The Asus ZenFone 6 has officially been announced, and where the ZenFone 5 was basically just a boring iPhone X clone, the new model is thinking way outside the box, eliminating the top bezel entirely thanks to a completely wild rotating camera. I mean, just look at this thing: The whole phone also represents a
Read MoreEpic really wants you to start buying games from its online store. The company behind Fortnite (and the widely used Unreal game design engine), announced that it will hold a store-wide sale on its platform, the Epic Games Store, from May 16 through June 13, 2019. That means lots of discounts on PC games, big
Read MoreA retro game console is a fun all-arounder project. You’ve got electronics, mechanical design, and software considerations. For this year’s Hackaday Prize, is going all in. The Portable Retro Game Console with 7.9-inch Display is a work of art, and everything that a retro console could be. This build is based on the Raspberry Pi
Read MoreUbisoft’s gorgeous open world skiing and snowboarding game, Steep, is available for free on PC for a limited time. Here’s how to claim your copy: Read more… How to Get a Free Copy of Ubisoft's 'Steep' on PC Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIf you love the immersive experience of VR fighting games, but felt like it was lacking the actual physical harm component, this robot is for you. Robotics engineer and YouTube creator James Bruton has teamed up with University of Portsmouth students to create a robot that fights humans in real life while they’re playing in
Read MoreWhen Google released Live Transcribe this past February, it was a hugely important accessibility feature for people who are deaf or hard of hearing — and it still is. The feature automatically and pretty accurately transcribes the spoken word in near real time in up to 70 different languages. Now, Google is expanding Live Transcribe
Read MoreWeekends can be a bit of a let-down. You’ve had a long week, so you want to relax. But there’s also laundry to catch up on, grocery shopping to do and soccer games to attend. Before you know it, Sunday evening is creepin’ up and you feel anything but refreshed for the next week ahead.
Read MoreMicrosoft and Sony are exploring how the two could collaborate on cloud-based gaming and content-streaming, as well as on smart sensors for Sony consumer products. Microsoft, Sony reveal game-streaming partnership Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreStudents at all 23 member colleges of the Virginia Community College System have access to digital courseware at no cost, thanks to an agreement with open educational resources provider Lumen Learning. Virginia Community Colleges Providing Digital Courseware Systemwide at No Cost to Students Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThough Verizon’s first 5G Ultra Wideband tests struggled badly, the latest tests, using Samsung’s Galaxy S10 5G, have been more impressive. Galaxy S10 5G blows past 1Gbps in our real-world Verizon speed tests – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft and Sony are announcing an unusual partnership today, allowing the two rivals to partner on cloud-based gaming services. “The two companies will explore joint development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and content-streaming services,” says a Microsoft statement. Sony’s existing game and content-streaming services will also be powered
Read MoreThe third generation of the Flying Spur should be as luxurious as ever. Bentley's new Flying Spur will have 3D leather upholstery – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read More“How is heaven going to be better than that?” VR helps the dying visit Europe, swim with dolphins – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThey were removed for “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Facebook bans fake Israel-based accounts who spent 2,000 on ads – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNBA champion and former Beats athlete Kevin Durant has a new headphones brand to call his own, literally, after buying a stake in New York’s Master & Dynamic. Announcing the partnership this week, Master & Dynamic CEO Jonathan Levine spoke with The Verge to lay out what we can expect, stressing that it’s much more
Read MoreTweetDeck is getting some much-needed core Twitter features, the company announced today, including native support for GIFs, polls, and emoji. These features have long been a part of the desktop version of Twitter and, before it got shut down last year, the dedicated Mac app version. But TweetDeck has for years languished in the periphery
Read MoreIn the first part of this series, we took a look at a “toy” negative-differential-resistance circuit made from two ordinary transistors. Although this circuit allows experimentation with negative-resistance devices without the need to source rare parts, its performance is severely limited. This is not the case for actual tunnel diodes, which exploit quantum tunneling effects
Read MoreIf you’re not happy with your life, is it better to make a small tweak or a big change? Read more… Try Making Small Tweaks Before Big Life Changes Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIf you want to entertain your cat, or get some juicy phone footage of your cat going nuts and peeking behind your computer screen, then play these YouTube videos of English songbirds and squirrels. Cornwall resident Paul Dinning shot hundreds of wildlife videos, in which birds (and the occasional squirrel or mouse)… Read more… Thrill
Read MoreA digital attack recently hit 201 online campus stores, all running the same checkout software. A cybercrime group injected a version of Magecart, first reported by Trend Micro, into campus store websites to scrape credit card and other customer data during checkout, which was then sent to a remote server. Digital Attack Strikes 201 Online
Read More{$inline_image}For several years, executives of tech and automobile companies have been promising that fully autonomous vehicles will soon become a common sights in streets and roads. But we’re well into 2019, and self-driving cars are still making stupid mistakes. In many ways, the short history of self-driving cars is reminiscent of the early decades of artificial
Read MoreAs the OWL preps for its second All-Star Game Thursday, three league analysts weigh in on what their best-possible rosters would look like, plus their favorites and disappointments from the first half of the season. Forget the All-Stars, here’s what the Overwatch League’s 2019 dream team looks like Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA juicy, perfectly cooked pork chop is not hard to achieve; a simple brine, followed by a reverse sear situation will render it juicy and flavorful every time. But if you feel like adding a little sweetness to your life—and creating a truly bomb crust—try soaking them in root beer for a couple of hours.
Read MoreYou might not think to use the word “rigid” to describe most 3D-printer filaments, but most plastic filaments are actually pretty stiff over a short length, stiff enough to be pushed into an extruder. Try the same thing with a softer plastic like TPE, though, and you might find yourself looking at this modified Bowden
Read MoreIn-demand freelancers: if you let your clients know you’re fully booked, you might end up earning more money. Read more… Make More Money as a Freelancer by Turning Down Work Source: Life Hacker
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