Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Twitter kills its apps on Roku, Android TV and Xbox

    Twitter pulled the plug on its official Mac app this past February, and its continuing to shut out other third party apps as well. The company tweeted that as of Thursday, May 24th, Twitter for set top media boxes Roku, Android TV and Xbox will no lo… Source: Engadget | Twitter kills its apps on …

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Customizable PS4 gamepad helps with your tricky 'Fortnite' builds

    Serious gamers or those looking for more comfort while playing PS4 games might have struggled in the past to find a good alternative to Sony's DualShock 4 peripheral. Xbox One, for its part, has strong replacement options for its regular controller,… Source: Engadget | Customizable PS4 gamepad helps with your tricky 'Fortnite' builds

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Xfinity website bug revealed home addresses and Wi-Fi passwords

    This week, ZDNet reported that a Comcast website used to activate Xfinity routers was leaking personal data, including a person's home address, the name of the Wi-Fi network and password. This bug was first uncovered by two researchers, Karan Saini a… Source: Engadget | Xfinity website bug revealed home addresses and Wi-Fi passwords

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Today’s SpaceX launch will help NASA monitor climate change

    Today, SpaceX is scheduled to launch a previously flown Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Liftoff is currently scheduled for 3:47 PM ET (12:47 PM PT). The payload includes five Iridum NEXT communication satellites and a pa… Source: Engadget | Today’s SpaceX launch will help NASA monitor climate change

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Donald Glover fans made /r/thedonald great again

    The subreddit /r/thedonald (not to be confused with /r/the_donald) was a venue for fervent Donald Trump supporters to express their affection for America's president. That is, until Donald Glover's "This Is America" (performed as Childish Gambino) to… Source: Engadget | Donald Glover fans made /r/thedonald great again

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Belkin's 3.5mm to Lightning cable delivers retro connectivity

    Apple doing away with the iPhone's headphone jack was supposed to make life a bit more streamlined, and while in many cases it has, it still presented something of a headache for those who wanted to use their device to listen to music in the car, or… Source: Engadget | Belkin's 3.5mm to Lightning cable …

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'H1Z1: Battle Royale' arrives fashionably late on PS4

    The battle royale genre is certainly all the rage right now, but before Fortnite: Battle Royale and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Daybreak's H1Z1 was challenging players with its zombie survival sandbox. It's been a bumpy ride, however, after three… Source: Engadget | 'H1Z1: Battle Royale' arrives fashionably late on PS4

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Dropbox's mobile apps make it easier to find, track and share your files

    Dropbox finally went public at the beginning this year, and over the last month or two the company has made numerous improvements to a wide variety of its services. The latest to go under the knife are the Dropbox iOS and Android apps, which get a ha… Source: Engadget | Dropbox's mobile apps make it …

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Watch Mark Zuckerberg's EU privacy hearing right here

    Mark Zuckerberg is visiting European Parliament today and you can watch the livestream right here. The broadcast starts at around 12:20 PM ET, with EU officials holding a press conference roughly an hour later to discuss the meeting's events. Zuckerb… Source: Engadget | Watch Mark Zuckerberg's EU privacy hearing right here

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Amazon is selling facial recognition tech to law enforcement

    If you're nervous about the privacy implications of Amazon's camera technology, there might be a good reason for it. The ACLU and a coalition of civil rights groups are calling on Amazon chief Jeff Bezos to stop offering Rekognition facial detection… Source: Engadget | Amazon is selling facial recognition tech to law enforcement

    May 22, 2018 | by Raheel