Monday, 30 September 2019
'PUBG Mobile' will add characters and gear from 'The Walking Dead'
The PUBG team is continuing its quest to counter Fortnite's media tie-ins. PUBG Mobile is adding a handful of characters and equipment from AMC's version of The Walking Dead on October 1st, giving you that little bit of extra menace in battle royale...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2o6WkSI
Dyson's latest air purifier destroys formaldehyde
You may not know this, but formaldehyde could be one of the many pollutants in your home causing irritation to your eyes, nose and throat. Existing air purifiers remove the compound from the environment by using activated charcoal, but that process s...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2ms2iNC
Google is launching car crash detection for Pixel phones in the US
Google's Pixel users in the US will soon have access to car crash detection features similar to Uber RideCheck's. XDA-Developers has spotted an unannounced app named "Personal Safety" on Google Play, which is described as "an app for Pixel phones tha...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2o5Smdm
Vizio's best TV from last year is on sale for $1,080
As usual, one of the biggest questions about buying a new TV is whether to buy a "new" model or grab one of last year's editions for a little bit less. It's been more than a year since Vizio debuted the P Series Quantum line that we loved at first si...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2moWEf8
New Microsoft Surface lineup leaks ahead of Wednesday's unveiling
Wondering what's in store for the Microsoft Surface event on Wednesday? Evan Blass has posted renderings of several devices, including a Surface Pro 7 that brings a USB-C connector instead of Mini DisplayPort, and 10th-gen Intel Core CPUs inside. He...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2o1Euk6
Apple's improved Maps expand across the northeast US
Apple is starting to roll out its major Maps update more broadly across the US. It overhauled the app for iOS 13 with revamped maps for parts of California and Texas, and now it's expanding its new and improved Maps across the northeast US.from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mvts6o
PlayStation studio chairman Shawn Layden is stepping down
One of the most iconic figures in PlayStation's management is stepping down. Sony has announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment's Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden is leaving the gaming division. The tech giant didn't initially say when L...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nWSZWz
CIO interview: Michael Ibbitson, executive VP for technology and infrastructure, Dubai Airports
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Atari's VCS will offer 'thousands' of retro games through a subscription
The Atari VCS is still months off (barring more delays), but it should at least have a healthy selection of retro games when it does arrive. Atari has forged a deal that will offer an optimized and expanded version of Antstream's Arcade game subscri...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nTdgvY
Save $330 on a Surface Pro 6 and Type Cover ahead of Microsoft's event
Ahead of Microsoft's fall hardware event on Wednesday, Microsoft has discounted its entire Surface Pro 6 lineup, and Amazon has taken things one step further. You can currently get the black model with 256GB of internal storage, 8GB of RAM and includ...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nT48HJ
HPE refurbishes legacy IT assets to make money for users
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UK police auction TalkTalk hacker's cryptocurrency
A UK police force auctioned off more than £240,000 of cryptocurrency that they confiscated from the teenage hacker behind the 2015 TalkTalk breach. In April 2018, police discovered that Elliott Gunton was stealing personal data in exchange for...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nXAGAd
Chancellor Sajid Javid set to make £5bn investment commitment to improve UK broadband coverage
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Spotify users can add podcasts to playlists
Today is International Podcast Day and to mark the occasion, Spotify is rolling out a new feature. You can now add podcasts to playlists. You'll be able to intersperse your favorite shows with songs you love, or just line up the latest episodes of al...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2oEdzLF
Dubai’s Precision Group takes manufacturing into the cloud
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UK Parliament readies cyber security change programme
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EA vows to fix FIFA 20's broken Career Mode
FIFA 20 has some fresh elements, but the Career Mode is more than a little buggy -- to the point where #FixCareerMode has been popular on Twitter. And EA knows it. The company has published a Q&A where it has acknowledged and promised to fix seve...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mhZYJ0
HP’s Spectre x360 packs a 4K display if you want it
HP is once again tweaking its popular Spectre x360 convertible lineup with a new 13-inch model. While the new x360 maintains the overall look of its predecessor, it's 13 percent smaller. It also has less noticeable display bezels, with the top half o...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2n8jGHF
What we're listening to: Death Cab for Cutie and The Appleseed Cast
Fall is here, and with it came a bunch of new music. In this week's column, deputy managing editor Nathan Ingraham offers some thoughts on the new Death Cab EP. Senior news editor Billy Steele reminisces on when he discovered The Appleseed Cast and p...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nPrGxa
Nintendo's Brain Age series is back as a Switch exclusive
Warm up your gray matter and get ready to flex your neurons, because Nintendo's beloved Brain Age (or Brain Training depending on where you live) series is coming to the Switch. The company has announced a new version of the game to be released in Ja...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2n5qrd5
The Morning After: A 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' preview
