Slash Gear - 20 May 2021 05:38

One of Android’s biggest strengths as well as one of its perceived weaknesses is its openness, especially in terms of installing apps. While Google pushes its own Play Store and API by offering exclusive features to en...
Slash Gear - 20 May 2021 04:07

A lot of excitement was generated over the renewed attention that was given to Wear OS by Google, including collaborations with Samsung and Fitbit to grow that platform in ways it should have years ago. With all the buzz...
Slash Gear - 20 May 2021 03:27

Wear OS was at the center of attention on Google’s first day of I/O 2021. It promised to breathe new life into the wearable platform with some help from Fitbit, which it practically owns, and the surprise appearance of...
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 19:45

Season one of The Wheel of Time just finished filming and Amazon likes it so much, it's already renewed it for season two--incredibly exciting news for fans of Robert Jordan's sprawling, best-selling fantasy series. We j...
Engadget - 20 May 2021 13:45

Opera has begun beta testing its gaming browser on mobile with plans for a public launch in the coming weeks.
Slash Gear - 20 May 2021 02:47

It was really not unexpected that the beginnings of the smart home market saw different systems that spoke different languages, a.k.a. protocols, to coordinate their activities. There were attempts to consolidate these d...
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 02:00

The Resident Evil universe has always been a bit... dense, let's say. There are twists upon twists and people dying and coming back and then dying again but also coming back again, good guys turned evil and vice versa, a...
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 23:59

The European Space Agency has detailed its plan for a network of lunar satellites that will support a human presence on the Moon. The project, dubbed Moonlight, would fashion the Moon as a launchpad for deeper space expl...
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 23:34

The CPU is classically considered "the brain" of a computer because, like our own head, it contains all of the circuits responsible for receiving and executing commands. However, like the rest of a machine, CPUs are not ...
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 23:30

When Loki premieres on Disney+ June 9, the main character will not be the Loki you know and love. Yes he's played by Tom Hiddleston, and yes the series takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But when the story sta...
Engadget - 20 May 2021 23:24

Overwatch 2 won't arrive until 2022 at the earliest, but it will change the way you play the hero shooter.
Slash Gear - 20 May 2021 23:22

LEGO has unveiled its new ‘Everyone is Awesome’ display set featuring the colors of the rainbow (and more), as well as monochrome minifigs in each color. The set is designed to be displayed rather than played with, g...
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 23:10

Looks like it's once again time for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to play the role of buzzkill. In the midst of a new outbreak of Salmonella bacteria linked to pet birds, the CDC is warning feather lover...
Slash Gear - 20 May 2021 22:31

Spotify, once a platform where you could only stream music, has made a big push into the podcast market, including the relatively recent launch of its own originals and exclusive shows. We’ve heard hints over the past ...
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 22:20

Microscopic tardigrades are among the toughest animals on Earth, capable of withstanding freezing temperatures, the vacuum of space, and intense radiation. As new research shows, they're even able to survive high-speed i...
Slash Gear - 20 May 2021 22:19

COVID-19 booster shots are increasingly looking like an annual necessity, with more signs that the coronavirus vaccine will need a yearly top-up in order to keep the pandemic at bay. Talk of just how long immunization wi...
Slash Gear - 20 May 2021 22:16

Epic’s MEGA Sale is returning today, which means that we’re looking at just about a solid month of discounts on a variety of PC games. As it usually does at sale time, Epic is opening “The Vault,” which means tha...
Engadget - 20 May 2021 22:11

The affiliate program will allow participants to earn a 50 percent commission when converting someone to a paid subscriber.
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 21:50

The FCC today unanimously voted to cut cruelly overpriced prison and jail phone call rates, imposed by telecom companies that have creatively fished for every last penny from incarcerated people and their families. In an...
Slash Gear - 20 May 2021 21:46

An incredible network of lunar satellites, ringing the Moon and powering a telecoms and navigation system there, is another step closer to reality, the European Space Agency has announced today. The ESA’s Moonlight pla...
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 21:30

A team of Japanese astronomers recently peered way, way back in time using a telescope array in Chile. What they made out in the distant, early universe is a record-breaking galaxy, one that turns back the clock on when ...
Gizmodo - 20 May 2021 21:27

The Colonial pipeline has proven just how critical of a piece of infrastructure it is after it was shut down by a ransomware attack last week that sparked a gasoline shortage along the East Coast. But the company doesn't...