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Microsoft Surface Neo: Whoa

After years—YEARS—of rumors, Microsoft has finally announced its dual-screen Surface device, the Surface Neo. Panos Panay, chief product officer for Microsoft’s Devices Group, showed off the device at Microsoft’s annual Surface event alongside a whole slew of devices and a brand new version of Windows, Windows 10 X, that the Neo is expected to run…

Tech News Alex Cranz

A Fan-Made Recreation of a Lost Doctor Who Episode Is Being Officially Premiered by the BBC

In recent years, the BBC has made great strides in attempting to either recover or recreate the missing history of Doctor Who’s lost episodes. Whether that’s the incredible rarity of actual recovery or animated reconstructions, for one of the most intriguing lost tales they’ve now turned to an alternative medium: fan films. This morning the…

io9 James Whitbrook

AMD Actually Did It

Microsoft is making a 15-inch Surface Laptop for people who needed more screen and power than the 13.5-inch version, and beyond being bigger, the 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 will also offer AMD inside. This is kind of amazing. AMD doesn’t really do flagship devices. That’s something we noted when the rumors of an AMD-powered Surface…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Google Begins Rolling Out Incognito Mode for Maps

Bolstering its claims of a greater focus on user privacy, Google is finally starting to roll out Incognito mode for its Maps app. Google announced the feature’s launch in a blog post on Wednesday. Much like browsing in Incognito mode in Chrome or on YouTube through the app, enabling the privacy mode in Maps means that…

Tech News Catie Keck

Turns Out Typing on a Keyboard Isn’t That Much Faster Than Texting These Days

Think you need an actual keyboard to type fast? Think again. Researchers have found that people can now type almost as fast on a smartphone as they can on a traditional keyboard, The Guardian reports. A team from Aalto University, University of Cambridge, and ETH Zürich conducted a study of mobile typing speeds with the…

Tech News Victoria Song

Pippi Longstocking, the World’s Strongest Girl, Is Getting a New Movie

She’s an impossibly strong pirate heir with a bag of gold and no desire to take crap from anyone. Pippi Longstocking, the red-haired heroine created by classic children’s author Astrid Lindgren, is getting a new film from the folks behind one of the best children’s book adaptations of our time: Paddington. In a press release,…

Movies Beth Elderkin

All the New Microsoft Surface Goodies Announced Today

It’s the busiest time of year for gadget makers, Microsoft included. We had some idea of what Microsoft had in store for today thanks to some well-timed leaks. That said, other than some telling photos, details were thin. But now the Surface Event 2019 is all done—and amazingly, Microsoft still had a few surprises up…

Tech News Victoria Song

11 Clever Uses for Smart Plugs That Make Them Worth Buying

The humble smart plug might not be the most eye-catching or featured-packed smart home device out there, but the ability to turn electrical sockets on and off with a tap on your phone (or a preset schedule) is more useful than you might think—and we’ve got the examples to prove it. At least buying a…

Gadgets David Nield

Updates From Mortal Kombat, Terminator: Dark Fate, and More

Bob Iger says that it’s till early days on Black Panther 2. J.J. Abrams discusses why it was time to bring Palpatine back in The Rise of Skywalker. Oliver Queen’s got some scrapes ahead of him in Crisis on Infinite Earths. Plus, a new Expanse poster, spooky goings-on in Nancy Drew, and Superman-based double vision.…

Television James Whitbrook

Would Finding Life on Mars Really Change Anything?

In a recent interview with the Telegraph, NASA chief scientist Jim Green said it’s possible we’ll soon find evidence of life on Mars but that “we’re not prepared for the results.” Green said the discovery would be as world-shaking as the revelation that the solar system doesn’t revolve around Earth. But while finding our first…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Peter Thiel’s VC Fund to Host Conference for Ideological ‘Heretics,’ Maybe Summon a Ghost or Two

“Ideological outcasts” who have been “banned from other conferences”—surely the country’s most beleaguered minority—can soon find a home with other like-minded individuals at “Hereticon,” a three-day conference being planned by the Founders Fund venture capital firm. That’s the same Founders Fund run by billionaire Peter Thiel, a kindred soul in the world of supposed ideological…

Tech News Tom McKay

U.S. Air Force Tests Unarmed Nuclear Missile Following North Korea’s Latest Missile Launch

The U.S. military launched an unarmed nuclear-capable missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4:13 am ET/1:13am PT this morning, right on the heels of North Korea’s latest missile test overnight. U.S.-based missile tests are scheduled months, if not years, in advance, but the timing is one hell of a coincidence. The Air Force’s Minuteman…