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome back! Apple's latest iOS update is here, and the difference from .0 to .1 is bigger than you might expect. Also, Flight Simulator is making a comeback, and on Saturday, Elon Musk set the timetable for St...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2n4t0ft
Uber test lets riders record audio via its app if they feel unsafe
Uber has faced significant criticism for its approach to rider safety, particularly regarding the issue of sexual assault complaints from riders against drivers. Recently, the company reportedly told its staff not to disclose assault reports to the p...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nNxl6U
Google used photogrammetry to create a detailed VR tour of Versailles
Versailles palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world, but fighting those crowds in person can be frustrating. Now, Google and the Château de Versailles have teamed up to take VR users on a private tour of Louis XIV's ro...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2n3H3Cb
The bots turning businesses into digital transformers
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Data challenges jeopardise service provision in government
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All I want to do is chill and play 'Flight Simulator'
It's been a long day. You get home as the sun is setting and close the door behind you, throwing down your keys and sliding off your shoes. You grab a drink and sink into the chair in front of your PC. The screen boots up and -- click, click -- it's...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nLJA41
Sunday, 29 September 2019
Venezuela reportedly wants its central bank to hold bitcoin
Venezuela may not just be using its own cryptocurrency to dodge the consequences of international sanctions. Bloomberg tipsters say the country's central bank is testing the possibility of holding on to cryptocurrencies in order to help the state-co...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nK9kh1
YouTube is 'really happy' with viewership for its live MLB games
Now that the regular MLB season is winding down, how has YouTube's exclusive game streaming deal fared? Quite well, relatively speaking. The online video giant reported that its 13 livestreamed games racked up an average of 1.2 million viewers (inc...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2okRG3F
State Department revives investigation of Clinton's private emails
Hillary Clinton's private email server may once again be a hot-button issue three years after the FBI said it wouldn't press charges. Washington Post sources claimed State Department investigators have contacted "as many as" 130 officials to let the...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nLAWCi
Private sector warned of ‘brain drain’ risk by putting off prep for April 2020 start of IR35 reforms
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Switch Lite added to class action lawsuit over controller drift
Nintendo's Switch Lite is mired in legal trouble just a week after launch. Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith has added the Lite to its class action lawsuit over controller drift. The law firm pointed to multiple reports of wayward ana...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mdjNBk
Tesla's first major V3 Supercharger rollout is taking place in Canada
If you want to top up your Tesla using an extra-speedy V3 Supercharger, your best bet may be to embark on a Canadian road trip. Tesla told The Verge that 26 of the 46 Supercharger stations under construction along the Trans-Canada Highway (a set of...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2ooucux
Rockstar isn't making single-player DLC for 'Red Dead Redemption 2'
You won't be thrilled if you're hoping for a single-player add-on for Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar's lead online production associate Katie Pica told VG24/7 in an interview that the developer is "100% focused" on Red Dead Online. She argued that R...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2m7M789
Google faces scrutiny from Congress, DOJ over plans to encrypt DNS
Google's bid to encrypt domain name requests appears to be raising hackles among American officials. The Wall Street Journal has learned that the House Judiciary Committee is investigating Google's plans to implement DNS over TLS in Chrome, while th...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mRyiLm
The best USB-C cables and adapters
By Sarah Witman This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commission. Read the full guide to USB-C cables and adapters....from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2ojvqal
Elon Musk hopes SpaceX's Starship will reach orbit in six months
Elon Musk's ambitious plans for Starship extend to the timeline for its first flights. As part of a Q&A session at SpaceX's presentation, Musk outlined plans for rapid prototyping that could get the vessel into space in a short time frame. Star...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mQZdXI
After Math: The New York AG sues Dunkin Donuts over hacking charges
The New York State Attorneys General office is suing Dunkin Donuts over the fact that thousands of the chain's customers have had their private information improperly accessed. Somehow that's not even the third craziest thing I'm about to tell you. L...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2ohJzVv
Malware uses web apps to turn PCs into conduits for attacks
It's not just botnets that can hijack PCs for nefarious ends. Microsoft and Cisco's Talos researchers have identified a new malware strain, Nodersok (or Divergent), that uses web apps to turn systems into proxies for malicious internet traffic. The...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mN3paM
Algorithms help robot dogs trot more like real animals
Robot dogs can move efficiently, but not all that naturally -- and no, twerking doesn't count. Virginia Tech researchers think they can do better. They're developing a combination of algorithms and sensors that help robots move with gaits more like...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2ohVDpW
Saturday, 28 September 2019
'Fallout 76' will get a public test server in 2020
