- Engadget•3 days ago
‘Pokemon Go’ hopes new monsters will get you outside this fall
While Pokémon Go may have lost some of its shine due to a number of problems like poorly run public events and a divisive invitation-only special battle system, the mobile game still has a decent fanbase.
- Engadget•2 days ago
Fake iPhone X has a fake notch, obviously
We're only one week away from iPhone X pre-orders, but the counterfeit market is already offering a variety of similar-looking devices to a particular crowd.
- Engadget•yesterday
The best devices and apps to up your selfie game
The first time a stranger on the train told me I had a nice smile, I didn't believe her.
- Engadget•7 hours ago
UK orders shutdown of online casino games aimed at kids
Have you ever seen a gambling machine or website that was all too conspicuously aimed at children?
- Engadget•3 days ago
The best phones under $250
Even the more affordable Google Pixel 2 commands a significant investment of $650.
- TechCrunch•3 days ago
Lyft Raises $1 Billion | Crunch Report
Lyft raises $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation, Swedish lock maker Assa Abloy acquires August Home, MongoDB up 34% on stock market debut and Facebook is testing paywalls for Instant Articles. All this on Crunch Report.
- Engadget•3 days ago
Google and Microsoft troll each other over software vulnerabilities
Google has a history of not playing nicely with Microsoft.
- Engadget•3 days ago
Volkswagen is building an electric supercar to tackle Pikes Peak
Last month, Volkswagen laid out a roadmap for its EV rollout, promising 300 zero-emissions vehicles by 2030.
- Engadget•4 days ago
Baidu wants to launch a self-driving bus in China next year
Baidu, China's search giant, is planning to release a fully self-driving bus in China next year, said CEO Robin Li in an interview at Wall Street Journal's D.Live conference.
- Engadget•4 days ago
Los Angeles police will test drones despite privacy concerns
American police have certainly used drones before, but not on this scale. The Los Angeles Police Commission has voted in favor of letting the LAPD fly drones in a year-long pilot program, making it the largest US police department to ever rely on the robotic aircraft. The force will use the drones
7News•4 days agoThe Dow crashes through the 23,000 mark & Aussies living longer
The Dow hits all time high
- TechCrunch•5 days ago
WeChat begins censoring users ahead of China's National Party Congress
Expect to see plenty of censorship news coming out of China over the next week.
- Engadget•5 days ago
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs is building an 'internet city' in Toronto
The next step for Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs is making a 2,000 acre smart neighborhood in Toronto. Google Canada will relocate its headquarters to the newly created Quayside neighborhood along the Eastern Waterfront to serve as an anchor for the area, and will invest some $50 million in the first
- Engadget•5 days ago
Earbud translators will bring us closer: The Future IRL
Going for the Babel Fish of our dreams.
- Engadget•5 days ago
Levi’s is already working with Google on a second smart jacket
Levi's connected denim jacket went on sale three weeks ago, but CEO Chip Bergh said it's already working with Google on a version 2.0.
- Engadget•6 days ago
Explore (most of) the solar system in Google Maps
Google first added the moon and Mars to Google Maps back in 2014 to commemorate the Curiosity rover's second year exploring the red planet.
- Engadget•6 days ago
Netflix could spend $8 billion on content next year
Once again, Netflix's quarterly earnings report (PDF) shows it's added even more customers (5 million in the US alone), and now boasts more than 115 million subscribers worldwide. The company is now five years into its "original content strategy" that first drew attention with House
- Engadget•6 days ago
Australia tackles revenge porn with a national reporting tool
Companies like Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Facebook have in the past made attempts to help victims of revenge porn, but it's still a big problem as recent incidents have made very clear.
- AAP•6 days ago
How to chop your energy bill
Amaysim reckons a mobile phone provider could help show the way to cut Australia's soaring power prices. "If you can break down the barriers to switch, then customers will be able to vote with action and service providers will be forced to provide better services for value," chief executive
7News•6 days agoMiners push Australian market higher
ASX enjoying a good run, thanks to the big miners.
- TechCrunch•7 days ago
Russia may soon issue its own official blockchain-based currency, the CryptoRuble
Russia will issue its own official cryptocurrency, the CryptoRuble, capping months of speculation about the country's approach to the technology. The news, first reported by CoinTelegraph, cites local news reports, which in turn cite Nikolay Nikiforov, the Russian government's minister of communications
- Engadget•9 days ago
The future of surveillance is hidden in airport ads
Public anonymity is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
