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Echo: The Oracle’s Scroll is a must-play combatless metroidvania for Playdate
Echo: The Oracle's scroll is a new Playdate game from developer bumbleborn.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.09.2024
Apple sued for failing to implement tools that would detect CSAM in iCloud
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a potential group of 2,680 victims, The New York Times reports.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.09.2024
You can now get a yellow charging brick for $5 to match your Playdate’s cable
The Playdate store is now selling a 10W power adapter. But, shipping costs more than the block itself.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.09.2024
Apple Vision Pro could soon work with PlayStation VR2 controllers
Mark Gurman reports in the Power On newsletter that Apple and Sony have been working for months to bring PS VR2 controller support to the Vision Pro.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.09.2024
Google sues after Consumer Financial Protection Bureau orders supervision of its payment arm
The CFPB said on Friday that it has “reasonable cause to determine that Google has engaged in conduct that poses risks to consumers,” based on customer complaints about Google Pay.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.08.2024
X helped senators update the Kids Online Safety Act so it can't be ‘used to stifle expression’
Proponents of KOSA are pushing for it to be passed before the end of the year after it's spent months stalled in the House.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.08.2024
What to read this weekend: Family dysfunction at the end of the world, and the woman who challenged Victorian medicine
This week, we picked up Julia Armfield's Private Rites, Lydia Reeder's The Cure for Women, and Snotgirl by Bryan Lee O'Malley and Leslie Hung.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.08.2024
Fortnite is getting a 5v5 first-person shooter mode
Fortnite's first-person shooter mode, Ballistic, arrives in early access on December 11. Players will be split into two teams for 5v5 matches.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.08.2024
Engadget Wrapped: The music we listened to the most in 2024
Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay and Tidal Rewind are here.
Engadget12.07.2024
Google Wallet can now hold your US passport
Certain TSA checkpoints will accept a digital copy of your US passport in Google Wallet.
Danny Gallagher12.07.2024
SpaceX completes Starlink’s first direct-to-cell constellation
The satellites will allow mobile phones to get around 10Mbps service even in remote areas.
Will Shanklin12.07.2024
The next iPhone SE’s new modem reportedly won’t be as capable as Qualcomm’s
A Bloomberg report confirms Apple's first 5G modem will debut on the iPhone SE, but won't beat Qualcomm. Future, better models could come to Mac.
Ian Carlos Campbell12.07.2024
Get trapped on a pirate ship or in Dracula’s castle in Escape Simulator 2
Tour the remains of an abandoned space ship, a cursed pirate ship and Dracula's castle in the upcoming VR puzzler Escape Simulator 2.
Danny Gallagher12.07.2024
If you're really bored, X’s Grok AI chatbot is now free to use
xAI's Grok-2 chatbot is now free to use for everyone, with some caveats. Regular users can only send ten messages every two hours.
Lawrence Bonk12.07.2024
Meta AI has ‘nearly’ 600 million monthly users
Meta AI is on the verge of passing its next major milestone, with “nearly” 600 million monthly users, Mark Zuckerberg shared in an update.
Karissa Bell12.07.2024
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is the first turn-based game in the franchise's long history
There’s a new TMNT gaming out, and it’s a tactical RPG. It’s being made by Strange Scaffold, which has a decent pedigree.
Lawrence Bonk12.07.2024
TikTok inches closer to a US ban after judges shoot down appeal
The law, signed early this year, requires TikTok’s owner ByteDance to sell the app by January 19. If not, it would face a ban in the US.
Will Shanklin12.07.2024
Crypto evangelist David Sacks will serve as Trump's AI and cryptocurrency advisor
On Thursday evening, president-elect Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that he was appointing former PayPal COO David Sacks as his “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.”
Igor Bonifacic12.07.2024
Google prolongs the lifespan of the Pixel Fold, 6 and 7 with extended OS updates
In a positive step for sustainability, Google has pledged two extra years of OS updates for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 lineups, as well as the Pixel Fold.
Kris Holt12.07.2024
Riot is making a physical League of Legends TCG, and it's not LoR
Riot just announced a forthcoming trading card game (TCG) based on League of Legends. Project K pulls characters and locations from throughout the franchise’s various IPs.
Lawrence Bonk12.07.2024