Fallout 76's software quality has been... not-so-stellar. Soon, though, you might have a way to help address issues before they create another fiasco. Bethesda now plans to introduce a Public Test Server sometime in 2020. It won't share more about...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nBDrHg
SpaceX's plan for in-orbit Starship refueling: a second Starship
During an update on the SpaceX Starship program, Elon Musk just showed off a brief clip that explained part of the plan for using these vehicles to reach Mars. It involved a Starship in orbit around Earth, meeting a similarly-sized vehicle to refuel...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mLojXM
Second SIM card attack can send texts and phone location data
Simjacker isn't the only SIM-based attack that could put phones at risk. Ginno Security Lab has detailed another exploit, WIBattack, that compromises the WIB (Wireless Internet Browser) app on some SIM cards to take control of key phone functions....from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2m2orly
Google Assistant is now available for most Chromebooks
Google has started rolling out Chrome OS 77, and it makes Assistant widely available to the devices the platform powers. The voice AI used to be a Pixel exclusive, though adventurous users have been able to switch it on as a hidden feature for a whil...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2m2UNg2
Twitch revamps channel pages to help you tune in to streamers
Twitch has unveiled a slew of improvements for viewers and streamers alike at its annual TwitchCon event, and one of them addresses one of the most basic challenges: deciding who to watch. It's revamping channel pages to provide much more informatio...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2m1mC8s
Watch SpaceX's Starship presentation at 8PM ET
SpaceX is close to outlining the next chapter for its Starship program, and you can hear about it at the same time as anyone else. The company is streaming its presentation on the "design and development" of Starship at 8PM Eastern, with Elon Musk s...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mHM7Md
iOS 13.1 review: A necessary update after a rough start
Major iOS updates tend to come like clockwork, but this year — well, this year has been a little weird. Earlier this month, Apple officially released iOS 13 for iPhones, iPod touches and the like, and all of its new iPhones came with the softwa...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2ocI9M7
'Minecraft Earth' launches in early access this October
Minecraft Earth won't be stuck in beta testing for much longer. Mojang and Microsoft have revealed that the augmented reality game will be available in "early access" for some countries starting in October. It didn't say which countries or platforms...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nu8xAQ
Court says Tesla and Musk's tweet violated labor laws
Tesla broke labor laws by interfering with legitimate union organizing, among other things, California administrative law judge Amita Baman Tracy has ruled. The automaker apparently committed a number of violations against the National Labor Relation...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nsnwLE
Treaty would force Facebook to share encrypted chats with UK police
A cross-Atlantic political agreement could put social networks in an awkward position. Sources for The Times and Bloomberg understand that the US and UK will sign a treaty in October that would force Facebook and other social networks to hand encryp...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2oamB2K
Recommended Reading: Uber wants to be the 'operating system' for city life
Inside Uber's plan to take over city life with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge This week, ride-sharing giant Uber announced a test that puts both its car and food services in the same app. It's part of a larger plan CEO Dara Kh...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mqyu49
The best free-to-play games
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Hitting the Books: Teaching AI to sing slime mold serenades
Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science and technology we can find and...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2o16FQ7
Tech that helped me fall back in love with birdwatching
A few months ago a friend of mine mentioned on Twitter she was getting into birding. And I thought, "I used to love birdwatching when I was little!" I'd go out and wander around with my little Golden Nature Guide and record sightings of the avians th...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2lWSATk
The Morning After: SpaceX builds a Starship
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! Keep an eye out for the SpaceX live stream later today, but first, we'll recap notable news from this week, like all of the Alexa-connected stuff Amazon unveiled. Finally, Friday's news...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2lVzuwQ
Apple's 7th-gen iPad gets bigger but keeps the same size battery
In case you forgot, the iPhone 11 and Apple Watch weren't the only new hardware Apple showed off at its big event a couple of weeks ago, it also upgraded the base iPad line. Now in its seventh generation, the "most popular" iPad that Apple sells has...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mowPMu
Friday, 27 September 2019
The Disney+ Obi Wan Kenobi series has a director: Deborah Chow
Ewan McGregor's upcoming Obi-Wan series doesn't have an official name or release date yet, but it seems to be coming together just fine. Lucasfilm has announced that the series has found its director in Deborah Chow who's no stranger to the Star Wars...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2nj8IyS
SpaceX's Starship halves comes together ahead of a big announcement
Ten days after we got a peek at the construction of SpaceX's first Starship in Texas, CEO Elon Musk tweeted out a picture of the craft's two halves coming together. It's a timely post, as Musk is planning a press conference Saturday evening with upda...from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2mswfgz
Why there are so many TV streaming services?
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