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Vintage Aston Martin Bulldog concept is gunning for 200 mph after forty years

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:28:05 GMT

The Aston Martin brand, known for making the best-looking cars on the planet, is not usually associated with straight lines and wedge-shaped designs. But back in 1979, Aston Martin came up with the Bulldog prototype, a mid-engine supercar created to become the fastest production car globally. Internally known as project K-9, William Towns originally penned the Bulldog’s retro-classic wedge design. … Continue reading

MIT researchers discover why cancer cells get energy from fermentation

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:03:19 GMT

Scientists have known for decades that cancer cells don’t metabolize sugar in the same way normal cells do. Scientists have been trying since that discovery in the 1920s to figure out why cancer cells use a method for metabolizing sugar that is much less efficient. Scientists at MIT believe they have now found a potential answer to that question. Researchers … Continue reading

Rotary Un-Smartphone kit lets you build a functional throwback

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:04 GMT

There has been no shortage of attempts to offer people an escape from the smart but sometimes obtrusive modern devices known as smartphones. A lot of them try to take you back to the good old days but nothing says “old-school” better than a phone with a rotary dial. That’s what this Rotary “Un-Smartphone” kit is offering interested builders and … Continue reading

Microsoft voice data collection will be optional with one catch

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:07:50 GMT

After becoming a mostly touch-based society thanks to smartphones and tablets, tech giants are trying to turn us back towards using our literal voices to drive our interactions with technology. AI assistants, smart speakers, and speech recognition have become staples of many products and services but, unlike touch, voice data also carries more privacy implications. After being criticized and scrutinized … Continue reading

SmartThings integration with Nest, Android Auto starts rolling out

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:44:30 GMT

At its very early Unpacked 2021 event last week, Samsung didn’t just announce a new Galaxy S21 smartphone, Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds, and Galaxy Smart Tag trackers. It also announced a collaboration that made sense but few probably expected would ever happen. Samsung revealed that it was nurturing a closer relationship with Google, even in areas where they have competing … Continue reading

Galaxy S21 5G teardown is relatively easy except for some parts

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:03:46 GMT

Samsung put a hard line down between the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Galaxy S21 and its larger S21+ sibling. That’s true not just for the features but even for the materials used, especially for the backplate. That potentially makes repairs or replacement easier and, as PBK Reviews found out, that was really just the beginning for a mostly uneventful … Continue reading

Nest Hub Sunrise alarm, Weather Frog, Family Sticky Notes arrive

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:09:38 GMT

Some might question the need or use of a smart display, just as many have questioned the sense of a smart speaker in the first place. Given how we almost always have our smartphones stuck to our hands, it almost feels redundant to have another display in the house. There are, of course, some things that are better or are … Continue reading

Galaxy Buds Pro gets an update even before it launches

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:43:31 GMT

All or at least eyes were on Samsung last week, unsurprisingly, especially on its new Galaxy S21 series with admittedly tempting price tags. Those weren’t the only products the company announced, though, and the Galaxy Buds Pro definitely deserved just as much attention, especially for the value that it offers for its price. It’s not perfect, of course, but fortunately, … Continue reading

ASUS ROG Phone 4 or 5 design could have some big changes

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:18:38 GMT

Samsung kicked off 2021 with the powerhouse that is the Galaxy S21 Ultra but, truth be told, it still doesn’t represent the pinnacle of smartphone performance. To see those, you’d have to look towards high-end gaming smartphones that try to push mobile hardware to their limits without burning your hands or your house down. We might not have long to … Continue reading

Galaxy Fold One UI 3.0 Android 11 update starts rolling out

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:46:35 GMT

Samsung has been rather quick with the Android 11 updates that were packaged with One UI 3.0, far better than its past performance. Of course, not all Galaxy phones are created equal and some less conventional phones might have required more work and testing to get the update right. Naturally, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 got the update first but … Continue reading

