Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Hackers stole $40 million from a major Bitcoin exchange

    Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that it lost $40 million (7,000 Bitcoins) in a "large scale security breach." The company said that hackers accessed a hot wallet that contained about two percent of its total BT… Source: Engadget | Hackers stole million from a major Bitcoin exchange

    May 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Vivaldi browser syncs Razer Chroma lights with website colors

    If you use the Vivaldi browser with a Razer Chroma-enabled device, you'll find your surroundings lit up with a different color based on the website you're visiting. The browser's latest version comes with Chroma integration, which dynamically syncs c… Source: Engadget | Vivaldi browser syncs Razer Chroma lights with website colors

    May 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Intel will open three Project Athena Open Labs to test next-gen laptops

    Intel is opening three laboratories in Taipei, Taiwan, Shanghai, China and Folsom, California to test vendors' laptop components and ensure they adhere to Project Athena's specifications. The tech giant first announced Project Athena at CES earlier t… Source: Engadget | Intel will open three Project Athena Open Labs to test next-gen laptops

    May 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Nintendo is adding 'Donkey Kong Jr.' to Switch Online

    Nintendo keeps adding heavyweight game titles from years past to Switch Online, making the subscription service more and more tempting. Now, the service is adding three new games to its list: Donkey Kong Jr., VS. Excitebike and Clu Clu Land. They're… Source: Engadget | Nintendo is adding 'Donkey Kong Jr.' to Switch Online

    May 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • What we're watching: 'Lucifer,' 'Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men'

    This week Lucifer returns from the dead for a fourth season on Netflix, while the streaming service also offers up its first season of The Society, with a description that includes the text "a modern take on Lord of the Flies." It also has Wine Count… Source: Engadget | What we're watching: 'Lucifer,' 'Wu-Tang Clan: …

    May 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • MIT AI model is 'significantly' better at predicting breast cancer

    MIT researchers have invented a new AI-driven way of looking at mammograms that can help detect breast cancer in women up to five years in advance. A deep learning model created by a team of researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Inte… Source: Engadget | MIT AI model is 'significantly' better at predicting breast …

    May 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • 'Apex Legends' is coming to mobile devices

    How will Respawn and EA keep Apex Legends' momentum going? Do what Epic did, apparently — bring the game to phones and tablets. As part of a call discussing its latest quarterly earnings, EA said it would release versions of the Titanfall-based ba… Source: Engadget | 'Apex Legends' is coming to mobile devices

    May 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Android Pie hits 10 percent adoption two months ahead of its ancestors

    Google left people in the dark regarding Android Pie's adoption for more than half a year, but it's finally lifting the curtain — and Pie is doing better than its predecessors. Updated stats supplied to VentureBeat show that 10.4 percent of active… Source: Engadget | Android Pie hits 10 percent adoption two months ahead of …

    May 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Google will let you play simple games on smart displays

    Starting today, developers will be able to create games for Google's smart displays. Google is opening up access to a Google Assistant-based framework called Interactive Canvas, which will allow them to build full-screen apps (or Actions) on smart di… Source: Engadget | Google will let you play simple games on smart displays

    May 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Watch Google's I/O 2019 keynote in 13 minutes

    To say that Google had a busy I/O keynote would be an understatement. There were new Pixel phones and a Nest smart display, but those were really just the start. Google also had an avalanche of AI and software updates, including a next-gen Assist… Source: Engadget | Watch Google's I/O 2019 keynote in 13 minutes

    May 7, 2019 | by Raheel