| Verizon is giving Unlimited customers 12 months of Disney+ for free |
[22 Oct 2019|09:59am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/sGO-0FA78p0/  Verizon (Engadget's parent company) is offering 12 months of Disney+ to all of its new and existing 4G LTE and 5G Unlimited wireless customers. New Verizon Fios Home Internet and 5G Home Internet customers will get 12 months of the new streaming serv...
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| Samsung patent application showcases AR headset design |
[22 Oct 2019|10:10am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/icM_tdQrsTM/ 
When websites like Engadget report on patents, typically all you see accompanying the applications are line diagrams that give a faint idea of what a tech company is working on. Not so with a recently discovered application from Samsung, which...
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| Major credit card companies launch a one-click checkout button |
[22 Oct 2019|10:47am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/6qAHFsFAUic/  If you're shopping on Cinemark, Movember or Rakuten any time soon, you might see a new click-to-pay button at checkout. American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have teamed up to create the new option for fast, secure online purchases. Their v...
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| Spotify offers a free Google Home Mini to all US Premium subscribers |
[22 Oct 2019|11:14am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/2i2xT8kbBuY/  Spotify is bringing back its smart speaker giveaway for another year, and this time it's being considerably less picky. The streaming music service is offering free Google Home Minis to all new and existing Premium subscribers in the US "while suppli...
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| A machine-learning system may have predicted the World Series winner |
[22 Oct 2019|11:30am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/tzFiCpkpr1g/  The 2019 MLB postseason has been a wild one. The Dodgers imploded in the first round, clearing the way for the Washington Nationals to rout a listless Cardinals team and win their first NLCS since 1933. Back East, the Astros won out against the Yanke...
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| Nearly every state AG has joined NY's Facebook antitrust investigation |
[22 Oct 2019|11:38am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/XTfBLsFDqAM/  Dozens of attorneys general have joined an antitrust investigation into Facebook. The New York Attorney General's office is leading the investigation, which it opened last month with AGs from seven other states and the District of Columbia.
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| Marvel is working on a bunch of new podcasts for Pandora and SiriusXM |
[22 Oct 2019|11:49am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/kev-ZE-klus/  After producing two podcasts with Stitcher, Marvel plans to greatly expand its audio output in a move the company is describing as its "most sweeping podcast deal ever." Starting next year, the media giant plans to create five new scripted series, in...
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| 'Darksiders Genesis' is coming to PC and Stadia December 5th |
[22 Oct 2019|12:14pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/b9Ee7VPCrqA/  THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate are revamping the Darksiders series with Darksiders Genesis, and they've revealed when you'll be able to take command of two Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The latest Darksiders game will hit PC and Google Stadia Decembe...
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| AT&T offers the LG G8X with a 'free' Dual Screen case (updated) |
[22 Oct 2019|12:36pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/dPdQp7g5wcs/  If you want a US-ready folding phone but feel the Galaxy Fold is well beyond your price range, you now have an alternative -- if you don't mind two main displays instead of one, that is. AT&T has announced that it's carrying the LG G8X ThinQ star...
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| Firefox update adds detailed tracking reports and password tools |
[22 Oct 2019|01:15pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/8ihfvS5dHcU/  Back in June, Firefox launched Enhanced Tracking Protection, a feature that tries to protect your privacy by blocking more than a thousand third-party trackers by default. With its latest update, which you can download today, Firefox now provides a d...
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| Senate bill aims to make user data 'portable' across social networks |
[22 Oct 2019|01:23pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/4Yb8f8uSVY4/  Three senators think they have a way to address some of the antitrust concerns around social media companies. Today, Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) will introduce a bill that would f...
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| Facebook's version of political neutrality isn't neutral |
[22 Oct 2019|01:30pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/XLZJyg8uvvE/  Yesterday, Facebook outlined how it will prevent the 2020 elections from being hacked and influenced in the same way they were in 2016. That includes crackdowns on "coordinated, inauthentic behavior" and securing the accounts of individual politician...
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| Food Network's cooking classes begin on Echo Show and Alexa devices |
[22 Oct 2019|01:40pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/d77DvCSIgn4/  At Amazon's big Alexa event last month, Discovery revealed its Food Network Kitchen service, which is now live across its iOS and Android apps and Alexa-powered devices. It includes live, interactive cooking classes featuring the network's star chefs...
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| Scoot makes its new single-seat mopeds available in Los Angeles |
[22 Oct 2019|01:52pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/y06G_oimk0o/  You don't have to wait to try Bird's latest take on electric two-wheelers, provided you're an Angeleno. Bird's sub-brand Scoot has rolled out electric mopeds in Los Angeles as part of a pilot program. It's only a single-seater versus the two-seat B...
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| 'Doctor Who: The Edge of Time' VR game arrives November 12th |
[22 Oct 2019|02:30pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/syMb7hSdfF4/  While it might be an iconic TV franchise, Doctor Who hasn't exactly set the video game world alight over the years. BBC Studios, publisher PlayStack and developer Maze Theory are trying to remedy that with the promising Doctor Who: The Edge of Time,...
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| Facebook releases Zuckerberg’s upcoming testimony in defense of Libra |
[22 Oct 2019|02:41pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/tRaptbo-nVw/  Tomorrow, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will appear before the Financial Services Committee, where he's expected to be grilled about Facebook's planned cryptocurrency Libra and digital wallet Calibra. Ahead of tomorrow's inquisition, Facebook has shar...
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| Amazon debuts ad-supported News video app for Fire TV |
[22 Oct 2019|03:10pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/0ffrRrZfwAQ/  After launching IMDb Freedive earlier this year, Amazon is preparing to offer another ad-supported video streaming service. This time, the app is called News and it will allow you to watch news coverage from organizations like CBS, Reuters, Bloomberg...
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| Google wants to be your guide to Champions League soccer |
[22 Oct 2019|03:26pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/M7VM83DsnTs/  The UEFA Champions League has already reached the group stages, but Google wants you to know it has your back for the rest of the season. Search for "Champions League" on Google and you now get a whole suite of tools to follow the competition, inclu...
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| Snap continues to add new users |
[22 Oct 2019|04:34pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/2grfwz-ED9I/  After struggling to grow its user base for awhile, Snap has recently managed to make some headway in that mission. Its last earnings report showed the company managed to grow its daily active user (DAU) number seven percent over the quarter prior. Fr...
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| Apple TV+ adaptation of 'Foundation' will star Jared Harris and Lee Pace |
[22 Oct 2019|04:59pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/h--fH023Lyc/  Apple isn't cutting corners with its TV+ version of Isaac Asimov's Foundation. The tech giant has cast its first two stars for the show, choosing Chernobyl's Jared Harris (above) to play math genius Hari Seldon and Halt and Catch Fire's Lee Pace as...
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