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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Fashionable Starfleet Boots Can Be Yours

07-04-2022 23:50

The most recent trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, focused more on the story, action, and characters and less on the outfits worn by Starfleet officers decades before Kirk and his crew boarded the Enterprise. But an iconic Canadian fashion designer helped contribute to the show’s new uniforms, and soon everyone will have a chance to follow Pike’s fashionable lead.The trailers might be void of gratuitous boot shots, but check out the promotional images for Star Trek: Stra

Here’s 11 Settings You Should Change on Your iPhone 13

07-04-2022 23:38

If you’ve recently got your hands on an iPhone 13, you might want to check out your options in Settings. If you restored your new phone from a backup of your old one, you may want to fine-tune it to better suit your needs. If you’re setting up the iPhone 13 as a brand new phone, well, you’ll have plenty to dive into. The iOS Settings menu is jam-packed, but by changing around a few of the default options, you can customise your new iPhone to fit into your routine. Here are the

Spotify’s Baffling ‘Car Thing’ Can Now Do More Things

07-04-2022 23:25

Spotify announced today that it’s pushing through a bundle of new features to the Car Thing, its borderline-useless in-car accessory that goes for $US90 ($125). While the device is supposed to help enlarge the Spotify controls to put them front and centre while you’re behind the wheel — but in practice, it offers little utility over a smartphone even with this latest software update. The device has a screen about half the size of your smartphone and features a giant volume

You’ll Go Blind If You Keep Doing That: Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Linked to Serious Eye Problems

07-04-2022 23:23

Drugs known for helping men with erectile dysfunction may come with a higher risk of vision problems than currently thought. In new research out Thursday, scientists have documented an association between three serious eye disorders and drugs including Viagra and Cialis; the findings might prompt the need for added warning labels on these medications, the authors say, though the individual risk for experiencing these complications does appear to be very small.Commonly used erectile dysfunction d

LIGHTSPEED Presents: ‘Advice From The Civil Temporal Defence League’ by Sandra McDonald

07-04-2022 23:00

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Advice From the Civil Temporal Defence League” by Sandra McDonald. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on LIGHTSPEED’s website. Enjoy!“Advice From the Civil Temporal Defence League”DOBe Aware of Strangers Who Ask You What Day It It.Be Aware of Strangers Who Ask You What Year It Is.Be Awar

Cursed Films II Returns for More Deep Dives Into Hollywood’s Weirdest History

07-04-2022 22:30

Shudder’s documentary series Cursed Films returns this week, and since season one got the heavy hitters out of the way (Poltergeist, The Omen, The Exorcist, The Crow, Twilight Zone: The Movie), season two allows for a somewhat looser interpretation of the series theme — though Hollywood nightmares still abound.The first episode of season two signals a shift for the series — which was previously only concerned with horror films — by digging into The Wizard of Oz, addressin

Your Next American Airlines Flight Might Be a Bus

07-04-2022 22:10

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Actually, it’s a bus.American Airlines will be transporting passengers on some of its connecting flights on buses instead of planes. The airline signed a deal with Landline, a company that describes itself as the airport of the future (if the airport of the future ran out of planes). The company took to Twitter to say in part, “We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with @AmericanAir! Seamless connections between American’s Philad

Play IRL Arcade Claw Games in Japan With Google’s New Apps

07-04-2022 22:00

In a few months, Android users in Japan will be able to try their hand at one of the most iconic and infuriating arcade games of all time: the claw machine.In a support article spotted by Android Police, Google laid out its plans for a one-year pilot for claw machine apps, which are also known as online crane games, in its Japanese Play Store beginning on July 11 of this year. Online claw machine apps allow users to remotely manoeuvre a real arcade machine set up by an operator in a physical spa

The Full Windows 95 Launch Event Video Is Finally Online: Here Are the Best and Worst Moments

07-04-2022 21:55

I want to thank whatever stars aligned that surfaced this video of the Windows 95 launch event in my algorithm. While clips from the presentation have floated around online for decades, the full 90-minute keynote has been harder to track down. Uploaded this week by the angels over at the Blue OS Museum YouTube account, the complete presentation is an absolute time capsule of technology culture as it existed on Aug. 24, 1995. It also features some incredibly cringe moments, most of which stem fro

Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys Welcomes Whoopi Goldberg as the God of Birds

07-04-2022 21:45

Here’s some more casting news for the highly anticipated Amazon series based on the 2005 novel Anansi Boys from author Neil Gaiman: Whoopi Goldberg has been announced to play the book’s main antagonist, the God of Birds.Entertainment Weekly reports that Goldberg, a self-proclaimed Gaiman super fan, has officially joined the series. Goldberg joins Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods), who stars as Anansi aka Mr. Nancy, the African trickster god of stories, along with Malachi Kirby (Devils)

‘Huh, That’s Funny’: Physicists Delighted by New Measurement for the W Boson

07-04-2022 21:33

A collaboration of hundreds of scientists have precisely measured the mass of the W boson, an elementary particle responsible for the weak nuclear force. The researchers found, to their surprise, that the boson is more massive than predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics, the working theory that describes several of the fundamental forces in the universe.The new value was extracted from 10 years of experiments and calculations by 400 researchers at 54 different institutions around th

Russians Are Posing as Journalists to Attack Ukrainians on Facebook

07-04-2022 21:30

Groups associated with the Russian and Belarusian governments are employing a bevy of shady cyber tactics to target Ukrainians on Facebook, according to a new report from the social network’s parent company Meta. The company notes that in just the past few days, it’s seen an uptick in attacks targeting public figures, military members, and average civilians as Russian forces lay siege to their country.
These schemes ranged from bad actors trying to hack the Facebook pages of Ukrainia

The Water Gun That Shoots Liquid Bullets No Longer Needs Batteries or Charging

07-04-2022 21:20

Way back in 2018, what feels like roughly six decades ago, a German company revealed an over-engineered rechargeable self-filling water gun that fired single blasts of water instead of long streams. The new SpyraLX does the same thing, but replaces batteries and an electric motor with a manually-operated mechanism for refills and pressurizing the blaster.The Super Soaker proved there’s lots of money to be had with reinventing the water gun, and while the Spyra One brought as much innovatio

Famous ‘Big John’ Fossil Is More Evidence That Triceratops Fought Each Other

07-04-2022 20:50

Paleontologists have long speculated that the horns and frill of Triceratops, in addition to providing a formidable defence against predators, were also used to fight members of the same species. Scientists say they’ve found the most compelling evidence yet in favour of this intriguing possibility.I have great respect for Triceratops and any other prey animal, whether extinct or extant, that must defend itself against predators. Tyrannosaurs are known for preying upon Triceratops, but it g

Disney+ Willow Series Casts Trans Actress Talisa Garcia

07-04-2022 20:40

As many people continue to condemn Disney’s lack of action regarding Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Lucasfilm has quietly announced that transgender British actress Talisa Garcia has been cast in the Disney+ series Willow. Deadline reports that Garcia will play a cisgender woman with only a few speaking lines, and that she may only appear in one episode.While this announcement is just now officially public, it was apparently in the works for a month or so, well bef

Star Trek: Picard Is Getting a Little Unhinged, And I Kind of Like It

07-04-2022 20:00

At one point near the climax of this week’s Star Trek: Picard, a character exasperatedly says “Fine, why not? Burrow into his psyche, what could go wrong!? Tons, obviously.” And honestly? If that’s not the mood of this entire episode of television, I don’t know what it is.
If last week’s episode was chaotic in a largely unfortunate way — a mad dash scramble to reunite the disparate, isolated groups team La Sirena split into upon landing in 2024, while se

Island-Wide Blackout Sweeps Puerto Rico After Power Plant Fire

07-04-2022 19:51

A fire that broke out at the Costa Sur power plant in Puerto Rico late Wednesday forced an island-wide outage, the biggest blackout this year so far due to an ailing electric grid. Power may not be restored to some parts of the island until Friday, according to Puerto Rico’s electricity grid operator.The exact cause of the fire remains unclear, but it began around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday at the power plant located just outside the town of Guayanilla on the southwest coast. It cut power acro

