has your back for the rest of the season. Search for "Champions League" on Google and you now get a whole suite of tools to ...