Fortnite leak suggests Lara Croft is its next big bounty hunter

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 23:33:58 GMT

Lara Croft, the tomb raider herself, may be the next bounty hunter pulled into the Fortnite universe, at least based on a recent leak. The claim is based on some recent code found in the game’s data files, though Epic hasn’t yet confirmed whether it is true. Croft would join other notable fictional characters who have arrived as Season 5 … Continue reading

Well, I’m addicted to Path of Exile again

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 22:30:09 GMT

On Friday, January 15th, Grinding Gear Games released a new seasonal league for Path of Exile. This latest league, called Ritual League, is unlike most of the seasonal leagues we see Grinding Gear Games release for a couple of reasons. For starters, this league is arriving later than expected. Originally scheduled to launch on December 11th, Grinding Gear Games decided … Continue reading

2021 Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Review – A hotter plug-in hybrid

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:00:27 GMT

Polestar may be occupied making all-electric cars right now, but that doesn’t mean it’s too busy to give co-owner Volvo a hand with some performance upgrades for the Swedish automaker’s most popular models. The 2021 Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered is fine example, a plug-in hybrid promising not only green credentials but a bump in power under the hood and … Continue reading

Check your freezer: Hot Pockets recalled over bits of glass and plastic

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 20:09:43 GMT

If you recently purchased some pepperoni Hot Pockets, now is the time to double-check whether they’re safe to eat. According to a new recall from the US Department of Agriculture, Nestle has recalled more than 762,000 pounds of this product over potential contamination with bits of hard plastic and glass. The recalled Hot Pockets were made from November 13 to … Continue reading

Pokemon GO Eevee evolution most updated Leaveon, Glaceon, Umbreon, Espeon names

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:00:24 GMT

The latest way to play Pokemon GO with Eevee has a set of names and ways in which to pick your evolutionary result. Since the start of the game Pokemon GO, Eevee’s several ways of evolving and choosing the way in which it evolves has changed. The first and most simple way to choose which Pokemon your Eevee evolves into … Continue reading

What if… WandaVision introduced the MCU to the X-Men?

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:33:00 GMT

The first two episodes (and presumably the rest) are jam packed full of clues about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you read the comics, you’ll recognize some possibilities for some of the characters. If you read basically any Marvel Comic in the latter half of the year 1996, you’ll remember a universe-wide series of events that could … Continue reading

The way we watch sports is still broken and isn’t getting any better

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:30:38 GMT

Back in the late 2000s, when streaming services like Netflix and Hulu were just getting going, I was convinced that those services would change the way we watch TV. Even back then, it wasn’t difficult to envision a future where cable wasn’t the only way we watched shows. Fast forward to today and things have largely panned out as expected. … Continue reading

SlashGear’s Best of CES 2021 – The Tech that Mattered

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:55:35 GMT

It’s fair to say that CES 2021 was a tech show of firsts: no huge Las Vegas bonanza of gadgets and vast booths, but still plenty of news delivered up virtually instead. As always, the TVs were big, the laptops potent, and the oddball gizmos, well, odd. Read on for SlashGear’s best of this year’s show. Best IoT/Smart Home Device: … Continue reading

Hubble helps astronomers pinpoint the location of a supernova

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:47:26 GMT

Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to turn back time and determine a more accurate estimate of a supernova explosion’s location and time. The star in question exploded a long time ago in the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way. The exploded star left behind an expanding gaseous cloud. The supernova remains are … Continue reading

This is the first Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport in the USA

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:18:48 GMT

Someone in Greenwich, Connecticut, is grinning from ear to ear. Bugatti has begun the first worldwide deliveries of Chiron Pur Sport, a sportier rendition of the standard Chiron with a fixed rear wing, magnesium wheels, and a 217 mph top speed. Bugatti handed over the car to the brand’s official partner, Bugatti Greenwich, in West Putnam Avenue, Connecticut, after which … Continue reading