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11:00 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget EU to ban Russian state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik
In a decision that could have a significant impact on how companies like YouTube moderate their platforms, the European Union announced it plans to ban Russian state media organizations. On Sunday, Eu...
09:42 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget Meta restricts Russian state media access to Facebook in Ukraine
At the behest of the country's government, Meta took its most significant action yet against Russian state media organizations amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday, Nick Clegg, the comp...
08:10 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget Ukraine asks international volunteers to join 'IT army' against Russia
Ukraine is recruiting international volunteers to carry out cyberattacks against Russia. On Saturday afternoon, Mykhailo Fedorov, the countrys digital transformation minister, took to Twitter to annou...
06:35 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget Watch Huawei's MWC 2022 keynote in under 10 minutes
With everything thats going on in the world right now, you may have glossed over the fact theres a big tech conference underway in Spain. After the pandemic sidelined Mobile World Congress in 2020 and...
06:00 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget Samsungs new Galaxy Book laptops get better webcams and brighter screens
Samsung may be best known for its Galaxy phones, TVs and household appliances, but I think its laptops deserve more recognition. At MWC 2022 today, the company unveiled the next generation of its Gala...
05:44 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget Elon Musk pledges to send Starlink terminals to Ukraine
With Russias invasion causing significant damage to Ukraines internet infrastructure, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday his company would bring its Starlink satellite internet service to the count...
04:00 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget TCLs latest concept phone folds inwards and outwards
TCL seems to love showing off eye-catching prototypes at shows, and today its doing the same for MWC 2022. Alongside an array of new phones and tablets, the company just debuted a concept device tenta...
03:57 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget 'Pokmon Scarlet' and 'Violet' head to Switch in late 2022
Pokmon fans won't have to wait long to play the next entry in their favorite gaming series. On Sunday morning, the Pokmon Company announced two new mainline titles, PokmonScarlet and Violet, and s...
02:00 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget Huaweis MatePad Paper is half e-reader, half tablet
A lot of Engadget readers and to be honest, Engadget editors are obsessed with e-ink devices. Whether theyre productivity workhorses or digital canvases, the tech has slowly continued to inch beyon...
02:00 pm GMT - Sun, February 27, 2022
Engadget Huaweis new MateBook X Pro has six speakers packed inside it
Huaweis top laptop series has gone through a few iterations, but the company has made some notable upgrades to its 2022 MateBook X Pro, without losing what weve liked from these laptops over the last ...
10:48 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Some Russian bank cards no longer work with Apple Pay and Google Pay
Following Western sanctions on Russias financial institutions in response to the invasion of Ukraine, customers of several of the countrys largest banks can no longer use their debit and credit cards ...
09:46 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget YouTube blocks RT and other Russian channels from generating ad revenue
YouTube has temporarily barred Russia Today (RT) and a handful of other Russian channels from earning ad revenue. Citing extraordinary circumstances and the recent sanctions against the country, the c...
08:25 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Valve says it would happily help Microsoft bring PC Game Pass to Steam
Valve says its willing to work with Microsoft to bring PC Game Pass to Steam. I dont think its something that we think we need to do ourselves, building a subscription service at this time, Valve CEO ...
07:00 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Anonymous claims responsibility for Russian government website outages
On Saturday morning, as Russias invasion of Ukraine entered its third day, some of the countrys official government websites went down following a series of alleged cyberattacks. Among the sites that ...
05:28 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Russia restricts Twitter access amid Ukraine invasion
Russia has moved to restrict access to Twitter as its invasion of Ukraine continues. Starting early Saturday morning, internet monitor NetBlocks saw a nearly complete blackout of the platform across a...
05:05 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Twitter gives all users access to one-time content warnings
You can now attach one-time content warnings to the images and videos you tweet if you didn't have access to the feature in the past. Twitter started testing a feature that gives you a way to add ...
04:31 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Facebook blocks Russian state media from running ads
Facebook has blocked Russian state media outlets from using its advertising platform or using other monetization features in response to the invasion of Ukraine.The move comes after Russia regulator R...
04:30 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Hitting the Books: The case against tomorrow's robots looking like people
Who wouldn't want an AI-driven robot sidekick; a little mechanical pal, trustworthy and supportive the perfect teammate. But should such an automaton be invented would it really be your teammate,...
03:32 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Gig worker bill backed by Uber and Lyft passes in Washington State House
A new bill that guarantees benefits for ride-hail drivers while still classifying them as gig workers has passed the Washington State House. It's backed by Uber and Lyft, as well as the local Team...
03:00 pm GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Recommended Reading: The failures of startup founders take over TV
Welcome to the age of peak tech TVAlison Herman, The RingerFrom The Dropout to WeCrashed, our televisions are about to be flush with stories about notorious startup founders. Does the prevalence of th...
10:51 am GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget US sanctions against Russia will limit its access to technology from overseas
The US government has imposed harsh export restrictions against Russia designed to drastically limit its access to both low- and high-tech goods from overseas. As first reported by Reuters, the Commer...
06:05 am GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Ukraine asks Apple to stop product sales and block App Store access in Russia
Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister has called on Apple to stop selling its products and to shut down its App Store in Russia. Mykhailo Fedorov, who also serves as the country's Minister of Digital ...
01:34 am GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget FCC to probe domestic Russian-owned media and telecom companies
The Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation this week into a large number of media, telecom and infrastructure companies that operate in the United States with ties to Russia, CNN ...
12:46 am GMT - Sat, February 26, 2022
Engadget Twitter is pausing ads and recommendations in Ukraine and Russia
Twitter has temporarily paused ads in Ukraine and Russia, one of several steps the company is taking to highlight safety information and minimize risks associated with the conflict in Ukraine.Were tem...
10:10 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Discord's new policies ban dangerous health misinformation
Discord hasn't been as active in fighting pandemic misinformation as social networks, but it appears ready to change its tune. According to Protocol, Discord is updating its community policies to ...
09:40 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Faraday Future is preparing to actually sell its FF 91
Despite a litany of financial struggles and botched factory plans, Faraday Future has built its first production-intent car. The EV startup today unveiled the FF 91 at its Hanford, California-based pl...
09:15 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Valve made a free Portal spinoff for the Steam Deck
The Steam Deck will start shipping in the next few days and while there's no real shortage of games to play on it, Valve is adding another one to the mix. The company that created the portable gam...
08:47 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Meta reportedly disbands team creating a new OS for AR and VR
Meta might be rethinking plans to build a new operating system for its AR and VR devices. The Informationunderstands Meta recently disbanded a team of 300-plus people working on its long-in-the-making...
08:47 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Meta reportedly disbands team creating a new OS for AR and VR (updated)
Meta might be rethinking plans to build a new operating system for its AR and VR devices. The Informationunderstands Meta recently disbanded a team of 300-plus people working on its long-in-the-making...
08:18 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget NVIDIA may have been hit by a cyberattack
NVIDIA's email systems and developer tools have reportedly been experiencing outages over the last two days due to a suspected cyberattack. The company told The Telegraph, which first reported on ...
06:47 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Tumblr will review its moderation algorithms after a porn ban-related settlement
Tumblr has reached a settlement with New York Citys Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) over how the social media platform handled its ban on adult content, which came into force in 2018. CCHR officials...
06:19 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Mobile World Congress will ban some Russian companies from 2022 show
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is now affecting technology trade shows. TechCrunch and Reuters report the GSMA will ban some Russian companies from exhibiting at Mobile World Congress 2022 when it s...
06:00 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Valve Steam Deck review: Just portable enough
A lot of people are going to compare the Steam Deck to the Switch, and thats totally fair, but after spending more than a week with Valves portable PC, I think theres a better analogy at hand: The Ste...
05:39 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Russia partially restricts access to Facebook over censorship claims
Russia is partially restricting access to Facebook. Telecom regulator Roskomnadzor says the move is in response to parent company Meta restricting the official accounts of four Russian media outlets. ...
05:00 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget The Dropout offers a timely reminder of the Theranos madness
This article contains a reference to suicide.Right now, were living in a golden (micro) age of prestige TV adaptations depicting notable startup failures. In the first half of 2022 alone, were getting...
04:45 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Lenovo's Smart Clock Essential with Alexa drops to $50, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
This week we saw a number of gadgets from Lenovo, Samsung and others go on sale. Lenovo's new Smart Clock Essential with Alexa support is down to only $50 right now, while a number of Samsung Odys...
04:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget What digital public spaces might look like by 2035
Strange days out here on the internet. Dangerous days, too. Facebook groups have people drinking horse dewormer in anticipation of JFK Jrs resurrection, Instagrams filling kids up with eating disorder...
04:28 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget 'Elden Ring' is having game save issues on PS5
The long wait is over: Elden Ring has finally arrived. FromSoftware's latest opus has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, but there are some notable issues with the RPG. For one thing, there...
03:45 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Lenovo's third-gen Legion gaming phone has an SSD RAID storage option
Lenovo is no stranger to gaming phones, and it appears determined to survive the all-out specs war that defines the category. Engadget Chinese reports Lenovo has shared early details of the Legion Pho...
03:14 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget 'Assassins Creed Valhalla' is free to play this weekend
If youre looking for a massive open-world game to play this weekend that isnt Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, Dying Light 2 or Cyberpunk 2077, it might be worth checking out Assassins Creed Valhal...
02:35 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget HTC Vive's metaverse vision includes safeguards for children
HTC's VR strategy will extend well beyond using car rides as theme parks. The company has outlined Viverse, its vision for a metaverse, and it's promising to protect children from virtual dang...
01:59 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Buy Samsung's Galaxy S22 and Amazon will give you a $100 credit
If you missed the Galaxy S22 pre-order window and the perks that came with it, Amazon has another offer that sweetens the deal if you go there to buy one of the handsets. For all three models the S22...
01:33 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Roku's Streaming Stick 4K drops to an all-time low of $49 at Amazon
If you missed previous deals to get the Roku Streaming Stick 4K+ on Amazon at a discount, don't worry: The device is currently listed for the lowest price we've seen for it on the website. You...
01:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Engadget Podcast: Diving into Horizon Forbidden West, the PS VR2 and Uncharted
Its a gaming heavy week! Devindra chats with Engadget Senior Editor Jessica Conditt about one of our most anticipated games of the year, Horizon Forbidden West. Plus, they dive into the lackluster Str...
12:15 pm GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: The new phones of MWC 2022
This morning is brought to you by a lot of phone news. To start, weve got our detailed review of Samsungs Galaxy S22 (and S22 Plus) by the latest addition to Engadgets editorial team, Sam Rutherford. ...
11:55 am GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Instant Pot Max hits an all-time low of $75 at Amazon
You can get the 6-quart Instant Pot Max for half the price on Amazon right now if you've been wanting to try the multicooker or if you've missed out on previous deals. The electric pressure co...
11:25 am GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Facebook, Google and other tech firms must verify identities under proposed UK law
The UK government is introducing a bill that will require Facebook, Google and other tech platforms to verify the identities of users. The measure is part of the government's Online Safety Bill an...
10:15 am GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget HTC Vive Flow app turns car rides into moving VR theme park experiences
HTC has teamed up with a company called Holoride to let you use its Vive Flow VR headset to transform your car into an amusement park without making you carsick. The idea is that when you don the hea...
08:19 am GMT - Fri, February 25, 2022
Engadget Sony's answer to Game Pass on PlayStation could cost up to $16 a month
The Xbox Game Pass rival that Sony is cooking up for the PlayStation will have three tiers that cost $10, $13 and $16 a month, according to VentureBeat's GamesBeat. Bloomberg first reported about ...
11:45 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Clubhouse adds chat function for those who would rather text
Social audio app Clubhouse is adding a text chat function to its voice rooms, it announced Thursday. Similar to what you see in Discord or a Zoom call, users who dont want to speak can write out their...
09:44 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget SEC opens investigation into Elon Musk over possible insider trading
Elon Musk isn't about to catch a hoped-for break from the SEC any time soon. Sources for The Wall Street Journalclaim the SEC is investigating whether Musk and his brother Kimbal violated insider ...
09:21 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget iPhone Face ID repairs may soon no longer require a whole device replacement
Apple reportedly told employees its stores and authorized third-party repair shops will soon be able to resolve Face ID hardware issues without having to replace an iPhone entirely. Technicians may ha...
08:55 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget 'Knockout City' is going free-to-play in June
Dodgebrawl brawler Knockout City will be free-to-play on all platforms, starting with the launch of its sixth season later this year. Game developer Velan Studios will also be publishing Knockout...
08:29 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Tumblr is available ad-free for $5 per month
Tumblr may have introduced ads to user blogs several years ago, but it's now happy to take them away for a price. The social media site has launched an ad-free option that removes the marketing fr...
08:01 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Nikola plans to ramp up production of the Tre electric semi-truck in March
Nikola is "laser-focused on delivering vehicles and generating revenue," according to CEO Mark Russell. To help it reach those goals, the embattled company is preparing to ramp up production...
06:49 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Facebook turns on lock profile tool for people in Ukraine
Facebooks security team is taking new steps to protect the accounts of users in Ukraine. The company is enabling its lock profile tool for people in the country, and building up a Special Operations C...
06:33 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Spotify reportedly took down freshly added episodes of Alex Jones' podcast
It seems Spotify has moved swiftly to remove episodes of The Alex Jones Show that were recently added to the service. Watchdog Media Matters reported on Wednesday that episodes of the eponymous far-ri...
06:10 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Nintendo is buying close development partner SRD
Nintendo is about to buy its second close ally in as many years. Eurogamerreports Nintendo is acquiring SRD, one of its longest-serving game development partners. SRD has worked with Nintendo since th...
05:40 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget A Pokmon Presents livestream will take place on February 27th
The next Pokmon Presents livestream will take place on February 27th, aka Pokmon Day, at 9AM ET. The Pokmon Company hasn't revealed what's in store, other than to say in a tweet on its Japanes...
05:19 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Lightning eMotors expansion boosts production of fleet EVs for brands like GM
It's not just passenger cars and big rigs receiving the EV treatment the vehicles in the middle are getting some TLC, too. Lightning eMotors is doubling its production capacity just weeks after p...
03:15 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Samsung Galaxy S22 review: Sprucing up a solid foundation
A lot of gadgets operate on a "tick-tock" development cycle, with the most well-known being past iPhones that sported fresh designs, only to be replaced 12 months later by more refined but s...
03:15 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Samsung Galaxy S22 review: Building on a solid foundation
A lot of gadgets operate on a "tick-tock" development cycle, with the most well-known being past iPhones that sported fresh designs, only to be replaced 12 months later by more refined but s...
02:30 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget 'OlliOlli World' is a great Switch experience, despite a few flaws
OlliOlli World, the delightfully offbeat skateboarding platformer, launched a few weeks ago on basically every gaming console you could ask for. Its a clean break for the series, taking familiar gamep...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget The new Moto Edge wants to be a more affordable Galaxy Note
Following its release back in 2020, the Moto G Stylus quickly became one of the companys most popular phones. But now, Motorola is stepping up its ambitions with the new Edge+, which is essentially a ...
01:52 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Amazon union organizer arrested for allegedly trespassing at warehouse
With Amazon's Staten Island warehouse facing a vote to unionize next month, police have arrested labor organizer Christian Smalls at the facility for allegedly trespassing, Reuters has reported. T...
01:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Reddits app is getting an Instagram-like Discover feed
Reddits app now has another feed to endlessly scroll. The company introduced a new Discover section that will surface a personalized stream of photos, GIFs and videos.The feed, the first time a new se...
12:40 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Google relaxes COVID-19 rules for its US employees
Google delayed its employees' return to office a few times over the past year, but it looks like the tech giant is truly gearing up to welcome workers back this time. According to CNBC, the compan...
12:15 pm GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Marvel's Netflix shows will reappear on Disney, but only in Canada
Marvels first run of TV shows set in its cinematic universe, including Daredevil and Jessica Jones, have found a new home beyond Netflix if you live north of the border. The shows, set to disappear f...
11:36 am GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget OnlyFans faces lawsuit over terrorism database claims
OnlyFans is facing a pair of lawsuits over claims it conspired with Facebook to disable adult entertainer accounts by placing their content on a terrorism database, the BBC has reported. One was launc...
11:00 am GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Oppo Find X5 Pro hands-on: Hasselblad help and a new AI chip
Oppos latest phone looks and sounds like an expensive, powerful flagship. With a 6.7-inch WQHD+ screen that can hit 1,300 nits of brightness, adaptive refresh rates, and a new AI chip, made in-house t...
08:04 am GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Twitter restores suspended accounts that tracked Russian military activity
Twitter has admitted that it mistakenly removed accounts sharing Russian military activity in the midst of the Ukraine invasion. As TechCrunch notes, the deleted accounts, which have since been reinst...
01:36 am GMT - Thu, February 24, 2022
Engadget Facebook failed to spot climate misinformation from some of its worst denialist offenders
Facebook may be failing to tag a large amount of climate misinformation posted on its site, a study released today indicates. Researchers from the Center for Counter Digital Hate analyzed 184 exceptio...
11:10 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Apple Store hostage taker demanded $226,000 in cryptocurrency as ransom
Before he was apprehended by Amsterdam police, the suspect involved in Tuesdays Apple Store hostage situation demanded a 200 million (approximately $226 million) ransom paid in cryptocurrencies, Reute...
09:54 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Marvel's Netflix shows are coming to Disney, but only in Canada for now
Sure enough, Marvel's outgoing Netflix shows are coming to Disney+... but only for some viewers. Engadget has confirmed a MobileSyrupreport that Daredevil, Jessica Jones and other productions will...
08:55 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Twitch says its new ad revenue program will make payouts more reliable
Twitch has launched an incentive program that will guarantee select streamers a certain amount of ad revenue per month. Many creators have spoken out about the difficulties of earning a consistent liv...
08:44 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Astell & Kern's first Bluetooth speaker includes a 32-bit DAC
Astell & Kern is still best known for keeping high-end MP3 players alive, but it's now branching out into Bluetooth speakers and there might be reason to take notice. The Iriver (now Dreamus...
