Doctor Who: The Devil’s Chord review: Is this madness?
zaterdag 11 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)The following includes spoilers for “The Devil’s Chord.” For a show about time (and space) travel interwoven with British pop culture since its start in 1963, a trip to visit the Beatles is an obvious premise. So obvious that this is the second time…
Lees meerDoctor Who Space Babies review: Bet you didn’t expect that
zaterdag 11 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)The following includes spoilers for “Space Babies.” You can’t help but admire Russell T. Davies’ audacity. He plucks the rights to make Doctor Who from the BBC. He gets Disney+ to write an enormous check to bring the show to life in a way never befo…
Lees meerApple’s big AI rollout at WWDC will reportedly focus on making Siri suck less
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Apple will reportedly focus its first round of generative AI enhancements on beefing up Siri’s conversational chops. Sources speaking with The New York Times say company executives realized early last year that ChatGPT made Siri look antiquated. The…
Lees meerSamsung HW-Q990D soundbar review: A small but significant update
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Samsung’s HW-Q990C was the best overall soundbar I tested last year, mostly due to its stellar audio and the fact that a subwoofer and rear speakers came with it. The company didn’t change much for the 2024 version, the HW-Q990D, but one tweak deliv…
Lees meerThe world’s largest direct carbon capture plant just went online
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Swiss start-up Climeworks has done it again. The company just opened the world’s largest carbon capture plant in Iceland, dwarfing its own record of how much CO2 it can pull from the air. The company’s previous record-holding carbon capture plant, O…
Lees meerClimate protestors clash with police outside Tesla’s German gigafactory
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Climate protestors in Germany broke through police barricades on Friday, amid clashes between activists and law enforcement. The protestors either made it onto (according to protestors) or near (according to local police) the grounds of a Tesla giga…
Lees meerHulu's Black Twitter documentary is a vital cultural chronicle
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)They say "Twitter isn't real life," but Black Twitter proved otherwise. For years, that phrase has been a way to ignore the real-world impact of social media conversations, especially when they spark radically new ideas. But that's clearly not true …
Lees meerAmazon's Echo Dot drops to just $28
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Not all connected speakers have a voice assistant built in. The Sonos One SL, for instance, doesn't have a microphone. So, if you want to use your voice to control such devices, you may need to pick up a secondary smart speaker, such as Amazon's Ech…
Lees meerApple's entire AirPods lineup is discounted, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)The new iPad Pro and iPad Air — and the internet's reaction to how they've been advertised — may have been the big Apple news of the week, but we're turning our attention to AirPods for our latest deals roundup. More specifically, all four models in…
Lees meerGoogle just patched the fifth zero-day exploit for Chrome this year
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Google has released a security update for the Chrome browser to fix a zero-day vulnerability exploit that has been used by threat actors. This is the fifth time this year the company has had to issue a patch for one of these vulnerabilities, as repo…
Lees meerThe Rogue Prince of Persia is delayed because Hades II is a juggernaut
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)A Prince of Persia game from the studio behind Dead Cells was supposed to hit early access on PC on May 14. That’s no longer the case. Evil Empire says The Rogue Prince of Persia’s debut is delayed until later this month, and it’s because of a littl…
Lees meerThe Morning After: Apple apologizes for its iPad Pro ad that crushed human creativity
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Apple has apologized for its Crush! ad, which sparked a furious backlash among artists, musicians, and other creators. AdAge reports Apple said the video “missed the mark,” and it has scrapped plans to run the commercial on TV. The video shows a ser…
Lees meerEngadget Podcast: Is the iPad Pro M4 overkill?
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)As rumors foretold, Apple has revamped the iPad Pro with an M4 chip, tandem OLED screen and a thinner case. There's also a new Magic Keyboard that should deliver a more MacBook-like typing experience! In this week's episode, Cherlynn and Devindra di…
Lees meerThe best smart plugs in 2024
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Smart plugs aren’t the most complicated smart home devices — they really just turn stuff off and on — but they do make life a little easier. That’s what most people probably want from household automation anyway. In the past year or so of testing sm…
Lees meerMicrosoft's web-based mobile game store opens in July
vrijdag 10 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)In a couple of months, you'll be able to get Microsoft's mobile games from its own store. Xbox President Sarah Bond has revealed at the Bloomberg Technology Summit that the company is launching a web-based store where you can download its mobile gam…
Lees meerJack Dorsey claims Bluesky is 'repeating all the mistakes' he made at Twitter
donderdag 9 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Just in case there was any doubt about how Jack Dorsey really feels about Bluesky, the former Twitter CEO has offered new details on why he left the board and deleted his account on the service he helped kickstart. In a characteristically bizarre in…
Lees meerApple apologizes for its tone-deaf ad that crushed human creativity to make an iPad
donderdag 9 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Apple has reportedly apologized for its tone-deaf “Crush!” ad that sparked a furious backlash with artists, musicians and other creators. AdAge reports that Apple said the video “missed the mark” and has scrapped plans to run the cutesy-turned-cring…
Lees meerThe best midrange smartphones for 2024
donderdag 9 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)As one of Engadget’s resident mobile geeks, I’ve reviewed dozens of midrange phones and have found that a great smartphone doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Years of commoditization have brought features once exclusive to high-end devices – including …
Lees meerGet up to $450 off a Google Pixel Tablet when you trade in your old iPad or Android slab
donderdag 9 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Google has an offer for iPad owners who are curious about the Pixel Tablet. The company has a trade-in promotion that covers at least the cost of the Pixel Tablet for iPad owners — if not more, depending on which model you have. It works with Samsun…
Lees meerNetflix and Roblox team up for a digital theme park that’s heavy on corporate synergy
donderdag 9 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)Netflix and Roblox have teamed up for a digital theme park with activities pulled from the streamer’s many popular franchises. Netflix Nextworld is an area within Roblox that’s currently in early access. The company says the experience is “all about…
Lees meerAlienware m16 R2 review: When less power makes for a better laptop
donderdag 9 mei 2024 inEngadget (Gadgets)The Alienware m16 R2 is a rarity among modern laptops. That’s because normally after a major revamp, gadget makers like to keep new models on the market for as long as possible to minimize manufacturing costs. However, after its predecessor launched…
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