Finally, the next ‘Half-Life’ game… is in VR?
A rather odd, but huge announcement came today from Valve’s official Twitter page about a new game development project. Turns out, it might just be…
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Upcoming ‘Guilty Gear’ game gets official name, plus new trailer
Arc System Works at long last revealed the official name of the long-teased upcoming new main title for the Guilty Gear franchise: Guilty Gear Strive….
Microsoft announced 50 games for Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft had just announced today that it will be adding a total of 50 new games for the Xbox Game Pass service. Curiously, at least…
This new Motorola Razr smartphone is the next-gen flip phone
The original Motorola Razr is back again! Well, sort of. Today, the cool and rad classic flip phone has just made a huge comeback with…
Yup, this Sonic Movie is looking a lot better now
A few hours ago Paramount had just freshly released its latest trailer for the upcoming video-game based Sonic movie. And yes, it is looking so…
Latest iPad Pro with 3D sensors heading for 2020 (rumor)
Looks like the next-generation iPad Pro is coming sooner than we think, and will be even more AR-optimized than ever before. According to Bloomberg, or…
Google Nest apparently down and inaccessible (again)
Within the last few hours, a significant number of Google Nest users have reported that they cannot access the app service, negatively affecting a good…
SpaceX expands ‘space internet’ Starlink with recent launch
SpaceX had just successfully completed its second scheduled launch for its upcoming Starlink system. A total of 60 more mini-satellites was placed in orbit today,…
Sony reveals the grand plan to go from PS4 to PS5 smoothly
Sony (SIE) CEO Jim Ryan revealed in an interview with Games Industry more details regarding the upcoming next-generation PlayStation 5 console. Among the most important…
Instagram to visually remove like counts in the U.S.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has made a major announcement today at the WIRED25 conference that like counts in Instagram posts will be removed at certain…
Half-kilometer asteroid soon to (almost) hit Earth again
Heads up for the next few weeks. An asteroid hurtling towards our planet is set to pass through and almost miss our lovely blue marble…
Microsoft HoloLens 2 now officially available for $3,500
The appointed release date for Microsoft Hololens 2 has finally come, and it will be shipping to all customers who pre-ordered the product starting today….
Today’s Destiny 2 update fixes latest weapon quest bug
Bungie had just announced today the release of its Update 2.6.1.1 patch notes for Destiny 2 version 1.44. Included in its important updates are item…
Just Dance 2020 says goodbye to the Wii, hello to Stadia
Ubisoft had just unveiled more details for its upcoming latest Just Dance 2020 game for this year. Apparently, the game will still hold on to…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Terry Bogard DLC: All Details Revealed
Get to know Terry Bogard.
Project Sakura Wars playable demo coming this November
Sega had just announced the release date for the official demo of Project Sakura Wars (新サクラ大戦). It is slated this coming November 21st, following the…
Behold, the eco-friendly lithium-carbon dioxide battery
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago demonstrates the world’s very first fully rechargeable lithium-carbon dioxide battery. If introduced properly in the tech industry, it…
Dropbox Spaces boosts your beloved shared folder
Earlier this week, Dropbox updates its official blog with the announcement Dropbox Spaces, the smart collaborative workspace that uses machine learning to make your shared…
Space startup successfully tests water plasma propulsion
Earlier this month, space industry-based startup Momentus had just reported the successful testing of its water plasma propulsion technology for its upcoming in-space transportation vehicle….
Yes, this ‘flying fish’ robot jumps out like the real thing
Engineers at the Imperial College London have designed what is perhaps the most “energetic” robot yet. Enter the flying fish robot, with its gliding wings,…
DNA-based data comes closer to reality with new milestone
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, in cooperation with Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya have announced a technical breakthrough in improving the efficiency…
Composite spider silk: the ultimate plastic replacement?