07:48 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget USPS won't be buying more electric mail trucks, despite EPA pleas
The USPS is moving forward with plans to spend $11.3 billion on a fleet of next-generation mail trucks that mostly run on gas, despite requests from the EPA and Biden administration to electrify its n...
07:33 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Sony is rolling out a way to share PS5 clips from the PS App
Sony is gradually rolling out an option to let PS5 players access captured screenshots and clips from the PS App on iOS and Android. The company started testing the feature in Canada and Japan in Octo...
07:31 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Investigation of VRChat finds rampant child grooming and other safety issues
One of the more popular VR apps you can download through Steam and Metas Oculus Quest Store has a child safety problem. If youre unfamiliar with VRChat, the app styles as the future of social virtual ...
07:27 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Acer's latest Swift 5 laptop features a 16:10 display and 12th-gen Intel Core
Acer isn't wasting any time in making use of Intel's 12th-gen ultraportable processors. The PC maker has unveiled new versions of its Swift 5 and Swift 3 laptops that not only make use of new ...
07:12 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget MIT study finds neurons in epilepsy patients that only respond to singing
A study by MIT scientists on a group of epilepsy patients discovered that a specific group of neurons in their brains respond only to singing and not to instrumental music or any other type of sound....
06:49 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Target will test curbside returns and Starbucks order pickups this fall
Target claims that its free, app-powered Drive Up curbside pickups is one of its customers' favorite services, and the company plans to test more features this fall. In select markets, customers w...
06:25 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Meta wants to build a universal language translator
During an Inside the Lab: Building for the metaverse with AI livestream event on Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn't just expound on his company's unblinking vision for the future, dubb...
06:10 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Meta is working on an AI 'builder bot' for the metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg may still be explaining exactly what the metaverse is, but the Meta CEO just showed off another technology he says will be crucial to the companys vision of creating immersive environm...
05:11 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget A new Steam tool can check your library for Steam Deck compatibility
Those who were able to lock in an early shipment date for the Steam Deck are perhaps just a few days away from getting their hands on the system. To give a clearer idea of which Steam games will run o...
04:54 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget 'Apex Legends Mobile' launches in 10 countries next week
It took nearly three years, but Apex Legends Mobile is almost here for some people, at least. Respawn has announced a "limited regional launch" next week for 10 countries that include Austr...
04:10 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Spotify debuts its first 'bookcast' from Dolly Parton and James Patterson
Spotify has released the first episodes of a new audio format it's calling the "bookcast" with help from Dolly Parton and James Patterson. The pair co-wrote a novel titled Run, Rose, Run...
04:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget How to incinerate the International Space Station
It took NASA and its partners nearly four dozen trips between 1998 and 2010 to haul the roughly 900,000 pounds worth of various modules into orbit that make up the $100 billion International Space Sta...
04:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Intel claims its 12th-gen ultraportable chips are a huge step forward
After unveiling its beefy H-series 12th-gen laptop chips during CES, Intel is finally ready to shed more light on its new U and P-series CPUs for ultraportables. And, much like AMD's upcoming Ryze...
03:44 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Xbox gamers can now stream on Twitch from the console dashboard
Microsoft is following up on a promise to improve Twitch livestreaming on Xbox consoles. As of today, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One owners can stream on Twitch directly from the system Guide. Once you&...
03:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget LinkedIn debuts its own podcast network
LinkedIn is delving deeper into the podcast world. It's debuting a podcast network that features in-house shows from the LinkedIn News team as well as programs from industry figures.The shows, uns...
02:52 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Call of Duty might take a year off in 2023
You might be waiting a while for the next big Call of Duty game after this year. Bloomberg sources claim Activision is delaying the 2023 Call of Duty release after Vanguard "failed to meet" ...
02:22 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget 'NieR: Automata' is being developed into an anime series
The much-lauded action-RPG NieR: Automata is being developed into an anime series, Square Enix has announced. A teaser trailer shows a potential glimpse of how it will look (and not much else), and th...
02:05 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Apple will give Siri a less gendered voice option in iOS 15.4
Apple's iOS 15.4 will bring more than AirTag anti-stalking messages and direct iPhone contactless payments. Axios has confirmed the latest iOS 15.4 beta includes a less gendered Siri voice option ...
02:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Scientists create cube robots that can shapeshift in space
Scientists from MITs Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the University of Calgary have developed a modular robot system that can morph into different shapes. ElectroVo...
01:38 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Apple's 2021 iPad mini drops to $459 at Amazon
If you know a small tablet will fit into your life easily, chances are you've considered the iPad mini in the past. Now, you can grab the latest model for $40 less at Amazon, which has the 64GB sp...
01:05 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Tesla settles with EPA over Clean Air Act violations in California
The US Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Tesla after the agency found that the automaker violated the Clean Air Act at its factory in Fremont, California. In particular, th...
12:16 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: This is the PlayStation VR2 headset
Like the PlayStation 5 before it, Sony has eked out specifications and teasers for its next-generation virtual reality hardware. We saw the controllers a while back (which have now been further refine...
12:05 pm GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Apple AirTags gain additional anti-stalking messaging in new iOS 15.4 beta
Apple's latest anti-stalking features for AirTags announced earlier this month have started to appear in iOS, MacRumors has reported. The latest beta 4 version of iOS 15.4 now includes a warning s...
11:25 am GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Apple drops mask mandate in most US stores
Most Apple Stores in the US won't require customers to wear masks anymore. The tech giant has dropped its mask mandate and is also preparing for the return of in-person classes at its stores, acco...
10:10 am GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Apples 1TB 14-inch MacBook Pro falls to a new all-time low
Apple's 2021 MacBook Pros offer incredible performance thanks to the latest M1 Pro and Max chips, while the return of certain key ports makes them more practical than ever. If you've been look...
08:46 am GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Court rules that Waymo can keep its robotaxi emergency protocols a secret
The California Superior Court in Sacramento has ruled in favor of Waymo, allowing the company to keep specific details about its autonomous vehicle technology a secret. Waymo won the case against the ...
02:31 am GMT - Wed, February 23, 2022
Engadget Trumps free speech app Truth Social is censoring content and kicking off users
Former President Trumps social media platform Truth Social, which launched only two days ago, is struggling with technical glitches and onboarding new users in the early stages of its rollout. The sit...
10:10 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Amazon accused of interfering in Alabama union rerun election
The union that wants to represent workers at Amazons BHM1 facility in Bessemer, Alabama is accusing the company of once again violating the National Labor Relations Act. In an email the Retail, Wholes...
09:45 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Netflix tests its TikTok-like comedy feed on TVs
You didn't think Netflix would leave its TikTok-style comedy feed on phones, did you? Sure enough, the company is launching a test that brings the Fast Laughs feature to TVs. Opt in and you'll...
09:25 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Audi's 2024 vehicle lineup will have 5G connectivity
A new wave of 5G-enabled cars are headed our direction. Audi is the latest automaker to announce it will offer 5G connectivity in select models of future cars. The German manufacturer announced today ...
09:10 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Google says a fix is on the way for a Pixel 6 WiFi issue
It seems some Pixel 6 users are continuing to have some connectivity problems. Following the February update, users have flagged WiFi problems on Google's support forums and Reddit. Thankfully, th...
08:59 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget China suggests it doesn't own the rocket debris poised to collide with the Moon
Don't expect China to readily accept blame for the rocket debris expected to collide with the Moon on March 4th. SpaceNews and The Verge report Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin de...
08:35 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Fall Guys finally adds full cross-play support
Last spring, Mediatonic added partial support for cross-platform play to Fall Guys. At the time, PlayStation and PC players could create custom lobbies to play against one another, and you would see p...
08:18 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Volkswagen adds up to 20 miles of range to the 2022 ID.4
Volkswagen has revealed the EPA-estimated ranges for the 2022 ID.4 lineup, and it seems the work the automaker has put in to make the EV more efficient has paid off. All versions have the same 82-kWh ...
07:08 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Tonga is back online after a five-week internet outage
Five weeks after a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami knocked out internet access on the archipelago, Tonga is once again connected to the web. On Tuesday, Digicel, one of the countrys two main ...
06:47 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget GM is shutting down its in-car shopping app
GM has told its customers it's shutting down the Marketplace app, which allowed drivers to pay for goods and services through the infotainment system. The app, which arrived in 2017, let them buy ...
06:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget TwitchCon San Diego returns October 7th
Twitch has revealed more details about the return of in-person TwitchCon events this year. It already said that, all going well, it planned to hold events in Amsterdam and San Diego in 2022. The Europ...
05:47 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget A mischief of magpies defeated scientists' tracking devices
While we humans can't agree where we stand on tracking devices, one group of birds assertively came out against the technology. In The Conversation, Dominique Potvin, an Animal Ecology professor a...
05:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Kia EV6 owners will get up to three years of (limited) free charging
You might not have to pay to charge the Kia EV6 if you take it on a road trip but you might want to dial back your expectations. Kia and Electrify America have launched a deal that gives EV6 buyers 1...
05:15 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Bethesda will shut down its PC launcher in May
Bethesda plans to shut down its PC games launcher later this year. Players will be able to move their games, DLC, virtual currency, in-game items and wallet balance to their Steam account. More specif...
05:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Facebook is pushing Reels into nearly every part of its app
If there was ever any doubt about just how much of a threat TikTok poses to Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg recently cleared things up when he cited the competitor as the reason Facebook lost users for the ...
04:06 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Positive Grid's tiny guitar amp is built for bedroom jam sessions
Positive Grid's Spark amp is helpful for practicing musicians, but its size and heft haven't been practical if you've wanted to jam in the bedroom or otherwise venture beyond your studio. ...
03:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget The best Apple Watch accessories you can buy
It didnt take long for the Apple Watch to become perhaps the most ubiquitous wearable. Even more so than the iPhone, the Apple Watch is a device you can truly make your own with the right accessories....
03:12 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Slack is struggling to get back to work.
A Slack outage has once again soured the start of the work day. Slack is reporting a partial faiilure that has affected many users starting around 9:30AM ET. Simply speaking, the chat service is &quo...
03:12 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Slack is struggling to get back to work
A Slack outage has once again soured the start of the work day. Slack is reporting a partial failure that has affected many users starting around 9:30AM ET. Simply speaking, the chat service is "...
03:12 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Slack is struggling to get back to work (updated)
A Slack outage has once again soured the start of the work day. Slack is reporting a partial failure that has affected many users starting around 9:30AM ET. Simply speaking, the chat service is "...
02:54 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget NYC bill would ban grocery apps from promising 15-minute deliveries
Grocery apps in New York City might have to tone down promises of ultra-fast deliveries. The New York Postreports city Councilman Christopher Marte plans to introduce a bill that will ban these apps f...
02:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Samsung's Odyssey Neo G9 mini-LED gaming monitor is $500 off right now
There are a number of ways you can make your PC gaming experience more immersive, and investing in a high-quality monitor is one of them. Samsung came out with the Odyssey Neo G9 mini-LED curved monit...
02:20 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Google Chrome will soon let you add new passwords manually
Google Chrome hasn't been the greatest password manager, in part because you couldn't add passwords yourself you've had to wait until the browser offered to do it for you. You might soon ...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget DJI Ronin 4D review: The most advanced cinema camera ever created
DJIs announcement of the Ronin 4D last year shook things up with features never seen on a cinema camera. It had a full-frame sensor, up to 8K RAW video, one of the first vertical stabilization arms an...
01:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Spotify's Car Thing is now available in the US, no invite required
Spotify's Car Thing, a dedicated player for the streaming service, first debuted last April after breaking from cover nearly two years prior. Back then, you needed to be part of a select few to ge...
01:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget OpenSea faces $1 million lawsuit over stolen Bored Ape NFTs
A man who unknowingly sold his Bored Ape NFT for a pittance is suing OpenSea, claiming it knew about a flaw in its platform that allowed hackers to buy unlisted NFTs at a fraction of the market price,...
01:15 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Sony reveals its PlayStation VR2 headset
Sony has today showed off the full and finished design of the PlayStation VR2 headset, as well as updated shots of the VR2 Sense controller. PlayStation SVP Hidekai Nishino explains over on the PlaySt...
12:50 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget OnwardMobility is dead, and so are its plans to release a 5G BlackBerry phone
There's won't be a big revival for BlackBerry phones anytime soon. OnwardMobility, the Austin-based startup that announced its plans to release a 5G BlackBerry device with a physical keyboard ...
12:15 pm GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: You cant copyright AI-created art
Welcome back! The US Copyright Office (USCO) is again refusing to grant copyright for a work of art that was created by an artificial intelligence system. Dr. Stephen Thaler attempted to copyright a p...
11:55 am GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Amazon warns 'Lost Ark' players in central Europe that its servers are 'at capacity'
Amazon's Lost Ark free-to-play MMO exploded in popularity as soon as it was released in Europe and the Americas earlier this month. It became Steam's most-played MMO ever merely a week after i...
11:18 am GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Virgin Hyperloop lays off 111 staffers as it abandons plans for passenger transport
Virgin Hyperloop has fired 111 of its employees as it abandons the idea of making its system ready for passenger use. The Financial Times is reporting that the company is exclusively focusing on movin...
10:10 am GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Elon Musk accuses the SEC of leaking information against him
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's lawyer has accused the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or leaking information about a federal probe to retaliate against him, CNBC has reported. "It has become ...
09:32 am GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget The IRS will let taxpayers authenticate their identity without using facial recognition
Taxpayers in the US don't have to use facial recognition or any kind of biometric data to access their accounts online if they don't want to. The IRS has announced that users can opt for a liv...
01:00 am GMT - Tue, February 22, 2022
Engadget Panasonic's 25-megapixel GH6 is the highest resolution Micro Four Thirds camera yet
After a bit of a delay, Panasonic has finally revealed the 25.2-megapixel GH6, the highest-resolution Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera to date. One can think of it as a mini version of its S1H &quo...
10:12 pm GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget Twitch adds a long-promised 'Play on Luna' button
Amazon is finally acting on a 2020 promise to let Twitch viewers quickly play games on Luna. As The Nerf Report's Bryant Chappel and 9to5Google report, Twitch has added a "Play on Luna" ...
09:21 pm GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget Instagram quietly bumps up the minimum daily time limit
For the last couple years, Instagram and Facebook have offered ways to see how long you spend using the apps each day as well as an option to set a daily usage time limit. Now, it seems Instagram has ...
07:07 pm GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget You cant copyright AI-created art, according to US officials
The US Copyright Office has once again denied an effort to copyright a work of art that was created by an artificial intelligence system. Dr. Stephen Thaler attempted to copyright a piece of art title...
05:24 pm GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget Scientists study a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet's dark side in detail for the first time
Astronomers have mapped the atmospheres of exoplanets for a while, but a good look at their night sides has proven elusive until today. An MIT-led study has provided the first detailed look at a &quo...
03:23 pm GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget Apple's AirPods Max headphones are $100 off at Amazon
Apple's AirPods Max won't leave your wallet feeling quite as light if you pick up the over-ear headphones now. They're on sale on Amazon for $449. While this isn't the lowest price we&...
03:00 pm GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget Raleigh's expanded Motus e-bike line offers more power and range
How does a veteran bicycle maker like Raleigh survive an increasingly crowded e-bike market? By promising more oomph, apparently. The company has revamped its strong-selling Motus hybrid e-bike line w...
01:42 pm GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget 'Final Fantasy 14' free trial returns on February 22nd
Late last year, Square Enix suspended sales of Final Fantasy 14 and stopped offering free trials as the game became overwhelmed with new players, following its latest expansion. Now, FF14 producer and...
11:23 am GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget Lenovo's new Smart Clock Essential with Alexa is 29 percent off at Amazon
Smart clocks are ideal devices for the bedroom, as they give key information like the time and temperature but often have no intrusive cameras. If you're looking for a deal on a good one, Lenovo&#...
08:44 am GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget Millions of WordPress sites receive forced patch for critical plugin flaw
Millions of WordPress sites have received a forced patch over the past few days, Ars Technica has reported. The reason is a vulnerability in UpdraftPlus, a popular plugin that allows users to create a...
07:20 am GMT - Mon, February 21, 2022
Engadget 'Street Fighter 6' confirmed via a new teaser trailer
Capcom has announced the development Street Fighter 6, the next chapter in the iconic fighting series, IGN has reported. It also released a teaser trailer featuring Ryu and Luke, a key DLC character a...
11:01 pm GMT - Sun, February 20, 2022
Engadget Epic Games will offer full-time employment to many of its US quality assurance testers
Fortnite developer Epic Games confirmed this weekend it will transition most of its US-based contingent workers to full-time positions with benefits. The news comes after The Verge obtained an in...
09:49 pm GMT - Sun, February 20, 2022
Engadget New Elden Ring trailer offers one final look before its long-awaited release
With less than a week before Elden RingsFebruary 25th release date, publisher Bandai Namco has shared a new Overview trailer detailing the many systems of FromSoftwares latest action RPG. The clip fea...
08:36 pm GMT - Sun, February 20, 2022
Engadget The batteries in Googles Nest Cam and Doorbell wont charge in freezing weather
Following months of reports, Google has confirmed its battery-equipped Nest Doorbell and Cam devices won't charge when they're subjected to extreme cold weather. "At temperatures below fr...
07:04 pm GMT - Sun, February 20, 2022
Engadget OpenSea users lose hundreds of NFTs in likely phishing attack
NFT marketplace OpenSea is investigating a phishing attack that has left more than two dozen of its users without access to some of their most valuable digital tokens. On late Saturday evening, panic ...
05:10 pm GMT - Sun, February 20, 2022
Engadget Trumps social network will reportedly launch on Monday
Truth Social, Donald Trumps Twitter-like social media platform, will launch in the App Store on February 21st, according to Reuters. The date comes courtesy of a post seen by the outlet on a test vers...
05:10 pm GMT - Sun, February 20, 2022
Engadget Trumps social network has launched on iOS
Truth Social, Donald Trumps Twitter-like social media platform has launched on the App Store, CNET has reported. That confirms a statement from a verified account tied to Truth Social chief product of...
10:59 pm GMT - Sat, February 19, 2022
Engadget Microsoft opened Activision acquisition talks three days after CEO harassment report
When Microsoft announced it would spend $68.7 billion to buy Activision Blizzard to bolster its Xbox gaming division, the news came as a surprise to many. For months, the troubled publisher had been i...
