American politicians may not be the only government figures concerned about Amazon's proposed acquisition of iRobot. The Financial Times sources claim European Union regulators are grilling Amazon ahead of a "likely" official investigation. The European Commission has sent questions about potential privacy issues, including Roomba robot vacuums' ability to capture imagery. Officials are worried … [Read more...]
Microsoft's 'carbon aware' updates feature begins rolling out on Xbox consoles
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new update for Xbox consoles. Among the more notable features the February release adds is the “carbon aware” functionality the company began testing last month. When your Xbox has access to the internet, you can set it to schedule game, app and operating system updates based on local carbon intensity data. According to Microsoft, doing so may lead to your console … [Read more...]
Final Fantasy VII’s Midgar is the latest grimy locale coming to 'PowerWash Simulator'
PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab will soon give players more stuff to clean up with their trusty pressure washers, as it's adding another free crossover expansion. Five levels set in Final Fantasy VII's Midgard are coming to the game on March 2nd. You'll be able to team up with some friends and blast away muck from Cloud's Hardy Daytona motorcycle, the interior of Tifa Lockheart’s Seventh … [Read more...]
Activision wants Blizzard employees to return to the office in July
Amid ongoing unionization efforts at the company, Activision will soon require Blizzard employees to spend the majority of their week working out of the company’s offices. An Activision spokesperson told Engadget employees with the company’s publishing unit will be required to work from the office at least three days per week starting April 10th. On July 10th, the same policy goes into effect for … [Read more...]
Verizon expands its 2Gbps Fios to New York’s five boroughs
Verizon says its Fios 2 Gig plan, its fastest broadband service, is now available across New York City’s five boroughs. However, your mileage may vary since the company hasn’t clarified what portion of the areas are covered. A year ago, it began rolling out the service in “select areas” of NYC. The Fios 2 Gig plan is part of Verizon’s fiber-optic network, which can be faster and more reliable than … [Read more...]
'Horizon Forbidden West' is coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium on February 21st
Sony has revealed the games it's bringing to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers this month and the latest slate of additions is a doozy. The obvious headliner is Horizon Forbidden West, one of the few major first-party PS5 games to date. The terrific sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn debuted a year ago and it was one of the top 10 best-selling games of 2022 in the US, according to NPD data … [Read more...]
Every actor on our ruined planet will star in Apple TV+'s 'Extrapolations'
Extrapolations, a drama series focusing on the near-future impacts of climate change, is coming to Apple TV+ next month. The streaming service has released the first trailer, which shows off a cast stuffed full of big names. Among the stars featured in the show are Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Kit Harington, Daveed Diggs, Edward Norton, Yara Shahidi, Matthew Rhys, Gemma Chan, David Schwimmer, Keri … [Read more...]
Qualcomm's new phone modem may help overcome 5G's flaws
It's safe to say 5G hasn't lived up to the hype — while it's much easier to find than it once was, the sometimes lackluster performance and reliability won't have you scrambling to upgrade from LTE. Qualcomm may be nudging the technology forward, at least. The company has introduced the Snapdragon X75, billed as the first phone modem ready for 5G Advanced. The new cellular standard promises … [Read more...]
Oppo Find N2 Flip hands-on: Fixing the foldable's shortcomings
Samsung, in a few short years, became the foldable phone company. For now. Rivals have either been unable to launch their own smartphone origami projects or simply failed to match against the Z Fold (the horizontal folding one) or the Z Flip (vertical folding ‘flip-phone’.)Oppo has been taking notes, however. It revealed last year that its second generation of foldable phones would compete with … [Read more...]
Traeger's redesigned Ironwood grills pack touchscreen controls and more efficiency
When Traeger overhauled its Timberline pellet grills last year, the company undertook a complete redesign of its flagship model. It introduced a truckload of new features that made cooking on and cleaning the grills much easier. Today, Traeger revealed a retooled version of its Ironwood series, the WiFi-connected pellet grills that sit in the company's midrange. While it did bring a lot of the … [Read more...]
