Gadget News
Galaxy Tab S7 Lite, Tab A7 Lite might be on the way
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 03:26
Samsung just recently announced an update for the Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ that might make some finally decide to grab one. If you’re still on the fence for one reason or another, however, you might want to hold off f...
Pandemic-Related Unemployment Linked to 30,000 Excess Deaths in U.S., Study Finds
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2021 01:30
A new study out Thursday is one of the first to try measuring deaths during the pandemic that were caused not by the virus itself but by the economic devastation it sparked. The study estimates that the spike in unemploy...
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 3 is Up to $400 off at Best Buy
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2021 18:45
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (Core i5/128GB) | $800 | Best BuyMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3 (Core i5/256GB) | $900 | Best BuyMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3 (Core i7/512GB) | $1,600 | Best Buy
Google Fi promo cuts 'Unlimited' price for the first three months
Engadget - 19 Feb 2021 05:19
Google's MVNO remains a strong option for wireless service, and if you've been thinking about switching then there's an added carrot now. A 50 percent discount is available for the first three months of service on its Un...
Microsoft Office LTSC and Office 2021 details revealed
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 04:28
There was a time when Microsoft’s supremacy in the productivity suite market was challenged by the likes of Google Docs and even open source office suites like OpenOffice and LibreOffice. That phase, however, has come ...
Samsung accused of aggressive background app killing in Android 11
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 04:03
Samsung and Android seem to have a love-hate relationship. It has certainly gotten better at keeping in line with Android standards, best practices, and updates even while it continues to form its unique identity with it...
WhatsApp to wean users into inevitable privacy policy change
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 02:56
Facebook isn’t one to back down from a fight or making controversial changes, at least until its hands are forced by laws. Even as it faces inquiries and lawsuits about its alleged monopolistic business practices, it i...
Fortnite V-Bucks issue hits mobile players on Samsung devices
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 02:08
If you’re a Fortnite player who also owns a Samsung device, you may have recently experienced an issue that prevents you from buying V-Bucks twice in a row. The bug seems to only impact Samsung’s Galaxy Store on Andr...
Saudi Arabia has invested billions in Activision, EA and Take-Two
Engadget - 19 Feb 2021 01:30
Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's controversial Crown Prince, has pushed his country to acquire stakes in three major video game publishers. Recent SEC filings spotted by Bloomberg show that Saudi Arabia's sovereign we...
NASA shares photos from Perseverance's descent to Mars
Engadget - 19 Feb 2021 23:41
The image you see above was taken just moments before NASA's Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars, and it's just the first of many high-resolution photos to come. NASA pulled the image from a vid...
Pokemon GO Kanto raid day tips and Shiny release
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 23:30
This week the folks at Niantic revealed a special Kanto-themed Raid Day ready for the tail end of February. This next major Raid Day will “celebrate some fan-favorite Pokemon” on the final day of the most long-lastin...
Comcast Graciously Drops Data Caps, but Only for Northeast Customers, Until 2022
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2021 23:20
Comcast has once again decided to cut some of its customers a break with their data caps, Ars Technica reports. Facing ever-increasing pressure from customers and lawmakers, the internet service provider has decided to n...
Don't fall for this bogus Far Cry 6 beta scam Ubisoft warns
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 23:09
There may be a decent amount of excitement behind Far Cry 6, but Ubisoft is warning folks not to get too caught up in it today. Apparently, legitimate looking emails are being sent out promising Far Cry 6 beta access. Ac...
Bitcoin reaches new milestone with $1 trillion market cap
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 22:57
Bitcoin has seen a surge in recent weeks, sitting with a value of around $54,000 as of Friday, February 19. The cryptocurrency has reached a $1 trillion market capitalization. The milestone follows Tesla’s recently rev...
Vitamin D Supplements Don't Seem to Help People Sick With Covid-19
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2021 22:55
The results of a new clinical trial suggest that vitamin D supplements don't help people hospitalized with moderate to severe covid-19. Elsewhere, a controversial and preliminary paper that had suggested vitamin D did of...
Valve refuses Apple's "narrow" data request in battle VS Epic
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 22:53
In an ongoing legal battle VS Epic, Apple’s requested that non-party Valve deliver a series of data points. Apple’s suggestion is that the biggest competitor to Epic’s “Epic Games Store” is Valve’s game store...
It looks like Street Fighter will be the next 'Fortnite' crossover
Engadget - 19 Feb 2021 22:48
By all accounts, it looks like the world of Street Fighter will soon crossover with Fortnite. The game's datamining community found evidence that series favorites Ryu and Chun-Li -- who, to be clear, is not a character f...
Norway to Decriminalize Personal Purchase, Possession, and Use Of All Drugs In Small Quantities
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2021 22:30
The government of Norway is moving to decriminalize possession of small amounts of all recreational drugs as well as their use, including everything from weed and coke to heroin, per Bloomberg.
WandaVision Just Gave Us 2 Very Different Origin Stories
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2021 22:30
Just as WandaVision's stakes have grown--both literally and metaphorically-- the show's begun answering of some its most mysterious questions with revelations that have only made it that much more difficult to parse what...
This adorable black-footed ferret is a rare cloning breakthrough
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2021 22:25
The first endangered US species to be successfully cloned, a black-footed ferret, could pave the way for at-risk animals to be brought back from the brink of extinction, scientists and conservationists hope as details of...
Ransomware Gang Says It's Selling Data from Cyberattack That California DMV Warned About
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2021 22:15
A ransomware gang called "Cuba" claims to be selling off data on the dark web belonging to Automatic Funds Transfer Services (AFTS), a Seattle-based financial services and data management firm that suffered a bad ransomw...
The 'StarCraft II' nerds at Shopify now have an esports team
Engadget - 19 Feb 2021 22:02
Ecommerce colossus Shopify has unveiled its own esports organization. Shopify Rebellion has recruited some top-tier StarCraft II players, including 2016 world champion Byun Hyun-woo and Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn, the first...