Gadget News
NE-1 Helmet evolved face mask provides N95-level purification
The Gadget Flow - 15 Oct 2020 17:00
The NE-1 Helmet evolved face mask is an air-purifying respirator for everyday use that takes purification to the next level through its powered air system. In fact, it provides N95-level purified air for your breathing a...
PS4 update 8.00 added a privacy notification that has players panicking
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2020 04:41
The newly released PlayStation 4 version 8.00 software update rolled out to console owners today, adding a number of new features while taking away a couple of minor ones. Not mentioned in Sony’s update announcement, h...
Google Search will help you identify that song stuck in your head
Engadget - 16 Oct 2020 00:09
Over a billion people every day use Google Search, the company said. Despite having worked on the software for more than 20 years, every day there are 15 percent of queries that Google has never seen before. To keep up w...
Huawei reportedly trying to sell off parts of Honor subsidiary
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2020 04:31
Huawei seems to be in dire straits, enough to need to sell off parts of its business to refocus its resources. While it isn’t bowing out of the smartphone business completely, sources claim that it is looking into sell...
Zoom launches OnZoom marketplace alongside new features
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2020 05:41
Some say that you’ve really become a platform when you’re big enough to have your own store, be it for digital content or even physical products. In that sense, Zoom has probably now grown up to be exactly that, perh...
GameStop's new deal with Microsoft includes Xbox digital revenue sharing
Slash Gear - 16 Oct 2020 01:40
Struggling video game retailer GameStop quietly announced a major new revenue-sharing deal with Microsoft last week, eclipsing the news with information about what Microsoft gets from this arrangement. Details about the ...
Galaxy Fold update brings some Galaxy Z Fold 2 joy
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2020 05:08
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 added a lot of improvements over the Galaxy Fold that it made Samsung’s first foldable phone feel a tad obsolete and even more fragile in comparison. In truth, however, the two are quite close in th...
Trump's Free Pass on Twitter Could End January 20, 2021
Gizmodo - 16 Oct 2020 01:36
In the past three years and change, it seems as though the entire world has learned to revolve around our very special boy in chief, Donald Trump, in ways big and small. Hardly the most consequential of these: Twitter--b...
Old Faithful Might Not Survive Climate Change
Gizmodo - 16 Oct 2020 01:10
Yellowstone National Park is home to a magnificent geyser known as Old Faithful that spits out boiling hot water at regular intervals (on average, every 90 to 94 minutes). I've never seen it in person, but I figured ther...
FDA approves Inmazeb, the first Ebola treatment for children and adults
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2020 23:27
The FDA has announced its first approval for an Ebola treatment that can be used with both pediatric and adult patients infected by Zaire ebolavirus. The treatment is called Inmazeb; it is comprised of three different mo...
Google Music shuts down smart speaker support and music store
Ars Technica - 15 Oct 2020 22:44
Google's rocky transition to YouTube Music leaves some speakers without music support.
Caudabe Sheath iPhone 12 Pro case has a minimal, shock-absorbing design
The Gadget Flow - 15 Oct 2020 11:00
Just because you want a protective iPhone 12 cover doesn’t mean you want something with bulk. That’s why the Caudabe Sheath iPhone 12 Pro case is so great. Not only does this iPhone 12 Pro case protect your smartphon...
Barnes & Noble hack exposes customers' email, purchase history
Slash Gear - 15 Oct 2020 06:55
Although the Nook has pretty much disappeared into the background behind the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble remains a well-known name with a fair number of loyal customers. Those customers, however, may now have something...
Twitter confirms outage was caused by 'inadvertent change'
Engadget - 16 Oct 2020 01:56
Just a day after Twitter got caught up in an outrage cycle over whether or not it should allow leaks to a certain story and Senate Republicans floated the idea of sending a subpoena to CEO Jack Dorsey, the service is sud...
GM will test fully driverless cars in SF later this year
Engadget - 16 Oct 2020 01:42
General Motors and its self-driving car unit Cruise say they'll start testing unmanned autonomous vehicles in San Francisco by the end of 2020 (via NBC News). On Thursday, the subsidiary said it received a permit from Ca...
The OnePlus 8T+ 5G differences end at T-Mobile network lock
Slash Gear - 16 Oct 2020 00:43
There’s a version of the OnePlus 8T available at T-Mobile USA that’s different from the OnePlus 8T we’ve reviewed. The one we’ve reviewed is called OnePlus 8T, or OnePlus 8T 5G. The T-Mobile version is called One...
Hunger hormone once again linked to memory, but not in a good way
Slash Gear - 16 Oct 2020 00:42
The ‘hunger hormone’ ghrelin has once again been linked to memory and cognitive function, but not in a good way. Whereas past research has found that ghrelin may play a role in improving memory, a new study from the ...
PS5 UI first look - 5 things I'm excited about
Slash Gear - 16 Oct 2020 00:33
Earlier today, we got our very first look at the PlayStation 5 user interface. People have been waiting for this reveal for a long time, and it was one of the final things Sony had left to show off before the PlayStation...
Google debuts an Apple Watch YouTube Music app
Engadget - 16 Oct 2020 00:23
If you're one of those rare YouTube Music subscribers with both an iPhone and Apple Watch, you won't be left out in the cold when Google shuts down Play Music later this month. As of today, the company has a YouTube Musi...
This Company Is Inventing the Blue Checkmark for Photos
Gizmodo - 16 Oct 2020 00:15
If you were on Twitter yesterday, you may have seen the photo of Senator Cory Booker, a hair's breadth from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's mouth, making the rounds thanks in part to Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas,...
The 10 Best Deals of October 15, 2020
Gizmodo - 16 Oct 2020 00:00
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FCC's Ajit Pai wants to 'clarify' the meaning of Section 230
Engadget - 15 Oct 2020 23:43
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said in a statement Thursday he plans to "move forward with a rulemaking to clarify" Section 230. "Social media companies have a First Amendment right to free speech,...