U.S.-Funded Broadcaster Directed Ads to Americans ImageThe Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty newsroom. The broadcaster is mostly restricted by law from promoting its content in the United States.CreditAlamy By Kevin Roose July 19, 2018 A broadcasting organization backed by the federal government has used Facebook to target ads at United States citizens, in potential violation of […]
[embedded content] Blue Origin is inching ever closer to sending folks into space. With tickets slated to cost somewhere between $ 200,000 and $ 300,000, it’s safe to say that folks are getting antsy for their opportunity to blast off. Earlier this week, Jeff Bezos’ space endeavor completed its most important test yet in the […]
Whether you want to learn how to flesh out your Steam library, or improve your overall gaming experience, these limited-time bundles are hard to pass up. PCMag reviews products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use. The folks over at Humble put together some particularly noteworthy […]
In an ongoing effort to curb the spread of erroneous information, WhatsApp has revealed that it will now limit the number of people you can forward a message to. The move comes following a series of violent lynchings that were triggered by the spread of false information through the Facebook-owned messaging app. In the wake of those events, WhatsApp […]
Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock Buying a camera with an interchangeable lens is an exciting experience, but it can also be overwhelming. Whether DSLR or mirrorless, these cameras offer superior image sensors and a bevy of features and adjustable settings. Even entry-level models have a confusing number of buttons and controls. Choosing a camera like this is not just about resolution, dynamic […]
Enlarge / The keyboard on the 2016 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. Andrew Cunningham While Apple’s redesigned keyboards in the new MacBook Pro models are made to be quieter, they also appear to be designed to prevent another problem. According to a document sent to Apple Authorized Service Providers and obtained by MacRumors, the new keys have a […]
Bill Roberson/Digital Trends Between web apps and Android apps in Chrome OS, there’s a lot you can get done on Chromebooks. However, there still might be certain things about Windows you miss. You might not have thought it was possible, but you have a few different options for bringing some of that Windows goodness to your […]
Getty/Chip Somodevilla When Amazon started to have technical glitches during Prime Day, it raced to set up a lightweight landing page and cut off international traffic to keep up, according to documents obtained by CNBC. A source told CNBC that the scene was “chaotic” and that 300 people were on the line during an emergency […]
A journey far below Earth’s crust. A global team of intrepid scientists. And a bounty of a quadrillion ton of diamonds, which are darn near impossible to reach. No, it’s not Dwayne Johnson’s next summer blockbuster, but a new discovery from geologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other universities. Their findings? That, based […]
The Nintendo Switch is already an impressive home game console and handheld system, but it can do even more with these peripherals and add-ons. Check out the best Switch accessories you can buy. PCMag reviews products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use. The Nintendo Switch […]
Apple isn’t the only fitness watch company making its way into the gym. Garmin now is extending its reach into the personal training and fitness realm by partnering with Gold’s Gym, one of the top fitness franchises in the world. The first fruit of this collaboration is a new Garmin version of the popular Gold’s […]
Previous Next HumanEyes announced details on a new consumer 360-degree camera, the Vuze XR. It’s a compact, dual-lens camera with an integrated handle and a neat party trick: The back-to-back lenses can flip forward to transition from 360-degree two-dimensional video, to 180-degree three-dimensional video. The company’s previous Vuze VR camera (which we found to be […]
Julien GONG Min / Flickr Microsoft has posted the results of the fourth quarter of its 2018 financial year, running up until June 30, 2018. Revenue was $ 30.1 billion (up 17 percent year-on-year), operating income was $ 10.4 billion (up 35 percent), net income was $ 8.8 billion (a rise of 10 percent), and […]
[embedded content] In the mid-1980s, Spider-Man was removed from his usual New York environment and sent into space as part of Marvel Comics’ “Secret Wars” storyline. Jump forward to 2018 and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been researching optimal ways for astronauts to more easily move around in zero or microgravity conditions […]
Enlarge A Star Citizen backer who went to small claims court seeking a refund of $ 4,496 he had put toward the long-delayed crowdfunded space sim has seen his case dismissed. Ken Lord, a data scientist from Colorado, had been a massive Star Citizen backer since the game first launched on Kickstarter in 2012. But […]