Some great Samsung Galaxy deals ahead of Thanksgiving, with $200 off Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 plus free Galaxy Buds. Also, the Galaxy Tab A is only $160, one of the lowest prices we've seen. If you're anything like us and prefer a set top box instead of using a Smart TV interface, the well regarded Roku

The little picture: Microscopes are cool. There is something fascinating about looking at objects that you cannot normally see with your naked eye. Of course, carrying a microscope around for whenever the whim might hit you is not practical. An optics startup is looking to change that with a compact device that turns any smartphone or tablet into a microscope.

Apple patented a lens mounting system for the iPhone back in

Why it matters: Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised a technique that can accurately pinpoint the location of a shooter using video footage from as few as three smartphones. The importance of a tool like this, especially in this day and age, simply can’t be understated.

The system, dubbed Video Event Reconstruction and Analysis (VERA), uses machine learning techniques to sync video feeds and calculate their approximate location based on their vantage point. Even more crucial to the process is the audio.

By analyzing the delay

In brief: In addition to the added screen real estate that a second panel affords, the DIY laptop also has some ergonomic benefits as the added screen is more in line with your natural eye level during use. Gotta love those unintended benefits!

Hardware manufacturers are seemingly obsessed with displays. Whether it’s reducing bezels, rounding off edges, adding additional screens or experimenting with flexible displays , they can’t help but tinker with them.

Take Intel’s “ Honeycomb Glacier ,” for example. This dual-

In context: Apple's iOS 13 was not just a new upgrade to its mobile operating system. It was intended to be the base system for the iPhone 11. However, it was not ready when the flagship phone launched. So instead of holding off, Cupertino rushed to push it out.

While iOS 13 did bring a lot of cool new features to all iPhones, some aspects designed explicitly for iPhone 11 were missing at launch. Worse yet, the operating system was full of bugs and

The big picture: Google is making changes to its political advertising policy that will restrict verified entities from running ads that target very specific groups of people. The company says it's mostly clarifying existing rules on misleading content, but the changes will likely be very visible thanks to its vast global ad network.

Google is the latest web giant to announce changes to its political ads policy. And just like

In brief: Sad news out of the gaming community this week as we’ve learned that Brad McQuaid, the lead developer and designer of EverQuest, died on Monday. He was only 51.

Details of his death have not been shared publicly although it was reported that he died in his home on the evening of November 18.

McQuaid got his start in the video game industry in 1989 and worked on a couple of shareware / demo projects over the next several years. His big break came

In brief: Apple said goodbye to iTunes on macOS earlier this year, and the Windows 10 version could face the same fate—though a job listing from the company suggests it’s working on a successor.

First reported by Neowin , the LinkedIn listing asks for a senior software engineer. "The Media Apps team is looking for a creative senior software engineer to work on the next generation of media apps for Windows. You will help build innovative features that will delight millions of customers around the world." it