A new spider silk material introduced by researchers at Aalto University and VTT could potentially rival plastic in terms of durability and usability in the…
Unlocking phones tomorrow might just be an ear away
A new innovative breakthrough at the University at Buffalo shows that biometric authorization can be achieved using another unique aspect of the human body —…
New AR tech could make your rendered field-of-view constant
A collaborative project between Cambridge University’s Center for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) and Huawei European Research Center develops a new type of head-mounted device…
Nanotech gives chemotherapy a needed consistency boost
Scientists at Michigan State University has developed a new way of regulating chemotherapy dosage with a bit of help of from nanotechnology. Chemotherapy, as we…
Research wants to use light to make processors even faster
Japanese researchers have developed a new type of light-based processor. Named as the Photonic Accelerator, or PAXEL, it seems to be set on becoming the…
Switch Lite now added to Nintendo’s original Switch lawsuit
It looks like Nintendo’s legal troubles over the Switch is far from over, as the original class-action lawsuit that litigated the company is now updated…
Lasers can transform iron into a ‘hotter’ superconductor
Researchers at Tokyo University have successfully “tricked” an iron-based compound into becoming a high-temperature superconductor with the use of lasers configured to the “correct conditions”….
Xbox One will now feature Google Assistant
Microsoft has just rolled out a new update that will integrate the beloved Google Assistant into all Xbox One machines. Yes, all of the standard…
New atomic clock design has ‘tweezer’ controls
Physicists at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) have demonstrated the versatility of their newest atomic clock design. Central to its design is the ability…
Here are some apps that will support gestures in Pixel 4
Google product info insider 9to5Google had just released a full list of some of the confirmed music apps that will be using motion gesture controls…
‘Bad’ laundry methods affect sea pollution more, says research
Researchers at Newcastle University in England have found conclusive evidence that water volume is the higher determining factor in sea pollution, when it comes to…
YouTube Music is now the default audio app for Android devices
Google has now officially added YouTube Music as one of the default Google Apps for future Android 10 devices. This will push the long-time Google…
This flexible biofuel cell is powered by sweat
Scientists at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), in collaboration with other researchers at UC San Diego (United States), have developed a synthetic…
Virginia Tech robo-dogs get the “natural” treatment
Researchers at Virginia Tech has recently published a report that shows their goal to build robots with more “bio-inspired gaits”. In other words, they want…
Watch as this black hole eats up an entire star
An official report was published yesterday that shows interpreted data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) earlier this year. As it turns out, the…
Built Robotics raises $33 million to build smart bulldozers
Built Robotics had just announced its successful round of series B funding this month, raising a total of $33 million. The company will be using…
The very first electric “gas station” opens in the U.S.
Earlier this week a dedication ceremony for the opening of the very first electric “gas station” in the U.S. was held at Takoma Park, Maryland….
Microsoft becomes unlikely ally against federal data secrecy
Microsoft gave a stern declaration earlier this week in its official blog that details the company’s disapproval of certain law enforcement agency policies, especially when…
Latest Tesla update features smart summon, Cuphead, and more
Tesla uploaded a new video yesterday that briefly showcased the newest updates to be rolled out in its Software Version 10.0. Among the new features,…
Atlas retakes the robo-spotlight with some new parkour moves
Boston Dynamics may have Spot take center stage, but its Atlas robot still tries to keep the spotlight shining on it with a new video…
Logitech buys Streamlabs for $89 million, and more
Logitech announces in its official press release page that it will be acquiring Streamlabs for $89 million. The acquisition is considered as a huge step…
iPhone’s formerly long-time unknown bug seems unpatchable
Long-time iOS expert and the developer of the original jailbreaking software for older iPhones has posted a tweet today that details a relatively old bug…
Oculus officially reveals its augmented reality project
Oculus dropped major information about a new augmented reality glasses project at its 6th annual Oculus Connect event this year. This confirms the long-time rumors…
This neutron star is almost too massive to exist
Astronomers at the Green Bank Observatory has recently reported the discovery of a new neutron star, one that can just barely exist as it is,…
Our second interstellar visitor finally has its official name
After Oumuamua, it seems that we Earthlings have detected yet another interstellar object visiting our Solar System, and it now has an official name —…
North Korean hackers are using malware to attack Indian ATMs
Cases of Indian ATMs being infected with specific malware has been growing over the past few weeks. ATMDtrack, as it was officially designated, have supposedly…
Research shows a new way to harvest energy via heat
