Amazon plans to build a $1.5 billion air cargo hub in Kentucky

We may be decades away from the flying warehouses Amazon wants to build, but the e-commerce giant is growing its shipping and distribution network in different ways. The company has just announced that it plans to build its first air cargo hub at Nor…

Snapseed makes it easier to add drama to your photos

Snapseed doesn’t see quite the amount of updates that other Google-owned products do, but each one lately has been pretty significant. The name of the game for the latest is the addition of curves. Essentially, what this new feature does is allow man…

'Candleman' is a 3D platformer that will make your heart melt

Proper 3D platformers are a rarity these days, especially on the Xbox One. That’s why we’re intrigued by Candleman, a charming adventure featuring a tiny wax-based hero. To succeed, you’ll need to decide when and how to melt your little candle. Illum…

Nintendo plans to release two-to-three mobile games each year

After months of vague statements, Nintendo has finally confirmed its smartphone strategy, announcing that it will release two to three mobile titles every year. While all eyes are currently focused on the imminent launch of Nintendo’s new console, co…

Magnetic fields could explain an 'erratic' neutron star

Scientists think they’ve discovered why an unusual star system is emitting “sudden, erratic and extremely intense” bursts of X-rays. Using three different space telescopes, the team set out to investigate “Rapid Burster,” a binary system first discov…

GoPro's troubled Karma drone is back on sale today

Surprise! GoPro’s Karma drone is back on sale. GoPro recalled Karma in the run-up to the holidays last year due to instances where drones were losing power mid-flight (not cool, obviously). In early January, the company cryptically “announced” that i…

MIT demos smartwatch app that detects emotions

A conversation is never just about the words we speak, it’s about our tone, volume, body language, gaze and everything in between. But the signals that we send out can sometimes be misinterpreted, or ignored, by people who struggle to understand non-…

Spaceflight changes the shape of the human brain

The human brain reshapes itself during spaceflight, according to a study by a team of scientists from the University of Michigan. They came to that conclusion after comparing the structural MRIs of 12 astronauts who only spent a couple of weeks as IS…

OnePlus 3T caught cheating on benchmarks

No, the days of smartphone makers cheating on benchmarks aren’t over yet. XDA has discovered that the OnePlus 3T artificially boosts processor clock speeds when running certain benchmark apps, keeping its CPU cores running at higher rates even when…

The best baby monitor is a simple night-vision camera

As a tech reporter, I’ve been pitched a whole host of smart baby monitors recently. That’s partly because I work here, and also because I have easy access to an infant with whom I can test out such gadgets. Nanit, Cloudtot, Neebo, Owlet and Knit (to…