I still miss the Nexus line — It’s the fourth generation now, yet we’ve got to ask—what’s the point of the Pixel line? Ron Amadeo – Nov 17, 2019 2:30 pm UTC The Pixel 4 XL. Ron Amadeo We have the white version, which looks great with the contrasting black accents. Ron Amadeo The top…
DetailsADS R US — Ads Blocker uses several tricks to covertly and constantly bombard users with ads. Dan Goodin – Nov 17, 2019 2:00 pm UTC A fake ad blocker available outside of Google Play is bombarding Android users with ads, many of them vulgar, and to make matters worse, the cleverly hidden adware is…
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DetailsReuben Wu has photographed some of the world’s most remote and extreme places: Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico, the Arctic tundra of Norway, Peru’s Pastoruri glacier. But few locations compare to the site of his latest project, Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni. Stretching across more than 4,000 square miles of South America’s…
DetailsTravel frequently or know someone that does? Rule number one is to streamline your luggage to ensure everything inside deserves the space it’s taking up. Rule number two? Enjoy yourself! That’s true regardless of whether you’re on a business trip or on vacation.There’s a good chance your gift recipient already has a stable travel routine,…
DetailsMove fast and break things was in full effect this week, as researchers revealed that Intel took a full year to release a fix for a chip flaw the company had been repeatedly warned about. Over in a different digital ecosystem, researchers from the security firm Kryptowire dropped 146 vulnerabilities found in handsets made by…
DetailsWe’re all about the future here at WIRED.com. But sometimes we take a look back. This week, we ran an excerpt from a new book that did just that, by examining how one psychologist’s tireless investigation into WWII plane crashes inadvertently created an entire new field of study, and one that contributed directly to everyone’s…
DetailsSkip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. Author Cadwell Turnbull, who grew up in Saint Thomas, thinks his home territories would have been a better locale for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Courtesy of 20th Century Fox/Everett CollectionIn Cadwell Turnbull’s sci-fi novel The Lesson, powerful aliens occupy the US Virgin Islands. Turnbull, who grew up on…
DetailsWill RCS ever matter? The standard has been hanging around for years as an upgrade to the aging carrier SMS texting standard, but since the carriers are in charge of it, the Rich Communication Service (RCS) has been going nowhere fast. Google is apparently tired of waiting for the carriers, and after launching its own…
DetailsThis headline caught my attention as I was scanning the morning news: “Liv Cycling Introduces New E-Bike Built for Women.” Women-specific bike designs have been around since 2002, but an e-bike specifically built for women? That sounded intriguing.Would the motor on Liv’s new Thrive E+ EX Pro have more horsepower or less? Would its torque,…
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