Category: Tech

Google’s budget Pixel 4a phone may pack a hole-punch camera

[ad_1] The back is where you see the most visible signs of compromise. Although the apparently leaked phone has a square camera hump like the Pixel 4, there’s just one sensor on the back. Sorry, folks, you wouldn’t get telephoto zoom on this device. There may be “more sensors” in the camera module, though, and […]

Hitting the Books: How America’s Space Race sought to renew our ‘New South’

[ad_1] NASA and the Long Civil Rights MovementEdited by Brian C. Odom and Stephen P. Waring At its inception, NASA, and space exploration in general, was billed as an endeavor “for the benefit of all mankind.” However, the reality of the situation was far more messy. Eisenhower complained of the cost while leaders of the […]

2019 wasn’t the year of foldables we were promised

[ad_1] Royole A few weeks before CES 2019 began, a curious email landed in my inbox posing a curious question: Would we like to see the world’s first commercially available foldable smartphone? Why yes. Yes, we would. That phone wound up being the Flexpai, the brainchild of a largely unknown Chinese display manufacturer called Royole. […]

The Morning After: ‘The Mandalorian’ is coming back next fall

[ad_1] It’s that time.Welcome to Engadget’s 2019 year in review What’s the deal with high-profile streamers leaving Twitch? Is VR finally going to go mainstream now that a Half-Life game is on the way? What’s next for the streaming wars? And when did tech CEOs lose their luster? To commemorate the start of the twenties, […]

Ford Mustang Mach-E timing details revealed

[ad_1] By Byron Hurd ​​​​​​The Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover was one of the biggest hype magnets of the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, but with deliveries still a year away, would-be buyers have been waiting patiently (or perhaps not-so-patiently) for any production and delivery updates. Thanks to a Ford dealer in Colorado, we have […]

2016 indie hit ‘Hyper Light Drifter’ is free in the Epic Games Store

[ad_1] The Epic Holiday Sale is still going, and today’s daily free game is Hyper Light Drifter. The top-down action RPG was crowdfunded a few years ago before it was eventually released in 2016, and now you can try it out yourself for zero dollars. Hyper Light Drifter’s 88 Metacritic score and list of awards […]

AT&T’s real 5G comes to NYC and five other cities

[ad_1] As with the earlier rollout, this should deliver meaningful coverage. NYC is virtually blanketed in 5G, for example, while Las Vegas’ access expands well past the main city. The deployment brings AT&T’s normal 5G coverage up to 19 cities, and its millimeter wave access to 25 cities. It also underscores AT&T’s middle-of-the-road approach to […]

‘The Mandalorian’ returns with season two in fall 2020

[ad_1] It’s no secret that a second season of The Mandalorian is in the works, but when does it show up? Roughly a year from now, apparently. Series overseer Jon Favreau has confirmed that the follow-up will premiere on Disney+ in fall 2020, or roughly a year after thee Star Wars live action series began. […]

Amazon, Ring face lawsuit over alleged security camera hacks

[ad_1] Orange also claimed that Ring’s response was evidence of the company blaming customers. It told Orange that there was “no evidence” someone had hacked the firm’s infrastructure, and that his incident may be the result of a breach at a “non-Ring service” where the perpetrators reused info to sign into Ring accounts. In other […]

Sonos hikes prices on the Amp and Port as it moves production out of China

[ad_1] In a statement provided to Engadget, a Sonos spokesperson said: Sonos has been on a journey to diversify its supply chain and expand production into new countries in a manner that is sustainable and supports long term growth. Supporting this effort and investment has resulted in upcoming changes in pricing. Beginning January 9, 2020, […]