| Apple’s tracking tags will reportedly use ultra-wideband for precision |
[07 Sep 2019|04:16am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/sNtz7Z2udPI/  While we've known for a while now that Apple is working on a Tile-like tracking device, what hasn't been clear is how the company plans to differentiate the product beyond its usual ecosystem tie-ins. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has a solid track record on...
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| Ryan Murphy's first Netflix original series will star Darren Criss |
[07 Sep 2019|07:02am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/4OVyQGDkKrs/  Ryan Murphy is teaming up with frequent collaborator Darren Criss for his first Netflix original. Criss will executive produce and star in Murphy's upcoming series Hollywood, which the showrunner described as a "love letter to the Golden Age of Tinse...
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| The Morning After: Preparing for Apple's 2019 iPhone event |
[07 Sep 2019|10:00am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/Rol2umhJ1f8/  Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! While we keep the news flowing from IFA, you can catch up on some new stories from Friday as well as a few highlights from earlier this week. Plus, it's the perfect time to prepare for A...
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| TCL is experimenting with a personal cinema visor |
[07 Sep 2019|11:00am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/SEJPsDRSoH0/ 
TCL turned up at IFA this year with a couple of prototype devices that it hopes will inform the future direction of its products. The first was a "wearable display concept" that looks an awful lot like the personal cinema headsets that pop up eve...
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| Hitting the Books: Stop pranking your kids to impress Jimmy Kimmel |
[07 Sep 2019|12:00pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/t5Mbsmkqcy4/  Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science and technology we can find and...
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| BBC, tech giants will fight fake news with an 'early warning system' |
[07 Sep 2019|01:17pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/c-bMxVunnvQ/  Tech companies know disinformation remains a major threat, and they're forming an alliance with a media giant to help fight the online spread of falsehoods. The BBC has partnered with Facebook, Google and Twitter on a strategy to fight fake news and...
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| Google acknowledges DOJ scrutiny as part of competition review |
[07 Sep 2019|02:33pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/xPReyUqZX5o/  Google has confirmed that it's one of the targets of the Justice Department's review of competition in tech. The search firm has revealed that DOJ officials asked it to provide information about "past investigations," with an SEC filing also referen...
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| Lego movie and game bundles are coming to PS4 and Xbox One |
[07 Sep 2019|03:50pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/LC7blCTjOyI/  It's a bit surprising we haven't seen many publishers and studios package movies with their accompanying games. Warner Bros., for one, is going down that path with a string of Lego properties.
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| Twitch finally releases Apple TV app as public beta |
[07 Sep 2019|05:09pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/uu2OkJyter4/  It's been easy to find official Twitch apps for consoles, mobile devices and a handful of media hubs, but Apple TV owners haven't had any such luck -- you've had to turn to third-party apps that don't quite match the experience you find elsewhere. T...
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| Google Assistant will help you find Tile trackers |
[07 Sep 2019|06:29pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/Z7fpyteFro8/  You don't want to lose an item tagged with a Tile Bluetooth tracker, but you'll at least have an easier time finding it in the near future. Tile is planning Google Assistant support that will let you directly ring your tracker from any device that su...
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| Firefox will encrypt web domain name requests by default |
[07 Sep 2019|08:08pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/bvdFI87J1RA/  Mozilla's Firefox privacy protections will soon include one of the most basic tasks for any web browser: fielding the domain name requests that help you visit websites. The developer will make DNS over encrypted HTTPS the default for the US starting...
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| Tesla hopes to unveil its electric pickup truck in November |
[07 Sep 2019|10:10pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/ynwom_Mw1tk/  Tesla missed its goal of unveiling its electric pickup truck this summer, but it does have some idea of when to expect its smaller cargo hauler. Elon Musk told Twitter followers that the electric pickup's reveal will "most likely" take place in Nove...
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