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This was a big week for huge corporate profits. Microsoft and Nintendo reported healthy business growth to start off the latest earnings season. Amazon announced that it will be bumping the subscription cost for Prime by 20 percent. And a knockoff Ma… Source: Engadget | After Math: Get rich or die tryin
April 29, 2018 | by RaheelTesla will be one of the first to tell you not to put too much faith in Autopilot. It's currently more of an advanced driver assist than a full self-driving system. However, one driver recently ignored that advice in dramatic fashion. Nottingham, UK… Source: Engadget | Tesla owner faces 18-month ban for leaving the driver's …
April 29, 2018 | by RaheelBy popular request, Ben is tearing down the retro Sega Saturn games console. Back in the day, the Saturn was Sega's attempt to compete against Sony's PlayStation, even though it already had a CD-based console add-on for the Genesis / Mega Drive i… Source: Engadget | Ben Heck's Sega Saturn teardown
April 29, 2018 | by RaheelIt'd be hard to blame Huawei executives if they're feeling very nervous lately. The US has created havoc for ZTE by renewing an export ban over trade violations, potentially depriving it of its Android license and leaving it without a platform. How… Source: Engadget | Huawei may have a backup OS in case it has …
April 29, 2018 | by RaheelThe Trump administration hasn't been shy about wanting to roll back emissions and fuel economy guidelines, but there's been a key obstacle to that: California. It has a waiver permitting it to apply tougher emissions standards, and that (combined wit… Source: Engadget | NHTSA proposal would override California's tougher emissions rules
April 29, 2018 | by RaheelThe European Space Agency has updated Gaia's 3D star map, making it much richer and more likely to make you feel like a tiny speck of dust in an incredibly vast universe. This updated map includes stellar objects up to 8,000 light-years away, whereas… Source: Engadget | ESA releases the most detailed star map yet
April 29, 2018 | by RaheelAnother day, another LG G7 ThinQ teaser. Following the 1,000-nit super bright display, today the Korean giant decided to boast another feature on its upcoming flagship smartphone: the "Boombox Speaker." As the name implies, we're told to expect a spe… Source: Engadget | LG G7 ThinQ's speaker is apparently ten times louder than others
April 29, 2018 | by RaheelMany were upset that e-waste recycling pioneer Eric Lundgren was going to prison for creating his unofficial Windows restore discs, and in some cases pointed the finger at Microsoft for its role in the conviction. Microsoft, however, doesn't think h… Source: Engadget | Microsoft defends conviction of e-waste recycler over piracy
April 28, 2018 | by RaheelOne of Mars 2020's heat shields cracked after a week-long series of tests, and NASA has no choice but to ask Lockheed Martin to build a replacement. The heat shield's purpose is to envelope and protect the Mars 2020 rover and landing system so they d… Source: Engadget | Mars 2020 lander's heat shield cracks …
April 28, 2018 | by RaheelFacebook has tried numerous methods in a bid to fight fake news. Not all of them are successful, though, and it's now clear that they can even backfire. Its decision to flag false stories led to more sharing as those determined to believe the claim… Source: Engadget | Facebook shrinks fake news links in hopes …
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