SlashGear

SlashGear is a technology news website that covers various topics such as consumer electronics, automotive industry, entertainment, medicine, science and gaming. The site was launched in 2005 by Ewdison Then and Vincent Nguyen as a blog covering the mobile tech industry. It has since expanded its team and editorial coverage to include reviews of smartphones, cars, appliances and other products. SlashGear operates under Static Media and reaches over 5 million readers every month.

83%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

  • SlashGear claims to be a trustworthy source of technology news, but often promotes products that have conflicts of interest with the brands they cover.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • SlashGear has been known to accept sponsored content and advertising from the brands they review. This can influence their ratings and opinions of the products they feature.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Some articles contain contradictions between the features and specifications of different products or models. For example, one article praises a gas range for its edge-to-edge microwave, while another article criticizes it for having limited oven space.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • Some articles use deceptive practices such as exaggerating the benefits or downplaying the drawbacks of a product to make it more appealing to readers. For example, one article describes a smart home device as having 'smart' features that are not actually functional or user-friendly.

Recent Articles

  • Smart Home Devices: Automating and Controlling Your Home with Samsung, Amazon, Google, Apple and More

    Smart Home Devices: Automating and Controlling Your Home with Samsung, Amazon, Google, Apple and More

    Broke On: Saturday, 13 April 2024 Smart home devices are becoming increasingly popular as people look for ways to automate and control various aspects of their homes. Popular devices include Philips Hue smart light bulbs, Sonos Era 300 smart speaker with exceptional sound mixed with Google Home or Amazon Alexa.

  • 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger: Hybrid Truck Combines Electric and Gas Power

    Broke On: Monday, 06 November 2023 The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger is a plug-in series-hybrid truck with a 92-kWh battery pack and a 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine. The truck provides 145 miles of electric-only power and an additional 545 miles with the gasoline engine running a generator as a range-extender. The Ramcharger supports DC fast charging and Level 2 home charging, and offers bidirectional power. Stellantis plans to use the same power system in the Jeep Wrangler in 2028, and the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer in 2025.