Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Google will help you pronounce difficult words

    Google wants to make it easier to learn word pronunciations. Today, it introduced a new Search feature that will let users practice saying tricky words. When you look up a pronunciation, Google will provide an answer, and when you say the word into y… Source: Engadget | Google will help you pronounce difficult words

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Rare's next Xbox game is pure 'Princess Mononoke'

    If Sea of Thieves isn't your bag, how about a sumptuous cel-shaded game from Rare that looks like a lost Miyazaki film? The Microsoft studio announced Everwild today during the XO19 Inside Xbox presentation, and while there aren't many details to run… Source: Engadget | Rare's next Xbox game is pure 'Princess Mononoke'

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel
  • 'Life is Strange' dev's upcoming game centers on twins and trans identity

    Dontnod Entertainment has more than Twin Mirror on its slate for next year. At X019, Xbox Games Studios announced the Life is Strange developer is working on another narrative adventure title for 2020 called Tell Me Why. You'll play as twins Tyler an… Source: Engadget | 'Life is Strange' dev's upcoming game centers on twins …

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Microsoft adds over 50 games to xCloud preview, plans launch for 2020

    A month after Microsoft kicked off the preview for Project xCloud, its game streaming service that'll go toe-to-toe with Stadia, the company is planning to ramp things up even more. It's adding more than 50 new games to the xCloud preview, including… Source: Engadget | Microsoft adds over 50 games to xCloud preview, plans launch …

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel
  • 'Grounded' is an ant-sized survival game set in a suburban backyard

    If The Outer Worlds has got you excited to play whatever Obsidian Entertainment's cooking up next, you won't have to wait too much longer. Its first-person survival title, Grounded, will arrive on Xbox Game Preview next spring. Source: Engadget | 'Grounded' is an ant-sized survival game set in a suburban backyard

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Uber has to pay New Jersey nearly $650 million in employment taxes

    Uber may insist that its drivers are contractors and not employees, but New Jersey isn't buying that argument. The state's labor department has slapped Uber and its Rasier subsidiary with a nearly $650 million bill for overdue unemployment and disabi… Source: Engadget | Uber has to pay New Jersey nearly 0 million in employment taxes

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Jabra's Elite 75t true wireless earbuds are available now for $180

    It took longer than expected, but Jabra's Elite 75t is here — and with a small upside for patent would-be buyers. The true wireless earbuds will be available today for $180, a slight drop from the originally quoted $200, through Amazon, Best Buy and… Source: Engadget | Jabra's Elite 75t true wireless earbuds are available …

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel
  • 'Fortnite' star Ewok is the latest Twitch streamer to switch to Mixer

    Yet another prominent streamer is leaving Twitch for Microsoft's Mixer. Soleil "Faze Ewok" Wheeler announced on Thursday that she will stream her upcoming Fortnite play sessions exclusively on the platform starting "soon." Source: Engadget | 'Fortnite' star Ewok is the latest Twitch streamer to switch to Mixer

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Opera's latest browser update will show you how much you're being tracked

    With its previous release, Opera unveiled a tracker blocker for its browser that sped it up by up to 20 percent and offered more privacy, to boot. With the latest version, you'll be able to see a list of those trackers to get an idea of just how ofte… Source: Engadget | Opera's latest browser …

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Stanford publishes its massive Apple Watch heart-rate study

    The Stanford researchers that conducted Apple's Heart Study have published their paper in the New England Journal of Medicine. They previously released the study's preliminary results, but you can now read the full paper if you're curious about how t… Source: Engadget | Stanford publishes its massive Apple Watch heart-rate study

    November 14, 2019 | by Raheel