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Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday’s lineup was another nail-biter but with more than 53 percent of the vote, Duolingo threw Skype out on its culo. Today, the mighty flashlight takes on the only dating app in our lineup.If you’re just tuning in, you can read all about our selection criteria for this historic contest right here. Check out the full bracket of contestants embedded below. And as always, if you think we missed your personal favorite app of…

Alan Wake 2 won big at and the developer wasted no time to capitalize on that momentum. Remedy just announced that the game is getting free DLC next week, December 11, in the form of a New Game Plus mode. This has been a long-requested feature for fans of the title. Well, if by long-requested you mean within the past two months.Alan Wake 2: The Final Draft will include a brand-new ending for the story, though you must first beat the game in the traditional way to access it. Remedy says this ending will “spark speculation…

You might not be aware of it, but the Apple Watch that's on your wrist right now actually has a built-in flashlight. It's great for finding things in a dark room, but it isn't going to win any awards when it comes to luminance. It's pretty bright for what it is, but things could be much, much better.It appears that someone at Apple agrees because a new patent suggests that Apple is keen to find a way to make the Apple Watch's flashlight brighter than it already is. How much brighter remains to be seen, but the extra…

Apple Watches have a flashlight feature that turns the watch's screen completely white, allowing users to try and see things in the dark. However, future Apple Watches could come with an external flashlight, which should be more useful. According to a patent granted to Apple, the company is working on a device called "Modular Light Assembly For A Wearable Device," which is "designed for integration with wearable devices." It can be connected externally to a smartwatch's housing and its band. The schematic included in…

Imalent/ZDNETWhile your average flashlight shines about 1,000 lumens, there are significantly brighter options built for more extreme circumstances or easier navigability. For example, the Imalent SR32. When switched on, the Imalent SR32 emits the highest brightness level for about a minute before dimming to 25,000 lumens, which it can sustain for 45 minutes. This model also features an OLED digital display to show the battery level. In addition, the Imalent SR32 has seven settings, including cold and warm light…

Imalent/ZDNETWhile your average flashlight shines about 1,000 lumens, there are significantly brighter options built for more extreme circumstances or easier navigability. For example, the Imalent SR32. When switched on, the Imalent SR32 emits the highest brightness level for about a minute before dimming to 25,000 lumens, which it can sustain for 45 minutes. This model also features an OLED digital display to show the battery level. In addition, the Imalent SR32 has seven settings, including cold and warm light…

iPhone 15 Pro — Apple's flagship smartphone that is expected to make its debut this year — could be equipped with a new Action button, after features related to the physical button were reportedly spotted on the latest iOS 17 beta. Previous leaks suggest that the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will feature a new physical button in place of the mute switch, and a new report now suggests that Apple's next Pro smartphone models could support at least nine functions that are customisable.Apple recently rolled out iOS 17…

Garmin launched the Instinct 2X Solar series of smartwatches in India today. The line-up spawns two models: the Instinct 2X Solar and Instinct 2X Solar tactical edition. As the name suggests, the 2X is essentially a bigger Instinct 2 with a couple of other niceties including a built-in LED flashlight and obstacle course racing. The tactical edition adds night-vision compatibility, a stealth mode, and Jumpmaster mode for parachute activities on top of all that. The Instinct series, for those unaware, is designed for the…

This illustration shows NASA’s Lunar Flashlight over the Moon. NASA’s Lunar Flashlight mission, launched in December 2022 with the objective of locating surface ice on the Moon’s South Pole, has been ended due to the inability of its miniaturized propulsion system to generate sufficient thrust to achieve lunar orbit. Despite this setback, several technology demonstrations on the mission, including the propulsion system, green fuel, Sphinx flight computer, and upgraded Iris radio, exceeded expectations, providing valuable…

NASA has pulled the plug on its Lunar Flashlight project, which was designed to look for sources of ice on our nearest neighbor. The agency spent the last few months trying, and failing, to get the craft to generate the necessary amount of thrust to get the small satellite to its intended destination. Officials say that the issue was likely caused by debris buildup in the fuel lines, which prevented the CubeSat from working to its full potential.  The “briefcase sized” Lunar Flashlight first launched in December, and was…