Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Facebook awards grants for social media and elections research

    Facebook is making good on its promise to better understand the complicated role it plays in global politics. The social media giant announced the first recipients of a grant that will allow researchers access to its privacy-protected data for the st… Source: Engadget | Facebook awards grants for social media and elections research

    April 29, 2019 | by Raheel
  • The billion point laser cloud that will help rebuild Notre Dame

    On April 15th, 2019 around 6:40 pm, I was walking around the Jardin du Luxembourg park in Paris with some friends when we saw some yellow colored smoke in the sky. We thought nothing of it, but soon discovered, shocked, that one of the most famous la… Source: Engadget | The billion point laser cloud …

    April 29, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Samsung imagines a wraparound smartphone display

    If that whole folding smartphone thing doesn't work out, Samsung has lot of other ideas cooking. It recently received patent approval for a continuous display that covers the front, while folding around the top and part of the rear of the phone, as s… Source: Engadget | Samsung imagines a wraparound smartphone display

    April 29, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Chrome exploit uses a fake address bar for phishing attacks

    Cyberattackers don't need to find obscure technical flaws to launch phishing attacks — they might just need a screen capture and some clever web coding. Developer James Fisher has found a relatively simple exploit in Chrome for mobile that takes ad… Source: Engadget | Chrome exploit uses a fake address bar for phishing attacks

    April 29, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Action Launcher revamp comes with ad-supported searches

    Action Launcher has received a tune-up for the spring, but its biggest change may be how it makes money. Version 40 of the Android launcher has introduced an Action Search feature that looks across apps, contacts, settings and the web, but also disp… Source: Engadget | Action Launcher revamp comes with ad-supported searches

    April 29, 2019 | by Raheel
  • PewDiePie asks for end to 'subscribe' meme after synagogue shooting

    PewDiePie (aka Felix Kjellberg) has largely left himself out of commentary on the effects of the "subscribe to PewDiePie" meme that has been circulating for months, but he's now weighing in. The YouTube star has posted a video calling on viewers to… Source: Engadget | PewDiePie asks for end to 'subscribe' meme after synagogue shooting

    April 29, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Overcast can create clips from any public podcast

    It can be a headache to share a favorite podcast moment with your friends. Unless you're willing to dive into the file with a media editor, you'll usually have to share the whole episode and make a note of the time. Overcast, however, might have just… Source: Engadget | Overcast can create clips from any …

    April 29, 2019 | by Raheel
  • E*Trade may offer trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum

    Cryptocurrency traders might soon have an important ally. A Bloomberg source claims E*Trade is in the midst of work to enable trading cryptocurrencies, starting with Bitcoin and Ethereum. It would think about adding other currencies going forward,… Source: Engadget | E*Trade may offer trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum

    April 28, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Epic pulled the Siphon from 'Fortnite' after it frustrated most players

    Epic has to walk a fine line between courting the Fortnite esports crowd and satisfying the bulk of its audience, and that's particularly apparent today. The developer has explained that it pulled the Siphon (a feature that gave health and shields a… Source: Engadget | Epic pulled the Siphon from 'Fortnite' after it frustrated most …

    April 28, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Apple poached Intel's 5G leader weeks ahead of Qualcomm truce

    Intel's decision to bail on 5G modems may have gone hand-in-hand with Apple's truce with Qualcomm, but it's now clear there were hints of a shift weeks earlier. The Telegraph has learned that Apple poached Intel's 5G phone modem leader, Umashankar T… Source: Engadget | Apple poached Intel's 5G leader weeks ahead of Qualcomm truce

    April 28, 2019 | by Raheel