08:56 pm GMT - Sat, February 19, 2022
Engadget QAnon founder may have been identified thanks to machine learning
With help from machine learning software, computer scientists may have unmasked the identity of Q, the founder of the QAnon movement. In a sprawling report published on Saturday, The New York Times sh...
05:42 pm GMT - Sat, February 19, 2022
Engadget SEC responds to Elon Musk harassment allegations
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has responded to Elon Musks harassment allegations. In a letter it filed on Friday with a New York federal judge, the SEC said its frequent check-ins with Tes...
04:30 pm GMT - Sat, February 19, 2022
Engadget Hitting the Books: Lab-grown meat is the future, just as Winston Churchill predicted
From domestication and selective breeding to synthetic insulin and CRISPR, humanity has long sought understand, master and exploit the genetic coding of the natural world. In The Genesis Machine: Our ...
04:21 pm GMT - Sat, February 19, 2022
Engadget Skype can now make 911 calls in the United States
Microsoft has released Skype version 8.80, and it comes with the ability to make 911 calls if you're in the US. As first noticed by XDA Developers, the app's release notes list its new emergen...
03:39 pm GMT - Sat, February 19, 2022
Engadget Salesfore employees protest against its NFT ambitions
Salesforce employees aren't happy with the company's plans to enter the non-fungible token (NFT) market. According to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, over 400 employees around the world have s...
03:39 pm GMT - Sat, February 19, 2022
Engadget Salesforce employees protest against its NFT ambitions
Salesforce employees aren't happy with the company's plans to enter the non-fungible token (NFT) market. According to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, over 400 employees around the world have s...
03:00 pm GMT - Sat, February 19, 2022
Engadget Recommended Reading: No legs in the metaverse
Why you can't have legs in virtual reality (yet)Rachel Metz, CNN BusinessHave you ever wondered by no one seems to have legs in the metaverse? It turns out tracking your feet and legs isn't a ...
11:26 am GMT - Sat, February 19, 2022
Engadget US and Britain blame Russia for cyberattacks on Ukraine's websites
Russia is responsible for the cyberattacks that took down the websites for Ukraine's government agencies and major banks back in January, according to The White House. Anne Neuberger, the administ...
11:00 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Apple Store employees in the US are quietly trying to unionize
It's not just Amazon and Google workers hoping to organize. Sources speaking to The Washington Post claim workers at six or more US Apple Store locations are quietly planning to unionize, with &qu...
10:20 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Watch Tesla, Lucid and Porsche EVs duke it out in a drag race
Now's your chance to see how three of the highest-end performance EVs fare in a straight-line brawl. DragTimes has followed its previous Lucid-versus-Tesla match (among others) with a three-way dr...
09:15 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Walton Goggins joins Amazon's 'Fallout' show in a lead role
Production on Amazon's Fallout series is set to start later this year, and the cast is taking shape. Walton Goggins is taking on one of the lead roles, according to Deadline.Amazon Studios hasn...
08:25 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Apple re-releases Oscar-nominated CODA in theaters for free
Audiences will get another chance to watch CODA, the first Apple Original movie nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, in theaters. Apple is re-releasing the film, which is about a deaf family, in a...
07:21 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Whistleblower group says Meta misled investors over misinformation
Whistleblower Aid says it has filed complaints with the Securities and Exchange Commission that accuse Meta of misleading investors about efforts to mitigate climate change and COVID-19 misinformation...
07:00 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Uncharted boldly goes nowhere
There are worse movies than Uncharted, especially when it comes to the seemingly cursed genre of video game adaptations. But as I struggled to stay awake through the finale yet another weightless act...
05:57 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget No, Spotify didn't pull Joe Rogan's podcast
Don't panic if you can't play The Joe Rogan Experience or other podcasts on Spotify. The streaming service has confirmed to Engadget that a "technical issue" is preventing users from...
05:15 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Kanye West says 'Donda 2' will only be available on his Stem Player
Kanye West says fans won't be able to stream his next album on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music or YouTube Music. He plans to release Donda 2 exclusively on his $200 Stem Player, a portable devi...
05:00 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Chipolos Card Spot is an AirTag for your wallet
One of the reasons Ive yet to leap head-first into the AirTag world is the design of the bloody things. Obviously, as gorgeous as the little white-and-silver discs are, theyre hardly practical unless ...
04:45 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Apple's AirPods Pro drop to $175, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
A number of new tech deals have popped up across the web ahead of the Presidents' Day holiday. Apple's iPad mini with extra storage is $50 off and down to a record low, while the AirPods Pro a...
04:00 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget The secret behind Amazon Echo's alert sounds
Alexa?If you own an Amazon Echo, theres a chance that just reading that word triggered a pavlovian bimm in your mind. Or, if you have the wake sound disabled, maybe its the timer alarm that makes you ...
03:49 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Extreme H is an upcoming off-road racing series with hydrogen cars
An off-road racing series that uses hydrogen cars is expected to debut in 2024. Extreme H will be a companion championship to Extreme E, an off-road motorsport with electric vehicles that held its fir...
02:17 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Baidu's robotaxi service is now available in all 'first-tier' Chinese cities
Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service should now a regular sight in China's biggest population hubs. Gizmodo and state-owned China Daily report the tech firm has introduced Apollo Go to Shenzhen&...
01:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Engadget Podcast: Reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra
Its all about Samsung this week! Cherlynn, Devindra and Engadget Senior Editor Sam Rutherford dive into the companys newest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra. Its jam-packed with new ...
01:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Snapchat adds real-time location sharing to its map
Snapchat is adding a new location-sharing feature as it looks to build up its safety features. The app is introducing live location sharing, which allows users to share their exact whereabouts with se...
12:15 pm GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Our verdict on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
The Galaxy S22 Ultra is Samsungs new Note. Thats the simplest way to put it. With a different design to the rest of the S22 family which admittedly looks a little dated in comparison and the return ...
11:53 am GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget This livestream of planes landing in a storm has derailed our day
Landing a jetliner in a strong crosswind is no joke, as any pilot (or passenger) can attest. If you crank those winds up to 60-70 MPH plus, then you have not only a supreme test of pilot skill, but pu...
11:42 am GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget 'The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask' joins Switch Online next week
Nintendo is addingThe Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask to the Switch Online Expansion Pack lineup on February 25th. The classic title was first released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000, was the second Z...
10:47 am GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Meta says its VR platform has grown by ten times since December
Facebook rebranded itself as Meta in order to fully embrace virtual reality via the Oculus platform, so how is that actually going? The company reportedly told employees that its primary social VR pla...
07:50 am GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Apple taps 'Oldboy' director to shoot a martial arts fantasy film on an iPhone 13 Pro
Apple has commissioned famous Korean director Park Chan-wook to create a short film as part of its "Shot on iPhone" campaign. Park, perhaps best known for the action thriller flick Oldboy, u...
02:52 am GMT - Fri, February 18, 2022
Engadget Congressional lawmakers try again to secure some benefits for gig workers
Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN), along with Rep. Susan DelBene (D-WA) introduced a bill today that would create a $20 million pilot program with the Department of Labor to incentiviz...
11:51 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Crunchyroll has finally arrived on the Nintendo Switch
You can now catch up on episodes of Naruto or Tokyo Revengers on your Switch while waiting for the subway. The anime streaming platform Crunchyroll today unveiled an app for Nintendo's handheld co...
10:17 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Kickstarter responds to backlash over its decentralized crowdfunding platform
Kickstarter's plan to create a decentralized crowdfunding platform ran into more than a little criticism, and the company is eager to reassure jittery users. The firm has clarified how it will dev...
09:55 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Peloton owners can now play a video game while they work out
Peloton today launched Lanebreak, a new series of workouts that mimic a racing game for its connected stationary bike. Riders get behind a virtual wheel, race down a multi-lane highway and gain points...
09:20 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Twitter now lets anyone pin DM conversations
You might be used to pinning text conversations on your phone, and now you can pin your Twitter chats in much the same way. Twitter's DM conversation pinning is now available to everyone on Androi...
08:56 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Spotify's deal with Joe Rogan is reportedly worth at least $200 million
As soon as Spotify struck a deal with Joe Rogan in 2020 to become the exclusive distributor of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, it was evident that the company was paying him a pretty penny. Ini...
08:18 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget YouTube could break sharing on borderline content to fight misinformation
YouTube is eyeing new measures to tackle misinformation on its platform. Among the changes being considered, according to Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan, are updates that would effectively break sha...
07:31 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Ford's Mustang Mach-E ousts the Tesla Model 3 as Consumer Reports' top EV
Tesla's Model 3 has been Consumer Reports' top EV choice for the past two years, but the publication is ready to declare a new champion. CR has revealed that Ford's Mustang Mach-E has oust...
06:59 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Intel delays its first Arc desktop gaming GPUs until spring
Intel has shed more light on the roadmap for its Arc gaming GPUs, including more clarity about when consumers can expect to get their hands on them. As previously announced, the GPUs will debut in lap...
06:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget FDA clears the first smartphone app to program insulin pump doses
Tandem Diabetes Care says the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its smartphone app to program and cancel insulin doses from the t:slim X2 insulin pump. The company claims it's the fir...
05:50 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget NHTSA opens probe into Tesla's 'phantom braking' issue following owner complaints
Telsa's already-smudged safety reputation took another hit on Thursday as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the start of a new investigation into the company this time,...
05:25 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Twitter is having issues, so you might be missing some tweets
Twitter hasn't been having a good day. As The Vergereports, code sleuth Jane Manchun Wong and other users have noticed a partial Twitter outage today (February 17th) that has led to missing tweets...
05:25 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Twitter is having issues, so you might be missing some tweets (updated)
Twitter hasn't been having a good day. As The Vergereports, code sleuth Jane Manchun Wong and other users have noticed a partial Twitter outage today (February 17th) that has led to missing tweets...
04:56 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget 'Stranger Things' season 4 premieres in two parts, starting May 27th
It took three years, but Netflix is finally ready to set a release date for Stranger Things season 4 or rather, release dates. The streaming service has revealed that Stranger Things season 4 will de...
04:34 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget OtterBox says early OtterSpot wireless charging battery packs may swell
OtterBox says it has detected an issue with early units of its OtterSpot system. The company released the wireless charging batteries back in August 2019. It says that units that were manufactured bet...
04:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: The best of two Galaxies
The S22 Ultra is, for all intents and purposes, a new Galaxy Note. It has the same rectangular silhouette, the same onboard S Pen and the same list of top-tier specs. With the S22 Ultra, Samsung is in...
03:53 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Formula 1 will use a VAR-style virtual control room to avoid controversy
The 2021 Formula 1 season ended messily, to put it lightly, and the FIA is hoping technology will prevent a repeat. As part of a string of changes, Formula 1 is implementing a "Virtual Race Contr...
03:17 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Snapchat will let you change your username starting February 23rd
Snap says it will soon roll out a much-requested and long-awaited feature to all users: a way to change their Snapchat username. The company started testing the option recently, and it will be availab...
02:46 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Elon Musk accuses SEC of conducting a 'harassment campaign'
If you thought Elon Musk was upset about frequent attention from the SEC... you guessed correctly. Musk and Tesla have written to a Southern District of New York court accusing the SEC of conducting a...
02:30 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget The best soundbars you can buy, plus how to choose one
It's no secret that the built-in speakers in most TVs are trash. They don't project enough sound out to the front so you can hear well especially subtle details. Thankfully, you don't hav...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Star Trek: Discoverys faster ship travel comes at the expense of its supporting cast
The following contains spoilers for season four, episodes eight and nine of 'Star Trek: Discovery' and season one of 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'In the initial pitch for Star Trek, way back i...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget AMD's Ryzen 6000 mobile chips could push ultraportables to new gaming heights
It's clear that AMD is taking some big swings with its new Ryzen 6000 mobile chips. At CES, the company announced that they would sport integrated RDNA2 graphics for the first time, offering enoug...
01:48 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Amazon is matching Samsung's pre-order discount on Galaxy S22 smartphones
You have about one more week to pre-order Samsung's latest smartphones before they come out on February 25th. Samsung has a number of offers available to those who pre-order, but now Amazon is mat...
01:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Guerrilla Games explains why 'Horizon Forbidden West' works well on the PS4
Guerrilla Games set itself up with an unusual challenge when developing Horizon Forbidden West, which comes out on Friday, February 18th. According to the games director and technical director, Guerri...
12:32 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Wordle clones have jumped the S_ARK
Four Wordle puzzles at once? That was so five hours ago. Now, a site called Sedecordle has come up with a version that lets you do no less than 16 Wordle-style puzzles at a time, following the path of...
12:15 pm GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: The billion-dollar bitcoin launderers are getting another documentary
According to Deadline, Forbes Entertainment and EOne are teaming up to produce two projects a scripted series and a documentary around bitcoin money launderers Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan ...
10:47 am GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Amazon reaches deal to continue accepting Visa payments worldwide
Amazon and Visa have resolved their simmering dispute over payment fees in the UK and elsewhere, Reuters has reported. "We've recently reached a global agreement with Visa that allows all cus...
08:54 am GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Firefox and Chrome versions '100' may break some websites
As both the Chrome and Firefox browsers approach their 100th versions, what should be a reason for the developers to celebrate could turn into a bit of a mess. It turns out that much like the Y2K bug,...
07:46 am GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Amazon union buster reportedly warned workers that they could get lower pay
An Amazon union avoidance officer has reportedly told workers at the company's JFK8 warehouse that there's a possibility they could get lower pay than what they're currently getting if the...
12:22 am GMT - Thu, February 17, 2022
Engadget Spotify buys podcast tech companies Chartable and Podsights
Spotify announced today that it is acquiring two major podcast ad tech firms, Chartable and Podsights, in a move to expand its offerings to advertisers. Both companies offer popular tools that help br...
11:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Samsung's next event will take place on February 27th, alongside Mobile World Congress
Samsung's next hardware event will coincide with Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company announced today it will host a fully virtual keynote on Sunday, February 27th at 1PM ET. You'll...
09:41 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget HBO's 'The Last of Us' series won't air in 2022
Don't expect to watch HBO's The Last of Us series any time soon. Channel programming president Casey Bloys told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview that the adaptation of Naughty Dog's ...
08:54 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Russian-backed hackers targeted US defense contractors to obtain sensitive information
Starting as early as January 2020, Russian state-sponsored hackers have repeatedly targeted American defense contractors, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA). In an alert s...
08:25 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Forbes plans a show and documentary about the bitcoin laundering scandal
Netflix was the first company to announce a project around the alleged Bitcoin money launderers, Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein, but unsurprisingly, it won't be the la...
08:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget All Twitter bot accounts can now include a label to show they're automated
Starting today, everyone who is running a bot account on Twitter can add a label to make it clear the tweets are automated. The company started testing the label in September and is now rolling it out...
07:40 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Twitter lets you tip creators with Ethereum
Twitter isn't limiting crypto fans to tipping with Bitcoin. The social network has expanded its tipping options to let creators add their Ethereum address. If you're sitting on a stash of that...
07:18 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Sealants made from nanomaterials could make concrete more durable
In the US, approximately one in every five miles of highway and major road is in poor condition. Its a problem thats even worse in colder states where moisture and, most of all, salt accelerate the de...
06:57 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse will hold a union election in March
Amazon workers at a warehouse on Staten Island in New York will hold a union vote next month. Derrick Palmer of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), an independent group that's seeking to represent worke...
06:31 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Mark Zuckerberg promotes Nick Clegg to President of Global Affairs at Meta
Nick Clegg, the former UK politician turned Facebook executive, has been promoted. Clegg is now the President of Global Affair at Meta, a position that reports directly to Mark Zuckerberg.Clegg was al...
05:25 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Microsoft shuts down AltspaceVR's social hubs to combat harassment
Microsoft is making a handful of changes to AltspaceVR to combat harassment within the virtual reality app. As of today, the company has removed the Campfire, News and Entertainment Commons social spa...
05:09 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Bose adds customizable EQ to its QuietComfort 45 headphones
As much as we like Bose's QuietComfort 45 headphones, they haven't been a tuner's delight you had to trust the automatic EQ adjustments would deliver a pleasing sound. You'll have mor...
04:59 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget There are now more than 500 million Epic Games accounts
Epic Games says there are now more than 500 million Epic Games accounts. Many of those are used to buy and play PC games, and accounts are also utilized on consoles and mobile devices for the likes of...
03:52 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Witcher 3 directors new game studio aims to recreate the freedom of paper RPGs
Turmoil at CD Projekt Red appears to have an upside. Gamesindustry.biz and The Verge report former CDPR executive Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has formed a new studio, Rebel Wolves. The fledgling company has ...
03:39 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget No Mans Sky update brings buildable AI mechs and improves the Sentinels
The first major No Man's Sky patch of the year has arrived. Among other things, Hello Games says the Sentinel update improves the space exploration sim's AI and introduces a buildable AI mech....
03:30 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget The best podcasting gear for beginners
Starting a podcast is easy. Making one that actually sounds good is another story entirely. We can't help much with the bigger problems facing would-be podcasters finding a good topic and getting...
02:56 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Elgato's Stream Deck MK.2 drops to an all-time low of $140
If you're looking for a way to take your game streaming to the next level, Elgato's Stream Deck could do the trick. Amazon currently has the Stream Deck MK.2 for $10 off, bringing it down to a...
02:30 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Alienware x14 review: A portable gaming laptop that doesn't suck
For years, Alienware eschewed thin-and-light gaming laptops, opting instead to make slightly bulkier systems with more affordable pricing. But all that changed last year with the introduction of its X...
02:17 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Senate online safety bill gives children more control over social media
Senators are still concerned social networks aren't doing enough to protect children. The Washington Postreports Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal have introduced a bill, the Kids O...
02:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget How NASA spots potentially catastrophic geomagnetic storms before they strike
A recent batch of SpaceXs Starlink internet-beaming cubesats met with tragedy on February 3rd when a 49-member cohort of the newly-launched satellites encountered a strong geomagnetic storm in orbit.T...
01:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Google wants to figure out how to serve Android users ads while minimizing tracking
As Apple pushes on with its anti-tracking features on iOS and Google continues to refine its Privacy Sandbox for serving targeted web ads without third-party cookies, it's time for Android to come...
12:15 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Sony's weirdest wireless earbuds yet
The explosion of true wireless earbuds has finally settled down in recent years. However, this has also meant theyre all starting to look and behave pretty similarly.Sonys latest experiment its new L...
12:06 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Telecoms giant Ericsson may have paid ISIS for access to Iraq
Ericsson's chief executive officer Borje Ekholm has told Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri that the company may have made payments to the Islamic State (ISIL/ISIS) terrorist organization for its o...
12:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Snapchat will start matching you with live concerts
Snapchat on Wednesday unveiled a new partnership with Ticketmaster that will make staying updated on shows and inviting friends a little bit easier. The in-app Mini a sort of micro-app inside the Sna...
11:45 am GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Sony sends people on a code hunt for a chance to win a PS5
Sony is still struggling to keep up with the demand for the PlayStation 5 due to the global chip shortage issue affecting companies across industries. It even recently dropped its sales forecast and t...
11:02 am GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Google Drive's improved search filters are rolling out to all Workspace users
Google Drive's "search chips" designed to making it easier to find files are rolling out to all Workspace users, The Verge has reported. The new feature first arrived in beta late last y...
10:32 am GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Paramount is making a 'Baby Shark' movie
Just last month the original Baby Shark video and its impossibly catchy song set a record with 10 billion views on YouTube. Now, Baby Shark is going to become a movie with a release date planned for 2...
10:00 am GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Uber will let you see how many one- and five-star ratings you get
Uber users have long been able to see their average ratings from drivers. Starting today, they can see how many one-star and five-star ratings they're getting as well.The platform's Privacy Ce...
08:20 am GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Nintendo is shutting down the 3DS and Wii U eShops in late March 2023
The 3DS and Wii U shops' days are numbers. In a new support page, Nintendo has revealed that it's shutting down the eShops for the Wii U system and the 3DS family of consoles in late March 202...
07:23 am GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Paramount confirms 'Sonic 3' movie and Knuckles spinoff TV series
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 won't hit theaters until April 8th, but a third movie is already in the works. Paramount confirmed that Sonic 3 is now in development, along with a Paramount+ streaming series...
01:09 am GMT - Wed, February 16, 2022
Engadget Paramount hits 32.8 million subscribers; will offer Showtime for a fee
A lot is changing at ViacomCBS which changed its name today to Paramount Global. In an investor presentation on Tuesday, the company announced that its streaming service, Paramount+ (formerly known ...
11:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Paramount renews 'Halo' TV series before it even debuts
Paramount+s live-action Halo adaptation has yet to debut, but thats not stopping the streamer from renewing the series ahead of its March 24th premiere. On Tuesday, ViacomCBS announced it will work wi...
11:13 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget San Francisco proposes 18-month moratorium on new Amazon delivery facilities
San Francisco's wariness of Amazon might soon extend to the company's seemingly ubiquitous shipping network. Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton has introduced legislation that would...
10:26 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Biden administration forms Buy Clean Task Force to decarbonize federal procurement
On Tuesday, the Biden administration established the countrys first-ever Buy Clean Task Force. The organization will work with federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Trans...
09:25 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Valve's Steam Deck might be easier to repair than you think
Valve may have cautioned Steam Deck buyers about repairing the handheld themselves, but you might not have to be quite so wary in practice. iFixit (which provides official parts for Valve hardware) ha...
09:10 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Twitter opens up its anti-harassment Safety Mode to millions more users
Twitter is expanding access to its Safety Mode by bringing the beta to around 50 percent of accounts in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. The company started testing the feature ...
08:50 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget A burger-flipping robot may be coming to a White Castle near you
You can count burger-flipping robots as one pandemic innovation thats here to stay. White Castle announced today that it will be bringing Flippy 2, a robot chef that can essentially perform the same t...
08:21 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget The next Dead by Daylight killer is Sadako from the Ring franchise
Dead by Daylight is no stranger to high-profile crossovers. Icons like Leatherface, Freddy Krueger and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill are just some of the characters that have joined the games roster i...
08:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Universal Audio is getting into premium microphones
Universal Audio, which has long been known for its premium audio interfaces and plugins, is moving into a new market as it has revealed its first microphones. As with the company's other gear, exp...
07:54 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Ukraine faces more cyberattacks amid Russian invasion fears
Ukraine is grappling with more cyberattacks as fears of an imminent Russian invasion reach their climax. Netblocks and Gizmodo report Ukraine's defense ministry and two state-owned banks, Oshchadb...
07:10 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Windows 11's first big update arrives with Android app support 'preview'
It took several months after launch, but Microsoft is finally making Android apps available to most Windows 11 users. As promised in January, the company is rolling out its first major Windows 11 upda...
07:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget First 'Dune: Spice Wars' gameplay trailer shows real-time combat
We got our first look at Dune: Spice Wars at the 2021 Game Awards, and now developer Shiro Games is giving fans of Frank Herberts seminal novels a better look at the project. In a gameplay trailer the...
06:39 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Facebook renames its News Feed to just 'Feed'
Facebooks News Feed is no more. After more than 15 years, the company is officially renaming its central feature, which will now be known simply as Feed. The company announced the name change in a tw...
06:24 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget 'Squabble' turns 'Wordle' into a battle royale
Wordle has been a delightful success story over the last few months. It offers players a deceptively simple word puzzle to give their brain a workout for a few minutes each day. As is often the case, ...
05:36 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Netflix is making a 'BioShock' movie
It looks like Netflix is headed to Rapture. The company says it's teaming up with 2K and Take-Two Interactive for a film adaptation of the BioShock series. No other details are available as yet, b...
05:35 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Meta will pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit
Meta is once again settling a privacy complaint, but this one reaches back way back. As Varietyreports, the company has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a 2012 class action lawsuit accusing the co...
05:27 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Microsofts 3D Fluent emoji arrive in Teams
Last summer, Microsoft teased Clippy would return to Office and a handful of other apps as part of a broader update to more than 1,800 emoji. The new characters reflect the companys Fluent design lang...
05:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Sony LinkBuds review: A unique design that lets the world in
Much of the innovation on true wireless earbuds hasnt included overall design. Sure, companies have extended battery life and added a slew of new features, but the primary exterior advances have been ...
05:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Google's ChromeOS Flex can turn your old laptop into a Chromebook
In late 2020, Google bought the company Neverware, which had made a name for itself thanks to a product called CloudReady that let individual users or large organizations turn old Windows PCs and Macs...
05:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Google's Chrome OS Flex can turn your old laptop into a Chromebook
In late 2020, Google bought the company Neverware, which had made a name for itself thanks to a product called CloudReady that let individual users or large organizations turn old Windows PCs and Macs...
05:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Google adds new productivity tools to its Smart Canvas collaboration platform
We've seen bits and pieces of Google's Smart Canvas platform trickle out since it was announced last May, and now, we're getting a look at a few more features coming today and in the next ...
04:05 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of 'Cyberpunk 2077' are out now
The long-awaited PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Cyberpunk 2077 are out now. CD Projekt Red previously planned to release the upgrades last year, but delayed them until early 2022. Those...
04:04 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget 'Horizon Forbidden West' players can make Sony plant trees
The next PlayStation trophy you earn could provide more than just bragging rights. Sony has launched a "Play and Plant" program that will plant a tree when you earn a trophy in Horizon Forbi...
03:10 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Ford makes it easier to 3D-print accessories for its Maverick pickup
Ford teased the prospect of 3D-printing your own accessories when it unveiled the Maverick hybrid pickup truck, and it's acting on that promise. According to 3D Printing Industry and Newsweek, the...
02:58 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget 'Fortnite' patch adds gyro and flick stick aiming options
Epic Games has rolled out the latest Fortnite patch, which gives players more ways to control their character as they pursue a Victory Crown. The game now supports gyro and flick stick controls on Nin...
02:20 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Fisker starts taking reservations for its $29,900 Pear EV
Fisker is at last ready to share more about Project PEAR. The automaker has started taking reservations for the Pear, a five-passenger "urban EV" that will start at $29,900 before incentives...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Audio-Technica's latest earbuds promise up to 20 hours of continuous use
Audio-Technica is looking to up the battery-life ante with its latest true wireless earbuds. The company says the high-capacity battery in the ATH-CKS50TW can deliver 20 hours of continuous playback, ...
01:50 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Virgin Galactic is looking for 1,000 people to buy its $450,000 spaceflight tickets
Now that Virgin Galactic has a working spaceflight system, it needs to sell rides. The company has announced that it's opening ticket sales to the general public starting on February 16th, letting...
01:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget The Mevo Start 3-pack is a tiny, powerful live streaming studio
Logitechs Mevo Start cameras were built for live streaming. I dont mean webcam conference calls or video that you can record and edit (though you can do both of those things with the Start). These are...
01:25 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget FBI says BlackByte ransomware group has breached critical US infrastructure
The BlackByte ransomware group has compromised entities in at least three US critical infrastructure sectors, according to a joint warning issued (PDF) by the FBI and the US Secret Service on February...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Lego is releasing an $80 Horizon: Forbidden West Tallneck set
If you dont already love the Horizon series Tallnecks, then the advent of Horizon: Forbidden West is likely to finish the job. These vast, disc-headed wonders are clearly a fan favorite, prompting Leg...
12:40 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget FAA delays its decision on SpaceX environmental review at Boca Chica launch site
SpaceX has to wait until March 28th to find out if the Federal Aviation Administration is giving it clearance to launch Starship flights out of its facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The agency is conduct...
12:15 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: A 5G necklace for VR and AR
In a bid to sidestep the issues of power, size and other technical hurdles of wearable displays, Verizon and Motorola have teamed to create the 5G Neckband. Putting connectivity, processing and batter...
12:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget The Polestar 5 will be built atop a 'bespoke' bonded aluminum platform
The Polestar 5 will be cut from a different cloth than its predecessors when it launches at the end of 2024. Polestar announced on Tuesday that its upcoming electric performance sedan will ride atop a...
11:33 am GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Epson's latest laser projector uses new pixel shift tech to output 4K at 120Hz
Epson has unveiled a new long-throw laser projector that delivers a claimed "zero compromise" 4K picture thanks to a 3-LCD chip system with new pixel shifting technology. The Pro Cinema 4K P...
09:09 am GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget OM Digital's powerful OM-1 mirrorless camera may be the last Olympus-branded flagship
OM Digital Solutions has unveiled the Micro Four Thirds OM-1, its first mirrorless camera since purchasing Olympus. It packs a new sensor and technology that gives it a big leap in performance over th...
07:19 am GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Intel is reportedly close to purchasing Tower Semiconductor for $6 billion
Intel could soon announce a nearly $6 billion acquisition that would give its fledgling foundry business a boost, according to The Wall Street Journal. The chip giant is reportedly close to clinching ...
07:19 am GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Intel is acquiring Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion
Intel could soon announce a nearly $6 billion acquisition that would give its fledgling foundry business a boost, according to The Wall Street Journal. The chip giant is reportedly close to clinching ...
01:23 am GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget NYC to raise minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers
Uber and Lyft drivers in New York City are about to get a boost in their paychecks. Last week NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city would increase its minimum driver pay rate for both Uber and ...
12:30 am GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Canada uses Emergencies Act to reign in 'Freedom Convoy' crowdfunds
Following weeks of occupation that have paralyzed the nations capital and other cities throughout the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today invoked Canadas Emergencies Act to respond to the Fre...
12:30 am GMT - Tue, February 15, 2022
Engadget Canada uses Emergencies Act to rein in 'Freedom Convoy' crowdfunds
Following weeks of occupation that have paralyzed the nations capital and other cities throughout the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today invoked Canadas Emergencies Act to respond to the Fre...
10:00 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Snapchat tests mid-roll ads in Stories from Snap Stars
Snapchat is introducing a new way for some of its most popular users to earn money. Starting today, youll begin seeing mid-roll ads in public Stories from Snap Stars. Those are individuals with verifi...
09:33 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Microsoft will fully reopen its headquarters on February 28th
Microsoft is finally ready to reopen key offices after two years of pandemic-related closures and numerous delays. The company now plans to enter the "final stage" of its Washington state re...
08:35 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Crypto lender to pay $100 million over alleged securities violations
US regulators are making it clear crypto companies must follow conventional rules. Crypto lender BlockFi has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission over charges the company allegedly offe...
08:15 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Instagram now lets you send private Story likes
Metas Instagram is introducing a new way for people to interact with Stories. Starting today, you can send a private like when someone shares an image or video that catches your eye. Previously, the o...
08:00 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget HP Spectre x360 16 review: A big, beautiful convertible laptop
The last time we looked at one of HP's premium Spectre x360 convertible notebooks, we were blown away by its style, powerful hardware and excellent keyboard. But that was just a 13-inch model wha...
06:55 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Texas sues Meta over the facial recognition system it shut down last year
Metas past use of facial recognition technology has once again landed the company in potential legal trouble. On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging...
05:00 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Motorola and Verizon made a '5G Neckband' for lighter VR headsets
Everyone wants a piece of the metaverse. Since Facebook rebranded and christened itself Meta, interest in VR and AR has surged again. Weve already seen companies like Google, Samsung, LG and Alcatel t...
04:52 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget SpaceX plans its first commercial spacewalk for this year
SpaceX won't just have launched first all-civilian spaceflight it should soon be home to a full-fledged private space program. According to The Washington Post, Shift4 founder and Inspiration4 le...
03:33 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Zwift is holding a cycling esports event in a virtual NYC
Zwift is bringing together some of its more dedicated cyclists for another competitive riding event. On February 26th, the workout platform will host the second UCI Cycling Esports World Championships...
03:05 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Polestar's Super Bowl ad takes jabs at Tesla and VW
Polestar is counting on a time-honored tactic to get noticed in an increasingly crowded electric car market: a brazen Super Bowl ad. Volvo's sibling brand aired a 30-second spot for the Polestar 2...
02:55 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Samsung's 1TB T7 portable SSD is back down to a record low of $110
A number of Samsung storage gadgets are on sale right now, making it a good time to pick up an extra portable drive to keep in your bag, a microSD card for your tablet or console or even an SSD for yo...
02:10 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget UK authorities seize NFTSs over $1.9 million in suspected tax fraud
The non-fungible token market is full of shady dealings, and British authorities hope to clean them up. BBC Newsreports HM Revenue and Customs has seized three NFTs as part of investigation into poten...
01:47 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Samsung's cellular Galaxy Watch 4 models drop to new record-low prices
Whether you pre-ordered one of Samsung's new Galaxy smartphones or have another Android handset, the company's Galaxy Watches are the wearables we'd recommend pairing with it. The Galaxy W...
12:40 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Uber CEO says you'll eventually be able to pay with cryptocurrency
Uber users will eventually be able to pay for rides using cryptocurrency, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told Bloomberg. However, the company is essentially taking the same tack as Tesla by waiting for changes...
12:15 pm GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Our verdict on Horizon Forbidden West
Finally, the two newest consoles are hitting their exclusive-game groove. Microsoft finally has its Halo, and while Forbidden West is available on PlayStation 4, it was made to sing on the more powerf...
11:55 am GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Volta is installing 1,000 EV fast-charging stations at Walgreens locations
More electric vehicle drivers will soon be able to charge their car's battery when they stop by the drugstore. EV charging network Volta is bringing another 1,000 DC fast-charging stalls to 500 Wa...
10:35 am GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Amazon sale offers up to 40 percent off Anker chargers and accessories
If you've been looking for wireless chargers, cables or high-speed chargers with surge protection, now is a good time to stock up. You can pick up various Anker products at Amazon with discounts u...
09:40 am GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Dell's 34-inch QD-OLED monitor will cost $1,299 when it arrives this spring
Dell's Alienware monitor that uses Samsung's quantum dot OLED (QD-OLED) tech will arrive this spring for a surprisingly reasonable $1,299, the company announced via a tweet. Dell first unveile...
08:01 am GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget 'Horizon Forbidden West' is the total package
When Guerrilla Games revealed that Horizon Forbidden West would have underwater gameplay, I was not excited. I was in the minority with this feeling, but I have a ridiculous, lifelong fear of large th...
07:51 am GMT - Mon, February 14, 2022
Engadget Watch Amazon's first trailer for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'
Amazon used Super Bowl LVI to show off the first trailer for its ambitious The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series. The 60 second teaser gives us our first look at some of the main characters...
09:57 pm GMT - Sun, February 13, 2022
Engadget VR-related claims increased by 31 percent in 2021, says UK insurance firm
Metas Reality Labs VR division has yet to disclose how many Quest 2 headsets it has sold to date. What we do know is that it recently became more popular than ever. On Christmas Day 2021, the Oculus a...
07:57 pm GMT - Sun, February 13, 2022
Engadget Don't blame SpaceX for that rocket on a collision course with the Moon
This past January, astronomer Bill Gray said that the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket would collide with the Moon sometime in early March. As you might expect, the prediction set off a flurry ...
05:59 pm GMT - Sun, February 13, 2022
Engadget Valve releases Steam Deck CAD files allowing anyone to 3D-print custom shells
With two weeks to go before its February 25th release date, Valve has published CAD files for Steam Decks exterior shell to GitHub. Making them available under a Creative Commons license, the company ...
04:52 pm GMT - Sun, February 13, 2022
Engadget Advocacy group sues Nigerian government over failure to publish Twitter agreement
A legal rights group has sued Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to force his government to publish the agreement that allowed Twitter to return to the West African country last month following a sev...
11:00 am GMT - Sun, February 13, 2022
Engadget You can help two lovelorn hamsters reunite with todays Google doodle
Googles tradition of dropping little interactive games for holidays and special occasions shows no signs of stopping for Valentines Day 2022. Todays doodle features two hamsters whose love knows no bo...
11:00 am GMT - Sun, February 13, 2022
Engadget You can help two lovelorn hamsters reunite with Google's Valentine's Day doodle
Googles tradition of dropping little interactive games for holidays and special occasions shows no signs of stopping for Valentines Day 2022. The doodle for Valentine's Day this year features two ...
