Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Fox Sports will stream every Women's World Cup game in 4K

    Fox Sports offered 4K streams for the 2018 FIFA World Cup last year, but in order to watch them, you had to own a HiSense TV. For the Women's World Cup that begins Friday in France, those higher quality streams will be more readily available. The net… Source: Engadget | Fox Sports will stream every …

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel
  • EA apologizes after 'Battlefield V' miscast a real-life antifascist

    EA still has trouble with Battlefield V, albeit not in the way you might have expected. The company is changing the name of one of its purchasable Elite characters, Wilhelm Franke, after Vice pointed out that he shared the name of a real resistance… Source: Engadget | EA apologizes after 'Battlefield V' miscast a real-life …

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Spotify Stations is the Pandora alternative we need

    Spotify is testing a lot of things right now. In the last month alone, the company has revealed its long-rumored in-car device, curated podcast playlists and a standalone Stations app. Heck, those last two were announced in the same week. "We're alwa… Source: Engadget | Spotify Stations is the Pandora alternative we need

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel
  • A closer look at the Bose 700 noise-cancelling headphones

    As great as the Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones sound, let's be real: they look like they were designed for dads on a business trip. And listen, as someone who's into the whole chunky, dad-shoe trend, I'm not here to judge if you're into their des… Source: Engadget | A closer look at the Bose …

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Amazon's StyleSnap puts fashion from photos in your shopping cart

    Amazon is releasing a feature that will make it easier to replicate a look you've seen on Instagram or a style in a magazine spread. At the company's re: MARS (machine learning, automation, robotics, and space) 2019 conference, Amazon announced an up… Source: Engadget | Amazon's StyleSnap puts fashion from photos in your shopping cart

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel
  • YouTube flip-flops on Steven Crowder hate-speech decision

    Following a considerable amount of public shaming, YouTube announced today that it will no longer allow controversial conservative commentator Steven Crowder to monetize videos on his channel. The decision comes after the company declined to pull a s… Source: Engadget | YouTube flip-flops on Steven Crowder hate-speech decision

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Software firm may have exposed North Carolina to election hackers in 2016

    Voting system security is problematic enough, but one company might have unintentionally laid out a welcome mat for hackers. Politico claims VR Systems, a voting software firm targeted by Russians, took a gigantic risk in 2016 by using remote access… Source: Engadget | Software firm may have exposed North Carolina to election hackers in 2016

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Google shares its Street View air-quality data with scientists

    Google is releasing air quality data it collected from California's Bay Area and Central Valley with its Street View cars, part of a larger effort by the company to track pollution around the world. The data was captured over the last three years and… Source: Engadget | Google shares its Street View air-quality data with …

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Robert Downey Jr. wants to clean up Earth using nanotech

    Robert Downey Jr. took to the stage at Amazon's Re:MARS conference to talk about his goals for the future of the environment. The actor said that he was launching a new foundation that would harness robotics and nanotechnology to clean up the planet…. Source: Engadget | Robert Downey Jr. wants to clean up Earth using …

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel
  • The Xbox app for Windows 10 is now a ‘console companion’

    Microsoft is continuing to build on its promise to improve its services for gamers. Last year, it vowed to improve its Microsoft Store and last month unveiled a powerful new take on the Xbox Game Bar. Now its taking stock of its Xbox-branded services… Source: Engadget | The Xbox app for Windows 10 is now …

    June 5, 2019 | by Raheel