Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Strange interstellar object 'Oumuamua is tiny and very reflective

    After no small amount of mystery, we're starting to understand more about 'Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object to visit the Solar System. A newly published study indicates that the object can't be that large, for one thing. As the Spitzer… Source: Engadget | Strange interstellar object 'Oumuamua is tiny and very reflective

    November 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Ben Wander's quest to become a household name

    Even casual video game fans know Sid Meier's name. They've seen it countless times, printed in sturdy text across every box in the Civilization series for the past 27 years, the most recent one being 2016's Sid Meier's Civilization VI. It's come to t… Source: Engadget | Ben Wander's quest to become a household name

    November 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Microsoft opens the door to native ARM apps on Windows 10

    ARM-based Windows 10 devices have improved in performance, but the software is another story — without official tools to write native 64-bit ARM apps, it's been difficult to help these machines reach their potential. That shouldn't be an issue afte… Source: Engadget | Microsoft opens the door to native ARM apps on Windows 10

    November 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • First 'State of Decay 2' content update adds stealthy crossbows

    If you thought State of Decay 2 was getting a bit stale even with a little DLC, relief is at hand. Undead Labs has released its expected free Zedhunter update, and it promises some significant changes to the gameplay in addition to extra missions –… Source: Engadget | First 'State of Decay 2' content update …

    November 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Alexa can wake up more of your smart home devices

    You can certainly use Amazon's Alexa to turn on some devices, but that support is frequently limited. What if a device is in a low-power state and won't respond to your hue and cry? Amazon now has a solution. It recently added a "wake-on-LAN" contr… Source: Engadget | Alexa can wake up more of your …

    November 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • NASA bids Kepler 'goodnight' with last set of commands

    The Kepler Space Telescope has officially gone to sleep for good. On November 15th, the death anniversary of its namesake German astronomer Johannes Kepler, its ground team sent it a series of "goodnight" commands. They were meant to disable the tele… Source: Engadget | NASA bids Kepler 'goodnight' with last set of commands

    November 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Google may add public comments for searches

    Google+ is shutting down in the wake of a data privacy flaw, but that doesn't mean Google is now uninterested in social features. The 9to5Google crew has discovered what appears to be in-testing support for comments on search results. The feature w… Source: Engadget | Google may add public comments for searches

    November 18, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Tumblr for iOS disappears from the App Store

    You won't want to rush to get Tumblr's iOS app at the moment… because you can't. Users have noticed that the social network (part of Engadget's parent company Verizon) has been unavailable on the App Store. It's not certain what prompted the disapp… Source: Engadget | Tumblr for iOS disappears from the App Store

    November 17, 2018 | by Raheel
  • SpaceX drops plans to make Falcon 9 rockets more reusable

    For a while, SpaceX has dreamed of making its Falcon 9 rocket as reusable as possible, and not just the first stage. Now, though, it's having a change of heart. SpaceX has scrapped plans to make the rocket's second stage reusable. Instead, Elon Mu… Source: Engadget | SpaceX drops plans to make Falcon 9 rockets …

    November 17, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'Devil May Cry' series coming from the producer of 'Castlevania'

    After Adi Shankar chalked up a hit with his animated Castlevania series on Netflix, what's he going to do next? Why, adapt another classic, darkly-themed video game franchise, of course. Shankar told IGN in an interview that he's developing an animat… Source: Engadget | 'Devil May Cry' series coming from the producer of 'Castlevania'

    November 17, 2018 | by Raheel