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newHere's How Just Four Satellites Could Provide Worldwide Internet
A group of engineers thinks it's found a cheaper way to use high-altitude satellites to deliver global coverage.
- 6 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 10:37pm -
newI Flew The Same Route As The 1920s Airmail Pilots And Lived To Tell The Tale
From Omaha to Salt Lake City, without GPS.
- 7 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:33pm -
newHow The Nintendo 3DS Became A Defining Console Of The 2010s
The Nintendo 3DS was a marvel of handheld gaming in the 2010s. Despite the Switch, it's still got plenty of adherents today.
- 7 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:22pm -
newBro Has The Time Of His Life Popping Bubble Wrap With His Jeep
This man had the greatest idea ever when he found himself with a surplus amount of bubblewrap.
- 7 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:16pm -
newFormer Cartographer Walks All Day To Create Ephemeral Snow Art
Simon Beck is a former cartographer who uses his training and passion for the outdoors in his snow art.
- 7 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:15pm -
newDisney Is Hunting Down The Most Popular Baby Yoda Toys On Etsy
Begun, the toy wars have.
- 7 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:06pm -
newThis Is The First-Ever Video Of Chemical Bonds Between Atoms Forming and Breaking
Researchers have managed to film two rhenium (the black dots) bonding and then breaking their bonds — the first time such an interaction has been filmed.
- 7 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:05pm -
newGoop's Netflix Series: It's So Much Worse Than I Expected And I Can't Unsee It
Vulvas, psychics and junk science, oh my. I watched so you don't have to.
- 8 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 8:38pm -
newSimone Giertz Makes A Coffee Table Out Of 20,000 Matches, Sets It On Fire
As fun as it is watching it burn, we kind of want to own a coffee table like that?
- 8 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 8:01pm -
newA Baseball Expert's Guide To The Nutty MLB Cheating Scandal
The sign-stealing scandal that has enveloped the Houston Astros and Major League Baseball seems to morph, alter and expand itself by the second. Let a baseball expert walk you through it.
- 10 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 6:42pm -

Lifehacker

Automate An Outlet With TP-Link's Alexa-Compatible Smart Plug, Now Just $21
Like the idea of a Belkin WeMo Switch, but not willing to spend $40-$50 to try one out? This TP-Link alternative has a nearly identical feature set for half the price.Read more...
- 19 May 17, 4:50pm -
How to Make a Graduation Cap Fit on Kinky or Curly Hair
If a graduation cap won’t fit over your hair, maybe it’s the cap that needs a little styling. Natural hair vlogger Chizi Duru shows us how. Read more...
- 19 May 17, 3:30pm -
Will It Sous Vide? A Boozy Chocolate-Cherry Sundae
Welcome to this week’s edition of Will It Sous Vide?, the weekly column where I usually make whatever you want me to with my immersion circulator.Read more...
- 19 May 17, 2:30pm -
Today's Best Deals: Under Armour Apparel, Kamado Grill, SoundBuds, and More
Anker’s newest SoundBuds, a Big Green Egg alternative, and a huge Under Armour apparel sale lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web. Read more...
- 19 May 17, 2:28pm -
Get Ready for $1,000 IUDs and $1,600 Colonoscopies Under Trumpcare
We’ve been living high on the hog these last few years: getting mammograms and colonoscopies whenever we need them, vaccinating ourselves against cancer-causing viruses for free, preventing unwanted babies from showing up in our wombs without havin…
- 19 May 17, 1:30pm -
8 Reasons You Should Care a Lot About the 2020 Census
Do you care about the 2020 census? You should. We all probably should care more about the 2020 census, because John Thompson, the director of the Census Bureau and the man in charge of running the 2020 census, stepped down last week. It’s hard to o…
- 19 May 17, 12:52pm -
Save $10 On Anker's Newest Wireless SoundBuds
Anker’s original SoundBuds are your favorite affordable wireless earbuds, but the new SoundBuds Tag just got their biggest discount ever. $26 is $10 less than usual, and beats the previous deal we saw by $2. Read more...
- 19 May 17, 12:35pm -
Stuff Your Closet With Under Armour Gear During Amazon's One-Day Sale
Amazon’s running a new fitness-focused Gold Box to get you ready for going outside, this time with a solid selection of Under Armour apparel for men, women, and kids all marked down to great low prices.Read more...
- 19 May 17, 12:26pm -
Colleges Are Using Price Discrimination—Here's How to Fight It
You want to go to Tokyo, so you hit up Google Flights and do some research. Tickets are around $800, but you close your browser window and decide to look again later. A couple of months pass, and those same flights are now $1,200. What gives? It’s…
- 18 May 17, 9:00pm -
What "Classified Information" Means, and What Happens If You Divulge It
The media is ablaze over President Trump sharing classified information with Russian foreign officials—but what is classified information exactly? And what happens if you disclose it? Good news: You’ve been granted clearance to acquire this not-q…
- 18 May 17, 8:00pm -

