• Facebook tests split News Feed that keeps friends front and center

    Facebook is currently testing a new dual-feed setup that separates Page-generated posts from ads and posts from friends, The Guardian reports. The trial is currently underway in six countries — Bolivia, Guatemala, Cambodia, Slovakia, Serbia and Sri… Source: Engadget | Facebook tests split News Feed that keeps friends front and center

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Google ‘actively investigating’ reports of OLED burn-in issues on Pixel 2 XL displays

     The Google Pixel 2 XL may have just launched this past week, but over the weekend reports began to surface that the device’s OLED screen was already exhibiting signs of burn-in, which left UI elements faintly evident after switching screens. A Google spokesperson confirmed that the company was looking into the reports: The Pixel 2 …

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel
  • TiVo’s rumored voice-controlled DVR pops up at Amazon, Best Buy

    We've been looking forward to a voice-controlled TiVo for a few months thanks to a leak about a new peanut-style Bluetooth remote and trademark for new products with the "Vox" name appended. Now it appears that both the TiVo Bolt Vox and TIVo Mini Vo… Source: Engadget | TiVo’s rumored voice-controlled DVR pops up at …

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Yeah, that secret Twitter account actually does belong to James Comey

    Twitter’s about to get even more interesting for Donald Trump. After a Gizmodo article published in March prompted months of speculation as to whether or not former FBI Director James Comey has a secret Twitter account, the rumors have finally been put to rest. Yes everyone, today it was revealed that Twitter user Reinhold Niebuhr …

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Cookie Monster must stop the Crumbies in this parody of 'The Walking Dead'

    Sesame Street‘s trading zombies for cookie-snatching gingerbread in its new parody of AMC’s The Walking Dead.  In this dystopian Sesame Street reality, Cookie Monster (or in this case, Sheriff Graham) must learn to exercise control over his cookie cravings lest he attract the attentions of the dreaded Crumbies. As Sheriff Graham’s number one vice proves …

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Play the first set of original Xbox games on the Xbox One tomorrow

    In terms of new software, Microsoft doesn't have much to offer Xbox One owners this holiday unless you want to play the fourth Forza in as many years. What it does have though, are a baker's dozen of games from the original Xbox. Some we already knew… Source: Engadget | Play the first set of …

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel
  • SNES-themed 3DS XL isn't the Classic you're looking for, but it's easier to buy

    How is Nintendo so good at making us covet things that we already own in a slightly different form? That’s almost certainly the question on many a fan’s mind this morning as word of a Super NES-themed New 3DS XL surfaces. The handheld has been out for almost three years now, and it’s since been …

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Global app revenue and downloads hit record levels in Q3

     App downloads and revenue hit record levels in the third quarter of 2017, according to a new report out this morning from App Annie. Downloads across the two major app stores, Apple’s App Store and Google Play, reached nearly 26 billion worldwide – up 8 percent over the same time last year. That figure doesn’t …

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel
  • 'Stranger Things 2' basically gives everyone a cellphone

    The second season of Stranger Things takes place in 1984, in a carefully curated world of mullets, muscle cars and arcades. Pick any scene, study it closely, and the obsessive attention to detail becomes clear: Yard signs proudly read, "Reagan/Bush '… Source: Engadget | 'Stranger Things 2' basically gives everyone a cellphone

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Watching Elizabeth Warren tell her #MeToo story will ruin your week

    As women in Congress, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Claire McCaskill, Mazie Hirono, and Heidi Heitkamp present strong, reasonable, and resilient personas to their largely male colleagues in Congress. Which is part of what makes a new video from Meet the Press, in which the four lion-like Senators candidly share their own chilling #MeToo stories of sexual …

    October 23, 2017 | by Raheel