11:21 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget NFT marketplace halts most transactions due to proliferation of fake and plagiarized tokens
Cent, the company that last year helped Jack Dorsey auction an NFT of his first tweet for $2.9 million, is temporarily halting most transactions to address rampant sales of fake and plagiarized tokens...
09:59 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget Facebook removed anti-vaccine trucker protest groups run by overseas actors
As anti-vaccine groups in the US attempt to stage their own version of Canadas disruptive Freedom Convoy, foreign content mills have worked to bolster those efforts for their own gains. This week, Fac...
07:34 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget Lamborghini wants to continue manufacturing gas-powered cars into the 2030s
Lamborghini hopes it can continue producing cars with internal combustion engines into the next decade, CEO Stephan Winkelmann told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag this week. After hybridization, we ...
05:57 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget Uncharteds Nathan Drake heads to Fortnite on February 17th
Uncharted series protagonist Nathan Drake is about to make his way to Fortnite. Epic Games has yet to formally announce the crossover, but an unlisted video posted to the battle royales official YouTu...
04:50 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget Apple reportedly increases pay of many US retail employees
Apple is reportedly handing out raises to many of its retail employees in the US. According to Bloomberg, the company has increased the pay of some of its retail workers, including sales staff, Genius...
04:50 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget Apple reportedly increases pay for many US retail employees
Apple is reportedly handing out raises to many of its retail employees in the US. According to Bloomberg, the company has increased the pay of some of its retail workers, including sales staff, Genius...
04:30 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget Hitting the Books: How crop diversity became a symbol of Mexican national sovereignty
Beginning in the 1940s, Mexico's Green Revolution saw the country's agriculture industrialized on a national scale, helping propel a massive, decades-long economic boom in what has become know...
03:06 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget Zoom releases fix for Mac bug that keeps mics active after calls
Zoom has rolled out an update for its Mac app to fix a bug that could potentially cause privacy issues for users. As noticed by 9to5Mac, a company representative has responded to a post on the Zoom co...
03:00 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget All the ways to watch Super Bowl 2022
Super Bowl 56 will occur this Sunday between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams. NFL's biggest event of the year is a television phenomenon that goes beyond just sports, be it million...
12:18 pm GMT - Sat, February 12, 2022
Engadget Amazon eases warehouse mask rule once again
Amazon's warehouse workers won't be required to wear masks in the workplace anymore, so long as they're fully vaccinated. According to The Wall Street Journal, the e-commerce giant told wo...
10:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Some gendered slurs no longer on Wordles word list
Have you ever typed out an NSFW word (or two or five) on Wordle in a fit of frustration? Well, its time for you to get your verbal recall skills out of the gutter. The New York Times has yanked a hand...
09:52 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Amazon's Comixology integration includes a few headaches
Amazon has shared more details of how it will integrate Comixology into its other services. The internet giant has posted an updated FAQ explaining key parts of the transition, including some timeline...
07:50 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget The next Call of Duty will launch alongside a revamped 'Warzone'
Expect a big shake-up to Warzone in tandem with the next Call of Duty game. Activision has shared early details of its Call of Duty releases for 2022, and it's promising a "massive evolution&...
07:22 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Netflix is already making a docuseries about the alleged billion-dollar bitcoin launderers
Netflix is making a docuseries about one of the worst rappers of all time. Coincidentally, Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan and her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, were charged this week with conspir...
07:00 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Formula E is a great cure for F1 withdrawal
Like millions of other people, Ive been enthralled by Drive to Survive on Netflix which means Im also newly obsessed with the world of Formula 1. Im all in. I have the calendar reminders set. I w...
06:28 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Amazon is reportedly fast tracking a live-action Blade Runner series
A few months back, Blade Runner director Ridley Scott said a live-action series set in that universe is in the works. The project looks to be a step closer to reality, as Amazon Studios has reportedly...
05:54 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Marvel's Netflix original shows leave the service March 1st
Disney's Netflix collaboration effectively ended years ago, but now the shows themselves are going away... for the moment, at least. As What's on Netflixnoticed, Netflix is warning viewers tha...
05:26 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Toyota invests another $90 million in EV production in the US
Toyota is plowing more money into EV production in the US. Just a few months after the automaker announced a $240 million investment in its West Virginia plant, it's pumping another $73 million in...
04:58 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget James Webb Space Telescope captures its first images of a star
The James Webb Space Telescope has finally captured its first image of a star or rather, images. NASA has shared a mosaic of pictures (shown above) of a star taken using the primary mirror's 18 s...
04:45 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite is up to $45 off, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
Many of Amazon's gadgets went on sale at the start of this week and continue to be discounted today. Key among them are both new Kindle Paperwhites the standard version and the Signature Edition ...
02:27 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget European publishers lodge EU antitrust complaint against Google's ad tech
Google is facing more antitrust pressure in the EU over its advertising tech. Reutersreports the European Publishers Council (EPC) has filed an EU complaint against Google alleging the company has an ...
02:00 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget My iPhone knows my inside leg measurement
Tailoring is fancy, sufficiently fancy that you may go your entire life and never once experience the art. Its expensive, having garments custom-made to suit your body shape, even if there are a legio...
01:50 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Google's Nest Thermostat drops to $99 at Amazon
While we saw Amazon's new smart thermostat go on sale earlier this week, now you can get the more advanced Google Nest Thermostat for less, too. The smart home gadget is down to $99 at Amazon righ...
01:40 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Google is dead again, maybe for good this time
Google+ shuffled off this mortal coil to the great app graveyard back in 2019 right? Well, not quite. As a reminder, its corpse was reanimated as Google Currents, designed strictly for paying G Suite...
01:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Engadget Podcast: The best of Samsung Unpacked and Nintendo Direct
Tech news season is in full swing as Samsung launched its Galaxy S22 flagship phones this week, along with new Tab S8 tablets. This week on the podcast, Cherlynn is joined by senior writer Sam Rutherf...
12:49 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Twitch policy update bans usernames that reference sex and drugs
Twitch wants everyone to have nicer, more family-friendly usernames. The video streaming website has updated its policy to prohibit usernames that have hate speech, threats of violence and personally ...
12:15 pm GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: European fusion reactor shatters energy production record
The Joint European Torus (JET) fusion reactor in the UK has generated the highest level of sustained energy ever from atom fusion. On December 21st, 2021, the "tokamak" reactor produced 59 m...
11:25 am GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget UK regulator accepts Google's updated proposal on browser cookie tracking
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted Google's latest plan to replace third-party cookies from the Chrome Browser. The regulator said that Google made legally binding c...
10:45 am GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Senator letter claims a secret CIA surveillance program is bulk collecting data
The CIA has been conducting a secret mass surveillance program that affects Americans' privacy, according to a newly declassified letter (PDF) by US Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore) and Martin Heinrich ...
09:23 am GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget Best Buy limits sales of NVIDIA RTX-Series GPUs to Totaltech subscribers
Best Buy restricted sales of several NVIDIA RTX 3000-series GPUs, including the RTX 3080 and 3090 models, to members of its $199 per year subscription program, PC Mag has reported. It made the graphic...
05:07 am GMT - Fri, February 11, 2022
Engadget SpaceX shows what a Starship launch would look like
Elon Musk has given SpaceX's first huge Starship update in years, and during his presentation, the company showed off what a launch with the massive launch system would look like. The Starship sys...
11:18 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Wordle's desktop site now redirects to the New York Times
We knew this day would come, but it still feels strange to say goodbye: the original website hosting Wordle https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/ now points to its new forever home of https://www....
10:37 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Astra's cubesat launch for NASA ends in failure
Space startup Astra's effective commercial debut didn't quite go according to plan. As SpaceNewsreports, the company's first practical mission for NASA failed when the Rocket 3.3 vehicle&#...
10:06 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Bowser sentenced to 40-month prison sentence for video game crimes
A US federal court has sentenced Canadian hacker Doug Bowser to 40 months in prison for his involvement in Switch hacking group Team Xecuter, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Not to be...
09:30 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Bandcamp's mobile app now supports song and album queuing
Bandcamp has always had a serviceable if unpolished mobile app for streaming the tracks you buy from its platform. However, one thing you couldnt do before today was queue albums and tracks. The good ...
09:08 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget MoviePass will return this summer
MoviePass is making a comeback, and we've learned some more details about the latest incarnation of the cinema subscription service. Cofounder Stacy Spikes, who is back at the helm, says MoviePass...
08:45 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget NPR podcast 'How I Built This' will arrive a week early on Amazon Music and Wondery
Amazon is still landing podcast deals in hopes of claiming an edge over rivals like Apple and Spotify. The internet firm has struck a deal with NPR to stream Guy Raz's popular How I Built This pod...
08:19 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Senate passes bill that would ban forced arbitration in sexual misconduct cases
The Senate today approved legislation that would keep companies from requiring forced arbitration in cases of sexual misconduct or harassment. The passage is a significant victory for the #MeToo movem...
08:10 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Artiphon's Orbacam app now lets you record music without its $99 instrument
In October, Artiphon released an iOS app to allow owners of its quirky Orba musical instrument to create and share music videos. A suite of built-in visual effects make the software a fun and easy way...
07:49 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Apple's latest iOS and macOS updates fix a major web security flaw
You'll want to update your Apple devices soon if you value up-to-the-minute software security. 9to5Macnotes Apple has released iOS 15.3.1, iPadOS 15.3.1, macOS Monterey 12.2.1 and watchOS 8.4.2 up...
07:25 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Senate bill would add friction to social media posting
Another bill has been introduced in the Senate that takes aim at the spread of misinformation on social media platforms. The proposed legislation seeks to direct the Federal Trade Commission to look i...
07:11 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Apple is trying to make unwanted AirTags easier to detect
In the months since Apples AirTags went on sale last spring, there have been stories of bad actors using the lost item tracker to stalk people. One of the most publicized incidents occured at the star...
06:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget The first Android 13 developer preview is here
Superstition schmuperstition. Google is unveiling the first Android 13 developer preview today and it's clear the company is not going to avoid the "unlucky" number. After all, Apple mad...
05:52 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Elgato's Key Light Mini provides vlogger-friendly lighting on the road
Logitech isn't the only one launching a small light for streamers and vloggers. Elgato has introduced a Key Light Mini that promises strong illumination away from your desk or studio. While its 80...
05:14 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Salt and Sacrifice brings 2D Souls-like action to PlayStation and PC on May 10th
Salt and Sacrifice will make its way to PlayStation 4, PS5 and PC via the Epic Games Store on May 10th, developer Ska Studios announced today. Like its predecessor, 2016s Salt and Sanctuary, Salt...
05:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Farewell Douglas Trumbull, visual effects pioneer
If youve watched a classic, landmark sci-fi movie and you were blown away by the quality and realism of its effects, then theres a good chance Douglas Trumbulls name is in the credits. The VFX pioneer...
03:37 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget The Nintendo Switch is $20 off at Woot for Prime members
Wednesdays Nintendo Direct was packed full of eye-catching games that are coming to Nintendo Switch. If a new version of Wii Sports or the option to play Portal or No Mans Sky on the go intrigues you,...
03:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Most Android 12 phones will soon receive the Material You makeover
Dynamic colors and a wave of new Google-centric design changes are on their way to most Android phones. First unveiled at I/O last year, Googles Material You appeared to be Androids most dramatic rede...
02:30 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget How to build a budget home theater setup
Just watch Dune once with TV speakers or a basic soundbar, and you'll understand the appeal of a real surround sound system. You may already have stunning visuals thanks to that new OLED set, but ...
02:26 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Tesla recalls more than 578,000 vehicles over pedestrian warning sounds
Tesla is once again recalling hundreds of thousands of cars over a technical issue. According to Reuters, he EV producer has recalled 578,607 Model 3, S, X and Y vehicles over concerns the Boombox fea...
02:10 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Apple's 2021 iPad mini is up to $50 off at Amazon
Apple gave the iPad mini some much needed love last year when it came out with the 6th generation of the small tablet. But naturally, all of the improvements came with a $100 price increase from the p...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Reliable Indiegogo campaigners will now get a 'Trust-Proven' badge
Indiegogo wants to do more to make crowdfunding safer and more trustworthy. Offering users assurances that campaign organizers will deliver on their promises is a key part of that. The platform is now...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Corsairs new K70 keyboard is a welcome improvement
Corsair has made inroads in the gaming accessories market, having purchased companies like Scuf and Elgato to increase its market share, and dabbled in new technology like opto-mechanical keys. Still,...
01:50 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Apple's AirPods Pro are on sale for $175 right now
The AirPods Pro are down to the bet price we've seen them since the start of the year. Apple's best sounding earbuds are 30 percent off right now and down to $175, which is $5 cheaper than the...
01:35 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Biden administration unveils $5 billion plan for EV charging infrastructure
The Biden administration has announced a $5 billion plan to help states build half a million EV charging stations by 2030 five times the current number. The goal is to allow EV owners to find a charg...
01:20 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget TAG Heuer's smaller luxury smartwatch will set you back $1,800
It's been a while since TAG Heuer introduced a Connected smartwatch that wasn't just a special edition of an earlier model, but that new model is finally here and it might just be a welcome u...
01:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Tinder brings blind dates to its Explore section
Tinder has launched a new feature that could bring back memories of dating in the pre-smartphone era. It's a new Fast Chat experience called Blind Date that pairs members before allowing them to v...
12:15 pm GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Samsung's Galaxy S22 Ultra is your new Galaxy Note
While I was very distracted this morning by Nintendos barrage of game announcements, the big story remains Samsungs new Galaxy S lineup. Encompassing no less than three new phones and three new tablet...
10:59 am GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget JET nuclear fusion reactor shatters record for energy production
The Joint European Torus (JET) fusion reactor near Oxford in the UK has produced the highest level of sustained energy ever from atom fusion, Nature has reported. On December 21st, 2021, the "tok...
09:21 am GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget California is suing Tesla over 'racial discrimination and harassment'
A California civil rights agency has filed a lawsuit against Tesla for alleged racial discrimination and harassment at its Fremont factory, according to The Wall Street Journal. "After receiving ...
07:20 am GMT - Thu, February 10, 2022
Engadget Laid-off Peloton employees reportedly crash new CEO's introductory meeting
Peloton laid off around 2,800 corporate employees as part of its attempt to get past its growth struggles following a meteoric rise to fame in the early days of the pandemic. Some of them are understa...
11:12 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Nintendo Switch Online adds 'EarthBound' and 'EarthBound Beginnings'
Classic role-playing games EarthBound Beginnings and EarthBound will be available on Nintendo Switch Online starting today. Safe travels, Ness and friends.EarthBound Beginnings is also known as Mother...
11:09 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' is getting 48 courses from older games as paid DLC
There was a mixed bag of news for Mario Kart fans during the latest Nintendo Direct. While there wasn't any word about the next game in the long-running series, Nintendo revealed it isn't done...
11:03 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget 'Nintendo Switch Sports' brings back Wii-style bowling, tennis and more on April 29th
If you owned a Wii back in the day, you owned a copy of Wii Sports, packaged in with most versions of the console. It was both a showcase for the motion controls, an all-ages advertisement for the sys...
10:47 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Cult classic JRPG 'Chrono Cross' is getting a remaster for consoles and PC
A remaster of Japanese role-playing classic Chrono Cross is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Nintendo announced The Radical Dreamers Edition of Chrono Cross on Wednesday duri...
10:37 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Both Portal games will arrive on Switch later this year
Folks who have ordered a Steam Deck but won't get it until the end of this year might actually be able to play a pair of bonafide Valve classics on Switch first. Portal and Portal 2 are both comin...
10:34 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget 'Splatoon 3' will hit Switch this summer
The release date for Splatoon 3 is clarifying with each new Nintendo Direct, and the game is now slated to hit Switch this summer. Previously, all we had was "2022," so this is a nice little...
10:26 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget 'Mario Strikers Battle League' hits the Switch June 10th
Mario Strikers isnt the most popular of the Mario sub-franchises, but it does have its devotees. Today was their day with the announcement of the latest game in the series, Mario Strikes Battle League...
10:19 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget 'No Man's Sky' is coming to Nintendo Switch this summer
Nintendo had an early surprise during its first Direct of the year: No Man's Sky is coming to Switch this summer, six years after it debuted on other platforms. For the first time (unless they'...
10:19 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget 'Advance Wars' remake heads to Nintendo Switch on April 8th
Nintendo will release Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp on April 8th, the company announced today during its first Direct of 2022. The remake bundles together "reimagined" versions of Advance Wa...
10:12 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' debuts May 25th on Disney
The Disney+ Obi-Wan series finally has a release date. Disney has revealed that the limited-run Obi-Wan Kenobi series premieres May 25th (no, sadly not May 4th) on its namesake streaming service. The ...
09:47 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget 'Futurama' is being revived again, by the grace of Hulu
Disneys Hulu is bringing Futurama back. According to Variety, the streamer has ordered 20 new episodes of the animated series. Series creator Matt Groening will return to lead the project alongside wr...
08:45 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Relive Samsung's bizarre 'Bridgerton' Galaxy S22 reveal
Samsung's reputation for occasionally strange product introductions is alive and well in 2022. The company unveiled the Galaxy S22 at its Unpacked event with a Bridgerton crossover you can watch b...
08:35 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget You can now split the bill with friends on Facebook Messenger
Splitting a restaurant bill or dividing the costs of a group trip can be tedious. Meta is attempting to make this easier by rolling out its Split Payments feature to all Facebook Messenger users. The ...
08:18 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Ubisoft is reportedly making a stealth-focused game based on 'Assassin's Creed Valhalla'
Ubisoft reportedly plans to repurpose an Assassins Creed Valhalla expansion into a standalone release. According to Bloomberg, the company is working on a game codenamed Rift. What started life as DLC...
07:41 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget 'The Wolf Among Us 2' arrives in 2023
The Wolf Among Us 2 finally has a release window. The revived Telltale Games team has announced that its long-in-the-making sequel will be available sometime in 2023. There's a new trailer to matc...
