Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • The Morning After: Ninja bombs and Jeff Bezos' lunar lander

    Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Happy Friday! This morning, we've got Nike's augmented reality-powered sneaker-fitting app, our new guide to all the parenting tech you might need (and everything you don't), and a new $80 AirPods rival. Source: Engadget | The Morning After: Ninja bombs and Jeff Bezos' lunar lander

    May 10, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Nintendo will let you play 'Tetris 99' offline for $10

    Releasing Tetris 99 as a free-to-play Switch game was a canny move by Nintendo, as the popular online-only title motivated users to get a Switch Online membership. Now, Nintendo is introducing a paid component with the new $10 Big Block DLC. You get… Source: Engadget | Nintendo will let you play 'Tetris 99' offline for

    May 10, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Netflix will adapt more Dark Horse comics into shows and movies

    Netflix might become home to lot more Dark Horse Comics show and movie adaptations. The streaming giant has forged a deal with its production arm, Dark Horse Entertainment, giving it first look at all the comics companies' titles for TV and movie pro… Source: Engadget | Netflix will adapt more Dark Horse comics into shows …

    May 10, 2019 | by Raheel
  • iFixit peeks inside the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL to see what's missing

    Now that Google has come back to the midrange phone market, the folks at iFixit have peered inside the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL to see what you do (or don't) get for your money. Just like their more expensive Pixel 3 counterparts, both of these pack… Source: Engadget | iFixit peeks inside the …

    May 10, 2019 | by Raheel
  • The new Android Q beta is a mostly cosmetic update

    The Android Q beta 3 is here, and like the first public beta of this OS, there's not much to get excited about. This beta doesn't offer the meatiest update, but it is our first look at some of the user-facing features coming to Android Q. Things like… Source: Engadget | The new Android Q …

    May 10, 2019 | by Raheel
  • With Android Q, Google is pushing for more elegant, standardized gestures

    At last year's developer conference, Google gave us our first taste of Android Pie's gesture-based navigation system. It was, uh, pretty rough: the classic, three-button navigation scheme was replaced with a back button, a "pill" and a handful of swi… Source: Engadget | With Android Q, Google is pushing for more elegant, standardized gestures

    May 10, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Jeff Bezos reveals his 'Blue Moon' lunar lander

    Blue Origin is building a lunar lander aptly called the Blue Moon. Jeff Bezos has announced his space company's shared goal with NASA to go back to our planet's fateful companion in the next few years at an event for media and space industry executiv… Source: Engadget | Jeff Bezos reveals his 'Blue Moon' lunar …

    May 10, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Instagram will block hashtags spreading fake news about vaccines

    Just one day after coming under fire for inconsistent practices in its handling of misinformation about vaccines, Instagram told Engadget that it will block hashtags that surface "verifiably false" information regarding vaccinations. The new policy w… Source: Engadget | Instagram will block hashtags spreading fake news about vaccines

    May 9, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Ever quietly trained facial recognition AI using its photo storage app

    Ever, a free photo storage app, has been using the billions of photos and videos uploaded by its users to train a facial recognition tool it plans on selling to private companies and the U.S. government. Users who rely on the app's facial recognition… Source: Engadget | Ever quietly trained facial recognition AI using its …

    May 9, 2019 | by Raheel
  • 'Final Fantasy VII Remake' still exists, and here's video proof

    Final Fantasy VII Remake is a big deal. It's the upgraded, high-fidelity version of a legendary installment in the Final Fantasy franchise, and it's been blanketed in mystery since its announcement four years ago. Today, Sony revealed a new trailer f… Source: Engadget | 'Final Fantasy VII Remake' still exists, and here's video proof

    May 9, 2019 | by Raheel