Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Twitter's latest test lets you follow topics

    Twitter isn't relenting in its eagerness to test new features. The social site has begun testing an option to follow topics in addition to people. You'll have to pick from a list of topics curated by Twitter, starting with sports, but it should exp… Source: Engadget | Twitter's latest test lets you follow topics

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel
  • 'Apex Legends' Iron Crown event goes live with solo mode

    Apex Legends fans have two weeks to take part in new challenges, including venturing out to King's Canyon on their own. The Iron Collection Crown event and temporary Solos mode has gone live, with this trial run set to end on August 27th. Source: Engadget | 'Apex Legends' Iron Crown event goes live with solo …

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Jaguar woos Tesla owners with $3,000 I-Pace EV discount

    In a bid to kick start sales of its I-Pace luxury electric vehicle (EV), Jaguar has set its sights at an unlikely target: current Tesla owners. The automaker confirmed to Engadget that it's offering a select group of Tesla owners $3,000 off the price… Source: Engadget | Jaguar woos Tesla owners with ,000 I-Pace EV …

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Back to school: The best TVs for a dorm (and what to stream on them)

    Please enjoy this guide to the best TVs and streamers to use in a dorm room, just one part of our larger 2019 back-to-school guide. In addition to top picks in 11 categories — everything from laptops to smartphones to gaming and dorm gear — we went… Source: Engadget | Back to school: The best …

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Facebook paid people to transcribe Messenger voice chats

    Add Facebook to the list of tech firms who've halted their audio transcriptions over privacy concerns. The company confirmed to Bloomberg that contractors had been transcribing Messenger voice chats to determine if AI had correctly interpreted the m… Source: Engadget | Facebook paid people to transcribe Messenger voice chats

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel
  • CBS and Viacom agree to sign $30 billion merger deal

    CBS and Viacom have reached a long-rumored merger agreement. The two companies announced today that they will reunite as ViacomCBS. According to The Wall Street Journal, CBS and Viacom hope that, together, they'll be better positioned to fight agains… Source: Engadget | CBS and Viacom agree to sign billion merger deal

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Audible teams with 'The Walking Dead' creators on audio originals

    Audible's push into original content now includes a team-up with a company best-known for its comic books and TV shows. The Amazon-owned audiobook service has struck a deal with Skybound, the team behind The Walking Dead, to create multiple Audible… Source: Engadget | Audible teams with 'The Walking Dead' creators on audio originals

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Reese Witherspoon to star in Netflix sci-fi film ‘Pyros’

    Netflix has landed the rights to a new sci-fi film that will star Reese Witherspoon. The streaming provider announced today that the Big Little Lies star will star in Pyros, a film adaptation of a short story by Thomas Pierce. It will undoubtedly be… Source: Engadget | Reese Witherspoon to star in Netflix sci-fi film …

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Build the PC of your dreams… on PS4, Xbox and Switch

    PC Building Simulator, a game in which players can create monster PC gaming rigs, is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Before you start asking too many questions about the cognitive dissonance of building a virtual PC on a… Source: Engadget | Build the PC of your dreams… on PS4, Xbox …

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Prepare yourselves for a deluge of new AR filters on Instagram

    As of today, anyone can create AR filters and effects for Instagram. Facebook has opened Spark AR — the tool responsible for pretty much every AR experience you've encountered across Facebook's products — to the Instagramming public. Source: Engadget | Prepare yourselves for a deluge of new AR filters on Instagram

    August 13, 2019 | by Raheel