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The next iPhone might have an in-screen fingerprint 2021-01-15 17:39:39Compared to the changes that could grace the company’s iMac and MacBook Pro computers, Apple is reportedly planning more subtle improvements for

Apple is once again extending TV+ free trials 2021-01-15 16:28:27Apple will once again give some of its customers a few extra months of TV+. Since 2019, the company has offered a free one-year trial of the service w

Medium will expand into books with its latest 2021-01-15 15:34:55Medium is getting into books. This week, the company announced that it’s acquiring Glose, a platform that’s not all too dissimilar from it

WhatsApp postpones new privacy policy amid ‘confusion’ 2021-01-15 15:14:39WhatsApp says it will give users more time to agree to its controversial new privacy policy, citing mass “confusion” and “misinforma

'Hitman 3' players on Stadia can share playable 2021-01-15 14:50:06Hitman III arrives next week, and those who check it out on Stadia will be able to share playable chunks of the game with others. Google is bringing s

Apple is reportedly working on a major redesign 2021-01-15 14:00:16It turns the MacBook Pro may not be the only computer in Apple’s lineup to get some much-needed attention from the company’s design team.

Apple is reportedly considering a podcast subscription service 2021-01-15 13:36:16Apple appears to be considering a podcast subscription plan. It’s in talks with production companies about the potential service, according to T

OneWeb secures funding to launch more than 500 2021-01-15 12:58:24After a year in which it had to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy, 2021 is off to a much better start for satellite internet startup OneWeb. Two weeks int

Facebook and NYU trained an AI to estimate 2021-01-15 12:17:36COVID-19 has infected more than 23 million Americans and killed 386,000 of them to date, since the global pandemic began last March. Complicating the

How Twitter will transition presidential accounts after Inauguration 2021-01-15 12:16:43Twitter has revealed more details about how it will transition official White House accounts when President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect K

The best deals we found this week: $30 2021-01-15 11:51:26While new tech from CES (and Samsung) took over this week, we were still able to find some currently available gadgets on sale at low prices. Of note

Galaxy Buds Pro review: Samsung's best earbuds yet 2021-01-15 11:30:27When the rumors began to swirl about Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Live, the promise of active noise cancellation (ANC) led me to believe the company wa

Ars Technica » Gear

Hackers used 4 zero-days to infect Windows and 2021-01-13 16:16:15Boobytrapped websites are used by attackers to infect people who visited them.

Qualcomm will acquire chip company founded by Apple 2021-01-13 15:22:05Tech will be used in laptops, phones, cars, and more.

After white supremacists storm US capitol, Apple expands 2021-01-13 12:52:13New centers in Atlanta, Detroit focus on opportunities for black technologists.

After corporate blunders and setbacks, Intel ousts CEO 2021-01-13 11:53:19Embattled US chip giant makes move just days before strategy update.

Samsung’s next Exynos SoC will have an AMD 2021-01-13 11:44:13Samsung says the fruits of its partnership with AMD should appear next year.

Move over, ARM: BeagleV is a $150 RISC-V 2021-01-13 08:00:38BeagleV is an affordable way to get your feet wet with RISC-V Linux computing.

N95 masks, gamer style: Razer’s crazy face-mask prototype 2021-01-12 19:45:31CES prototype may be vaporware, but high-end features have us intrigued.

Hackers steal Mimecast certificate used to encrypt customers’ 2021-01-12 17:10:39Compromise by "sophisticated threat actor" prompts company to issue new certificate.

LG’s first flexible smartphone, the LG Rollable, is 2021-01-12 16:35:59Will a sliding body and rolled-up display be better than foldables?

Intel at CES: Alder Lake looks a lot 2021-01-12 13:58:48The Core i9-11900K has been revealed, plus 11th-generation, H-series mobile CPUs.

Parler’s amateur coding could come back to haunt 2021-01-12 08:48:42Some 80 terabytes of posts, many already deleted, preserved for posterity.

LG’s 2021 OLED TVs are modest upgrades, but 2021-01-11 15:49:09The next OLED frontier might not be TVs.

TechCrunch » Gadgets

Thimble teaches kids STEM skills with robotics kits 2021-01-14 12:07:00Parents with kids stuck learning at home during the pandemic have had to look for alternative activities to promote the hands-on learning experiences

Samsung unveils its newest Tile competitor, the Galaxy 2021-01-14 10:00:06Alongside its other CES announcements, at Samsung’s Unpacked event today the company introduced its new Galaxy SmartTag Bluetooth locator, a los

Origami Labs’ OFLO is a smart walkie talkie 2021-01-14 04:21:59OFLO is a voice communication system designed to replace traditional walkie talkies. Its hardware is more compact and lightweight, with a bone conduct

GoPro makes stopping and starting simpler with motion, 2021-01-13 12:04:03GoPro may have started out at the intersection of capability and affordability in the action cam space, but since then it has increasingly leaned towa