Tech News Matt Novak

It’s Not Just You: Twitter and Tweetdeck Still Experiencing Technical Problems Around the World

Twitter and Tweetdeck started experiencing outages overnight and the problem is persisting into the morning hours of Wednesday, according to multiple reports from around the world. The social media giant has been struggling with outages in every corner of the globe for over seven hours and there’s no word when things will improve. Various users…

Tech News Matt Novak

Florida Boomer Caught on Video Cutting Brake Lines of Public E-Scooters

Police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida have arrested a man who allegedly cut the brake lines on dozens of public scooters this year. The man has been identified by police as 59-year-old Randall Thomas Williams of Fort Lauderdale, though a possible motive has not yet been released. The arrest was first reported by NBC Miami, which…

Tech News Matt Novak

Google Is Baking-In a Tool to Help Break Your Terrible Password Habits

Google is rolling out its handy Password Checkup tool to a wider audience because let’s be honest: How good is your password protocol? If you share your login credentials, re-use passwords across accounts (whether or not you perceive those accounts as low-risk), or use easy-to-guess passwords for any of your accounts, the answer is: probably…

Privacy & Security Catie Keck

Sure Sounds Like Things Aren’t Going Well for Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Scheme

There’s been no shortage of official opposition to Facebook and dozens of corporate partners’ plans to launch a cryptocurrency powered global payment network, Libra. A short list of the wary might include the heads of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department, the House and Senate banking committees, EU antitrust officials, Indian and Chinese finance…

Social Media Tom McKay

Trump Administration Takes the Axe to Federal Marine Life, Invasive Species Advisory Boards

Donald Trump’s administration is moving to kill off two federal advisory boards dealing with the protection of marine life and management of invasive species, the Hill reported on Tuesday. As of Tuesday, the government defunded both the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the Interior Department’s…

Climate Change Tom McKay

The Trailer for Trick Wants to Launch the Next Great Horror Franchise

Horror is at its best when there’s mythology behind the mayhem. That’s why franchises like Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw, Halloween, and so many others endure. We love the scares but also the history and story of these evil characters. That level of success is what most horror movies aspire to…

Trailers Germain Lussier

Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger Just Mess Up a Bunch of Dudes in Mortal Kombat 11

Okay, I mean, it’s actually the T-800, or more specifically, the older version from the upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate. But hey: It’s basically Arnold Schwarzenegger, a shotgun, and a world of cybernetic hurt. Neatherrealm Studios just dropped a new gameplay trailer for the latest “Kombatant” joining the roster of the latest in its long, gory…

Games James Whitbrook

Human Fetuses Develop Lizard-Like Body Parts That Disappear Before Birth

New research this week seems to show that human fetuses develop several muscles in their legs and arms that disappear by the time they’re born. And some of these muscles were last seen in our adult ancestors over 250 million years ago. The evolutionary journey of any species is littered with detours and dead-ends. Humans,…

Health Ed Cara

Microsoft Surface Neo: Whoa

A Fan-Made Recreation of a Lost Doctor Who Episode Is Being Officially Premiered by the BBC

AMD Actually Did It

Google Begins Rolling Out Incognito Mode for Maps

Turns Out Typing on a Keyboard Isn’t That Much Faster Than Texting These Days

Pippi Longstocking, the World’s Strongest Girl, Is Getting a New Movie

All the New Microsoft Surface Goodies Announced Today

11 Clever Uses for Smart Plugs That Make Them Worth Buying

Updates From Mortal Kombat, Terminator: Dark Fate, and More

Would Finding Life on Mars Really Change Anything?

Peter Thiel’s VC Fund to Host Conference for Ideological ‘Heretics,’ Maybe Summon a Ghost or Two

U.S. Air Force Tests Unarmed Nuclear Missile Following North Korea’s Latest Missile Launch

It’s Not Just You: Twitter and Tweetdeck Still Experiencing Technical Problems Around the World

Florida Boomer Caught on Video Cutting Brake Lines of Public E-Scooters

Google Is Baking-In a Tool to Help Break Your Terrible Password Habits

Sure Sounds Like Things Aren’t Going Well for Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Scheme

Trump Administration Takes the Axe to Federal Marine Life, Invasive Species Advisory Boards

The Trailer for Trick Wants to Launch the Next Great Horror Franchise

Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger Just Mess Up a Bunch of Dudes in Mortal Kombat 11

Human Fetuses Develop Lizard-Like Body Parts That Disappear Before Birth

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