Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • HTC shows off Vive Cosmos VR controllers in a new video

    HTC is slowly but surely sharing more information about the Vive Cosmos after the company showed the system off at CES earlier this year. The official HTC Vive Twitter account has posted a short video giving us a glimpse of how the Cosmos controllers… Source: Engadget | HTC shows off Vive Cosmos VR controllers in …

    February 21, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Nike's self-lacing Adapt BB shoes aren't playing well with Android phones

    How do you know you're living in the future? When your shoes have technical problems. Owners on Google Play and CNET report that Nike's Android companion app for the self-lacing Adapt BB has some teething troubles, most notably a buggy firmware updat… Source: Engadget | Nike's self-lacing Adapt BB shoes aren't playing well with Android …

    February 21, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Samsung's Galaxy S10 provides a sneak peek at WiFi's future

    Samsung's Galaxy S10 and S10+ have a lot going for them; their luscious OLED displays, the in-screen fingerprint reader, and they each have three rear-facing camera lenses. Another interesting feature on both these phones (as well as on the lower-end… Source: Engadget | Samsung's Galaxy S10 provides a sneak peek at WiFi's future

    February 21, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Pinterest blocks some searches to curb anti-vaccination myths

    Social networks have made a number of efforts to halt the spread of anti-vaccination myths, but Pinterest recently took things a step further: it's curbing all talk about vaccination. The site has revealed to the Wall Street Journal that it blocked… Source: Engadget | Pinterest blocks some searches to curb anti-vaccination myths

    February 21, 2019 | by Raheel
  • NASA's free interactive photo book shows the abstract beauty of Earth

    NASA just released 168 pages of stunning images showing the planet's atmosphere, water, land, ice and snow from a satellite's perspective. For $53, you can buy a hardcover version of the book, simply titled Earth. Or you can accept the unavoidable tr… Source: Engadget | NASA's free interactive photo book shows the abstract beauty of …

    February 21, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch Active hands-on: Ready for the gym

    Samsung's updated watch is a stripped-down version of what came before it. Amid all the four (four?!) new phones Samsung paraded out at its Unpacked event, the Galaxy Watch Active is Samsung's newest smartwatch, with a design that feels less aggr… Source: Engadget | Samsung Galaxy Watch Active hands-on: Ready for the gym

    February 20, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Samsung’s 2019 ‘Unpacked’ event by the numbers

    Welp, that's 90 minutes we're never getting back. In a lackluster announcement event held in San Francisco on Wednesday, Samsung execs stumbled their way through repeated applause breaks to tell the world about the company's newest needless mobile de… Source: Engadget | Samsung’s 2019 ‘Unpacked’ event by the numbers

    February 20, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Samsung CEO says the Galaxy Home speaker will arrive by April

    While the Samsung Galaxy Home was nowhere to be seen at the company's Galaxy Unpacked event held today, the smart speaker apparently has not been forgotten. DJ Koh, vice chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, told CNET that the company plans to lau… Source: Engadget | Samsung CEO says the Galaxy Home speaker will arrive …

    February 20, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Disney, Nestle pull YouTube ads in uproar over child videos

    YouTube is still grappling with predatory comments on child videos, and it's once again facing the consequences. Bloomberg has learned that Disney, Fortnite creator Epic Games, Nestle and Oetker have "paused" spending on YouTube ads after video blo… Source: Engadget | Disney, Nestle pull YouTube ads in uproar over child videos

    February 20, 2019 | by Raheel
  • The S10 has a Bixby button, but it can be remapped to open any app

    Samsung's newest, shiniest phones, the Galaxy S10 line, come with a Bixby button just like the company's previous devices, but this time around, there's a twist: The key is completely customizable. S10 owners can remap the Bixby button to open any ap… Source: Engadget | The S10 has a Bixby button, but it can be …

    February 20, 2019 | by Raheel