07:20 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Reddit expands live audio features to desktop
Nearly a year after introducing Reddit Talk, the company is expanding its live audio chats to desktop and adding several new features to make the conversations easier to find and participate in.When i...
07:10 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Democrats urge federal agencies to ditch Clearview AI's facial recognition tech
Four Democratic senators and House representatives have called on several government departments to stop using Clearview AIs facial recognition system. The Government Accountability Office said in Aug...
06:58 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Moog's documentary series recounts the early days of electronic music
In 1955, Harry Olson and Herbert Belar created the worlds first electronic synthesizer. Little could they have known then how much their invention would change the way people make music. From a song l...
06:36 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Sony's Sophy racing AI beats Gran Turismo's top talent
Hyper-capable AIs have been beating us at our own games for years. Whether its Go or Jeopardy, DOTA 2 or Nethack, artificial intelligences have routinely proven themselves superior competitors, helpin...
06:16 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Heres everything Samsung announced at its Galaxy S22 Unpacked event
On Wednesday, Samsung held its first Unpacked of 2022. The event saw the company spend approximately an hour talking about updates to its Galaxy S and Tab S product lines. While it was mostly a by-the...
05:39 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Dark Souls multiplayer features wont return until after the release of Elden Ring
Dark Souls fans on PC will have to wait until after the release of Elden Ring before developer FromSoftware reactivates player-versus-player servers. The announcement comes after a hacker id...
05:30 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Estates of Robin Williams, George Carlin sue Pandora over comedy rights
Spotify isn't the only streaming service to face a dispute with comedians. Both Puck and The Verge have learned the estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin have sued SiriusXM's Pandora for...
05:20 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Microsoft promises to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
Call of Duty fans who've been worried what Microsoft's pending $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard means for the future of that franchise on PlayStation can breathe easy. That ser...
04:30 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Watch the February Nintendo Direct here at 5PM ET
In a few short hours, Nintendo will host its first Direct of 2022, and its one you wont want to miss. The company has promised to spend approximately 40 minutes talking about games that will debut on ...
04:18 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Grindr restricts location features at the Beijing Olympic Village
Grindr is tightening privacy controls for the Olympic Village in Beijing. Bloomberg has learned the gay dating app is blocking people outside the Village from using the location-based Explore feature ...
03:40 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsung promises four years of Android upgrades for its flagship devices
The Galaxy S22, S22 Ultra and Tab S8 aren't just hardware upgrades they'll also represent improvements to Samsung's update policy. The company has promised the whole S22 and Tab S8 famili...
03:37 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsung's Galaxy S22 and S22 vs. the competition: Even more camera options
Today Samsung showed off its latest large flagship phone, the S22 Ultra. But users with smaller hands and smaller pockets need not fear being left out, as the company also debuted two smaller phones w...
03:27 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsung's Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. the competition: Bring on the S-Pen
Its February, which means its time for Samsung to drop its new flagship phones for the year. This time were looking at three handsets, all powered by the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. The biggest of th...
03:10 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsungs Galaxy S22 Ultra isnt the end of the Note line (not really, anyway)
Dont say goodbye to the Galaxy Note yet. When Samsung launched the Galaxy S22 Ultra today, it said the new flagship merges the best of two smartphone legacies, bringing together the S Pen, camera and ...
03:10 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget How to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Samsung spent the morning revealing its latest smartphones and tablets, and all of those new devices are available for pre-order today. The top-of-the-line Galaxy S22 Ultra combines the flagship featu...
03:02 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra hands-on: The Galaxy Note reincarnated
The brand new Galaxy S22 Ultra looks like a Note. It has a built-in S-Pen like a Note. It even has a huge, high-res display like a Note. And after I went hands-on with this thing, even though it doesn...
03:01 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsung Galaxy S22 hands-on: It's more interesting on the inside
Youd be forgiven for thinking the newly announced Galaxy S22 looks a lot like last years phone. It does. But after being able to go hands-on with the S22 and S22+, its clear that, as with many things,...
03:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra hands-on: Samsung put Android on a big screen
A new Note wasnt the only thing missing from Samsungs lineup last year. The company also didnt release an update to its Galaxy Tab S series, which is a shame because its arguably the best premium Andr...
03:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsungs Galaxy S22 Ultra features a familiar design and built-in S Pen
On Wednesday, Samsung finally took the wrapping off the industry's worst-kept secret and announced the S22 Ultra at its first Unpacked of 2022. And in all but name, its the successor to the Note 2...
03:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsung reveals the Galaxy S22 and S22: Improved cameras and more durable designs
The Galaxy S22 Ultra might be the star of Samsung's Unpacked event, but the regular models will be the company's bread and butter and it's good to see they've received substantial upg...
03:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsungs Galaxy Tab S8 line is going big with a new 14.6-inch Ultra model
Along with announcing the Galaxy S22 lineup, Samsung has refreshed its range of tablets which some folks already had an inkling about after earlierleaks. For the first time, Samsung is introducing an...
03:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Samsung's Galaxy S22 smartphones support live sharing with Google Duo
Today's Samsung event leaned heavily on new hardware, but Google's bringing some software updates to those new devices that will make it easier to view content with friends. The Galaxy S22 sma...
02:45 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget SpaceX aims to restore Tonga's internet using Starlink satellites
Tonga is still struggling to get back online following the January 15th volcano eruption, and SpaceX might offer some help. According to The Wall Street Journal, Fiji communications minister Aiyaz Say...
02:03 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Watch Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event here at 10AM ET
Samsung is about to hold its first Unpacked event of 2022, and it's easy to catch the event live. You can watch Engadget's livestream with commentary from our own Cherlynn Low and Mat Smith on...
01:10 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Apple source code references 'realityOS' for potential VR/AR headsets
The operating system powering Apple's rumored virtual or augmented reality headset may be called realityOS, MacRumors has reported. The term was spotted by multiple sources in recent GitHub open s...
12:15 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: What's going to happen to Peloton?
One of the stars of the working-out-from-home boom is struggling. Peloton wont go quietly though and is making some big changes. The company will replace the CEO and co-founder, John Foley, who will b...
12:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Garmin Instinct 2 Solar smartwatches may never need charging
Garmin has revealed its latest lineup of smartwatches, including models you might never need to plug in to charge. The Instinct 2 Series includes 45mm Instinct 2 Solar models, which are said to be abl...
11:20 am GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget SpaceX loses 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic storm
Almost all of the Starlink internet satellites that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried beyond the atmosphere on February 3rd won't reach their intended orbit. SpaceX has revealed that a geomagnetic ...
10:14 am GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Twitter is testing multiple video playback speeds
Most Twitter users can only create videos up to 140 seconds in length, but some viewers apparently still don't have time for that. Luckily, Twitter has announced that it's testing playback spe...
08:05 am GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Twitter parts ways with two-factor provider following claims of secret surveillance
Twitter has informed US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) that it's transitioning away from using Mitto AG's services to deliver two-factor authentication codes to its users, according to Bloomberg. Sw...
01:23 am GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Alleged crypto launderer Heather Morgan led a second life as the world's worst rapper
Earlier today, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, who allegedly attempted to launder more than 25,000 Bitcoins that were stolen as part of the 2016...
12:01 am GMT - Wed, February 9, 2022
Engadget Apple to offer paid parental leave and more sick days to retail employees
Apple will expand benefits for all of its retail employees in the US, beginning April 4th. Bloomberg reports the new benefits include increased vacation and sick days, paid parental leave and more. It...
10:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Sony's next PS5 system update will add voice commands
The next PlayStation 4 and PS5 system update will add a handful of new accessibility and quality of life features to Sonys consoles. Among the additions is support for voice commands on PlayStation 5....
10:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Coco's restaurant delivery bots are headed to more warm-weather cities
Coco, a company that offers food deliveries by remote-controlled robot, has expanded beyond its home base of Los Angeles for the first time. The service is now available in Austin as it commences a na...
09:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Adobe Premier Pro now uses AI to fit music to your videos
It can be a pain to time music with a video you're editing you may spend ages trimming and slicing tracks to create an arrangement that matches your footage. Adobe thinks your computer can do the...
09:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Gumroad faces backlash over alleged NFT ambitions
Just as many of the ugliest online fights begin these days, Brian "Box" Brown, an Eisner-winning illustrator and comic artist, sent a seemingly innocuous tweet. It read, in part, "my fo...
08:44 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Meta denies it threatened to leave Europe
Meta has absolutely no desire to withdraw from Europe. The company issued the statement in a blog post it published on Tuesday after some media outlets published reports claiming it had threatened to ...
08:09 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Douglas Trumbull, VFX whiz for Blade Runner, 2001 and others, dies at 79
Douglas Trumbull, the visual effects mastermind behind Blade Runner, Close Encounter of the Third Kind, 2001: A Space Odyssey and numerous others, died on Monday at age 79. His daughter Amy Trumbull a...
07:41 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Instagram rolls out bulk delete features and new account controls
Instagram is making it a whole lot easier to remove posts, comments and other activity from the platform. The photo sharing app is rolling out new account controls that allow users to bulk delete comm...
07:37 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Google says default 2FA cut account breaches in half
Google's decision to enable two-factor authentication by default appears to have borne fruit. The search firm has revealed that account breaches dropped by 50 percent among those users where 2FA (...
07:19 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget NASA picks Lockheed Martin to build a rocket that will return from Mars
The Perseverance rover is a capable machine, but one thing it can't do is send rock, sediment and atmospheric samples from Mars back to Earth by itself. NASA hopes to retrieve some of those throug...
06:45 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Justice Department recovers $3.6 billion in Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex hack
The Department of Justice has seized approximately $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin stolen in the 2016 hack of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. At the time, the incident was the second-l...
06:08 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Disney streamed the Oscar nominations to test live events
Disney+ dipped its toes into the world of livestreaming for the first time in the US with a broadcast of this year's Oscar nominations, offering a glimpse of a possible direction for the platform....
05:51 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Kia's PHEV Sportage SUV is coming to America
Just a few short months after debuting it for the European market, Kia has announced on Tuesday that the PHEV (plug-in hybrid) variant of its venerated Sportage line of SUVs will be made available for...
05:15 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget EU unveils a $49 billion plan to address chip shortages
Some jurisdictions are looking into ways of boosting semiconductor production amid the global chip shortage that's impacting all kinds of sectors. The European Union, for one, wants to become a bi...
05:05 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Google 'Journeys' help you resume previous searches in Chrome
Ever found yourself immersed in a web search, only to lose track after an interruption? Google thinks it can help. It's introducing a previously teased Journeys feature (shown above) in the latest...
04:35 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Apple's 'Tap to Pay' lets iPhones accept contactless payments
The rumors of direct iPhone contactless payments were true. Apple has revealed Tap to Pay on iPhone, an upcoming feature that will let businesses accept payments just by bumping handsets (and the Appl...
04:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Spotifys problems are bigger than Joe Rogan
From musicians pulling their music to a high-profile podcaster pausing their exclusive show, Spotify is under attack from all sides. Furore over Joe Rogans podcast and Spotifys subsequent misinformati...
03:37 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Apple scores its first Oscar nomination for Best Picture
This years Academy Awards nominations have been revealed, and Apple TV+ execs will surely be pleased. The services films received six Oscar nods overall, up from two last year. Most significantly, App...
03:29 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Catch the first Nintendo Direct of 2022 tomorrow at 5PM ET
Nintendo is ready to hold its first Direct livestream of 2022, and it promises to start the year in grand fashion. The company has revealed plans for a 40-minute Direct on February 9th at 5PM ET that ...
02:55 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Amazon's smart thermostat is back on sale for $48
Amazon's budget-friendly alternative to Google's Nest thermostats has returned to its all-time-low price for the first time since December. The company's smart thermostat, which it debuted...
02:41 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Meta's Oversight Board recommends stricter anti-doxxing policies
Meta and its Oversight Board are frequently at odds, but this time they're working in concert. The Oversight Board has recommended Meta implement stricter anti-doxxing policies on Facebook and Ins...
02:30 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget What we bought: An $18 lid that makes the Instant Pot actually good at slow cooking
Every healthy relationship is built on compromise. Which is why there probably isnt room in my boyfriends apartment for both my slow cooker and Instant Pot. Before we met, I had been living in my stud...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Jabra's hearing enhancement earbuds will be available this month for $799
Jabra announced its Enhance Plus earbuds back in August, debuting a model that offers assistance to people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. At the time, the company also announced that it would sel...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Jeep and Razor made an off-road electric scooter
There's still some room for over-the-top electric scooters, apparently. Jeep is partnering with Razor on the RX200, an adult e-scooter designed expressly for off-road use. It's not the fastest...
01:40 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Amazon's Fire tablets are up to 50 percent off right now
Along with the other Amazon devices we saw go on sale yesterday, the company's entire Fire tablet lineup has been discounted. Fire tablets are already pretty affordable, but if you're looking ...
01:25 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget SEC subpoenas Tesla over settlement regarding Musk's tweets
Tesla has received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission in November 2021, according to Reuters and CNBC. The automaker has revealed the information in a financial filing, noting that...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Lemondrop and Fireball review: Impossibly small, surprisingly powerful synths
Korg jump-started the craze for affordable, portable synths when it launched the Volca series in 2013. Major players like Roland got in on the action. As did more niche companies like Critter and Guit...
12:35 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Samsung's big Galaxy Watch 4 update adds lots of new health and wellness features
On February 9th, the day of its next Unpacked event, Samsung is also rolling out an update that enhances some of the Galaxy Watch 4's and Watch 4 Classic's health and wellness features. While ...
12:15 pm GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Louis Vuittons showy smartwatch has a surprise
I love it when fashion houses and technology collide. Its often a complete disaster. Ive played, reviewed and stared incredulously at a few of them, but, oh boy, Louis Vuitton loves to test the limits...
11:38 am GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget UK revives plans to force age verification for adult content
The UK is, once again, attempting to introduce mandatory age verification in order to access adult content online. The beleaguered nation, currently reeling from a series of self-inflicted crises, has...
11:15 am GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Peloton is replacing its CEO and cutting around 2,800 jobs
Peloton grew massively during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now that things are opening up, it has struggled to maintain growth. Now, the company is shaking things up by replacing its CEO, overhauling th...
10:46 am GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Amazon more than doubles base pay for corporate and tech employees
With the US labor market getting tighter and employees changing jobs or quitting in droves, Amazon has made a big move to become more competitive. The company has boosted its maximum base pay from $16...
10:46 am GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Amazon more than doubles base pay cap for corporate and tech employees
With the US labor market getting tighter and employees changing jobs or quitting in droves, Amazon has made a big move to become more competitive. The company has boosted its maximum base pay from $16...
10:00 am GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget TikTok is testing age restrictions for younger users' recommendations
TikTok is beginning to test ways to age-restrict some types of content in its app amid a push to beef up safety features for teens. The work is in an early stage, but the company says the goal is to s...
09:35 am GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Leak confirms Samsung's Galaxy Tab S8 lineup
Just ahead of Samsung's Unpacked event set for tomorrow, a press release for Samsung's Galaxy Tab S8 lineup has been revealed by leakmeister Evan Blass, The Verge has reported. It confirms man...
09:00 am GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget Tinder will stop charging older users more for premium features
Tinder says it will no longer charge older users more to use Tinder+, following a new report questioning the dating apps practice of charging older users substantially more.The report, from Mozilla an...
07:17 am GMT - Tue, February 8, 2022
Engadget NVIDIA officially abandons its plans to purchase ARM
NVIDIA's has abandoned its plans to purchase ARM, the UK-based business that licenses chip technology used in most smartphones, NVIDIA and Softbank announced. The deal collapsed on Monday, a year ...
11:54 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Samsung's next Unpacked keynote comes to the metaverse
Electronics giant Samsung announced that its upcoming Unpacked event, to be aired this Wednesday, will be accessible in both virtual reality and actual reality. Metaverse-minded fans can watch the eve...
10:31 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Google releases its last Pixel 3 security update
Don't expect to receive more updates for your Pixel 3. Esper's Mishaal Rahman has learned Google is delivering one last security update to the Pixel 3 and 3 XL. The company previously said the...
09:49 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Peter Thiel is leaving Meta's board of directors
Peter Thiel is leaving the board of Meta, more than 16 years after becoming one of Facebook's earliest investors. In a statement, Mark Zuckerberg said that we've always known that at some poin...
09:20 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Someone put 'Wordle' on the Game Boy
Even vintage gaming platforms aren't immune to Wordle's cultural dominance, it seems. Kotakunotes security researcher Stacksmashing has ported the hit word game to the Game Boy. The 1989-era h...
09:02 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget 'Matrix Resurrections' co-producer sues Warner Bros. over disappointing box office profits
The co-producer of The Matrix Resurrections, in a new lawsuit, is blaming the films lackluster box office numbers on a same-day streaming release. According to The Wall Street Journal, Village R...
07:56 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget IRS says it will back away from facial recognition amid outcry
It didn't take long for the Internal Revenue Service to respond to pressure to drop facial recognition. The agency has told Senator Ron Wyden it plans to back away from using facial recognition fo...
06:54 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Hulu's intense 'The Dropout' trailer shows Elizabeth Holmes' rise to infamy
Hulu has dropped the first trailer for The Dropout, a miniseries about the failed blood-testing startup Theranos. Amanda Seyfried stars as its embattled former CEO, Elizabeth Holmes. The two-and-a-hal...
06:11 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Amazon's 3-for-2 sale includes Pokmon Legends: Arceus, Animal Crossing and more
Winter is a great time to catch up on your video game pile of shame, which makes Amazons latest deal either well- or poorly-timed depending on how you feel about having even more games to play. Right ...
06:00 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Android 12L hands-on: Some big multitasking upgrades, but is that enough?
Despite Google being on the twelfth generation of its ubiquitous mobile OS, recently its felt like Android has left tablets behind. Hell, even Google gave up making its own tablets years ago, while so...
05:38 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget House Democrats urge IRS to halt facial recognition plans
It's not just Republican senators upset over the Internal Revenue Service's plans to adopt ID.me facial recognition. Democratic House Representatives Ted Lieu, Anna Eshoo, Pramila Jayapal and ...
