Motorola's new Moto G range includes a $300 Galaxy Note alternative [07 Feb 2020|09:00am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/__-jO-OEDv4/ Motorola's Razr might be getting all the attention, but mid-range phones like the Moto G are what have vaulted the brand back into profitability. In other words, those $250-ish phones are serious business, and the company's latest models -- the M... post comment

US appeals court will not rule on repealing net neutrality laws [07 Feb 2020|10:22am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/PH-94p9tiUQ/ A US appeals court said it will not reconsider an October ruling that upheld the repeal of net neutrality laws, Reuters reports. Tech and advocacy groups, along with 15 states, had requested that the ruling be reconsidered. The appeals court's decisi... post comment

Netflix says it's only obeyed nine government takedown requests [07 Feb 2020|11:01am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/gHcou01JZro/ Netflix hit the headlines last year when it pulled an episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj that was critical of Saudi Arabia from its streaming service in the country. As it turns out, the company has only ever removed titles or episodes nine tim... post comment

Federal agencies reportedly bought phone location data to track immigrants [07 Feb 2020|11:28am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/8hoEO2PGZC4/ Since at least 2017, the US federal government has been buying commercially-available cellphone location data to aid in immigration and border-related enforcement actions, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The data is the type of an... post comment

Apple TV+'s Mythic Quest is 'Silicon Valley' but for game devs [07 Feb 2020|12:00pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/TjstOG54bh8/ Mythic Quest shouldn't work. The new Apple TV+ comedy, created by the folks behind It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and co-produced by Ubisoft, dives into the day-to-day adventures of a gaming studio behind an incredibly popular MMO. But who needs a... post comment

The best cellular GPS tracker [07 Feb 2020|12:30pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/dr49NFDTONI/ By Nick Guy This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commission. Read the full guide to cellular GPS trackers. While... post comment

Chrome will start protecting users from insecure downloads in April [07 Feb 2020|01:02pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/G2jp0zaRjJ8/ Google Chrome will soon deliver on last year's promise to better protect users from insecure content -- downloads not encrypted via HTTPS -- on otherwise secure pages. Chrome 82, which will be released in April, will be the first version of Google's... post comment

Indie dungeon-crawler 'Below' is coming to PS4 this spring [07 Feb 2020|01:29pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/ip8sk1e3VNU/ More than two years after coming out on Xbox One and almost seven years since it was first announced at E3 2013, Below is making its way to PlayStation 4. If you've been patiently waiting to check out the game, developer Capybara Games says you'll be... post comment

NASA wants to review Boeing’s Starliner work after setbacks [07 Feb 2020|02:03pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/HMohqeyrh9w/ Boeing just can't catch a break. Currently amid a lengthy controversy surrounding the company's grounded 737 Max aircraft, the aerospace manufacturer is now facing scrutiny from NASA. Boeing's CST-100 Starliner crew capsule was supposed to dock with... post comment

YouTube Music might finally let you upload your own music library [07 Feb 2020|02:29pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/FmW0VgfnroY/ Google has spent the past couple of years merging elements of Google Play Music into YouTube Music, but one absence has been a dealbreaker for some: the cloud locker that lets you play uploaded songs wherever you like. You might not have to forego th... post comment

Apple may be testing Macs with AMD processors [07 Feb 2020|02:53pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/yWoqaf56JF4/ Recently discovered references to AMD CPUs within the code of the latest macOS Catalina betas suggest Apple may be testing the chipmaker's processors to see how they work with its Mac computers. A Reddit and Twitter user named "_rogame" spotted the c... post comment

Trump's next budget could give NASA a huge funding windfall [07 Feb 2020|03:35pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/PnBkeHbp_Ww/ If NASA is going to fulfill its goal of returning to the Moon by 2024, it's going to need a lot of money in very short order -- and that might be forthcoming. The Trump administration is proposing one of the largest NASA budgets in years as part of i... post comment

Antarctica is hotter than it's ever been [07 Feb 2020|03:55pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/_u1Ca-AvZHY/ Temperatures in Antarctica have reached a record high. According to Argentinian research station thermometer, the temperature climbed to 18.3 degrees Celsius, or 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit. That beats Antarctica's previous record of 63.5 degrees, measur... post comment

Puma’s latest Sonic clothing line stays true to the original hedgehog [07 Feb 2020|04:19pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/cEMrgfavfEE/ Ahead of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie coming out next week, Puma has released the latest in a series of clothing, shoes and accessories that feature Sonic and his friends. If you weren't a fan of the movie's first, nightmare-inducing trailer, the goo... post comment

Microsoft's revamped Edge browser now runs on ARM-based Windows PCs [07 Feb 2020|05:15pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/gutLAIGHY90/ The default web browsing experience on ARM-based Windows PCs just took a big step forward. Microsoft has released its first version of its Chromium-based Edge browser for ARM-based Windows 10 systems, giving them all the compatibility and feature imp... post comment

DOJ reportedly ends antitrust investigation over reducing car pollution [07 Feb 2020|07:05pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/gcHUqHlkHCQ/ Last year the Trump Administration sought to roll back the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan that pushed for higher fuel efficiency standards. It has also tried to stop states from like California from setting their own standards that exceed th... post comment

'OurMine' group briefly hijacked Facebook's Twitter and Instagram accounts [07 Feb 2020|08:12pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/rhp30IwC1K4/ After Jack Dorsey's account was taken over by hackers (more than once), social media account takeovers can't get much bigger, but now Facebook itself has become a victim. The same "OurMine" hackers who sent messages from a bunch of NFL team accounts... post comment

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip hands-on clearly shows the tall foldable phone [07 Feb 2020|09:27pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/PrYmmkaEsdQ/ With just a few days left until Samsung's big Unpacked event, we've received images from a tipster purporting to show off the company's next foldable phone. While renders and a brief video of the Galaxy Z Flip have leaked before, these pictures show... post comment

NVIDIA will skip MWC 2020 due to concerns about coronavirus [07 Feb 2020|10:12pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/0bjBCNfL_oA/ As the reported number of coronavirus infections in China grew beyond 34,000, NVIDIA announced that it will not send employees to the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain this year. According to the company, "Given public health risks arou... post comment

Motorola defends the Razr's reliability with footage of its test rig [07 Feb 2020|10:44pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/-mBkaMmAR6I/ When CNET put the new Motorola Razr through a folding test, the phone's hinge starting making noises and showing issues by the 27,000th fold. That's just a fraction of the 100,000 folds the publication was planning for the device. Now, Motorola has f... post comment

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