‘The Mageseeker’ is a League of Legends RPG from the studio behind ‘Moonlighter’
2023 will be another big year for fans of Riot Games and League of Legends. This morning, the studio announced it will release not one but three games from its Riot Forge publishing label before 2024. The slate opens with The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story, a new action RPG from Digital Sun Games, the studio behind 2018’s Moonlighter. The Mageseeker casts you as Sylas, everyone’s favorite … [Read more...]
Apple's MLS Season Pass will stream games in 1080p
Apple already announced a lot of the details on its MLS Season Pass, the company's biggest entry into live sports streaming yet. However, the company and the league still had a few details they hadn't yet revealed. As the start of the new season draws closer, the two collaborators announced more info today, including streaming and audio quality in addition to scheduling, the number of games and … [Read more...]
PlayStation DualSense Edge review: Sony's pricey but powerful sidekick for the PS5
The original Xbox Elite controller came out way back in 2015, so it's a wonder why Sony took so long to release its own take on a premium gamepad. But now that the PlayStation 5 is more widely available (kind of), the company is finally ready to show the world what it can do. While the $200 DualSense Edge costs a bit more than its rival, it offers a few nifty features you don't get on Microsoft's … [Read more...]
The Morning After: Amazon still plans to 'go big' on grocery stores
Despite recently saying it would lay off more than 18,000 people, Amazon is still looking to expand its empire – which could mean more physical stores. CEO Andy Jassy told the Financial Times that Amazon still plans to “go big” on its brick-and-mortar grocery store business. The company's physical store division accounts for 3.4 percent of the overall business and has grown only around 10 percent … [Read more...]
Tesla will open up 7,500 charging stations to other EVs by 2024
The Biden administration has unveiled new initiatives in its $7.5 billion plan to install 500,000 EV chargers on US roads by 2030. As part of that, it announced that Tesla has committed to to open up 7,500 of its charging stations to non-Tesla vehicles by the end of 2024. In 2021 Tesla announced that its open-access Supercharger program (currently being piloted in 16 European nations) would … [Read more...]
Virgin Orbit confirms a dislodged fuel filter caused its first UK launch to fail
In a new update, Virgin Orbit has confirmed that the launch failure of its first UK mission was likely caused by a fuel filter that had been "dislodged from its normal position." That created a cascade of events that led to the shutdown of the second stage rocket, which ultimately fell back to Earth along with its payload, according to data gathered so far. The investigation is being led by United … [Read more...]
Apple's pay later service approval might depend on your purchase history
Apple will rely on your previous purchases and spending habits to decide how much it will lend you for its upcoming "buy now, pay later" service, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apparently, the tech giant intends to evaluate your eligibility based on your purchases at its retail stores, your App Store transactions and even the peer-to-peer transfers you've made using Apple … [Read more...]
Twitter reportedly created a system to artificially boost Elon Musk's tweets
Platformer has interviewed Twitter employees to figure out why people's For You feeds turned into The Elon Musk show, and they said the company's engineers truly did build a system that benefited their CEO alone. According to the publication, Elon's cousin and Twitter employee James Musk sent an urgent message on the company's Slack on Monday morning. "We are debugging an issue with engagement … [Read more...]
TuneIn's Explorer feature puts the world's radio stations on an interactive map
TuneIn is adding a new way for users to discover the more than 100,000 radio stations available to stream on its service. This week, the company – in honor of World Radio Day, which fell on February 13th – began rolling out TuneIn Explorer (via Android Police). The feature plots everything TuneIn offers on an interactive map allowing you to see where some of the world’s most famous radio stations … [Read more...]
Google Fiber launches 5Gbps service for $125 per month
Google Fiber is launching the 5Gbps internet plan it began testing in October. The service will initially cover four cities, but Google says the $125-per-month service will expand to other areas later this year. The new plan is available today in Kansas City, West Des Moines and Fiber’s Utah cities. It has symmetrical upload and download rates, an upgraded 10 Gig Fiber Jack (the small box housing … [Read more...]
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