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The Morning After: Latest iOS beta supports FaceID with a mask
Using your face to unlock your phone is great in normal times, but less than ideal when you’re masked up and avoiding germs. Apple already has a workaround in place if you own a new enough Apple Watch,...
View ArticleGoogle to invest up to $1 billion in India's second biggest carrier
After investing $4.5 billion in India's largest carrier Jio, Google is now putting up to $1 billion in Airtel, the second largest mobile operator, Airtel announced. The partnership is focusing on...
View Article'Melting face' and 36 other emojis arrive with Apple's iOS 15.4 beta
Following the release of Unicode 14, Apple is finally starting to include the new emojis on iOS with the release of the 15.4 developer beta, Apple Insider has reported. As we detailed last summer, some...
View ArticlePodcast: What's hot at Sundance 2022 and Samsung's upcoming Unpacked
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra bring you the best and worst of Sundance 2022’s tech-related projects. What films coming out of the show will be worth watching when they’re released? Are VR projects...
View ArticleAmazon's Eero 6 mesh WiFi system is up to 37 percent off
There are plenty of ways to update your home's WiFi today, but many of them are on the expensive side. And if you have a big home, outfitting every corner with a decent connection will cost you....
View ArticleJabra's Elite 7 earbuds now support multipoint Bluetooth connectivity
When Jabra debuted its latest flagship true wireless earbuds in August, both models were packed with premium features like adjustable active noise cancellation (ANC) and ambient sound alongside a...
View ArticleUbisoft executive complains NFT critics just ‘don’t get it'
An Ubisoft executive has responded to the backlash against the company's push to add NFTs (non-fungible tokens) to its games. In December, the publisher announced Quartz, an NFT platform that lets...
View ArticlePorsche sent its Taycan EV cross-country to claim a 'charging time' record
A standard 2021 Porsche Taycan has broken the Guinness World Record for the shortest charging time to cross the United States in an electric vehicle. It only needed a cumulative charge time of 2 hours,...
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AirPods Pro drop to $180, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
This week was a good one for those holding out for discounts on Apple gadgets. Most AirPods models remain on sale at Amazon, so you can grab the second-gen earbuds for only $100 or the latest AirPods...
View ArticleRiding along in Ford’s F-150 Lightning
Ahead of being able to actually drive it, Ford offered us a chance to check out a prototype of the fleet version of the upcoming F-150 Lightning. While we don’t know what it’s like to be behind the...
View ArticleTesla is selling a microphone for in-car karaoke, but only in China
Tesla is selling a new accessory: a microphone for in-car karaoke. The TeslaMic is only available in China for the time being. The company introduced it amid the rollout of a Chinese New Year software...
View ArticleNew York's Obie Awards will consider streaming theater for the first time
For the first time in its storied history, New York City’s annual Obie Awards will consider virtual, digital and audio productions, the event’s organizer, the American Theater Wing, announced on...
View Article'NHL 22' adds women's teams for the first time
A week before the Winter Olympics get underway, EA has added women's teams to its NHL games for the first time. You can now select one of 10 women's International Ice Hockey Federation national squads...
View ArticleThe FAA has reached a deal with Verizon and AT&T for C-Band 5G at airports
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has reached an agreement with AT&T and Verizon (Engadget's former parent company) regarding the rollout of their C-Band 5G networks at and around...
View ArticleHopper wants to challenge Airbnb with short-term vacation rentals
Despite an already crowded market featuring big names like Airbnb and Vrbo, travel app Hopper is now expanding its services to include short-term home rentals.Featuring more than two million properties...
View ArticleWaymo sues to keep autonomous vehicle emergency protocols secret
Waymo has sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles. In a case first reported by The Los Angeles Times, the Alphabet subsidiary filed a complaint with the Sacramento County Superior Court on...
View ArticleUS lawmakers want to make sure pandemic telehealth coverage doesn't lapse
The pandemic pushed US lawmakers to provide provisions to expand medical coverage for telehealth in 2020, speeding up a process that would otherwise have taken years. Since then, there have been...
View ArticleNeil Young was fed up with Spotify’s ‘shitty’ sound quality anyway
Neil Young's frustrations with Spotify go far beyond COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. A day after his music was removed from the platform, he said he "felt better" after leaving and slammed Spotify for...
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Netflix will have to face 'Queens Gambit' defamation suit, judge rules
Netflix is learning that careless dialogue in its fictional shows can have serious implications. Its bid to get a recent defamation suit dismissed has been rejected, meaning it will have to face the...
View ArticleOver 80 percent of NFTs minted for free on OpenSea are fake or plagiarized
One of the largest online marketplaces for non-fungible tokens is once again the center of controversy. Mere months after one of its employees resigned for using insider information to profit on NFT...
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