Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • 'Pokémon Go' online battle feature starts rolling out

    Late last year, Niantic promised Pokémon Go players a feature called "Go Battle League" that would finally give them a way to fight other trainers worldwide. Now, the developer has started rolling out Go Battle League, and it will make its way… Source: Engadget | 'Pokémon Go' online battle feature starts rolling out

    January 29, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Lime knows when you're riding its scooters on the sidewalk

    Scooter sharing services have created headaches for pedestrians almost from the outset, including the tendency for renters to ride on the sidewalk. Lime may have a way to nudge riders back to the street, though. It just launched a pilot in downtown… Source: Engadget | Lime knows when you're riding its scooters on the sidewalk

    January 29, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Google Translate is getting a transcribe mode for lectures, speeches

    In the future, Google Translate will be able to transcribe long lectures while translating it into another language in real time. The tech giant has demonstrated the upcoming feature at an event in San Francisco where it demoed some of its artificial… Source: Engadget | Google Translate is getting a transcribe mode for lectures, speeches

    January 29, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Google's latest stab at messaging may be an all-in-one business app

    Believe it or not, Google might still be tinkering with its chat strategy. The Information sources say Google is working on a unified communications app for workers that would roll messaging and other features together, including Hangouts Chat, Hang… Source: Engadget | Google's latest stab at messaging may be an all-in-one business app

    January 29, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Mini's 2020 Cooper SE zips around town powered by electrons

    When the first Minis rolled off the assembly line in 1959, the diminutive front wheel drive cars practically sipped fuel through equally miniscule 850 – 1275 cc engines. 70 years later, the latest Mini has done away with the need for gasoline complet… Source: Engadget | Mini's 2020 Cooper SE zips around town powered by …

    January 28, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Apple's latest iPhone lineup was a hit during the holidays

    We're not very far into 2020, but Apple is starting the year off with some strong financials. The company's Q1 2020 earnings release just crossed the wire, and the numbers here are significant: Apple reported a total of $91.8 billion in quarterly rev… Source: Engadget | Apple's latest iPhone lineup was a hit during the …

    January 28, 2020 | by Raheel
  • 'Destiny 2' is offline as Bungie tries to fix a data-erasing bug (updated)

    You might not want to look at your Destiny 2 inventory right now if you're an avid player — you could be in for a rude shock. Bungie has taken the game offline for "emergency maintenance" after discovering that the latest update appears to have eras… Source: Engadget | 'Destiny 2' is offline as Bungie …

    January 28, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Apple iOS update offers more control over iPhone 11 location tracking

    Apple is quickly acting on plans to curb location tracking on iPhone 11 models. It just released an iOS 13.3.1 update (plus a corresponding iPadOS update) that, most notably, adds a toggle to control the U1 Ultra Wideband chip's use of location servi… Source: Engadget | Apple iOS update offers more control over iPhone 11 …

    January 28, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Dyson hopes you'll throw down $650 for its lamp that mimics candlelight

    Dyson's newest light, the Lightcycle Morph, is its most flexible lamp yet. At first glance, it looks similar to the Dyson Lightcycle, introduced last year, and it has many of the same key features — like the ability to automatically adjust based on… Source: Engadget | Dyson hopes you'll throw down 0 for its lamp …

    January 28, 2020 | by Raheel
  • Rockstar doles out freebies to 'GTA Online' and 'Red Dead Online' players

    Rockstar's multiplayer games apparently had a banner holiday, and the company is using that as an excuse to hand out goodies to players (and, conveniently, give them a reason to keep playing). GTA Online gamers will get $1 million in virtual currenc… Source: Engadget | Rockstar doles out freebies to 'GTA Online' and 'Red Dead …

    January 28, 2020 | by Raheel