Russian Doll Gets Chronologically Weirder in Its Season 2 Trailer

07-04-2022 19:10

If you slept on the first season of Netflix’s Russian Doll, you missed a wonderfully dark and occasionally poignant comedy about a woman named Nadia who discovers she’s stuck in a time loop where she keeps dying but then returning to the night of her birthday party. I highly recommend you give the Natasha Lyonne-starring series a watch over the next two weeks because its second season is on the way, and if this first trailer is any indication, it’s going to make season one look

Bill Nye, the Sellout Guy

07-04-2022 19:02

Bad news for everyone who loved watching Bill Nye the Science Guy during middle school science class: your fave is problematic. This week, Coca-Cola, one of the world’s biggest plastic polluters, teamed up with TV’s favourite scientist for a campaign to create a “world without waste,” a joke of a corporate greenwashing campaign.
In a video innocuously titled “The Coca-Cola Company and Bill Nye Demystify Recycling,” an animated version of Nye — with

Lord and Miller Want Animated Movies to Get Some Respect

07-04-2022 18:20

Chris Rock wasn’t the only person who got slapped at this year’s Academy Awards. The entire animation industry got a slap in the face when the three presenters of the Best Animated Feature award dismissed the medium as kiddie fare, saying, “So many kids watch these movies over and over… and over and over and over and over… I think some parents out there know exactly what we’re talking about.” And Phil Lord and Chris Miller are sick of it.In a very astu

Massive Earthquake Rocked Chilean Coastal Communities 3,800 Years Ago, Scientists Say

07-04-2022 17:30

New archaeological and geological evidence points to an ancient earthquake that devastated populations along a 998 km-long stretch of the South American coastline some 3,800 years ago. But the evidence also suggests that the affected communities found ways to cope.The authors of the new Science Advances paper, led by anthropologist Diego Salazar from the University of Chile, present evidence for a 9.5 magnitude earthquake along the major northern Chile seismic gap, which in turn generated large

The Pentagon’s Long Road to an Army of Autonomous Vehicles

07-04-2022 17:15

Silicon Valley’s Patagonia-wearing elites aren’t the only ones interested in autonomous vehicles.The U.S. Department of Defence, once a pioneering incubator for early AV development, is now interacting with top AV startups to imagine the next era of potentially autonomous military vehicles. Though Defence officials signalled to Gizmodo the department’s bullishness on the emerging technology, they’re simultaneously concerned over potential hacking and cybersecurity risks.G

How To Use Spotify To Manage All Your Podcasts

07-04-2022 17:05

As you may have noticed, Spotify wants to manage all of your podcasts as well as your music. If you’ve never tried out Spotify as a podcast player — or you’ve just dipped into the functionality without really taking a full look at what’s on offer — here’s how to use the mobile and desktop apps to manage your podcasts.For some, having podcasts right alongside their music is going to be an advantage; for others, having separate apps for each type of media is goi

Details of vicious mobile phone scam revealed

07-04-2022 16:06

Australia’s telecommunications watchdog will force companies to clamp down on a vicious scam that has already robbed mobile users of millions.

All new Volvo Cars to get OTA software updates

07-04-2022 16:01 via geeky-gadgets.com

Volvo has announced that all new models of its Volvo Cars will get OTA (Over The Air) software updates, and the updates will be available to 190,000 customers in 34 countries. The latest vehicles to get the OTA update feature include the Volvo XC90, the Volvo S60, and the Volvo V60 models. Volvo owners will […]
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Sam Raimi Teases the Villains of Multiverse of Madness

07-04-2022 15:55

Idris Elba talks about playing Knuckles for Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Locke & Key’s third season will be its last. Get your first look at Lestat and Louis in AMC’s Interview With the Vampire. Plus, a cheeky Moon Knight easter egg can net you an intriguing free comic. Spoilers, away!
FelixScreen Daily reports Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will star in Felix, a horror film from producer Joe Carnahan described as “Super 8 meets Child’s Play.” Directed

Spotify’s ‘Car Thing’ entertainment system gains new features and ‘add to queue’ functionality

