[ad_1] Good news: It will never eat your favorite cassingle.Guess what Sony’s 40th anniversary Walkman doesn’t do Along with having music on local storage, you can play your favorite jams over WiFi via your streaming service of choice — Sony’s NW-A100TPS Walkman runs on Android. The model has a 40th-anniversary logo on the rear, and […]
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Porsche unveils its first electric sports car
[ad_1] Does ‘Turbo’ on an EV mean the same thing as it did on a 486?The Taycan EV takes Porsche into a new world of technology The all-electric Porsche Taycan can pull off repeated launches of 0 to 60 MPH in 2.6 seconds (a Tesla is faster once, but not over and over again) thanks […]
You can block images on Gmail for iPhone now
[ad_1] Even if you’re old enough to remember when Gmail asked permission before loading external images, you still might not have noticed that they stopped doing this by default back in 2013. Email providers that year started cutting down on displaying attachments to stop the spread of malware. Gmail instead elected to serve images through […]
GM will offer free OnStar crisis support during Hurricane Dorian
[ad_1] If you own a GM vehicle that is a 2006 model or newer, it’s likely it has OnStar hardware installed. Car owners who no longer pay for OnStar can still access the service for free during the hurricane. Advisors will be available to assist 24/7. GM isn’t the only automaker providing natural disaster support. […]
SpaceX wouldn’t move its satellite despite European collision warning
[ad_1] ESA experts calculated there was a 1 in 1,000 chance of a collision between the two satellites occurring, as reported by Forbes. That’s a slim chance, but it was enough for the ESA to decide to intervene. “We informed SpaceX, who replied and said that they do not plan to take action,” Holger Krag, […]
Facebook is considering hiding ‘Like’ counts as part of new test
[ad_1] The change was first noted by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong, who discovered the new behavior in the code of Facebook’s Android app. Instead of seeing the full ‘Like’ count on a specific post, Facebook users caught up in the company’s test will simply see the names of a handful of friends who clicked […]
After Math: More, more, mooooooore
[ad_1] You know who’s going to need some more, more, mooooooore Beyond Meat deliveries? KFC. The fried chicken chain made headlines this week when ravenous hordes of vegetarians descended upon one Atlanta franchise to try the company’s new chickenless nuggets, locusting through the stock of very-nearly-poultry in just a few hours. Android users can rest […]
Robots came for our jobs, then they came for our coffee
[ad_1] Talking to Robots: Tales From Our Human-Robot Futuresby David Ewing Duncan We have no chance of escaping the coming robot revolution, nor should we want to. Our modern lives are already full of robots — they’re in our phones, our cars, hospitals and boardrooms, assisting everyone from factory workers to astrophysicists. They make our […]
Volocopter proves its air taxi can work with air traffic control
[ad_1] Volocopter is one of the first flying taxi companies to integrate into air traffic control systems, but others aren’t too far behind. As Engadget’s Andrew Tarantola wrote, more than 70 companies are currently developing their own personal flying vehicles. Uber, in particular, has invested heavily. And the demonstration at Helsinki Airport isn’t just good […]
Arecibo Observatory nets $19 million grant to search for dangerous asteroids
[ad_1] Asteroids that are predicted to come within 5 million miles of the Earth are considered a potential threat by NASA. While that seems like a vast distance, gravity could shift an asteroid’s orbit closer and closer to Earth, eventually resulting in an impact. A proactive approach is certainly preferred for this type of work, […]