[ad_1] Goodbye doesn’t mean forever.The gadgets that refuse to die As Sonos most recently proved, your gadgets weren’t meant to live forever. Any Engadget editor will point out his or her drawer or cupboard (or wardrobe) filled with tech from yesteryear. Not every device is an iPhone or an Amazon Echo, and for things that […]
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YouTube Music’s redesigned playback screen includes lyrics
[ad_1] YouTube Music is still catching up on features, and this time around it’s one of the most important elements: the Now Playing screen you see whenever you listen. After weeks of testing, the Android version’s updated playback screen includes clearer and more persistent buttons, including Up Next (to show your queue), shuffle, repeat and […]
Pornhub is releasing its first non-adult movie
[ad_1] There’s even a dedicated “home” section for the project where people can watch the movie and chat about it. Weinraub will make weekly appearances, Pornhub said. The virtual space is meant to both appeal more to women and let people be “alone, together,” as Weinraub noted. Shakedown will be free to watch throughout March, […]
Google yanks March security update for AT&T Pixel 4
[ad_1] The update, which includes fixes for a number of issues affecting Pixel devices, was first pushed out Monday. But, a day later, Google lists the Pixel 4 version of the release as available for all carriers “except AT&T.” The company hasn’t officially commented on why it pulled its software for AT&T, but Reddit users […]
Google cancels I/O developer conference amid coronavirus fears
[ad_1] “Due to concerns around the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in accordance with health guidance from the CDC, WHO, and other health authorities, we have decided to cancel the physical Google I/O event at Shoreline Amphitheatre,” the email states. “Over the coming weeks, we will explore other ways to evolve Google I/O to best connect with […]
It took Google months to patch a serious Android security flaw
[ad_1] Google noted the patch (CVE-2020-0069) in its March Android security bulletin. While this is the first public disclosure, details about the exploit have been online for months. The vulnerability is still exploitable on dozens of device models, and hackers are actively using it. Worse, in all likelihood, many devices will never get the patch […]
Xiaomi’s Black Shark 3 Pro gaming phone has pop-up shoulder buttons
[ad_1] The Black Shark 3 Pro has a 7.1-inch, 3,120 x 1,440 AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. Its 270Hz touch sampling rate makes it that much more responsive to your finger taps, and it comes with a 5,000 mAh battery. The 8GB RAM version costs 4,699 yuan ($675), and the 12GB RAM option […]
Atari classic ‘Missile Command’ is coming back as a mobile game
[ad_1] The title will be available in spring as a free-to-play title with ads, although there will be a one-and-done purchase option to play the game ad-free. You shouldn’t be nickel-and-dimed to death, then. This won’t be the most spectacular way to celebrate Missile Command‘s 40th anniversary (it first hit arcades in July 1980). However, […]
‘Mario Kart Tour’ multiplayer goes live on March 8th
[ad_1] As soon as Mario Kart Tour brought Nintendo’s racing game to Androids and iPhones last fall, one of the major complaints was its lack of multiplayer. Firing shells or dropping banana peels to disrupt your friends is most of the appeal, and now everyone will be able to do it. On March 8th at […]
Facebookâs rebuilt Messenger is a big step towards unifying its chat apps
[ad_1] In fact, Messenger’s engineers have been steadily stripping features out of it, like the Discover tab, which the company confirmed it was axing last week. (Separately, Facebook notes some features may be “temporarily unavailable,” but no word yet on which specific capabilities may be affected.) More importantly, the redesign lays important groundwork for other […]