07-04-2022 15:52

Spotify’s $90 in-car entertainment system “Car Thing,” which went on sale to the general public in February, is gaining a number of new features. The company announced today it would add one of users’ most-requested features — the ability to add songs and podcasts to a queue — alongside other updates involving voice commands, playlists, responding to phone calls, and controlling other media.
The music streaming system is meant to offer consumers an option to m

Redmi Note 12 Series Gets Network Access Licence, Tipped to Debut in Q2 2022

07-04-2022 15:51

Redmi Note 12 series smartphones have got network access licence in China. The smartphones have codenames L16 and L16U, and have model numbers 22041216UC and 22041216C. They are tipped to come with MediaTek Dimensity SoCs.

This 3D-Printed 35mm Movie Camera Is an Absolute Marvel of DIY Design and Engineering

07-04-2022 15:40

There are many reasons even big-budget movie and TV productions have switched to using digital cameras — the most obvious being that shooting on film is expensive. It’s why amateur filmmakers rarely opt for the 35mm cameras that dominated Hollywood for years, but Yuta Ikeya found a way to make them more affordable by designing and 3D printing a film camera from scratch.No one’s going to pretend that the high-end digital film cameras commonly used in the industry today are

Flipkart Raises its IPO Valuation Target to $60-70 Billion for U.S Listing in 2023

07-04-2022 15:39

Flipkart has raised its IPO Valuation target from $50 billion (roughly Rs. 380002.75 crore) to $60-70 billion (roughly Rs. 456051.3 crore to Rs. 532003.85 crore). The e-commerce giant is focusing on its two new businesses - online healthcare and travel bookings, to increase valuations.

2022 Samsung Neo QLED TVs now available in the UK

07-04-2022 15:30 via geeky-gadgets.com

Samsung has announced that its new 2022 Samsung Neo QLED TVs range is available to buy in the UK. The company has also revealed that it is offering up to £500 cashback on these new models. As well as the new Samsung Neo QLED TVs, Samsung is also offering cashback on its The Frame TV […]
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ESPN Inks Deal With Tom Brady's NFT Platform Autograph to Announce Tokens of the NFL Star

07-04-2022 15:26

ESPN is entering the world of non-fungible tokens, and its first deal is a multi-year deal with American Football icon Tom Brady, who runs his own NFT platform Autograph.

India Plans to Issue E-Passports to Its Citizens Starting 2022: V Muraleedharan

07-04-2022 15:23

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that the government is planning to issue e-passports to its citizens, starting in 2022-23.

Oppo K10 Pro Specifications Tipped via Alleged TENAA Listing, May Sport Snapdragon 888 SoC

07-04-2022 15:19

The Oppo K10 Pro has been allegedly spotted on the TENAA certification site. It could pack a Snapdragon 888 SoC.

Apple Misses Fixing Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in macOS Big Sur, Catalina; Brings macOS Monterey 12.4 Public Beta 1

07-04-2022 15:15

macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina users are at risk due to the two zero-day vulnerabilities that Apple patched through macOS Monterey 12.3.1 last week. Separately, Apple has released macOS Monterey 12.4 public beta 1.

Ukraine Crisis: Facebook-Parent Meta Says Russian Invasion Driving More Disinformation Online

07-04-2022 15:07

Hackers aligned with Russia broke into the social media accounts of dozens of Ukrainian military officers and were working to upload videos of defeated and surrendering Ukrainian soldiers when the plot was disrupted, according to a report from Meta that details a troubling increase in social media disinformation this year.

The Best Hiking Shirts and Base Layers for Outdoor Fun

07-04-2022 15:00 via wired.com

Regulate your body temperature and wick away sweat on your adventures with these blended, merino wool, and synthetic tops.

