Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Google has fired nearly 50 employees for sexual misconduct since 2016

    Oh the heels of Thursday morning's news that Andy "Father of Android" Rubin not only forced one of his subordinates to perform a sex act that once got a sitting President nearly impeached, but also received a $90 million golden parachute when the com… Source: Engadget | Google has fired nearly 50 employees for sexual …

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Infamous swatter faces 46 more charges, including bomb threats

    Tyler Barriss, an infamous swatter whose actions allegedly led to a man's death, faces 46 new charges. They include allegations he called in bomb threats at the schools of his Halo buddies so they could have a day off, as Wired reports. Source: Engadget | Infamous swatter faces 46 more charges, including bomb threats

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel
  • What to expect from Apple's iPad and Mac event

    The last time we trekked to an Apple event, the company showed off three new phones that everyone saw coming a mile away. That's not to say the XR, XS and XS Max were in any way lacking; it's just that the leaks told us a thorough story of some l… Source: Engadget | What …

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Honda teams up with MIT and others to develop curious AI

    Honda is teaming up with three universities on a project aimed at developing curious artificial intelligence. The new three-year initiative, dubbed the Curious Minded Machine, will work towards an intelligent system that can learn continuously, much… Source: Engadget | Honda teams up with MIT and others to develop curious AI

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Apple's News app draws 90 million regular readers

    Sure, Apple includes its News app on iOS devices and Macs, but how many people actually flip through it on a regular basis? Quite a few, it seems. As part of a rare peek, the New York Times reported that News has about 90 million regular readers…. Source: Engadget | Apple's News app draws 90 …

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Google reportedly paid Andy Rubin $90 million after misconduct probe

    Android co-founder Andy Rubin left Google in 2014 and while it seemed at the time that he left on his own accord and that the split was amicable, reports surfaced last year that depicted a different situation. The Information, citing multiple sources… Source: Engadget | Google reportedly paid Andy Rubin million after misconduct probe

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Star Trek animated comedy 'Lower Decks' is coming to CBS All Access

    CBS All Access has been forging ahead with new Star Trek programming, and the streaming network has just greenlighted a new show. Star Trek: Lower Decks is a half-hour animated comedy developed by Mike McMahan, a writer for Rick and Morty and the upc… Source: Engadget | Star Trek animated comedy 'Lower Decks' is coming …

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Check out our improved and expanded buyer's guide!

    Remember gdgt? The social network-slash-product database where gadget enthusiasts rated the things they'd bought (and bookmarked the stuff they wanted)? Well, it never went away: For the past few years, the gdgt database has lived on at Engadget, whe… Source: Engadget | Check out our improved and expanded buyer's guide!

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'Pokémon Go' will track your activity without launching the app

    Pokémon Go has encouraged more than a few people to step up their physical exercise, and Niantic wants to reward that. It's launching an Adventure Sync feature in its augmented reality games (starting with Pokémon Go) that syncs with G… Source: Engadget | 'Pokémon Go' will track your activity without launching the app

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Take a trip to the depths of the world's biggest underwater sinkhole

    In 1971, underwater explorer and ocean conservationist Jacques Cousteau parked his ship in the middle of Lighthouse Reef, some 40 miles off the coast of Belize, to dive what would become one of the world's premiere scuba destinations: The Great Blue… Source: Engadget | Take a trip to the depths of the world's biggest underwater …

    October 25, 2018 | by Raheel