Gadget News
Google on new Huawei phones: don't sideload Google Play apps
Slash Gear - 24 Feb 2020 02:37
It has been almost a year since Huawei came under the US government’s ban hammer, effectively barred from doing business or making new acquisitions from most US companies. Over the course of the months, some of its par...
My Hero Academia's Class 1-A Tells All About Growing Up and Going Beyond for Their New Movie
Gizmodo - 24 Feb 2020 23:30
My Hero Academia's meteoric rise to one of the buzziest manga and anime series around has gifted fans with not just the excellent show's continued adventures, but now two movies too, the second of which is finally about ...
Galaxy S20 5G teardown is thankfully boring but has one big problem
Slash Gear - 24 Feb 2020 03:22
After the Motorola Razr and then the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip hit the market, they were naturally subjected to the rough treatment that only durability tests and teardowns could give. Considering their novelty, it was also ...
Lyft buys a startup that runs ads on top of ridesharing cars
Engadget - 24 Feb 2020 01:06
Lyft might have another way to generate revenue from trips. The company has acquired Halo Cars, a startup that lets drivers for app-based car services run taxi-style ads on top of their vehicles. A spokesperson for the r...
Blizzard's first experimental 'Overwatch' mode: triple damage, one tank
Engadget - 24 Feb 2020 23:54
If you're an Overwatch fan, it's not all bad news today. While the coronavirus outbreak has sidelined three weeks of Overwatch League matches, the good news is that starting tomorrow you'll be able to play the first of t...
WHO: Coronavirus isn't a pandemic yet, but the potential exists
Slash Gear - 24 Feb 2020 23:46
In its latest briefing on the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that at this time, COVID-19 cases do not indicate that the virus has reached ...
Study Shows Big Oil Rewards Members of Congress With Cash After Anti-Environment Votes
Gizmodo - 24 Feb 2020 23:45
It's no secret that the oil and gas industry is in the pockets of our elected officials. I mean, a climate denier doesn't sit in the White House by accident, right? A new study, however, confirms just how powerful contri...
Netflix's daily-updating Top 10 lists roll out worldwide
Engadget - 24 Feb 2020 23:35
For anyone who has suffered from option-overload on Netflix and spent too much time looking for something to watch, the streaming service is rolling out a new Top 10 feature. In the Netflix app, you'll see a new banner w...
Here's the Pro-Bernie Climate Scientist Op-Ed the Washington Post Wouldn't Run
Gizmodo - 24 Feb 2020 23:24
On Sunday, the Washington Post published an opinion piece by Fred Hiatt, the opinion page's editor, entitled "How Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Both Reject the Reality of Climate Change." This false equivalence is, to ...
Leaks Suggest New Over-the-Ear AirPods Could Be On Their Way
Gizmodo - 24 Feb 2020 22:50
There have been rumors swirling for a while about Apple holding a product launch event sometime at the end March, but now, a leak from an internal product inventory at Target could give us clues about what kind of device...
Honor 9X Pro heads west without Google
Slash Gear - 24 Feb 2020 22:44
Amid of flurry of product reveals today, Honor announced the 9X Pro. The phone launched in China last year, but now Honor – a budget brand that belongs to Huawei – seems ready to launch it and its pop-up selfie camer...
Honor Magic Earbuds might be the best AirPods clones yet
Slash Gear - 24 Feb 2020 22:42
Today we’re looking at the newest and most convincing clone of the Apple AirPods yet – though Honor would never say as much. These are the Honor Magic Earbuds, made by the company that normally writes its name in all...
Solar Storms Could Confuse Whales and Cause Mass Strandings
Gizmodo - 24 Feb 2020 22:40
Gray whales seem to strand themselves more often during solar storms, according to a new study.
Overwatch League cancels South Korean matches due to coronavirus
Engadget - 24 Feb 2020 22:00
A week-and-a-half after it said it would host a slate of cancelled Overwatch League matches in Seoul, South Korea, Blizzard is now postponing those games as well. The move comes after a surge in Covid-19 coronavirus case...
The Shows on Netflix That Could Be Triggering Your Smart Speaker
Gizmodo - 24 Feb 2020 21:51
As smart speakers have become a ubiquitous part of our day-to-day lives, so too has it become clear these devices may not be as private as they appear at first blush--that they may be listening in even when they shouldn'...
You can build the tiny XFM2 synth for under $100
Engadget - 24 Feb 2020 21:40
Miniature electronics kits like the Raspberry Pi have ushered in a new generation of DIY tinkerers. And while most of these builds emulate classic gaming systems, there are plenty of other possibilities. Futur3soundz, fo...
Honor View30 Pro released with V30 specs, without Google
Slash Gear - 24 Feb 2020 21:26
The device called Honor V30 Pro was shown in a different iteration this week for the world outside of China with the name Honor View30 Pro. This device is the first major smartphone released by Huawei / Honor with HMS, H...
Watch Researchers Giggle While They Electrocute a Lifelike Robot Child
Gizmodo - 24 Feb 2020 21:20
It seems we've learned absolutely nothing from cautionary tales like the Terminator films, because researchers in Japan have upgraded a robot that looks like a human child with the ability to feel the pain from an electr...
A New Walking Dead: World Beyond Trailer Hits the Road and Fights Some Zombies
Gizmodo - 24 Feb 2020 21:15
Imagine the zombie apocalypse was all you knew. Your parents may remember a time when society was normal, but for your generation, the zombies are normal. In recent years, that's become one of the more interesting ideas ...
Planet Computers' clamshell phone can dual-boot Android and Linux
Engadget - 24 Feb 2020 21:12
Planet Computers' laptop-like Cosmo Communicator phone just became that much more useful to its audience of very particular power users. The Cosmo now supports a promised multi-boot function, letting you run Android (bot...
Xbox One is getting a simple but useful feature that's long overdue
Slash Gear - 24 Feb 2020 21:11
Throughout the day, the Xbox Series X has dominated news, but there’s a new feature on the way to Xbox One that may excite a number of users. At some point in the near future, it seems that Xbox One owners will be able...
Hulu will exclusively stream the Oscar-winning 'Parasite'
Engadget - 24 Feb 2020 20:49
If you didn't get the chance to see Parasite in the lead-up to its historic Best Picture win at this year's Academy Awards, not to worry. Hulu says it will start exclusively streaming the movie on April 8th.