Realme 9 4G smartphone gets official

07-04-2022 15:00 via geeky-gadgets.com

Realme has announced the latest smartphone in its 9 Series, the Realme 9 4G and the handset comes with a 6.4-inch display with a Full HD+ resolution, the display has a 90Hz refresh rate. The handset is powered by a Qualcomm SDnapdragon 680 mobile processor and it comes with a choice of RAM and one […]
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Google’s New Multisearch Tool Is for Window-Shopping the Real World

07-04-2022 15:00

Google’s latest mobile search feature is aimed at window shoppers and friends who browse each other’s closets. The new multisearch ability in Lens lets you perform a visual search with a bit of textual aid to help steer the search engine. It’s not perfect every time, but it can help determine where your friend got her patterned skirt or whether that Pikachu pillow you saw in the window is for sale anywhere online.Google says you can also use the multisearch feature to search fo

Snapchat Rolling Out New Lens That Can Help You Learn ASL: All You Need to Know

07-04-2022 14:58

Snapchat has introduced a new lens that can help you learn American Sign Language (ASL). The feature is being rolled out to both Android and iOS.

Delhi Government to Offer Rs. 5,500 Subsidy to First 10,000 E-Cycle Buyers

07-04-2022 14:55

Delhi government has announced that it'll provide Rs. 5,500 subsidy on purchase of e-cycles to the first 10,000 buyers. It'll also offer Rs. 15,000 subsidy on cargo e-cycles for first 5,000 buyers. The scheme is available only for Delhi residents.

Poco M4 5G Leaked Render Hints at Colour Options, Shows Back Design

07-04-2022 14:52

Poco M4 5G leaked render, which surfaced from the MTC certification site, reveal the back design and hints at the colours of the smartphone. The render of the Poco M4 5G was shared by tipster Abhishek Yadav via Twitter. The render of the Poco M4 5G was shared by tipster Abhishek Yadav via Twitter. The image hints that the smartphone will be available in green and yell...

Elon Musk Joining Twitter Board Stirs Fears Among Some Employees

07-04-2022 14:36

Elon Musk is now a board member at Twitter with a 9.1 percent stake in the company. Although Twitter stated that the board only offers advice and feedback, some employees are worried that Musk could have some influence on the site's workings.

Oppo Tipped to Launch Its First SoC in 2024, Application Processor in 2023

07-04-2022 14:26

Oppo is set to launch its custom mobile platform in 2024, and Application Processor (AP) in 2023, as per a report. Companies such as Apple, Samsung, and Google use indigenously developed SoCs in their smartphones. Industry analysts say that Oppo’s SoC may not be able to match Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets in terms of performance initially.

Deliver Us Mars space adventure landing on Xbox

07-04-2022 14:13 via geeky-gadgets.com

Samuel Roberts from Frontier Foundry has taken to the official Xbox new site this week to reveal more details about the new science-fiction adventure game Deliver Us Mars which would be launching on the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. The sequel to the 2019 Deliver Us The Moon adventure Deliver Us Mars is set […]
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Tesla Could Reveal New Vehicle Models at Its Cyber Rodeo Giga Texas Gala

07-04-2022 14:10

Tesla is celebrating its new Texas GigaFactory by throwing a party on Thursday, April 7 in Austin, Texas. The party is expected to have an open bar, concert, and could display new vehicle models.

Coinbase Opens Up Crypto Trading Services in India, Announces UPI Support For Direct Purchases

07-04-2022 14:06

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by volume, has opened up its crypto trading services in India while tying up with India’s United Payments Interface (UPI) for direct cryptocurrency purchases.

TAG Heuer Connected Watch Calibre E4 Golf Edition unveiled

07-04-2022 14:05 via geeky-gadgets.com

Tag Heuer has announced a new version of their Connected Watch, the TAG Heuer Connected Watch Calibre E4 Golf Edition. The new TAG Heuer Connected Watch Calibre E4 Golf Edition is designed for golfers and it comes with a range of features and more. TAG Heuer today launches a new version of its hugely popular […]
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The Newton-Rider Bike Helmet Folds to Fit in Your Bag

07-04-2022 14:00 via wired.com

Conventional protection for your noggin isn't always cute or convenient, but this foldable cap just might be.

The Insta360 One RS Camera Is the Best of Both Worlds

07-04-2022 14:00 via wired.com

If you want one tool that can capture fast-paced action sequences and 360 footage, Insta360’s One RS has it all in a sweet, modular package.