A research paper published by scientists at the Ohio State Univesity introduces a potential new way to harvest waste heat generated by magnetic materials, to…
Spot, the internet’s favorite robo-dog, is now out
Spot (Mini), the essential “mascot” of Boston Dynamics at this point, finally gets introduced with its official launch trailer. This a technical follow-up to its…
Nanolasers may offer new options for efficient biosensors
Researchers at the Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois have developed tiny nanolasers that are capable of sensing and relaying information about the human body in…
Hyundai and Aptiv join forces to develop autonomous cars
Korean automotive giant Hyundai, in cooperation with autonomous driving technology firm Aptiv, plans to develop its own self-driving technologies that will be acceptable for various…
The next EV battery breakthrough promises a million miles
A research report recently made and submitted by scientists at the Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada has a developed a new type of Li-ion…
Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha has a screen that wraps around itself
Xiaomi has just revealed a huge amount of new information about its upcoming concept smartphone. The Mi MIx Alpha, as advertised, is the smartphone that…
These tiny robots wiggle around to flap together optimally
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology demonstrates the coordination power of tiny robots that, even with relatively limited locomotion, are capable of working together…
Industry standards for 8K displays are now out
The Consumer Technology Association announced last week all the details that defined acceptable industry standards for future 8K screens and stand-alone displays. These standards are…
Google achieves first quantum computer-only breakthrough
UPDATE: The paper has been reportedly been taken out from its source and is withdrawn. This was then followed by an official statement at a…
Common anesthetic gave this woman’s blood the “blues”
Last week, a woman was hospitalized in Rhode Island due to a complication with a drug that literally gave her blood the “blues”. The potentially…
Samsung just admitted how fragile the Galaxy Fold really is
“The Galaxy Fold is a device like no other – and deserves a special level of care” Samsung had just uploaded a short new video…
Reversing baldness may be one subtle zap away, says research
A team of engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has developed a new, low-cost, ultra-low-power device that can be used to stimulate hair growth. The…
Probabilistic computers could be the first practical quantum computer
A joint academic project involving engineers and researchers at Purdue University and Tohoku University was able to design and construct prototype hardware that uses, probabilistic…
Move over Vantablack, MIT created something even blacker
Turns out “no more black” can still get blacker. Engineers at MIT have fabricated a new material that is reportedly ten times blacker than the…
Hacker exploit can spy on your phone via your SIM card
AdativeMobile had just announced in its official blog the existence of a long-time exploit that might have been snooping on mobile phones for a couple…
A little too warm tonight? Harvest that energy instead
A three-man research team of scientists at Stanford has devised a new way to generate electric energy, using only the regular heat properties of the…
This AI knows if you will die from a heart disease
A team of scientists at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a machine learning AI system that is capable of assessing…
The 2020 Olympic Games may look like a video game
The upcoming Summer 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo is set for a rather unusual upgrade for its track and field event. It will be featuring…
Got a Chromebook? It may accidentally be “expired”
A select number Chromebook users, particularly those who are using the Chrome OS Dev or Canary modes, have received erroneous messages a few days ago…
Antibiotics and heart disease might be related, says research
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in cooperation with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), discovered that very frequent users of some types…
Volkswagen ID.3 full EV almost ready to roll into production
Volkswagen seems to be upping the ante a bit as it rolls along with the slew of different full electric vehicles from different auto-manufacturers that…
Another artificial human heart get successfully 3D printed
Chicago-based biotech company BIOLIFE4D had just made headlines today as it announced another successful creation of a complete 3D-printed human artificial heart. This achievement inches…
Drivetime secures $11 million to make voice-based in-car games
Hands-free game developer Drivetime had just raised $11 million to further develop new audio-based titles that players can interact purely by sound. Makers Fund was…
Google Pixel 4 leaked teaser video reveals brand new features
Spanish Android information hub ProAndroid has leaked a new promo video for the upcoming Google Pixel 4. The new features seem to suggest gesture access,…
Microsoft’s To Do app finally gets much-needed redesign
Microsoft, after quite a long time of keeping Wunderlist and To Do apps separately, has at long last made the big leap to redesign and…
Spotify now allows music and podcast sharing to Snapchat
Spotify had just announced a new feature that will allow its users to share music and podcasts via Snapchat. If a device has both Spotify…
This AI can detect nudes and obscenities, and deletes them
