Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Kenwood will be one of the first to offer wireless Android Auto

    Google talked about wireless Android Auto back in spring 2016, but there hasn't exactly been widespread adoption. You still have to assume that you'll need a USB cable when you hit the road. That's about to change: JVCKenwood has casually teased pl… Source: Engadget | Kenwood will be one of the first to offer wireless …

    December 31, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Telegram suspends channel for encouraging violent Iran protests

    Iran is currently engulfed in demonstrations: many are protesting the clerical leadership, corruption and increasing costs of living, while counter-protestors are trying to protect the regime. And Telegram finds itself caught in the middle. The cha… Source: Engadget | Telegram suspends channel for encouraging violent Iran protests

    December 31, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Florida may finally implement full ban on texting while driving

    There are 43 states that currently treat texting while driving as a primary offense, but Florida isn't one of them — you have to break another law before texting enters the picture. However, less-than-attentive commuters might not get away with it… Source: Engadget | Florida may finally implement full ban on texting while driving

    December 30, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Cryptocurrency expert kidnapped for $1 million bitcoin ransom

    On Tuesday, cryptocurrency expert Pavel Lerner was snatched by an armed gang wearing ski masks near his office in Ukraine. It was a kidnap-for-ransom scheme, but with a high-tech twist: instead of asking for easily traceable paper money, the kidnappe… Source: Engadget | Cryptocurrency expert kidnapped for million bitcoin ransom

    December 30, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Apple's $29 iPhone battery replacements are available a month early

    Apple was only poised to offer discounted iPhone battery replacements to Americans in late January, but they're already here. The company has issued a statement announcing that the $29 replacements are available today (December 30th) in the US for af… Source: Engadget | Apple's iPhone battery replacements are available a month early

    December 30, 2017 | by Raheel
  • State Department releases emails from Clinton aide Huma Abedin

    Like it or not, the Hillary Clinton email saga isn't over yet. The US State Department has released about 2,800 emails and other documents from former Clinton aide Huma Abedin that were found on the laptop of her soon-to-be-former husband Anthony We… Source: Engadget | State Department releases emails from Clinton aide Huma Abedin

    December 30, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Xbox party chat arrives on iOS in beta

    You no longer need an Android phone if you want to join in Xbox party chats when you're away from your console — Microsoft has introduced party chat to the beta Xbox app for iOS. If you've been accepted into the program (you have to sign up first),… Source: Engadget | Xbox party chat arrives …

    December 30, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Blunders and blockbusters from the biggest names in tech

    In many ways, the world in 2016 was defined by its mistakes. Companies let products languish, and when they did release updates, they often made questionable design choices. And of course, one of Samsung's most important phones literally went up in s… Source: Engadget | Blunders and blockbusters from the biggest names in tech

    December 30, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Birkenstock vs. Amazon feud extends to search typos

    In 2016 Birkenstock chose to stop doing business with Amazon, citing problems with counterfeit goods on the site and shady resellers. Now, the shoe company has a court win too, where a German judge ruled that Amazon can't even buy ads on variations o… Source: Engadget | Birkenstock vs. Amazon feud extends to search typos

    December 30, 2017 | by Raheel
  • LAPD arrested a 25-year-old suspect in Wichita 'swatting' case

    Thursday night Wichita police killed Andrew Finch after responding to a call claiming a man at his address had shot someone and was holding others hostage. That call was a hoax, commonly referred to as "swatting," and in this case, it's apparently li… Source: Engadget | LAPD arrested a 25-year-old suspect in Wichita 'swatting' case

    December 30, 2017 | by Raheel