Apple highlights some of the best (and most popular) apps of 2019 [03 Dec 2019|12:01am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/58M6Hn-BkPk/ As expected, Apple's event today wasn't about heralding any new hardware -- it was about shining some light on some of the year's standout apps. (If Android is more your thing, expect Google's own list of first-class apps to drop shortly, too.) Apple... post comment

NASA photos show the crash site of India's Vikram lunar lander [03 Dec 2019|01:58am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/Fpr5LRMZWCo/ In September India lost contact with its Vikram lander just a mile above the Moon's surface, and now NASA has confirmed photos taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show where it impacted. The actual discovery, however, has been credited to an am... post comment

Riot Games pays $10 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit [03 Dec 2019|03:20am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/1t1A46-EKco/ In August, Riot Games settled a class action lawsuit over gender discrimination and its sexist culture, though details of the settlement weren't clear. Now according to new court documents seen by Los Angeles Times, the developer has agreed to pay at... post comment

Facebook's latest big Twitch steal is 'Smash Bros.' streamer ZeRo [03 Dec 2019|04:36am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/GRUmwUwkwUY/ You can add Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios, one of the most popular Smash Bros. players, to the list of high-profile Twitch streamers who recently jumped ship. ZeRo has entered an exclusive streaming rights deal with Facebook Gaming, which now also serves as... post comment

Apple's first Music Awards will be headlined by Billie Eilish [03 Dec 2019|05:37am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/2cs97WszkWg/ Not long after Spotify announced its upcoming music awards show, Apple has done the same. The Apple Music Awards is a "celebration of the best and boldest musicians of 2019 and the enormous impact they have had on global culture this year." The event... post comment

Putin signs law requiring Russian apps on smartphones, TVs and PCs [03 Dec 2019|06:15am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/FxUy-_ZhXgk/ Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that bans the sale of smartphones, computers and Smart TVs without Russian apps pre-installed. The law will come into force on July 1st of next year, but before that, the government will create... post comment

Amazon offers quantum computing on its AWS servers [03 Dec 2019|06:45am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/2gImOsFp2bs/ Quantum computing is arguably the next major milestone for tech companies, but unless you're the likes of Google or IBM, it's a fairly costly endeavor. But Amazon -- which up until now has been pretty quiet on the quantum front -- has plans to offer... post comment

Studio Ghibli's entire catalog will soon be available to buy digitally [03 Dec 2019|07:17am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/36vEOZDyj4c/ Esteemed Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli's movies will finally be available for digital download. The studio's animated catalogue includes classics like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro and Howl's Moving Castle, all of wh... post comment

The Morning After: Apple breaks out its 'best' apps of 2019 [03 Dec 2019|07:45am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/SG-54Bvm0c4/ Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. After a weekend of deal hunting, it's time to get back to news, and Apple is ready to take a victory lap by highlighting some of the best apps released on its platforms this year. Meanwhile, T-Mobile has launche... post comment

Amazon Prime arrives on cable-provided TiVo boxes [03 Dec 2019|08:00am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/_6_reEkkAz8/ There's no such thing as regular ol' TV anymore. There's cable and satellite, and a seemingly endless selection of streaming services and content platforms, so clicking around your options can be a bit time consuming and clunky. But TiVo is trying to... post comment

NASA set to reveal findings from its Parker Solar Probe tomorrow [03 Dec 2019|08:25am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/iv7NzThrgWc/ NASA is ready to present its first findings from the Parker Solar Probe mission and will reveal what it has discovered to the public on December 4th. The probe flew closer to the sun -- three times -- than any other spacecraft before it over the past... post comment

Sony’s stellar WF-1000XM3 wireless earbuds are under $200 at Amazon [03 Dec 2019|08:27am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/lCZW-lHl_Tg/ Sony's WF-1000XM3 are still the best true wireless earbuds, even though they debuted a few months ago. The combination of great sound quality and powerful noise cancellation put these ahead of the rest of the pack. And they've been more affordable at... post comment

Facebook built a bot to help staff deflect awkward questions from relatives [03 Dec 2019|08:40am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/btwSgZ3OffU/ If you think your dinners over the holiday period are awkward, spare a thought for Facebook employees who face a grilling from family members about the social media giant's disastrous reputation. In typical Facebook style, the company is tackling thi... post comment

Reebok's new performance shoe is made from plants [03 Dec 2019|09:00am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/D2P1ca4FHZU/ Reebok is expanding its efforts in sustainability by launching a plant-based performance shoe. The Forever Floatride Grow uses natural materials in place of petroleum-based plastics and should help protect the environment while also holding up to the... post comment

Netflix reveals more details about its social media-themed series 'Clickbait' [03 Dec 2019|09:13am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/4sst2mRQSjY/ When Netflix shared that it was working on a new series entitled Clickbait, it was clear that the show would delve into the dangers of social networking and how people portray themselves online, but that was the extent of the information the company... post comment

Google announces the top Play Store downloads of 2019 [03 Dec 2019|07:08pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/VmK2mUN-qEA/ Google just revealed the year's most downloaded apps, movies, TV shows and books on the company's Play Store, as well as users' and editors' favorite picks. But with Call of Duty and Marvel hogging the charts, it doesn't feel like there are many surp... post comment

Ford GoRide Health shifts to autonomy and shuts down in five cities [03 Dec 2019|08:09pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/VX8SmtDi-LI/ It seemed like things were going well for Ford's GoRide Health, a service that offered non-emergency transportation to hospitals and other health care facilities. This spring, it outlined a plan to expand into 40 cities over the course of four years.... post comment

'Firewatch' team pauses its next game to work on Valve titles [03 Dec 2019|09:12pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/VxKetWErAlU/ Did you get nervous when multiple former Campo Santo developers pulled mentions of In the Valley of Gods from their Twitter profiles? Your trepidation might have been justified, although it's not as bad as it sounds. Studio co-founder Jake Rodkin h... post comment

Firefox gets picture-in-picture video playback on Windows [03 Dec 2019|09:56pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/nfhyrWvix80/ One of the hardest things to do while multitasking is watching a video. Even if you open a clip in a new window, you often have to keep moving it around your screen so it's not blocked by all the clutter on your screen. Mozilla's new Picture-in-Pictu... post comment

Google Stadia's Assistant button starts working in 'early access' [03 Dec 2019|11:51pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/-3BMj1GrCC0/ When Google unveiled Stadia, its cloud-based streaming games platform, it showed off a button on the controller that linked directly to its Google Assistant AI helper. The idea is that players will be able to easily pull up tips and relevant informat... post comment

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