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Dell Alienware Aurora R11 gaming desktop has NVIDIA RTX 3080 & RTX 3090 graphics cards
The Gadget Flow - 18 Oct 2020 11:00
Ready for an incredible gaming experience? The Dell Alienware Aurora R11 gaming desktop is what you’re going to want to make it happen. Designed with NVIDIA RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 graphics cards, this gaming desktop com...
Regretting That Tesla You Just Bought? Well, You Might Be Stuck With It Now
Gizmodo - 18 Oct 2020 03:28
For years, Tesla, as well as its eccentric founder and CEO Elon Musk, proudly proclaimed to recent customers that if they were unhappy with the vehicle they had just purchased, they could simply return it. The catch? Har...
Moment iPhone 12 Thin Case offers Qi wireless charging compatibility
The Gadget Flow - 18 Oct 2020 10:59
The Moment iPhone Thin 12 Case features Qi wireless charging compatibility, so you don’t need to remove the cover when the battery drains. This iPhone 12 Thin Case is an eco-friendly solution to filling landfills. In f...
David Ajala Tells All About Star Trek: Discovery's Most Important Cast Member: Grudge the Cat
Gizmodo - 18 Oct 2020 22:45
Look, tell me whatever you want about wonder, or hope, or utopian scifi and its various merits. I don't care. I'm here for the cat.
You Can't Resist the Force of This Cute Six Pin Set of The Child Exclusively at Amazon, Now $22
Gizmodo - 18 Oct 2020 19:35
The Child Enamel 6 Pin Set (Amazon Exclusive) | $22 | Amazon
Inkas armored Mercedes Sprinter van keeps you safe and working
Slash Gear - 18 Oct 2020 19:19
Inkas is a company that makes armored versions of all sorts of luxury cars and vans aimed at VIPs who take their security very seriously. The company’s latest product is the Inkas Mercedes Sprinter that is part limo an...
China's revamped law bans online services that 'induce addiction' in kids
Engadget - 18 Oct 2020 22:13
China is implementing stricture measures in its bid to keep kids away from addictive digital content. The state-backed news agency Xinhua reported (via Reuters) that China has voted for revamped law that will ban interne...
Orionid meteor shower peaks next week
Slash Gear - 18 Oct 2020 19:02
Skywatchers have something to look forward to next week as one of the strongest meteor showers of fall is set to reach its peak on Tuesday night. The annual Orionid meteor shower will peak Tuesday night and into the earl...
Google Assistant Driving Mode appears for some users and it looks different
Slash Gear - 18 Oct 2020 16:54
During its I/O 2019 event last year, Google introduced a new Google Assistant feature called Driving Mode, which, as its name suggests, is a special interface specifically designed for users who are driving. Whereas Andr...
With Zuck's Blessing, Facebook Quietly Stymied Traffic to Left-Leaning News Outlets: Report
Gizmodo - 18 Oct 2020 04:35
When Facebook tweaked its newsfeed algorithm in 2017 to reduce the visibility of political news, the company's engineers intentionally designed the system to disproportionately impact left-leaning outlets, effectively ch...
Google Assistant will play podcasts from third-party services like Spotify
Engadget - 19 Oct 2020 01:02
You might not have to depend on Google Podcasts if you're asking Assistant to play your favorite serialized audio show. Android Police and its readers have discovered that Google is adding support for third-party podcast...
Silicon Valley Is Getting Into the Hearing Aid Business With These Impressive AI-Driven Earpieces
Gizmodo - 19 Oct 2020 00:14
Although hearing "Silicon Valley" and "hearing aids" in the same sentence might not seem all that normal, it is now. This week, the startup Whisper launched its new flagship product, the Whisper Hearing System, and also ...
Disney Has Updated Disney Plus's Content Warning for Old Racist Movies
Gizmodo - 18 Oct 2020 23:30
When Disney Plus launched, it did so with a vague warning attached to some of its older, more, well, racist content, citing them as outdated. Recently, that warning got a whole lot more specific.
A lifetime of WhiteSmoke's grammar tool is now $40
Engadget - 18 Oct 2020 21:55
Your first impression is your strongest, and with the amount of virtual communication we use these days, you best be sure that your writing is top-notch. People will judge your character based on how well you can articul...
Facebook turned down 2.2 million ads meant to interfere with US voting
Engadget - 18 Oct 2020 21:12
Facebook really, really wants you to know it's cracking down on attempts to interfere with voting in the 2020 US election. Global affairs VP Nick Clegg told Le Journal du Dimanche in an interview (via The Guardian and AF...
Tesla ditches its seven-day return policy
Slash Gear - 18 Oct 2020 21:11
One of the things that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has touted as evidence of the confidence the automaker has in its vehicles is its no questions asked seven-day return policy. The automaker has now quietly abandoned that seven-...
Betelgeuse may be smaller and closer to the Earth than previously believed
Slash Gear - 18 Oct 2020 20:55
Of all the stars in the sky, one in the strangest is known as Betelgeuse. Eventually, the star will die in a supernova explosion, but that could be another 100,000 years away. Scientists have been studying the star inten...
Windows 10 users are grumpy over forced updates and unwanted apps
Slash Gear - 18 Oct 2020 20:30
Windows 10 users are expressing frustration about the most recent software update that caught many users by surprise, shutting down their system with little warning (assuming they didn’t have it set to do otherwise) an...
Embrace Cheesy Horror With This Half-Hour Documentary on the Creation of Tremors
Gizmodo - 18 Oct 2020 20:30
Is Tremors a great movie, or the greatest movie?
Scientists measure the shortest unit of time ever
Slash Gear - 18 Oct 2020 20:06
A group of scientists has measured the shortest unit of time ever with a measurement of the amount of time it takes a light particle to cross a hydrogen molecule. The measurement is called a zeptosecond and is a trillion...
Samsung's Galaxy S21 phones might sport even larger camera bumps
Engadget - 18 Oct 2020 19:55
If you're not particularly fond of the big camera bumps on the Galaxy S20, its follow-up might not change your mind. OnLeaks and Pigtou (thanks to Xleaks7) have shared what they say are leak-based renders of Samsung's Ga...
After Math: Apple's unveils its inaugural 5G phone amid a week of firsts
Engadget - 18 Oct 2020 19:30
The news cycle has been especially hectic as of late, filled with major revelations, announcements and product premieres seemingly happening right on top of one another. From Apple unveiling the iPhone 12 to Sony reveali...