Techmeme

newSources: Samsung Galaxy S20 5G, S20+ 5G, and S20 Ultra 5G will have 6.2", 6.7" and 6.9" displays respectively; S20 Ultra to get 108MP + 48MP wide angle camera (Asif Iqbal Shaik/MySmartPrice)
Asif Iqbal Shaik / MySmartPrice:Sources: Samsung Galaxy S20 5G, S20+ 5G, and S20 Ultra 5G will have 6.2", 6.7" and 6.9" displays respectively; S20 Ultra to get 108MP + 48MP wide angle camera — Samsung will launch the Samsung Galaxy S20 serie…
- 18 mins ago 18 Jan 20, 3:55am -
newSecond Measure: DoorDash led the 2019 US food delivery market with 33% of total sales, followed by GrubHub with 32%, Uber Eats with 20%, and Postmates with 10% (CNBC)
CNBC:Second Measure: DoorDash led the 2019 US food delivery market with 33% of total sales, followed by GrubHub with 32%, Uber Eats with 20%, and Postmates with 10% — - DoorDash captured 33% of the U.S. market, Grubhub 32%, Uber Eats 20% and…
- 1 hour ago 18 Jan 20, 3:05am -
newSources: SoftBank's Vision Fund led a $750M investment last August in Philadelphia-based goPuff, an on-demand delivery service for convenience products (The Information)
The Information:Sources: SoftBank's Vision Fund led a $750M investment last August in Philadelphia-based goPuff, an on-demand delivery service for convenience products — SoftBank's Vision Fund made one of its largest U.S. venture investments…
- 2 hours ago 18 Jan 20, 2:30am -
newMassachusetts Superior Court orders Facebook to turn over data about tens of thousands of apps from ~400 developers company said it suspended last September (Tony Romm/Washington Post)
Tony Romm / Washington Post:Massachusetts Superior Court orders Facebook to turn over data about tens of thousands of apps from ~400 developers company said it suspended last September — A Massachusetts judge has ordered Facebook to turn ove…
- 2 hours ago 18 Jan 20, 2:20am -
newSources: Eaze, an on-demand pot delivery startup with $166M in funding, raises $15M bridge round, amid struggles with cash and a pivot to selling its own brands (TechCrunch)
TechCrunch:Sources: Eaze, an on-demand pot delivery startup with $166M in funding, raises $15M bridge round, amid struggles with cash and a pivot to selling its own brands — The Uber of pot is almost out of cash — The first cannabis st…
- 3 hours ago 18 Jan 20, 1:40am -

