Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Facebook's next news feed tweak: ranking 'trusted' sources

    Last week Mark Zuckerberg kicked off his year of making sure your time on Facebook is "well spent" by announcing that feeds will refocus on items shared by friends, instead of news. Today the CEO followed up with an announcement that the site will tr… Source: Engadget | Facebook's next news feed tweak: ranking 'trusted' …

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • ‘Zikr’ brings transcendental Sufi dancing to VR

    Director Gabo Arora has spent the past few years promoting virtual reality as the ideal medium for evoking empathy. He spearheaded the UN's VR app, which featured two of his films, Clouds Over Sidra and My Mother's Wing. Now, with Zikr: A Sufi Reviva… Source: Engadget | ‘Zikr’ brings transcendental Sufi dancing to VR

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Oculus shows how much VR has evolved at Sundance

    Two years into the rise of modern virtual reality, following the launch of the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR, the medium might seem as if it's losing a bit of its luster. Headsets are cheaper and easier to use, especially with new Windows… Source: Engadget | Oculus shows how much VR has evolved …

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • This chat app only works when your phone battery is low

    We spend a lot of time trying to eke out a few more minutes from our smart phones. Apple is offering cheap battery replacements and apologizing for iPhone slowdowns, while Android may update to show you which apps drain your battery the most. It's no… Source: Engadget | This chat app only works when your …

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Netflix orders a weekly show hosted by Joel McHale

    Netflix has snagged several former show hosts to head their own programs, from Chelsea Handler to David Letterman. Next on the list is Joel McHale, who notably starred in the priceless sitcom Community but got big helming E! channel's unscripted pop… Source: Engadget | Netflix orders a weekly show hosted by Joel McHale

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Facebook's fake war on fake news

    It's hard watching Facebook struggle. Like how for the past two years it's alternated between looking like it's doing something about fake news, and actually doing something about fake news. The company's latest stab at the problem is saying it will… Source: Engadget | Facebook's fake war on fake news

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Def Leppard albums you might actually listen to are now streaming

    The list of streaming holdouts just got shorter. British rock outfit Def Leppard has made its catalog of older albums available on streaming services for the first time. Until now, only the band's more recent releases were on the likes of Spotify and… Source: Engadget | Def Leppard albums you might actually listen to are …

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Duncan Jones' sci-fi movie 'Mute' debuts on Netflix February 23rd

    Duncan Jones' next movie won't be coming to theaters — it's going straight to streaming. The Moon and Warcraft director has revealed that his long-in-the-making sci-fi film noire, Mute, will premiere on Netflix February 23rd. The movie is set in a f… Source: Engadget | Duncan Jones' sci-fi movie 'Mute' debuts on Netflix February 23rd

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Amazon adds voice control to its Alexa app for Android

    Amazon added voice commands to its Music and Shopping apps a while back, but if you wanted to use your phone as an Echo-style speaker, you were out of luck. Now, though, an Alexa app update adds support for Alexa voice interaction on your Android pho… Source: Engadget | Amazon adds voice control to its …

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Survival game ’We Happy Few’ is delayed until summer

    We've been excited about We Happy Few, the paranoia-fueled horror survival game set in a small English town, for awhile now. But it looks like we're going to have to wait a bit longer to play it. While the game was originally scheduled to be released… Source: Engadget | Survival game ’We Happy Few’ is …

    January 19, 2018 | by Raheel