Category: services

Pokémon Home is now available on Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android

[ad_1] The app is free to download, but if you want all to take advantage of all of its features, you’ll need to subscribe to Home’s Premium plan. The subscription will set you back $3 every 30 days, $5 every 90 days or $16 once a year. While you can use the app for free […]

Microsoft’s Project xCloud preview extends to iOS devices

[ad_1] With this being a TestFlight beta, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. The first is that the preview is limited to 10,000 individuals, so there’s a good chance you won’t be able to check out the app even if you register right away. At the moment, the beta is also […]

China rolls out ‘close contact detection app’ for coronavirus

[ad_1] According to Xinhua, “close contact” includes people who work together, share a classroom or live in the same house, as well as medical professionals working with patients, and passengers on mass transit. If the app determines a user has been in close proximity to someone who has or is showing symptoms of the virus, […]

SiriusXM invests $75 million to play a bigger role in SoundCloud

[ad_1] The circumstances surrounding this latest investment couldn’t be more different than the last time SoundCloud raised money. By its own admission, the company was close to running out of runway in 2017. That July, it cut 40 percent of its workforce, laying off 173 people and closing down its San Francisco and London offices […]

Driver in fatal Tesla crash had reported problems with Autopilot

[ad_1] After the crash, Huang’s brother said Huang had talked about the car swerving toward the highway barrier. Huang supposedly complained to the Tesla dealership but said that they could not replicate the issue. Tesla previously confirmed that Autopilot was engaged at the time of the crash. The company has insisted that Huang was at […]

Here’s everything Samsung announced at its Galaxy S20 event

[ad_1] Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra If you’ve been looking for more 5G support and improved camera performance, the Galaxy S20 series might be for you. The lineup includes three models (the 6.2-inch S20, 6.7-inch S20+ and the 6.9-inch S20 Ultra). Each will support “lightning fast 5G” — though Samsung will offer a 4G […]

Spotify’s Kids app is coming to all Premium Family subscribers

[ad_1] From today, anyone with a Spotify Premium Family subscription in the UK and Australia will be able to download the app for free onto any iOS or Android device. Kids can access a simplified and ad-free Spotify interface and listen to age-appropriate singalongs, soundtracks and stories, based on whether parents have selected “Audio for […]

YouTube may offer sign-ups for premium subscriptions like Showtime

[ad_1] The reasoning would be familiar. Like Amazon’s Prime Video Channels or the Apple TV app, this would turn YouTube into a central hub for your online viewing. It’d be convenient and give you one less reason to drift toward the competition, even if there’s little to no money headed YouTube’s way. Of course, this […]

Fiat Chrysler and AutoX confirm plans to work on robotaxis

[ad_1] “The AutoX Driver has adopted local driving styles in China to navigate in complex and dynamic urban conditions,” AutoX wrote in a blog post. For FCA, this is another way to break into the self-driving vehicle field. The company lags behind some of its competitors when it comes to electric- and autonomous-vehicle tech. So […]

The Morning After: A Samsung Galaxy Z Flip sneak peek

[ad_1] It’s not just an app problem.The Engadget Podcast: How tech (and humans) failed the Iowa caucus This week on the Engadget Podcast, Devindra and Cherlynn chat about what exactly went wrong for Iowa’s Democratic Party. The mysterious app from an unknown progressive tech firm was mostly to blame, but it was also helped by […]