Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 14:14

Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to trace the locations of five very brief and powerful fast radio bursts (FRBs). FRBs are events that generate as much energy in a thousand of a second as the sun does in ...
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 05:28

Almost eight years ago, Google retired its Google Reader service much to the dismay of its many users. Reasons presented for its demise varied but most of those revolved around how the open yet outdated RSS format has se...
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 03:14

Opera is actually one of the oldest names in the web browser market, long before Chrome was even born. These days, however, it has been pushed to the sidelines but still manages to get a loyal following in some niche ser...
Gizmodo - 21 May 2021 03:27

Snap continues to forge ahead with its line of techy camera glasses despite previous generations largely proving unprofitable and/or unpopular. But hey, fourth time's the charm, right? On Thursday, Snap announced its new...
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 04:43

Although it has more market share, Chrome OS is closer to being the Google OS to rule them all compared to Android. Its ability to run apps from different platforms, including Android, Linux, and even Windows, makes it a...
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 01:49

Many people have spent the pandemic largely at home, and that has resulted in many bored individuals deep cleaning the parts of their houses and apartments they’d ordinarily put off as a chore for a different day. This...
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 21:24

EV-maker Fisker may be busy working on its Ocean electric SUV, but that hasn’t stopped it from taking time out to build a new Popemobile. The custom electric car was revealed during a private audience at the Vatican th...
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 18:46

Spotify is at long last bringing offline playback to the Apple Watch, allowing wearers to download playlists, albums, and podcasts to their wrist and then listen later without either a data connection or their iPhone nea...
Engadget - 21 May 2021 12:56

The US Treasury Department wants tax payers to report any cryptocurrency transfer worth $10,000 to the Internal Revenue Service.
Gizmodo - 21 May 2021 12:00

Amazon has shut down construction at a site in Windsor, Connecticut after several ropes tied up as nooses were found hanging from beams, according to a new report from USA Today. At least seven possible nooses have been ...
Engadget - 21 May 2021 03:58

Yamaha's Aventage receivers are coming home this summer with prices starting at $1,300, but features like 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz support won't be available at launch.
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 02:38

If you’re a couch potato now, the habit may be putting you at risk of cognitive decline later in life. That’s according to three new studies published by the American Heart Association, which found that moderate to h...
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 00:14

Google’s Android 12 Beta was opened to more devices this week, including non-Google Pixel smartphones. New partners and eligible devices were added to a list for Android 12 Beta, including those from names both big and...
Gizmodo - 21 May 2021 23:45

After going through all the effort of finding a beautiful 4K TV at a ridiculously good price, you're gonna want to make sure that the content you're watching on that glorious screen is actually 4K--believe it or not, it ...
Engadget - 21 May 2021 23:32

Twitch has added a dedicated "Pools, Hot Tubs and Beaches" section.
Gizmodo - 21 May 2021 23:30

Twitch has officially released its policy on creators who livestream from hot tubs: It's OK, as long as the streamer is in swimwear that is "contextually appropriate."
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 23:20

Some cars encourage you to flirt with the ridiculous. On the one hand, you could argue I’m the perfect audience for the 2021 Land Rover Defender 90. My partner and I have two incomes but no kids, we live in the Midwest...
Gizmodo - 21 May 2021 23:20

According to a new estimate released by the World Health Organization, at least 3 million people worldwide likely lost their lives to the covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The figures are the latest to suggest that many countri...
Gizmodo - 21 May 2021 23:00

We've already seena few unofficial peeks of Flash actor Jordan Fisher as Barry and Iris' speedy son from the future, Bart Allen, in his superhero costume. It doesn't look bad--although you wouldn't know this from the CW ...
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 22:54

Even though it’s still insanely difficult to find a PlayStation 5 pretty much anywhere, today you have another option when it comes to buying the console’s DualSense controller. As it turns out, Apple is now selling ...
Gizmodo - 21 May 2021 22:30

With the next movie over two years away, the immediate future of Star Wars is on TV--and there's a lot of it. But one of those shows might not be happening after all.
Slash Gear - 21 May 2021 22:29

NASA has published a new ebook for space enthusiasts, one that details the observations and discoveries made by its Hubble Space Telescope. The book is around 55 pages long and includes a number of images of both the tel...