03:53 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Tobii says it's in talks to provide eye tracking for Sony's PlayStation VR2
Sony might not have locked down PlayStation VR2 specifications despite providing some details at CES 2022. Tobii says it's in talks to provide eye tracking technology for the next-gen VR headset. ...
03:00 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Apple's Mac Mini M1 returns to a record low of $570
The Mac Mini was already the most cost-effective way to get an M1 machine, but Amazon's latest sale makes it even more affordable. The 256GB desktop is back down to a record low of $570 right now ...
02:42 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Spotify CEO apologizes to staff, but wont back down over Joe Rogan stance
There's another apology emerging from Spotify's Joe Rogan uproar, but it's probably not the one you were looking for. According to Recode's Peter Kafka, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has apolo...
02:00 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget I love how extra Louis Vuittons new $3,400 smartwatch is
The high-end fashion world has been trying to embrace smartwatches for years. But apart from Fossil, luxury houses (and most tech companies) have given up on Googles Wear OS. Gone are the Movado Conne...
01:50 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget PNY SSDs and memory cards are up to 31 percent off at Amazon today
If you're in need of more storage for your smartphone, tablet or console, Amazon's latest daily deal on PNY gadgets could help. A bunch of the brand's thumb drives, memory cards and SSDs a...
01:10 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Apple's 14-inch MacBook Pro M1 falls to a new all-time low
With crazy fast M1 Pro and Max chips and numerous small improvements, the new MacBook Pros were among the best laptops we saw in 2021. The downside to that is that deals have been hard to find, but lu...
12:16 pm GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: What to expect from Samsungs Galaxy Unpacked event
Later this week, Samsungs big smartphone showcase will likely reveal the next iteration of its flagship Galaxy S line, almost definitely called the Galaxy S22. Shocking, I know. Judging from the leaks...
10:25 am GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Jabra's Elite 4 Active in-ear buds get their first discount at Amazon
With good sound quality, customizable ANC and moisture protection for sweaty workout sessions, Jabra's Elite 4 Active wireless earbuds are already a pretty good deal at $120. If you've been ho...
09:21 am GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Google hit with $2.4 billion lawsuit in Europe for favoring its own shopping service
Sweden-based price comparison service PriceRunner has announced that it's suing Google for 2.1 billion ($2.4 billion) after a European court ruled that Google breached EU antitrust laws. Last Nove...
08:00 am GMT - Mon, February 7, 2022
Engadget Amazon knocks up to 30 percent off Blink home security cameras
Outfitting your home with a security system can be costly and complicated. But there are more affordable ways to do so now, with Blink devices being some of the most accessible available. They're ...
11:00 pm GMT - Sun, February 6, 2022
Engadget Samsungs upcoming Galaxy devices will be made partly from recycled fishing nets
When Samsung announces its 2022 Galaxy S lineup on February 9th, the phones it reveals will be partly made from a new, more sustainable material. On Sunday, the company said it has started using ocean...
09:11 pm GMT - Sun, February 6, 2022
Engadget US carriers ask the FCC for $5.6 billion to replace Huawei and ZTE equipment
The price of removing Chinese equipment from American wireless networks is likely to cost more than the government had anticipated. According to Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Ro...
07:38 pm GMT - Sun, February 6, 2022
Engadget Amazons second-gen Echo Show 8 is back on sale for $90
Weve seen Amazon discount its second-generation Echo Show 8 on a handful of occasions over the past few months. But for the first time since Black Friday, you can buy the smart display for $90. Thats ...
06:52 pm GMT - Sun, February 6, 2022
Engadget PlayStation users cant download the early access version of 'Sifu' (updated)
As part of the lead-up to the February 8th release of Sifu, developer Sloclap offered a digital deluxe version of the game through the PlayStation Store that included early access to the title. If you...
05:39 pm GMT - Sun, February 6, 2022
Engadget Apples new entry-level MacBook Pro may not include a ProMotion display
When Apple refreshed its MacBook Pro line last fall, it left the entry-level model alone. Since then, there have been rumors the company has been working on a new version of the computer that will fea...
05:05 pm GMT - Sun, February 6, 2022
Engadget The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is $45 off right now
The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is possibly the best e-reader on the market right now, and if you've been considering picking one up, now seems like a good time. Amazon is putting the devi...
04:20 pm GMT - Sun, February 6, 2022
Engadget Amazons Fire TV Cube drops to an all-time low price of $70
Amazons Fire TV Cube has just hit its lowest price ever. The retailer has discounted the device to $70, making it $10 cheaper than it was during the holiday shopping season. Although its been a couple...
11:17 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget First trailer for Apple's Shining Girls sees Elisabeth Moss hunt a time-traveling killer
Apple has shared the first trailer for its upcoming TV+ exclusive Shining Girls. Starring Elisabeth Moss of Mad Men and The Handmaids Tale fame as a Chicago reporter in search of the man who assa...
10:26 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget Google made a more accessible icon for Chrome
If you recently downloaded the latest Canary release of Google Chrome, you may have noticed the icon is different. The change marks the first time in eight years that Google has redesigned the symbol ...
09:19 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget Ford limits production at North American plants due to chip shortages
Stop us if youve heard this one before, but a North American automaker is about to temporarily reduce its manufacturing output due to the ongoing global chip shortage. A Ford spokesperson told Reuters...
08:19 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget HBO Max's revival of 'The Boondocks' has been canceled
HBO Max is not bringing back The Boondocks for an additional two seasons. In 2019, before the streaming service was even available, WarnerMedia announced that it had greenlit a 24-episode revival of t...
07:21 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget House passes bill that would put billions toward US chip production
On Friday, the US House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022 almost entirely along party lines. Among other measures, the sprawling 2,900-page bill allocates $52 billion in grant...
05:35 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget FBI used Google location data to investigate Seattle arson following BLM protest
In 2020, federal police used a geofence warrant to obtain location data from Google as part of an investigation into an attempted arson against a police union headquarters in Seattle, according to rec...
04:30 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget Hitting the Books: 'Miracle Rice' fed China's revolution but endangered its crop diversity
Feeding the planet's 8 billion people is challenge enough and our current industrialized commercial practices are causing such ecological damage that we may soon find ourselves hard-pressed to fee...
04:13 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget RIAA goes after NFT music website HitPiece
HitPiece may have already shut down its website after several artists spoke up about their work being used without their permission, but the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) isn't ...
03:04 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget Amazon and Nike are reportedly thinking of buying Peloton
E-commerce and cloud giant Amazon has been consulting its advisers about the possibility of purchasing Peloton, according to The Wall Street Journal. And it may not be the only bigger company that'...
03:00 pm GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget Recommended Reading: How do we deal with giant space garbage?
How to deal with rocket boosters and other giant space garbageRamin Skibba, WiredSince a second-stage booster from one of SpaceX's Falcon 9s could crash into the moon, now is a good time to examin...
11:21 am GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget Spotify deletes over 100 'Joe Rogan Experience' episodes
Spotify has been removing Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) episodes since Friday, and as of this writing, the service has pulled down a total of 113. When Gizmodo noticed that some of the podcast's epis...
11:21 am GMT - Sat, February 5, 2022
Engadget Spotify deletes over 100 'Joe Rogan Experience' episodes (updated)
Spotify has been removing Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) episodes since Friday, and as of this writing, the service has pulled down a total of 113. When Gizmodo noticed that some of the podcast's epis...
10:39 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget The free trial of Apple Music was quietly reduced to a single month
Since its debut in 2015, Apple Music has offered one of the more generous free trial periods in the streaming industry. As a first-time subscriber, you could use the platform to listen to music for fr...
09:26 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Apple will reportedly hold its next hardware event in early March
Apple will host its next hardware event sometime on or around March 8th, according to Bloomberg. At the event, the company will reportedly announce the third-generation iPhone SE, a refresh of the 202...
08:28 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Traders are selling themselves their own NFTs to drive up prices
The NFT marketplace is rife with people buying their own NFTs in order to drive up prices, according to a report released this week by blockchain data firm Chainalysis. Known as wash trading, the act ...
07:57 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget HoloLens is not dead, says Microsoft's mixed reality head
Microsoft has not abandoned development on HoloLens 3, according to the technical fellow who leads the companys mixed reality division. In a tweet spotted by The Verge, Microsofts Alex Kipman told a c...
07:57 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget HoloLens is not dead, says Microsoft's mixed reality chief
Microsoft has not abandoned development on HoloLens 3, according to the technical fellow who leads the companys mixed reality division. In a tweet spotted by The Verge, Microsofts Alex Kipman told a c...
06:55 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget The Pixel 6's Magic Eraser tool is causing the Google Photos app to crash
The Magic Eraser feature on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro is a handy tool that does a solid job of removing unwanted objects or people from photos. However, users are experiencing a bug that crashes the Goo...
06:25 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget NBC is streaming parts of the 2022 Winter Olympics in 8K VR
With the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing underway, there are more ways than ever to watch Team USA and athletes from around the world compete, including in 8K VR. This month, NBCUniversal and parent c...
05:41 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Meta adds 'personal boundaries' to Horizon Worlds and Venues to fight harassment
Meta is rolling out a feature called Personal Boundary in its Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues virtual reality spaces to combat harassment. Each avatar will have a bubble with a radius of two virtual...
05:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget What to expect from Samsungs Unpacked event
In a few short days, Samsung will host its first Unpacked of 2022. While the company is sure to stage many more events throughout the year (too many, if you ask us), the first one is always the most e...
04:45 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget The 2021 Apple TV 4K drops to $160, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
In addition to a bunch of great deals on TVs ahead of the big game, a handful of new tech deals cropped up on the web this week. Roku's Streambar Pro is $30 off and down to $150 right now (and the...
04:27 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Rockstar says development on the next GTA is 'well underway'
Rockstar Games has revealed when Grand Theft Auto V fans will be able to get their hands on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions, while teasing what's next for the blockbuster franchise....
03:41 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget 'Wall Street Journal' and its owners hit by cyberattack linked to China
News Corp says it was the target of a cyberattack that impacted The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Dow Jones, its UK news operations and other publications and business units. The company says ha...
03:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Billionaire space barons want to build 'mixed-use business parks' in low Earth orbit
The Space Race is no longer a competition between the global superpowers of the world at least not the nation-states that once vied to be first to the Moon. Today, low Earth orbit is the battleground...
03:00 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget 'Ghostwire: Tokyo' is a creepy and quirky paranormal adventure
The magic in Ghostwire: Tokyo is fat and tangible, glowing between Akito's palms and streaming from his fingertips in sturdy golden ropes, binding enemies to one another before exploding them into...
02:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget The 2022 Sundance Film Festival projects we're still thinking about
Another Sundance Film Festival has come and gone, and with it we've gotten a close look at some of the films and interactive experiences that'll be the talk of 2022. After Yang, the profound s...
02:15 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Apple Watch Series 7 models are up to $60 off at Amazon
Worthwhile Apple Watch deals can be hard to come by, and even more difficult if you're set on a specific size and color. Amazon has a slew of sales going on right now, some of which knock up to $6...
01:50 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Blizzard confirms 'Warcraft' is coming to mobile this year
In its press release for its fourth quarter 2021 financial results, Activision Blizzard has revealed that it has plans to release Warcraft for mobile sometime this year. Company CEO Bobby Kotick told ...
01:30 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Engadget Podcast: Sony buys Bungie, Spotifys Joe Rogan dilemma
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Senior Editor Jessica Conditt about Sonys surprising $3.6 billion Bungie acquisition. Its too soon for it to be a direct response to the Microsoft/Activision...
12:45 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget 'Pokmon Legends Arceus' sells 6.5 million copies worldwide in seven days
Pokmon Legends: Arceus has sold 6.5 million copies after just one week on sale, making it one of the fastest-selling Switch games yet, Nintendo announced. If the official figures hold up, the game wil...
12:15 pm GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Amazon is raising the price of Prime
Amazon Prime is increasing in price for the first time since 2018. The monthly fee is going up to $15 (previously $13), or $139 per year (previously $119). The higher rates kick in February 18th for n...
11:55 am GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Coinbase partners with TurboTax to let you receive tax refunds in cryptocurrency
If you use TurboTax to file taxes, you now have the option to deposit your refund directly to a Coinbase account. The money can either be deposited in USD or be sent to your account already converted ...
11:12 am GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Boston's Federal Reserve says it has solved technical challenges of a 'digital dollar'
The US Federal Reserve is continuing its research into a "digital dollar" and has unveiled a technical specification for how it might work, The Washington Post has reported. Researchers desi...
10:35 am GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget The Babylon 5 reboot will survive the sale of The CW
Toward the end of last year, it was revealed that seminal 90s sci-fi series Babylon 5 would be rebooted by creator J. Michael Straczynski for the CW. Not long after, however, and WarnerMedia put its y...
09:47 am GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Twitter's 'downvote' button test begins rolling out globally
Twitter is expanding its test of a "downvote" button to a select group of users around the world, it announced. The company said it received "positive feedback" from its initial ex...
07:22 am GMT - Fri, February 4, 2022
Engadget Republican Senators raise concerns about IRS use of ID.me facial recognition
A group of Republican Senators led by Mike Crapo of Idaho has sent the Internal Revenue Service a letter expressing concerns about the agency's partnership with facial recognition service ID.me. S...
11:06 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Snap is finally profitable
Nearly five years after going public, Snap is finally profitable. The company shared the milestone in its fourth-quarter earnings report, where it reported $23 million in positive net income.That may ...
10:27 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Amazon is raising the price of Prime to $139 per year
Amazon Prime is increasing in price for the first time since 2018. The company used its latest earnings to reveal that it's raising the fee to $15 per month (previously $13), or $139 per year (pre...
09:55 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Ford starts 2022 with its highest EV sales numbers to date
If the bonkers preorder numbers for both the hybrid Maverick and the EV F-150 Lightning weren't enough of an indication, Ford's Q4 earnings results are plenty proof that the company's elec...
08:58 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Democratic lawmakers take another stab at AI bias legislation
Democrats in Congress on Thursday renewed a push to hold tech companies accountable for bias in their algorithms. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with House representative Yvet...
07:30 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Canada will get its first universal quantum computer from IBM
Quantum computing is still rare enough that merely installing a system in a country is a breakthrough, and IBM is taking advantage of that novelty. The company has forged a partnership with the Canadi...
07:11 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget The new Moto G Stylus adds a 90Hz display, a big battery and not much else
Motorola is once again kicking off a new year with a new Moto G Stylus, and this one still offers solid value if you're willing to make a couple of sacrifices. The newly introduced Moto G Stylus ...
06:53 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Senate bill targeting Apple and Google in-app payments moves forward
A bill targeting Apple and Google's app store restrictions has taken a step forward. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 20-2 to advance the Open App Markets Act, with only Sens. John Cornyn and ...
06:40 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget In the Joe Rogan debate, Spotify is acting like a spectator rather than a player
The Joe Rogan Experience was problematic long before Spotify paid a reported $100 million for exclusive rights to the show in 2020. Rogans tendency to let guests disseminate hideous and demonstrably f...
05:30 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Adidas' FWD-02 Sport earbuds are now available for $170
Last October, Adidas partnered with Swedish headphone maker Zound, best known for its work with Marshall, to announce three sets of new true wireless earbuds. One of those was the FWD-02 Sport earbuds...
05:20 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Netflix will release at least 70 movies in 2022
Just like it did last year, Netflix will release at least one movie a week in 2022. There are currently more than 70 films on the docket for this year, and the company offered a peek at some of them i...
05:10 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Jeff Bezos will have Rotterdam dismantle a bridge so his superyacht can pass through
Need proof Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has a disconcertingly large fortune? Just ask Rotterdam. Rijnmond and The Washington Post have learned the Dutch city has agreed to temporarily dismantle part of t...
03:58 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget GameStop confirms it's building an NFT marketplace
As reports suggested last month, GameStop is getting into NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The company has partnered with Immutable X to build a marketplace for NFTs, which they expect to open up later thi...
03:32 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget EPA objects to US Postal Service plan to buy a new gas-powered delivery fleet
The Biden administration is determined to eliminate combustion engine vehicles from federal fleets, and it's not thrilled that one agency might be holding it back. According to The Washington Post...
03:30 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget The EARN IT Act is back, and not much has changed
The EARN IT Act is a piece of legislation, first introduced in 2020 by Republican Senator Lindsay Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal. Its sponsors, of which there are many, say that the ...
02:30 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Canon EOS R3 review: Innovative eye-control focus and speed, for a price
After Sony released the A7 III way back in 2018, I wondered if Canon and Nikon could ever catch up to its autofocus and other technology. With the launch of the 24-megapixel EOS R3, however, its Canon...
02:30 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget How to watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: A comprehensive streaming guide
Due to the delay of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, were getting two installments of the international games in quick succession. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics begin this week, bringing all of the ...
02:16 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Tesla recalls more than 817,000 cars over faulty seat belt chimes
Tesla is once again grappling with large-scale software quality issues. The Associated Pressreports Tesla has issued a recall for 817,143 cars over a flaw in seat belt chime functionality. All Model 3...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget With its mid-season finale, Star Trek: Prodigy charts a new course
The following contains minor spoilers for episode ten of 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'One thing thats become increasingly common among genre shows is the idea of the mid-season finale, where a program...
01:40 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Apple's AirPods Pro are on sale for $180 today only
The AirPods Pro may not have received the major update that the standard earbuds did last year, but they're still the model with the best sound quality. Plus, they now come with a MagSafe charging...
01:19 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Amazon workers at second New York location move to unionize
Workers at LDJ5, an Amazon warehouse facility on New York's Staten Island, have filed a petition to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board. It's the second facility Staten Island to ...
01:00 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Anyone can sign up for Google's Workspace Essentials using their work email
Google thinks it has a way to break the lock rivals like Microsoft have on the office landscape: let employees take (some) matters into their own hands. The company has introduced a free Workspace Ess...
12:15 pm GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: The verdict on Samsung's Galaxy S21 FE
While were all waiting for the Galaxy S22 to break cover, Samsungs latest Fan Edition smartphone seems a little late to the party. The Galaxy S21 FE lands a full year after the original S21, with simi...