Dell’s 40-inch curved monitor is perfect for a 2021-01-13 10:02:11Dell’s kicking off 2021 with a new addition to its monitor lineup that aims to hit a variety of sweet spots. The Dell UltraSharp 40 Curved WUHD

Winnoz’s vacuum-assisted Haiim makes finger prick blood draws 2021-01-13 03:10:31Winnoz’s Haiim is designed to make collecting blood from fingertips easier, increasing the volume drawn so it can be used for more types of test

Yo-Kai Express introduces Takumi, a smart home cooking 2021-01-12 23:44:43Yo-Kai Express is known for autonomous restaurant technology for venues like office campuses, malls and hotels. As people continue staying home becaus

Nobi’s smart lamp alerts caregivers when a fall 2021-01-12 20:20:29As expected, this year’s (virtual) CES has brought with it a new flood of smart home gadgets. The technology has been a major presence over the

Weber acquires smart cooking startup June 2021-01-12 15:00:38Outdoor cooking industry leader and famed kettle-grill-maker Weber has acquired June, the smart cooking startup founded in 2013 by Matt Van Horn and N

PopSockets announces its MagSafe-compatible iPhone 12 accessories 2021-01-11 19:59:55In October, TechCrunch broke the news that PopSockets was developing its own line of MagSafe-compatible products that will support the new wireless ch

Noopl’s iPhone plug-in is designed to improve hearing 2021-01-11 18:01:06Noopl looks like one of the more interesting hardware startups to come out of CES day one. The Sacramento-based company has designed an accessory that

Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now are coming 2021-01-11 09:30:18LG spent a good chunk of its CES press conference talking about its lineup of TVs for 2021. You can expect bigger, slimmer and brighter TVs. I’m

WIRED

Virtual CES Was As Surreal As We All 2021-01-15 14:56:11Should it have happened at all?

Watch Highlights From WIRED's CES Conversations 2021-01-15 14:18:51Check out the replays of our talks with former US defense secretary Ash Carter, Nobel laureate Jennifer A. Doudna, Slack CEO Scott Butterfield, and mo

Robot Toilets, Vibrating Headbands, and Other Oddities at 2021-01-15 08:00:00This week, we recap the news, trends, and stand-out gadgets from the first-ever virtual CES.

How to Preorder the Samsung Galaxy S21—and Which 2021-01-15 07:00:00Should you go Ultra or snag the S21+? We break down the differences between the company’s new phones and round up the best deals.

CES 2021 Highlights: 79 Gadgets and Glimpses Into 2021-01-14 14:19:00The consumer electronics show was virtual this year, and the WIRED Gear crew watched all the Zooms to bring you this list of nearly 80 products, trend

Samsung Has New Galaxy Phones (and New Earbuds 2021-01-14 10:00:00A trio of new Android phones—the S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra—are joined by new Bluetooth earbuds and a Tile-like tracker.

The 15 Best Devices From CES That You 2021-01-14 07:00:00Much of the trade show’s flashy tech will never hit store shelves, but here are a few gadgets that are already available.

The Future of Phone Design: Flexible Screens That 2021-01-13 13:58:33At CES 2021, two companies showed off concepts for a rollable phone. This year, expect this new category of devices to greatly expand.

How Amazon Sidewalk Works—and Why You May Want 2021-01-13 08:00:00The premise is convenient. But the ecommerce giant’s record on privacy isn't exactly inspiring.

The Best of CES 2021 2021-01-13 07:00:00These are the products, prototypes, and ideas that did the best job of signaling the future at this year’s consumer tech showcase.

My Quest to Survive Quarantine—in Heated Clothes 2021-01-12 13:12:46Cold weather sucks even more when a pandemic makes it nearly impossible to socialize inside. But I found a hack.

It's a Big Year for ‘Clean Tech’ at 2021-01-12 11:39:53Pandemic-inspired sanitizing technology is everywhere. Even if the science behind the gadgets is sound, it's smart to be skeptical.

Geeky Gadgets

Last Minute Deal: Save 80% on the Pencil 2021-01-14 11:30:12 We have an awesome last minute deal on the Pencil Kings Ultimate Character Drawing & Design Course Bundle in the Geeky Gadgets Deals store today,

New Denon Home Sound Bar 550 unveiled 2021-01-14 10:19:06 Denon has added a new sound bar to its range with the launch of the new Denon Home Sound Bar 550, the device comes with a range of features. The new

OTTO fully automatic smart bike light from $45 2021-01-14 09:32:17 Cyclists searching for a smart bike light may be interested in a new Kickstarter campaign launch this month for the OTTO. A fully automatic smart bik

Here is another look at iOS 14.4 beta 2021-01-14 09:05:37 Apple recently released iOS 14.4 beta 2 for the iPhone and iPadOS 14.4 beta 2 for the iPad, we already saw a video of the new beta earlier today and

ZimaBoard single board server hits Kickstarter 2021-01-14 08:59:35