Gadget News
Apple loses bid to stop class action lawsuit over MacBook keyboards
Engadget - 3 Dec 2019 05:11
Apple will have to face a class action lawsuit over faulty MacBook keyboards. Federal Judge Edward Davila has tossed out Apple's attempt to dismiss a suit accusing the company of not only hiding the fragility of MacBook ...
dbrand Teardown limited edition phone skins let you fake transparent backs
Slash Gear - 3 Dec 2019 05:08
Most consumers delight in the colorful gradients that some phones these days sport but there are a few that revel in seeing the things that make their phones tick. Transparent back mods, however, are painstaking and dang...
Ring gave police a detailed map of area doorbell installations
Engadget - 3 Dec 2019 19:12
Police departments partnered with Amazon's Ring security service had access to maps that revealed where Ring video doorbells were located, CNET reports. While Amazon has said police do not have access to the location of ...
Scientists use custom-built drones to survey Greenland Ice Sheet
Slash Gear - 3 Dec 2019 18:49
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have designed a new type of drone custom-built to withstand extreme Arctic conditions. They used those drones to make the first-ever drone-based observations of how fractures a...
Amazon Prime arrives on cable-provided TiVo boxes
Engadget - 3 Dec 2019 17:00
There's no such thing as regular ol' TV anymore. There's cable and satellite, and a seemingly endless selection of streaming services and content platforms, so clicking around your options can be a bit time consuming and...
Galaxy S10 Android 10 update slowly rolls out to a few countries
Slash Gear - 3 Dec 2019 06:41
Based on its own official timetable, Samsung isn’t scheduled to release its One UI 2.0 update for its 2019 flagships until January 2020. It seems, however, that some owners of the Galaxy S10 phones are getting an early...
Pixel and Pixel XL now receiving their last security update
Slash Gear - 3 Dec 2019 05:59YouTube loosens its age-restriction policy for violent game content
Slash Gear - 3 Dec 2019 04:36
YouTube has published an update on its policy concerning violence featured in video games, reassuring creators that starting today, most videos featuring violent content from these games won’t be age-restricted. The cl...
Donald Trump to Freak Out About Political Ads on Google in 3, 2, 1
Gizmodo - 3 Dec 2019 04:00
Donald Trump clearly doesn't watch CBS, because if he did, he'd be standing on a tarmac in front of a chopper, screaming about yesterday's 60 Minutes report. For an interview with YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, the program ...
Huawei is now shipping smartphones with zero US components
Ars Technica - 4 Dec 2019 01:51
A teardown reveals the Mate 30 Pro is built using only the international supply chain.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin give Sundar Pichai control of Alphabet and Google
Engadget - 4 Dec 2019 01:48
Google's co-founders are taking a backseat. Alphabet has announced that Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down as the respective CEO and President of the company, with Google CEO Sundar Pichai taking the lead at bo...
Most People Experiencing Homelessness Have Had a Traumatic Brain Injury, Study Finds
Gizmodo - 4 Dec 2019 01:20
A majority of people experiencing homelessness across the world have a history of concussions and other traumatic brain injuries, according to new research out this week. And often, these injuries could have contributed ...
Did the 'Kamala Is a Cop' Meme Help Tank Harris's Campaign?
Gizmodo - 4 Dec 2019 01:16
It's only appropriate for a decade defined by the steady mainstreaming of internet memes to end with one so powerful it may have changed a presidential campaign. In the last couple of years, the political rise of Kamala ...
Wyze launches new smart lock and teases future wireless keypad
Slash Gear - 4 Dec 2019 00:59
Wyze, the company best known for its relatively inexpensive smart home and security products, has launched its own new smart lock. With the Wyze Lock, users can secure their home behind a wireless lock that features buil...
Nokia 9 PureView successor teased for 2020
Slash Gear - 4 Dec 2019 00:54
The Nokia 9 PureView may have remained a niche phone with its unusual five camera array, but HMD isn’t giving up on the concept. Come 2020 the Android phone-maker will be launching a new Nokia PureView phone that uses ...
Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G offers glimpse of smartphone future
Slash Gear - 4 Dec 2019 00:49
The first Xiaomi Android 5G smartphone will be launched this month with futuristic features aplenty. The name of the phone is Redmi K30 – that’s one of Xiaomi’s brands, sort of like how Samsung launches Galaxy smar...
Our Best (And Worst) Memories Of The PlayStation, 25 Years Later
Gizmodo - 4 Dec 2019 00:30
On this day 25 years ago, the Sony PlayStation released in Japan. A lot of us here at Kotaku have pretty fond memories of the PlayStation, from bartering for access with our siblings to sitting in dark, dusty basements, ...
Cracks in Greenland's Ice Sheet May Be Making It Even More Unstable
Gizmodo - 4 Dec 2019 00:26
Greenland's melting ice sheet is the world's single biggest contributor to sea level rise. In a new study, scientists used drones to show how water flows through cracks in the ice, which creates dramatic waterfalls--and ...
The next season of 'Destiny 2' returns to Mercury and Osiris
Engadget - 4 Dec 2019 00:19
Now that the first season of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep is over, what's next? A trip down memory lane, in more ways than one. Bungie has teased what to expect when the Season of Dawn starts on December 10th, and the focus thi...
Snapdragon just revealed its modem play to make 5G phones more affordable
Slash Gear - 4 Dec 2019 00:11
Qualcomm doesn’t just have a new Snapdragon 765 for midrange smartphones in 2020, but a new 5G modem too, the Snapdragon X52. Announced alongside the new Snapdragon 765 and 765G chipsets at Qualcomm’s annual Snapdrag...
Google Photos messaging feature makes it easier to share images
Slash Gear - 4 Dec 2019 00:04
It’s about to get a whole lot easier to share photos and videos stored in Google Photos. Starting today and rolling out over the next several days is a new Google Photos update that brings support for private messaging...
Bloodhound's supersonic car hit 628MPH in under a minute
Engadget - 4 Dec 2019 00:04
Not long ago, the Bloodhound supersonic car was on the brink of bankruptcy, and the project came close to shutting down altogether. But after test runs at the Hakskeen Pan dry lake bed race track in South Africa, the car...