the verge

newLenovo is building another standalone VR headset
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Lenovo hasn’t made the best bets in virtual reality so far, but it seems like the company’s about to try again — according to a new FCC filing for the “Lenovo VR3030S,” which company docs i…
- 4 hours ago 18 Jan 20, 12:43am -
newNo, the EU isn’t asking Apple to kill the Lightning cable
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge You might have read headlines today about how the EU is looking to force Apple to ditch the Lightning cable. That’s not really true.Since 2009, the European Commission has been trying to convince tech comp…
- 6 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 10:22pm -
newIt’s not just you: Google added annoying icons to search on desktop
Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images Google added tiny favicon icons to its search results this week for some reason, creating more clutter in what used to be a clean interface, and seemingly without actually improving the results or the user experie…
- 6 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:57pm -
newYouTuber turns the GameCube Switch Joy-Cons of our dreams into reality
For practically as long as the Nintendo Switch and its removable Joy-Con controllers has existed, fans have been mocking up and wishing for Joy-Con-style GameCube controllers to use with the portable console. But hardware mod YouTuber Shank did…
- 8 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 8:16pm -
newValve says it’s ‘absolutely not working’ on Left 4 Dead 3
Valve Valve has put an end to rumors about Left 4 Dead 3 being in development, by stating that the studio hasn’t been working on it for years.“We’ve seen rumors to this effect for the last couple of months,” Valve said in a statement…
- 8 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 8:12pm -

engadget

newFirst-person shooter 'Kingpin: Life of Crime' is getting a remaster
Kingpin: Life of Crime, a first-person shooter from 1999, is getting a remaster. If you never imagined this happening -- "I'll take games I never thought would be remastered for $100, Alex" -- we feel you. The title didn't enjoy as much popularity as…
- 2 hours ago 18 Jan 20, 2:01am -
newWatch SpaceX's Crew Dragon in-flight abort test at 8 AM ET on Saturday
One of the last major steps before SpaceX flies its Crew Dragon craft with real NASA astronauts onboard is an "in-flight abort test." Scheduled to take place during a four-hour window on Saturday, Sunday or Monday morning, it will test the vehicle's.…
- 5 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 11:23pm -
newValve is definitely not working on 'Left 4 Dead 3'
An HTC executive is learning first-hand about the dangers of making unsupported statements in your presentations. Valve has rejected speculation that it's working on a third Left 4 Dead game after Alvin Wang Graylin, HTC's president for Vive in Chin…
- 7 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:28pm -
newSteve Martin and Martin Short will team up again in a new Hulu series
Hulu has just scored what will likely be a huge show for long-time comedy fans. The Disney-owned service has ordered a series starring comedy giants Steve Martin (his first leading TV role, apparently) and Martin Short. There's no title yet, but Ma…
- 7 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 8:50pm -
newHelp Australian wildlife with Humble’s latest 29-game bundle
With the ongoing bushfires in Australia, Humble has launched a new Australia Fire Relief Bundle designed to help organizations working to save and rehabilitate animals affected by the disaster. Those who donate a minimum of $25 will get access to alm…
- 8 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 8:27pm -

macrumors

newApple Picks Up New Docuseries Featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Spike Lee, Oprah and More
Apple has inked a deal for a docuseries called "Dear..." that profiles famous people using an "inventive and cinematic approach" that involves letters written by people whose lives the celebrities have touched, Apple announced today.The 10-episod…
- 6 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 10:13pm -
newLatest iOS 13.3.1 Beta Includes Toggle for Disabling U1 Ultra Wideband Chip
The second beta of iOS 13.3.1, released earlier this month, includes a toggle for disabling the Ultra Wideband chip in the device.Found by Twitter user Brandon Butch (via 9to5Mac), the toggle can be found by opening up the Settings app, selecting…
- 6 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 10:01pm -
newAmazon Mysteriously Pulls All New Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5 Listings [Update: Listings Are Back]
Amazon is no longer selling new versions of the Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5 models through its online store in the United States, with the listings disappearing earlier today.There is no word on why Amazon has pulled ‌Apple Watch‌ Serie…
- 7 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:34pm -
newMac Catalyst App 'Asphalt 9: Legends' Now Available
Asphalt 9: Legends, a game that was ported to the Mac using Apple's Mac Catalyst tools, is now available for download from the Mac App Store.The app was one of the titles that Apple promoted when macOS Catalina and Mac Catalyst technology were in…
- 8 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 7:49pm -
newApple Opening New Office in Munich, Germany
Apple is expanding its presence in Germany with plans to open a new office building in Munich, Germany, according to German news site Süddeutsche Zeitung.Located in the "Karl" office building of the former Mahag site on Karlstrasse, the new offi…
- 9 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 7:36pm -

