Gadget News
To Avoid Backlash, Facebook Reportedly Relaxed Fact-Checking Standards on Conservative Pages
Gizmodo - 8 Aug 2020 06:39
In an attempt to correct the perception of a small but very vocal minority that claims Facebook's silencing conservative voices on its platforms, the company's reportedly swung too far in the opposite direction and essen...
NASA offers startling view of Beirut blast damage using satellite data
Slash Gear - 8 Aug 2020 17:00
On August 4, the city of Beirut experienced an enormous, incredibly tragic explosion that claimed numerous lives and caused widespread damage. Many videos of this event show the explosion from different angles, as well a...
50 gadget trends of 2020: WFH, smart home, AI, and more
The Gadget Flow - 8 Aug 2020 16:08
We come across different gadget trends every year. You can say that CES helps predict each year's specific trends, though 2020 has been different (a bit). We've seen tech that didn't exist on a large scale become the new...
Fossil's Gen 5 Wear OS smartwatches are about to get a major update
Engadget - 8 Aug 2020 05:02
The Wear OS-powered Gen 5 touchscreen smartwatches Fossil rolled out last year are about to get some upgrades. Their phone apps include avatars for contacts and quick access to key tools, as well as new battery modes tha...
Zoom gets fun new filters, plus lighting, smoothing and audio tweaks
Slash Gear - 8 Aug 2020 04:30
Many people are still working remotely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and there’s no sign of that changing any time soon. Though a number of software applications make it possible for coworkers to see each oth...
Android TV gets big UI change and simplified service subscriptions
Slash Gear - 8 Aug 2020 03:29
Google has announced an Android TV update that, among other things, brings a home screen UI redesign that helps users find the content they’re most likely to watch. As well, Google is making it easier for Android TV us...
Huawei Mate 40 will be the last model packing a Kirin processor
Slash Gear - 8 Aug 2020 02:30
The anticipated Huawei Mate 40 smartphone will be the last model to feature the maker’s own high-end Kirin processor, the company has confirmed, something that has resulted from the Trump administration’s ban on trad...
U.S. Agencies Sued for Records on Unmarked Agents Who Rounded Up Portland Protesters
Gizmodo - 8 Aug 2020 02:10
A watchdog group investigating the deployment of federal police against protesters in Portland and other cities announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department and other agencies on Friday, accusing government of...
Facebook repeatedly overruled fact checkers in favor of conservatives
Engadget - 8 Aug 2020 02:02
Facebook has repeatedly overruled its own fact checkers in order to help conservative pages avoid punishment for spreading misinformation. That's according to leaked documents reported by NBC News, which found evidence t...
Qualcomm reportedly asks US to let it sell chips for Huawei phones
Engadget - 9 Aug 2020 00:17
You might think Qualcomm would be happy with US trade bans limiting Huawei's access to chips, but it appears to be arguing just the opposite. The Wall Street Journal said it had obtained a Qualcomm presentation lobbying ...
Goodbye Toshiba Laptops. It's Been Good Knowing Ya
Gizmodo - 8 Aug 2020 23:53
Toshiba will officially no longer be making PCs. To be fair, in recent years it had taken a step back from making laptops, but this goes beyond that. It's a complete exit.
Mauritius Faces Environmental Crisis as Stranded Ship Leaks Oil
Gizmodo - 8 Aug 2020 23:51
Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after a Japanese bulk carrier that wrecked on its shores in late July began leaking tons of oil into the Indian Ocean. The environmentalist group Greenpeace say...
Watch This Classic Ghostbusters Special Effect Come to (After)Life
Gizmodo - 8 Aug 2020 23:30
I don't often think of Ghostbusters as a pioneering special effects film. But it did include a lot of neat effects as it took its madcap scientists and made them paranormal protectors, and seeing those effects make their...
Facebook Removes A Bunch of Accounts From Romania Posing As African-Americans Supporting Trump
Gizmodo - 8 Aug 2020 22:45
Race and racism continue to be a pivotal issue in American politics, and there's no question it will matter in this year's elections.
TikTok may sue White House over ban as soon as August 11th
Engadget - 8 Aug 2020 21:44
TikTok might quickly make good on its promise to fight the White House's threatened ban on its service. An NPR source claims TikTok will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration as soon as August 11th. The suit wi...
NASA has gathered new information on Marsquakes
Slash Gear - 8 Aug 2020 21:42
NASA has been recording seismic information from inside the surface of Mars using the InSight Lander’s seismometer. NASA says the data record is the first direct evidence of key boundaries inside the Red Planet’s int...
Hulu's Animaniacs Reboot Is Coming to Wreak Havoc This November
Gizmodo - 8 Aug 2020 21:30
The Warner Lot is not ready.
Leak claims 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat will start at right under $81,000
Slash Gear - 8 Aug 2020 21:02
A new leak has surfaced that sheds some highly desired information on the anticipated 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat. An alleged dealer order document has surfaced that claims the starting price for the Durango SRT Hellc...
SpaceX launches 57 new "VisorSat" Starlink satellites
Slash Gear - 8 Aug 2020 20:58
SpaceX launched 57 new satellites in its latest push to get its Starlink cluster up and running. The company plans to start beta trials of its Internet service served by the satellites later this summer. There has been c...
ESPN+ is getting more expensive for new subscribers
Slash Gear - 8 Aug 2020 20:45
Disney’s ESPN+, the streaming version of the popular sports network, is getting a price increase…but only for new customers. Existing subscribers will continue to pay the $4.99/month rate they signed up for, but that...
Hackers defaced dozens of Reddit communities with pro-Trump messages
Engadget - 8 Aug 2020 20:29
If your favorite Reddit community looked like a political billboard on August 7th, you can blame it on hackers. Both Motherboard and ZDNet report that hackers defaced dozens of subreddits with pro-Trump messages, includi...
Hitting the Books: Why we'll never see the edge of the universe
Engadget - 8 Aug 2020 19:00
Death comes for us all, even on the cosmological scale. Our universe started off with a bang, and a rather large one at that, but how it will end remains a mystery. Will entropic effects cause it to cool and sputter out ...