11:45 am GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Twitter is testing a new 'Articles' feature
Twitter increased its character limit over the years from 140 to 280 to give users more leeway with what they want to say. That's not always enough, though, which is why the term "tweetstorm&...
11:09 am GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget HitPiece takes its NFT music platform down following artist outrage
A website called HitPiece that has been selling music-related NFTs has temporarily closed after artists accused it of appropriating their work without permission, Rolling Stone has reported. Outraged ...
09:05 am GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget The Switch is now Nintendo's best-selling home console ever
While Sony's holiday console sales were down due to parts shortages, Nintendo managed to have a strong quarter with the Switch. Thanks to what it called a "good start" by the OLED Switch...
08:03 am GMT - Thu, February 3, 2022
Engadget Microsoft has reportedly killed its plans for the HoloLens 3
The future of Microsoft's HoloLens is reportedly uncertain as the company struggles to put together a coherent mixed reality strategy. According to Business Insider, the tech giant has scrapped it...
11:30 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Two more AI ethics researchers follow Timnit Gebru out of Google
Google has two lost prominent members of its Ethical AI research group, reports Bloomberg. On Wednesday, researcher Alex Hanna and software engineer Dylan Baker left the company to join Timnit Gebrus ...
10:59 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Mark Zuckerbergs bet on the metaverse is off to an expensive start
Mark Zuckerbergs metaverse pivot is off to slow start. The company now known as Meta lost just over $10 billion on its Reality Labs division in 2021, according to its fourth-quarter earnings report.Th...
10:50 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Spotify CEO admits its content policy should've been public before now
Spotify reported its Q4 2021 earnings today, and while the numbers showed a strong close to last year, the issue at the front of everyone's mind is Joe Rogan. CEO Daniel Ek began his prepared rema...
09:58 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget A new competitor to AppleCare offers cheaper insurance for smartphones
Given the steep costs, it's easy to see why some customers forgo AppleCare+, Preferred Care or similar protection plans. Dropping your phone down a stairwell or spilling liquid on it is no longer ...
09:56 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget A new competitor to AppleCare offers cheaper insurance for smartphones
Given the steep costs, it's easy to see why some customers forgo AppleCare+, Preferred Care or similar protection plans. Dropping your phone down a stairwell or spilling liquid on it is no longer ...
09:13 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Watch the 'Gran Turismo 7' State of Play here at 5PM ET
PlayStation has a busy few weeks ahead with both Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7 both set to arrive by the beginning of March. Sony Interactive Entertainment has previewed Horizon Forbidden ...
07:36 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Purdue University sues Google over mobile power management tech
Google is once again facing claims it copied others' code in Android. Purdue University has sued Google over allegations the company is knowingly violating a patent for detecting power management ...
07:06 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget FCC proposal would prevent spam callers from leaving ringless voicemails on your cellphone
The Federal Communications Commission could soon make it more difficult for telemarketers to leave ringless voicemails on your cellphone. On Wednesday, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel shared a proposal...
06:45 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Ghostwire: Tokyo will arrive on March 25th
With Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7 and Sifu on the docket for the next couple of months, PlayStation owners already had a bunch of console exclusives to look forward to in the near ...
05:34 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget You can now use 'Pokmon Diamond' and 'Pearl' audio in personal projects
You can now use music from some Pokmon games without invoking the copyright wrath of Nintendo or The Pokmon Company in certain circumstances. TPC has launched a Pokmon DP Sound Library that, as the n...
05:26 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Arturia discounts its software instruments, effects and sound banks by 50 percent
Arturia has launched a new promotion to help those who are just starting their musical journey. Until February 17th, the company has discounted individual software instruments, effects and presets by ...
05:08 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Bird will expand access to electric scooters for public transit in Nashville
Bird is teaming up with Nashville with the aim of filling certain public transit gaps in the community with electric scooters. The company and the city's public transit agency hope to boost adopti...
03:37 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Google Maps explains how it tackles review bombing
Review bombing is a practice in which many people (or a few aggrieved folks with multiple accounts) barrage a product, business or service with negative reviews, usually in bad faith. That can severel...
02:42 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Palmer Luckey's startup bought an underwater drone company
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey's startup Anduril has so far focused on above-ground drones and virtual border walls, but now it's ready to go below the waves. The company has bought Dive Tech...
02:30 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Samsung Galaxy S21 FE review: Good phone, wrong time
I've never really understood Samsung's Fan Edition branding. To me, fans are the people who are first in line, first to read all the related news and rumors, and most importantly, the first to...
02:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget The best Valentine's Day gifts for gamers
Ive never been a fan of Valentines Day. Or rather, Im not a fan of the traditional gifts given on Valentines Day, like chocolates and flowers. Flowers die, and you may get sick of yet another box of s...
01:25 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Worms NFTs were a great idea for Team17, until they weren't
It didn't take long for Team17 to cancel its NFT plans after they were announced. The British video game developer and publisher has released a statement that it's no longer working on the Met...
12:57 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Regulators find Europes ad-tech industry acted unlawfully
After a years-long process, data protection officials across the European Union have ruled that Europes ad tech industry has been operating unlawfully. The decision, handed down by Belgiums APD (.PDF)...
12:16 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Wordle finds a new home
Wordle, the once-a-day word game without ads, subscriptions or even a mobile app, has been purchased by The New York Times. If you havent played it, you have six chances to guess a five-letter word, w...
12:00 pm GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget The pandemic is bringing out the worst in Yelp reviewers
Yelp is sharing new stats on the backlash some businesses have faced due to pandemic safety measures like mask requirements. The company says it took down more than 15,500 reviews for violating the co...
11:28 am GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget SpaceX reveals $500 monthly 'Premium' Starlink service with speeds up to 500 Mbps
SpaceX has revealed a new tier for its Starlink satellite internet service with higher performance but pricing that might make your eyes water, The Verge has reported. Called Starlink Premium, it offe...
10:25 am GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget YouTube adds easy-to-access controls to its video player on iOS and Android
YouTube has started rolling out a redesigned interface for mobile that includes quick access to Like buttons and other controls. In the past, when you watch full-screen on Android and iOS, you'd h...
08:55 am GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Sony drops PlayStation 5 sales forecast again due to chip shortage
Sony is still struggling to make enough PlayStation 5 consoles to keep up with demand. During its key holiday fiscal quarter, it shipped 3.3 million units for a total of 17.3 million since launch, the...
08:00 am GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget Withings buys personalized fitness app 8fit
Withings is today announcing that it is buying 8fit, a personalized fitness and nutrition-planning app for an undisclosed fee. The deal will enable Withings, which makes a broad ecosystem of devices, ...
04:13 am GMT - Wed, February 2, 2022
Engadget The creator of 'Shovel Knight' is making a new action-adventure game
Yacht Club Games, the developer behind the popular throwback platformer Shovel Knight, has announced a brand new IP. It's a top-down "bone-chilling action adventure" entitled Mina the Ho...
11:15 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget GM's Cruise now offers public driverless taxi rides in San Francisco
You no longer have to be a GM employee to try Cruise's self-driving taxi service. TechCrunchnotes Cruise has opened fully driverless ride-hailing to the public in San Francisco. The company is ini...
10:50 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Netflix's 'Continue Watching' queue gets a huge quality of life improvement
You no longer have to be reminded of your latest true crime binge or alert houseguests to the fact that you watch Emily in Paris. Netflix just added the option for users to delete titles from their Co...
10:28 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Google's Pixel phones had their best quarter ever
Google's lineup of Pixel phones has usually been some of our favorite Android devices since the first Pixel arrived back in 2016 but they've never been big sellers. While Google still doesn&#...
10:02 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget GM's Q4 sales suggest a banner 2022
Strong sales of its existing pickup and SUV lines in Q4, despite decreased sales numbers due to the semiconductor shortage and supply chain constrictions, have GM positioned for a strong start to 2022...
10:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget League of Legends spinoff game 'Hextech Mayhem' is now available from Netflix
It took a few months, but Netflix is now offering its first high-profile mobile game. The streaming service has broadly released Riot Games' League of Legends spinoff Hextech Mayhem for Android an...
08:27 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Google One's VPN is finally available on the iPhone
Google One's VPN hasn't been much use if you primarily surf the more secure web through your iPhone, but that won't be a problem from now on. Google is starting to roll out One VPN service...
07:21 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget 'Rocket League Sideswipe' is getting a volleyball mode in season two
Rocket League Sideswipe, a mobile spin-off from the hit car soccer game, is getting some new features and modes as part of its second season. Along with the latest free Rocket Pass and season challeng...
06:08 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Ableton Live 11 now supports Apple's M1 chips natively
The first major update to Ableton Live 11 is now available to all users, bringing with it native support for Apple's M1 chips. Ableton had been beta testing the update and Apple silicon support si...
05:32 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Gmail's new 'integrated view' is coming to Workspace users February 8th
You'll soon have a chance to try Google's simplified, integrated Gmail update in the (virtual) workplace. Google is making the new "integrated view" available to Workspace users as a...
05:17 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Spotify's 'Science VS' podcast will only fact-check misinformation being spread on Spotify
The host and editor of Science VS, a podcast owned by Spotify, are no longer making episodes of the show save for those "intended to counteract misinformation being spread on Spotify." In a...
05:01 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Google will put domestic violence help at the top of relevant searches
Google is making it easier for domestic violence survivors to get help. As of today, people who search for domestic violence and abuse terms in the US will see a box that provides direct contact info ...
04:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Snapchat is hosting a virtual concert starring Jennifer Lopez
Snap may not be particularly keen on the metaverse at least, not as its been articulated by Mark Zuckerberg but the companys latest experiment certainly sounds a lot like a version of one. The compa...
03:34 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget DICE delays 'Battlefield 2042' season one to fix the core game
Battlefield 2042 is flawed, to put it mildly, and the developers are rethinking their schedule to address to address those shortcomings. DICE and EA have officially delayed the game's first season...
03:17 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget HBO Max will expand to 15 more European countries on March 8th
HBO Max will soon be available in 15 more countries as part of the platform's gradual global rollout. Folks in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Monteneg...
01:48 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Bose's QuietComfort 45 ANC headphones return to an all-time low of $279
Bose's QuietComfort family of headphones is a safe bet for those who want both great sound quality and strong active noise cancellation. You'll have to shell out quite a bit of money for a pai...
01:40 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Google Messages begins displaying iMessage reactions as emoji
Pretty soon, you'll no longer have to see those weird reaction texts from your iPhone-using friends. Google has started rolling out a feature for Messages that translates iMessaging "Tapbacks...
01:32 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Peloton's $90 armband offers more comfortable heart rate tracking
Peloton is once again expanding its fitness equipment, but this time it's focused on tracking your workouts. PCMag and The Verge note Peloton has unveiled a $90 Heart Rate Band that, as the name i...
01:25 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget 'Bloodborne' PC demake reimagines the game as a PS1 title
Bloodborne, a game famous for being notoriously difficult to beat, was released in 2015 for the PS4 with modern graphics and visuals. Over the past 13 months, though, game programmer Lilith Walther cr...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Apple's M1 Pro and Max chips are living up to the hype
It's now been three months since Apple brought its own silicon to its pro-grade laptops. As we said in our review, the M1 Pro and Max are fantastically capable chips that offer more than enough pe...
12:39 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Tesla recalls Full Self Driving feature that lets cars roll through stop signs
Tesla is issuing an over-the-air update to recall a "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) beta feature that allowed cars to roll through stop signs, ABC News has reported. The function first appeared in...
12:15 pm GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Sony is buying the studio behind Destiny for $3.6 billion
Its another big game studio deal. Sony has announced plans to acquire Bungie, the studio behind the hit sci-fi MMO shooter Destiny, in a deal worth $3.6 billion. Bungie is positioning the acquisition ...
11:03 am GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget India will implement a battery swapping policy to boost EV sales
India is introducing a battery swapping policy as part of a push to boost EV sales, Reuters has reported. "Considering the constraint of space in urban areas for setting up charging stations at s...
09:10 am GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Meta is winding down its low-cost WiFi program for developing countries
Meta is ending its Express Wi-Fi program designed to provide low-cost internet in developing countries through partnerships with local communities, mobile operators and businesses. Launched in 2016, i...
08:09 am GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget The FTC is set to review Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision takeover
Microsoft was most likely ready for rigorous anti-trust scrutiny around the world when it decided to purchase Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The deal is the tech giant's biggest yet, and i...
02:12 am GMT - Tue, February 1, 2022
Engadget Activision exec tries to dissuade employees from unionizing in a leaked Slack message
Since a group of 34 quality assurance testers at Raven Software voted to unionize earlier this month, the studio's parent company, Activision Blizzard, has been making moves that will undermine th...
11:41 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Facebook-backed Diem Association confirms it's 'winding down'
Diem, the ambitious crypto project funded by Facebook has collapsed. The Diem Association confirmed that its selling its assets to Silvergate, the bank that had previously partnered with the group, an...
09:55 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Wordle, the game everyone's obsessed with, gets bought by the New York Times
Wordle, the once-a-day word game that's been delighting puzzle nerds (and cluttering Twitter feeds) since launching in October of last year, has been purchased by the New York Times... reportsThe ...
09:48 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget 'World of Warcraft' will finally let Alliance and Horde players raid together
There's always been a strict wall in World of Warcraft between Alliance and Horde players you can only cooperate with people from your own side. Blizzard is ready to (partly) remove that bar...
08:53 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget PS4 and PS5 users can show Discord friends what they're playing
Starting today, PS4 and PS5 players can connect their PSN account to Discord. At the outset, that means you'll be able to display your PlayStation game activity on your Discord profile and let fri...
07:20 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget MLB The Show is coming to Switch for the first time
MLB The Show 22 will arrive on April 5th and, for the first time in the series, you'll be able to play on Nintendo Switch. There will be full cross-platform support between Switch, PlayStatio...
07:12 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Sony is buying Destiny studio Bungie
Sony has plans to acquire Bungie, the studio behind the hit sci-fi MMO Destiny, in a deal worth $3.6 billion. Bungie will join the Sony Interactive Entertainment family, which includes Insomniac Games...
06:40 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget 'It Takes Two' is being adapted for film or TV
Hazelight Studios and Sonic the Hedgehog production company dj2 Entertainment are aiming to turn It Takes Two into a movie or TV show. Pat Casey and Josh Miller, who wrote both Sonic movies, are ...
06:30 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Here's why your Apple two-factor texts include strange tags
If you've noticed that Apple's two-factor authentication texts include much more extra text than you're used to, don't fret there's a good reason for it. As Macworldexplains, Appl...
06:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Meta's upgraded 3D avatars work across Facebook, Instagram and VR
If the company formerly known as Facebook is going to help establish the metaverse, it's going to need virtual personas that are consistent across its apps and it now has just that. As of today, ...
05:18 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget CDPR will expand The Witcher universe with a single-player 'Gwent' game
A single-player version of the card game Gwent is in the works. CD Projekt Red said the standalone title, which is currently codenamed Project Golden Nekker, will be released this year. Although ...
05:07 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget 'Apex Legends' adds 9v9 Control battles on February 8th
Respawn is continuing to expand Apex Legendsbeyond its battle royale roots. The studio is launching its first big team mode, Control, as a limited-time feature available starting February 8th. The mod...
03:35 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget The best Super Bowl TV deals we could find
Game day is right around the corner, which means its one of the best times of the year to upgrade your TV. Aside from the holiday shopping season, the few weeks leading up to the Super Bowl have some ...
03:20 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Tesla is opening more of its European Superchargers to third-party EVs
Starting today, owners of non-Tesla electric vehicles can juice up their batteries at select Superchargers in France and Norway. Drivers can find eligible locations in the Tesla app. Based on screensh...
03:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Pinterest adds augmented reality furniture shopping to its app
Pinterest is expanding its augmented reality try on feature to home furniture. With the update, users will be able to preview how furniture and other home decor will look in their space.The company ha...
02:40 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China
Grindr is still facing trouble in China. Bloombergreports the gay dating app has disappeared from Apple's App Store in the country, with researchers at Qimai estimating the software was removed on...
02:40 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China (updated)
Grindr is still facing trouble in China. Bloombergreports the gay dating app has disappeared from Apple's App Store in the country, with researchers at Qimai estimating the software was removed on...
02:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Joby gets serious about audio with new mics for podcasters and streamers
Joby is still better-known for its GorillaPods than any of its audio gear, but it's aiming to change that with a significantly expanded lineup. The company has introduced several microphones built...
01:45 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Roku's Streambar Pro drops to a record low of $150
If you're looking for a way to upgrade your TV setup before the big game without dropping too much money, one of Roku's soundbars could do the trick. Both the Streambar and the Streambar Pro a...
01:25 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Sony's first 2022 State of Play will be a 'Gran Turismo 7' showcase
Gran Turismo 7, finally coming to the PS4 and PS5 on March 4th 2022 after significant delays, will be the focus of Sony's first State of Play in 2022. The event is set to stream at 5PM ET this Wed...
01:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Fords E-Transit work van offers a cleaner, quieter way to do business
While #vanlife makes for great Instagram posts, the reality is that vans are one of the backbones of many businesses. One of the most popular models in that market is Fords Transit van. So when the au...
12:15 pm GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget The Morning After: Spotify tries to address its misinformation problem
The tech news cycle has been dominated this weekend by Spotify as it continues to deal with the fallout from its decision to back Joe Rogan. Last week, Neil Young offered the streaming service an ulti...
10:58 am GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Apple's 2021 cellular iPad Mini falls to a new all-time low at Amazon
The cellular iPad Mini is a top choice for road warriors, offering 5G capability along with WiFi 6 so you can stay connected wherever you are. Given the desirability of that feature, however, it's...
08:50 am GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Joe Rogan apologizes to Spotify over backlash and promises to 'balance things out'
Shortly after Spotify announced that it would add a 'content advisory' to COVID-19 podcast episodes, Joe Rogan has issued his own response to the controversy. In a video uploaded to Instagram,...
05:01 am GMT - Mon, January 31, 2022
Engadget Kia's EV6 is the new benchmark for affordable electric cars
We got our first good look at the EV6 last March and, nearly a year later, finally got to sit in it, drive it, and push every button in the cabin last week during a day-long press event in Northern Ca...