9to5mac.com

newHow to watch UFC 246 McGregor vs. Cowboy on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV
UFC 246 McGregor vs. Cowboy marks the first time Conor McGregor is stepping into the Octagon since 2018. The fight is happening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 18 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Read on to learn how to watch the fight o…
- 6 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 10:17pm -
newApple addresses location privacy issue with iPhone 11 chip in second iOS 13.3.1 beta
After a little privacy snafu last month around the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro still tracking location data even when users had turned off location services, Apple has added a toggle specifically for the UWB chip in the latest iOS 13.3.1 beta. more…The…
- 6 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 9:45pm -
newBest and most exciting new gear from NAMM 2020: Moog, Apogee, Akai, more
NAMM 2020 is easily one of, if not, the biggest show of the year for producers, musicians, and the folks that design the gear we all use. Now that most of the biggest NAMM 2020 announcements have hit the net, it’s time to roundup the best-of-the-b…
- 8 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 7:59pm -
new[Update: Apple responds] Tile goes to Congress to battle Apple before AirTags competitor even gets unveiled
We learned just this morning that Tile would be testifying to Congress over antitrust concerns aimed at Apple along with Google and Amazon. Now that opening statements have been made in today’s hearing, we’ve learned specifics about Tile’s con…
- 10 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 6:17pm -
newGameloft launches Asphalt 9 on Mac with Catalyst after delay
Last year at WWDC and then on its website, Apple highlighted some of the major developers that would bring apps from iOS to Mac with its Catalyst framework. One of those was Gameloft’s highly popular Asphalt 9: Legends. Now after a few delays, it…
- 10 hours ago 17 Jan 20, 5:44pm -

Gizmodo

Sunday's Best Deals: Kindle Ebooks, Backyard Sports, Egg Cooker, and More
Cheap Kindle ebooks, noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones, and backyard sports equipment lead off Sunday’s best deals.Read more...
- 21 May 17, 2:29pm -
io9 Co-Founder Charlie Jane Anders Wins Best Novel at This Year's Nebula Awards
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the winners of the Nebula Awards for 2016 over the weekend. There are some impressive and talented works in the mix, including an award for Arrival. But, of course, io9 can’t help but be…
- 21 May 17, 2:15pm -
Amazon's Top-Selling Egg Cooker Makes Breakfast at the Touch of a Button - Just $16 Today
Cooking eggs isn’t exactly rocket science, but I’d say the ability to make soft, medium, and hard boiled eggs, plus omelettes and poached eggs at the touch of a button is worth $16. The Dash Go is Amazon’s top-selling egg cooker, and carries a…
- 21 May 17, 12:04pm -
This Game of Thrones Fan Film May Be the Only Prequel We Need
As George R.R. Martin and HBO try to figure out which (and how many!) of the five Game of Thrones spin-offs they’re working on a small group of indie filmmaker in Belfast have taken it upon themselves to make their own prequel, titled “The Wild W…
- 20 May 17, 9:35pm -
Vienna Game Developers Are Using The City's Coffeehouse Culture To Create A New Kind Of Arcade
The rise and fall of arcades have in large part shaped how we think about playing video games together in public places, but in their absence, young designers are finding new ways to bring social gaming out into the open.Read more...
- 20 May 17, 9:00pm -

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