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Google is trimming the prices of some of its most desirable products under the guise of a summer blowout sale. The company's official store is discounting its flagship smartphone, the Pixel 2 XL, knocking $100 off the price of both the 64GB and 128GB… Source: Engadget | Google's summer sale cuts Home Max and Pixel …
July 9, 2018 | by RaheelWith 42 million US subscribers, almost six billion dollars in profit over the past three years, and 29 Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017 alone, it goes without saying HBO is doing something right. But according to AT&T executive and newly enthroned W… Source: Engadget | HBO must 'change direction' to flourish, says its new boss
July 9, 2018 | by RaheelIt's Monday morning, and we've had a space-centric weekend at Engadget. But while NASA is keeping busy, ESPN is axing its comment sections. Oh, and we test out a panini press for weed. Source: Engadget | The Morning After: Mars soil samples and a panini press for weed
July 9, 2018 | by RaheelThe UK has big plans to eliminate sales of new gasoline- and diesel-powered cars by 2040. Electric vehicles (EVs) are the key to making that work, but the required chargers are few and far between. Today, the government is unveiling a proposal requir… Source: Engadget | The UK wants every new home to come with …
July 9, 2018 | by RaheelAlmost every action-adventure game has an unrealistic health system. In Gears of War, for instance, you can take a shockingly high number of bullets (at least on the standard difficulty) before your hero starts to crawl along the floor. Halo: Combat… Source: Engadget | Uncharted's Nathan Drake isn't a bullet sponge after all
July 9, 2018 | by RaheelSocial networks can provide valuable services to the less fortunate, but sometimes they may be as much symptoms of problems as they are solutions. Reuters has reported that Argentina's poor are increasingly turning to Facebook-based "barter clubs" to… Source: Engadget | Argentina residents use Facebook 'barter clubs' to make ends meet
July 9, 2018 | by RaheelOne of the better-known (if at times infamous) anime shows of recent years is getting the video game treatment. Studio Trigger and Dragon Ball FighterZ developer Arc System Works have announced Kill la Kill the Game: If, a 3D brawler adaptation of (… Source: Engadget | Over-the-top anime 'Kill la Kill' becomes a game in …
July 9, 2018 | by RaheelBack in April, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) agreed to figure out whether it's possible to bring Martian soil samples back to Earth. Now, the ESA has granted Airbus a $5.2 million contract to design a concept for a rover that can collect t… Source: Engadget | Airbus is designing a Mars rover …
July 9, 2018 | by RaheelThe elimination of coal power isn't just good for the environment… it's quickly becoming good for the corporate bottom line. Insurance giant Swiss Re has enacted a policy that refuses coverage to any company that either generates 30 percent or mor… Source: Engadget | Insurance giant stops covering firms that depend on coal
July 9, 2018 | by RaheelTesla hasn't done much to promote the Model 3 after the initial pre-order rush, and has even conducted an anti-marketing campaign (such as encouraging Model 3 customers to switch to the Model S) to help its assembly line keep up with demand. Elon Mus… Source: Engadget | Tesla may finally start promoting the Model 3
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