[ad_1] At the moment, approximately 70 companies have agreed to honor the pledge. The list includes all four of the big wireless carriers — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) — as well as internet service providers (ISPs) like Comcast and Google Fiber. “As the coronavirus outbreak spreads and causes a series of […]
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The best deals we found this week: Mario games, iPad mini and more
[ad_1] iPad mini 5 Apple’s iPad mini 5 remains on sale at Amazon and Best Buy. Now you can get a 64GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 5 for $350 at both retailers, which is roughly $50 off its normal price of $400. We gave the iPad mini 5 a score of 85 for its solid performance, […]
An improved MacBook Air could debut as early as next week
[ad_1] With that said, there are a few other areas that could get updates. The CPU is the most obvious candidate — 10th-generation low-power Core processors that would work in the Air have been available for a while. The speakers might get a boost as well. And there’s little doubt that the memory and storage […]
Instagram cracks down on coronavirus AR effects
[ad_1] As the coronavirus epidemic has spread around the world, a number of coronavirus-themed AR filters have sprung up on Instagram. The user-generated effects depict face masks and animated virus particles, as well as “What are you” style filters that “quiz” users on whether or not they have coronavirus, or what brand of toilet paper […]
Grab an Xbox One X bundle for $250 at B&H
[ad_1] If you’d really rather have another game, you can snag the Gears 5 Limited Edition bundle for $299. There’s also supposed to be a sale on the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order bundle, but the retailer has already run out of stock. There are a few caveats. You’ll want to act quickly, for a […]
Nintendo prevails in lawsuit over Switch console and JoyCon design
[ad_1] The US Patent and Trademark Office filed a “termination decision document” on its database this week that explains why it ruled in Nintendo’s favor. The biggest factors seem to be Gamevice’s use of a flexible bridge to connect the pair of controllers, plus the fact that each controller has to be fitted to a […]
Grubhub waives fees for independent restaurants impacted by COVID-19
[ad_1] Today, the company announced that it is temporarily suspending its commission fees (up to $100 million) for independent restaurants nationwide. According to CNBC, those restaurants sometimes pay commission fees as high as 30 percent on orders delivered by third-party companies like Grubhub. It makes sense from a business perspective. Independent restaurants drive more than […]
YouTube rolls out Explore tab to expand your video recommendations
[ad_1] It took a couple of years, but YouTube is finally ready to replace the familiar Trending tab with a more comprehensive (and hopefully more useful) section. The company is rolling out a new Explore tab on Android and iOS that not only shows what videos are hot on YouTube at this moment, but might […]
NBC News will host four short-form shows on Quibi
[ad_1] The two weekday shows may be ideal for the daily commute. Morning Report will be a fast-paced recap that brings viewers up to speed on the latest news and Evening Report will have deeper analysis on current stories. Saturday Report will profile the people who are driving current events, and Sunday Report will take […]
Canon confirms that it’s 8K EOS R5 camera is not ‘a fantasy’
[ad_1] Canon confirmed that the EOS R5 would shoot 8K video at 30 fps using the full (not cropped) sensor, beating any other mirrorless camera in terms of resolution and depth of field. It added a bit more detail too, saying that “in all 8K modes the EOS R5 will support Canon’s renowned Dual Pixel […]