Gadget News
You Can Put Apple's AirPods Max Into Low Power Mode Using a Pair of Fridge Magnets
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2020 17:00
When a company announces a new product it can often take a while before all of its features are revealed. Now that Apple's new AirPods Max are finally available, users are uncovering its deepest secrets, including a nift...
Canoo electric delivery vehicle aims to upset Rivian and Ford
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2020 20:53
EV startup Canoo has revealed its full-electric delivery vehicle, aiming to sell the zero-emissions van from 2022 priced from $33,000. The Canoo MPDV – or Multi-Purpose Delivery Vehicle – is based on the US automaker...
Mandalorian Xbox controllers verify Boba Fett chain code
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2020 23:22
Two controllers appear in a single special Star Wars box. Both controllers per Xbox Principal Designer Elliott Hsu, the custom controllers “feature sketches of the now iconic Child wielding the Force and the steely Man...
Genius Media Group Is Suing Google For Antitrust
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2020 04:31
Joining the national pile-on of entities suing Google for antitrust is Genius Media Group, which announced a lawsuit on Wednesday night related to the search giant's ad exchange practices.
Qualcomm promises three years of Android updates for its entire SoC lineup
Ars Technica - 17 Dec 2020 01:40
The new plan is three years of major OS updates and four years of security updates.
Fish oil study has good news for those worried about cholesterol
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2020 22:02
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements — often sold as fish oil capsules — are popular due to research indicating beneficial effects on brain and heart health. Some past research has raised questions over whether these suppl...
Google hit with third antitrust lawsuit from 38 states and territories
Engadget - 17 Dec 2020 19:59
Google is facing yet another antitrust lawsuit. Attorneys general from 38 states and territories have filed antirust charges over Google's search business. The action is the second antitrust lawsuit against the company t...
Amazon Fire TV update brings picture-in-picture for security cameras
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2020 18:44
This week Amazon Fire TV devices were updated with a feature that ties the whole house together. Users of any one of several Fire TV devices now have the ability to run picture-in-picture with compatible smart home and d...
SpaceX and its kick-ass, phenomenal, totally awesome 2020
Engadget - 17 Dec 2020 17:15
2020 has been very good to SpaceX with the aerospace transportation firm surpassing a number of milestones and achieving virtually every goal it set out for itself during the year. Both the company's autonomous and crewe...
NASA approves Blue Origin's New Glenn for future uncrewed missions
Engadget - 17 Dec 2020 12:55
NASA has approved Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy lift rocket for future unmanned scientific and exploration missions, even though the 310 foot reusable booster has yet to fly. The contract, part of the space agency's NASA...
Twitter rolls back forced Quote Tweet retweeting, admits defeat
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2020 03:51
Twitter has made a lot of changes this year, some of them quite controversial, like Stories, er, Fleets, and few of them were actually what users wanted, like editing Tweets. One of the social media giant’s small but c...
Google bought CloudReady, the largest ChromiumOS distribution
Ars Technica - 17 Dec 2020 01:26
Google says it will continue to offer the free-as-in-beer Home edition.
The Bond Between Starlink's Two Biggest Competitors Just Got Tighter
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2020 01:16
One of the largest satellite internet providers to rural America, HughesNet, has entered a $250 million, three-year contract with UK-based OneWeb to develop and manufacture ground system technology for its satellite LEO ...
Among Us just landed on Xbox Game Pass for PC
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2020 23:50
Xbox Game Pass has had a pretty big December thus far, but today might just be the biggest day of the month for it. One of the most popular games of the year – Among Us – is going live on Xbox Game Pass for PC today,...
Samsung's Galaxy S21 color schemes pop in newly leaked images
Engadget - 17 Dec 2020 23:44
By now, we're all pretty much convinced Samsung is pushing up its schedule and prepping for a major smartphone launch in early 2021 -- maybe as early as January 14th, otherwise known as the last day of CES. Point is, we ...
Twitter starts testing 'Spaces' for live audio chats
Engadget - 17 Dec 2020 23:31
Twitter has begun testing Spaces, its new feature for live audio. The experiment could significantly change how users interact on the platform, though it's just a small test for now. the human voice can bring a layer of ...
State AGs Accuse Google of Abusing Its Monopoly on Search in Third Antitrust Suit
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2020 23:27
We've waited years to see antitrust action taken against Google, and now there's too much to keep up with. On Thursday, more than 30 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the search giant claiming that its sear...
'Among Us' is coming to Xbox in 2021
Engadget - 17 Dec 2020 23:07
Among Us is heading to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in 2021, and will be available to play through Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service. The news comes on the same day that the popular mafia-style game joined Xbox Game Pas...
Twitter explains how you'll get verified in 2021
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2020 23:04
Years after removing the option, Twitter announced in November that it will bring back its public verification system next year. The company provided a draft of its new policy related to verification, doing so in an effo...
Jeremy Bulloch, the Man Behind Boba Fett, Has Died
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2020 23:00
The first man to embody the most notorious Bounty Hunter in Star Wars history, influencing the franchise's direction even to this very day, has passed away at 75.
The 10 Best Deals of December 17, 2020
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2020 23:00
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Epic Games Store 15 days of free games kicks off with Cities: Skylines
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2020 22:52
Ever since the Epic Games Store launched, it’s been giving away free games each week as an incentive for PC gamers to join up. The hope, obviously, is that people use the free games to create a library within the Epic ...