Image: Nintendo When The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is released on September 26th, it will be the first Zelda game in decades with the titular princess as the hero. Nintendo has released a new trailer highlighting some of the new powers she’ll have and all the places she’ll get to use them. Princess
Read MoreCredit: MysteryLupin on X Google’s upcoming 45W charger was spotted in regulatory listings before but has been spotted again in marketing materials. The charger features a rather unconventional port placement, which is likely to burden USB cables with unnatural bends and thus accelerate their wear and tear. This charger is expected to support 35W fast
Read MoreThe world, the famed primatologist says, isn’t what it used to be—but there’s still time to save it, if we treat crises like climate change, biodiversity loss, and poverty as one.
Read MoreAmerica’s Defense Department has launched a project “that aims to develop machine-learning tools that can automate the conversion of legacy C code into Rust,” reports the Register — with an online event already scheduled later this month for those planning to submit proposals: The reason to do so is memory safety. Memory safety bugs, such
Read MoreAmerica’s Defense Department has launched a project “that aims to develop machine-learning tools that can automate the conversion of legacy C code into Rust,” reports the Register — with an online event already scheduled later this month for those planning to submit proposals: The reason to do so is memory safety. Memory safety bugs, such
Read MoreSeattle is the smartest city in America, with Miami and then Austin close behind. That’s according to a promotional study from smart-building tools company ProptechOS. Newsweek reports: The evaluation of tech infrastructure and connectivity was based on several factors, including the number of free Wi-Fi hot spots, the quantity and density of AI and IoT
Read MoreSeattle is the smartest city in America, with Miami and then Austin close behind. That’s according to a promotional study from smart-building tools company ProptechOS. Newsweek reports: The evaluation of tech infrastructure and connectivity was based on several factors, including the number of free Wi-Fi hot spots, the quantity and density of AI and IoT
Read MoreI didn’t ask how much RAM it has. There’s no girl math in the world that can make the Breville Oracle Jet make sense for me, but boy is it nice to use. Like most of the gadgets I test, the $1,999.95 espresso machine has a touchscreen. It connects to a wireless network and receives
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Opinion post by Calvin Wankhede Two years have passed since the Pixel Buds Pro first hit store shelves. Launched at Google I/O 2022, they were the first in Google’s buds lineup to offer high-end features like active noise canceling. But with a launch price of $199, the Pixel
Read MoreAn anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from the blog 9to5Mac: In 2022, Apple agreed to pay a $50 million dollar settlement for certain eligible 2015-2019 MacBook owners who experienced problems with their butterfly keyboards. The claims process opened in late 2022, and the settlement got final approval last May. Starting today, eligible MacBook owners
Read MoreAcross the Northern Hemisphere, August will see beautiful displays of meteors. Here’s everything you need to know to enjoy them.
Read MoreAcross the Northern Hemisphere, August will see beautiful displays of meteors. Here’s everything you need to know to enjoy them.
Read MoreThe idea of traveling faster than the speed of light (FTL) has been a popular idea long before [Alcubierre] came up with the first plausible theoretical underpinnings for such a technology. Yet even if such an FTL drive is possible, it may be hundreds of years before humanity manages to develop its first prototype. This
Read MoreMiss PDAs and UMPCs? You wouldn’t be the only one, and it’s a joy to see someone take the future into their own hands. [Icepat]’s dream is reviving UMPCs as a concept, and he’s bringing forth a pretty convincing hardware-backed argument in form of the Pocket Z project. For the hardware design, he’s hired two
Read MoreMiss PDAs and UMPCs? You wouldn’t be the only one, and it’s a joy to see someone take the future into their own hands. [Icepat]’s dream is reviving UMPCs as a concept, and he’s bringing forth a pretty convincing hardware-backed argument in form of the Pocket Z project. For the hardware design, he’s hired two
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A trusted analyst has reported that Apple will launch two foldable devices in 2026. It’s believed the company will launch a foldable iPad/iMac first and then a clamshell-style foldable iPhone. We’ve heard rumors for a while now that Apple could be working on a foldable iPhone and a foldable
Read MoreThe ‘CRT Effect’ myth says that the reason why pixel art of old games looked so much better is due to the smoothing and blending effects of cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays, which were everywhere until the early 2000s. In fits of mistaken nostalgia this has led both to modern-day extreme cubism pixel art and video
Read MoreThe ‘CRT Effect’ myth says that the reason why pixel art of old games looked so much better is due to the smoothing and blending effects of cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays, which were everywhere until the early 2000s. In fits of mistaken nostalgia this has led both to modern-day extreme cubism pixel art and video
Read MoreSomewhere in America’s Defense Department, the DARPA R&D agency is running a two-year contest to write an AI-powered program “that can scan millions of lines of open-source code, identify security flaws and fix them, all without human intervention,” reports the Washington Post. [Alternate URL here.] But as they see it, “The contest is one of
Read MoreImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge ROMhacking.net, a longtime stalwart of the online classic gaming world mostly turned the lights off on Saturday. Nightcrawler, who created and runs ROMhacking, announced that the site, which has hosted community-made alterations for classic games, has stopped taking submissions and will only post news going forward. ROM hacks like
Read MoreEver wanted to sniff USB device communications? The usual path was buying an expensive metal box with USB connectors, using logic analyzers, or wiring devboards together and hacking some software to make them forward USB data. Now, thanks to [ataradov]’s work, you can simply use a Pi Pico – you only need to tap the
Read MoreSlashdot reader Applehu Akbar shared this report from MacRumors: Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney commented on Apple’s ‘Find My’ service, referring to it as “super creepy surveillance tech” that “shouldn’t exist.” Sweeney went on to explain that several years ago, “a kid” stole a Mac laptop out of his car. Years later, Sweeney was checking
Read MoreAmerica’s National Football League “is the latest organization to turn to facial authentication to bolster event security,” reports the Record, citing a new announcement this week: All 32 NFL stadiums will start using the technology this season, after the league signed a contract with a company that uses facial scans to verify the identity of
Read MoreApple AirTags are back down to record low prices, with the 4-pack dropping to $75.99 at Amazon and a single pack discounted to $23.99. Save on AirTags at Amazon this weekend. Whether you’re about to embark on one last summer trip or if you’re getting ready to start the fall semester at a new university,
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shared this report from BleepingComputer: A Chinese hacking group tracked as StormBamboo has compromised an undisclosed internet service provider (ISP) to poison automatic software updates with malware. Also tracked as Evasive Panda, Daggerfly, and StormCloud, this cyber-espionage group has been active since at least 2012, targeting organizations across mainland China, Hong Kong,
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