A new AI system, developed by researchers at Seattle, is designed to assess, detect, and promptly block unsolicited images that are deemed obscene enough to…
Vivaldi browser coming soon to Android
Vivaldi browser as of today officially rolls out its beta version for Android devices. It will be featuring an even more simplified, but streamlined version,…
Microsoft frustrated at U.S. lawmakers’ tight lip over Huawei ban
Microsoft President Brad Smith, in a recent interview with Bloomberg, has expressed his frustration over the U.S Government and Trump’s administration. This is due to…
Tesla pickup truck sneak peek pushed (again) this November
Elon Musk had just officially tweeted a detail that reveals that the announcement for the upcoming new Tesla pickup truck might be pushed back two…
Daimler scheduled to test autonomous truck fleet in Virginia
Daimler has just initiated its plan to test its autonomous fleet of self-driving trucks on public roads. The location of the tests will primarily be…
Volocopter raises $55m to launch its flying taxi service
Volocopter announces that it had just secured funding for its latest roundup. With a total of $55 million, the company plans to pave the way…
Porsche enters the EV arena with its new full-electric car
Porsche, at a live event last week, finally unveiled its upcoming full-electric car, the Mission-E, at its final production phase. While it definitely does look…
Mid-tier, entry-level 5G devices coming soon, says Qualcomm
Qualcomm officially announces its plans to finally integrate 5G technologies for its next line of Snapdragon 6-, 7-, and 8-series chipsets built for all types…
This black hole image is now worth $3 million
The team that took the very first actual image of a black hole last April will be winning the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. This…
Scientists measure protons again, mystery still unsolved
Researchers at the York University in Toronto once again took a look at one of the most fundamental information about our universe: the actual size…
Cisco and Honeywell join forces to further finance Theatro
Dallas-based SaaS company Theatro is set for a major financial boost starting this month, as it had just secured funding from Cisco Investments and Honewell…
New research takes another leap at high-temperature superconductivity
A research team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory had just discovered a new method of fabricating a nickel oxide material….
MIT research demonstrates transforming auto-boats
Pun very much intended.
Twitter CEO’s own Twitter account was hacked
Last week, the Twitter account of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was hacked by a group that calls themselves the Chuckle Squad. The security breach did…
Gmail can now warn users if your recipient is unavailable
Google now gives vacationers and holiday goers out there a professional sigh of relief, as it rolls out its newest feature in Gmail that will…
New laser printing method creates smart fabrics in minutes
RMIT University had just developed a new, easy-to-scale, and cost-efficient way to manufacture smart fabrics, specifically textiles that can be directly embedded with energy storage…
Robobee is now the smallest flying vehicle in the world
Harvard SEAS had just achieved a milestone in aviation history. Its Microrobotics Lab had just tested the latest version of Robobee, what is now currently…
Thread-thin robots examine blood vessels with better accuracy
Engineers at MIT have developed a long, thread-like robot that is capable of precise movement within minuscule winding tubular systems, such as those typically found…
NASA considers space weather study proposals for future traveling astronauts
NASA is now considering two major proposals that have mission specifics aimed at studying solar space weather phenomenon. This will be a preliminary research objective…
Satellite plasma thruster startup Orbion raises $9.2 million
Michigan-based space tech company Orbion has just reported that it had secured $9.2 million in a Series A Funding roundup within the week. The funds…
Elroy Air successfully demonstrates heavy cargo drone
Earlier this month, Elroy Air successfully flew its autonomous delivery drone. This wasn’t just any drone, as it was several magnitudes more massive than your…
Satellite startup Astranis preps for its Falcon 9 launch
Astranis Space Technologies Corp. is now finally making headway preparations for the scheduled launch of its smallsat aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The launch time…
Nvidia unveils VMware partnership in cloud GPU virtualization
Nvidia revealed in an announcement yesterday that VMware was an official business partner with its new updates to its virtual GPU technology. Namely, a hybrid…
Cloud app giant VMware acquires Pivotal and Carbon Black for $5 billion
VMware has just revealed via official documentation the finalization of its proceedings to acquire both Pivotal Sofware and Carbon Black, for $2.7 billion and $2.1…
Review in Brief: Synology DiskStation 1019+
The DiskStation 1019+ is the updated NAS unit released by Synology earlier this February 2019. It was mainly advertised as a mid-tier Synology Plus NAS…
Stanford researchers develop 10-atom thick heat shield
Scientists at Stanford University demonstrated in their latest research how atomically thin materials are capable of controlling excess heat flow. Specifically, how a few stacked…
At long last, shortcuts for Google Drive soon
Google Drive — the cloud-based file management and sharing system — set to implement the use of shortcuts for its base interface. The announcement comes…