Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge My first Android phone was the original Motorola Droid, which I purchased and loved using despite its abysmal anti-woman marketing campaign. And one of the things I loved about it was that it had an interchangeable battery. I always kept an extra charged battery on hand, and simply
Read MoreIf you’ve ever found yourself in a position where you need to defrost some chicken thighs ASAP, you’ve probably wondered which thawing method is best and also quickest. Well, you’re in luck—because that’s exactly what we’re about to tell you. Read more… Quickly Thaw Frozen Food Using These Techniques Source: Life Hacker
Read More{$inline_image} Deepti Chaudhary / Livemint: Source: Oyo founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal to pay $2B at a $10B valuation to up his stake in Oyo from 10% to 30%; Lightspeed and Sequoia India sold some shares — – This investment by Agarwal is backed by global institutional banks and his financial partners Source: Oyo founder
Read MoreThe site ShowSkimmer is a new tool for finding the best episodes of a TV show. Search for a series, and ShowSkimmer will list the best 5, 10, 25, or 50 episodes, in chronological order. It’s a great way to watch a series while skipping all the forgettable episodes—which is especially good for long-running sitcoms
Read MoreThe iPhone 11 is rumored to have an in-display fingerprint scanner. But these phones already have the feature. Phones with in-screen fingerprint scanners: Galaxy S10, OnePlus 7 Pro and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images In 2018, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon used location data from smartphones to target church-goers with get-out-the vote advertisements, according to a new report from ThinkProgress Friday. “We’re sending a message from CatholicVote, not to go vote for a specific guy,” Bannon said. “But for all Catholics
Read MoreThis is the same company that had an accident with a truck in Las Vegas. Driverless Navya shuttle dings pedestrian, suspending AV trials in Vienna – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreStriking Amazon employees complained about how robots changed their jobs, but the company may help them think differently. The Week in Tech: Some Workers Hate Robots. Retraining May Change That. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto: DreamWorks There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV shows on subscription services, and
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge France’s Parrot has left the toy drone market, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to The Verge on Friday. “Parrot has stopped the production and development of any drone but the Anafi and its variations,” the spokesperson said, adding that the company no longer has any Mambo
Read MoreLast week we talked about how to balance really well on your feet (or, better yet, one foot). This time let’s flip the script and balance on our hands. Read more… How to Balance on Your Hands Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCheapskate exclusive! The top-rated Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 4 is portable, wireless and wonderful. Plus: A free indie game and an SDCC giveaway. The perfect speaker for your new Echo Dot or Home Mini: 4.99 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElon Musk’s space company shows off its progress as it continues to prepare for human spaceflight. SpaceX video highlights Crew Dragon parachute tests – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChevrolet’s new C8 Vette takes life-easing tech popularized by Ferrari and Lamborghini and makes it worlds better with a few lines of code. Watch the 2020 Chevy Corvette's trick GPS front-lift tech in action – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Our inability to draw lines when it comes to our personal data is a real problem, with real ramifications. This won’t age well. FaceApp was a test. We didn't pass – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple’s 2018 MacBook Air is cheaper than ever at Micro Center (via Slickdeals). Normally $1,199, it’s now $799 for the base model, which has an 8th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, and 128GB of storage. If you want to double the storage (but sadly not double
Read MoreSpend a day in the summer heat to level up. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite's first community day happening July 20 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Look, I’m going to be honest with you. We had so many topics we wanted to discuss on The Vergecast this week that we basically jammed two or three shows worth of material into one episode. You’ll see (or hear) why. First, we had to talk about the
Read MoreMonopoly is going cashless—a new edition of the board game features a voice assistant that manages the buying and selling. This is weird. Doesn’t the joy come from basking in all the paper bills you’ve collected like you’re Scrooge McDuck? But the change may also be an indicator of a larger issue. If kids stop
Read MorePhoto by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Dutch airline KLM has apologized for a tweet that explained which of an airplane’s seats are the safest. In a tweet from Tuesday that has since been deleted, USA Today reports that the company compared the fatality rates of different airplane seats, and included a caption that
Read MoreThe Moon | Image: NASA Can NASA make it to the lunar surface by 2024? Continue reading… All the news of NASA’s Artemis program, the agency’s attempt to returns humans to the Moon Source: New feed
Read MoreGetting ghosted by a friend or a romantic partner is one painful kind of rejection. (Was it something you did? Something you said? They used to be so into you! Why are they no longer into you?) But getting professionally ghosted by a company you’ve interviewed with can feel like its own special dagger to
Read MoreAt this point, everyone is at least aware of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S phones like the Galaxy S10 and S10+, and its slightly less expensive sibling, the $750 Galaxy S10e. However, as soon as you look beyond those for something even more affordable, Samsung’s portfolio gets messy real quick. Read more… Samsung Galaxy A50 Review:
Read MoreJessica Wade has added nearly 700 Wikipedia biographies for important female and minority scientists in less than two years. Most Wikipedia Profiles Are of Men. This Scientist Is Changing That. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNational Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 21. Here’s where to get that sweet cream for free or cheap. Read more… Where to Get Free Ice Cream on National Ice Cream Day 2019 Source: Life Hacker
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