November 5, 2021 Engadget Podcast: Is Meta’s metaverse crazy, or genius? This week, Devindra and Engadget’s Jessica Conditt dive into Facebook’s big metaverse moves. Is it more than a name change? Is Meta a smart…
November 5, 2021 Konami is refunding DLC purchases after disastrous ‘eFootball’ launch Last month, Konami dropped Pro Evolution Soccer in favor of the new free-to-play eFootball franchise with the promise of decent gameplay on the cheap….
November 5, 2021 The Surface Duo 2 Is Not Good We’re already seeing the third generation of foldable phones, but dual-screen handsets remain exceedingly rare—possibly for good reason. But that didn’t stop Microsoft from…
November 5, 2021 The Morning After: The electric motorcycle with speed upgrades via in-app payments Zero Motorcycles’ new electric motorbike is taking a thoroughly 2020s approach to upgrades. Revealed yesterday, its 2022 SR will allow you to ‘push’ software-based…
November 5, 2021 Asus’s latest overkill gaming phones arrive in Europe with up to 18GB of RAM The ROG Phone 5S Pro, which has a small display on its rear. | Image: Asus Asus has announced pricing for the ROG Phone…
November 5, 2021 Google Stadia will finally let you join multiplayer games without an invite Image: Google Google is finally allowing Stadia players to join multiplayer games without needing an invite. This basic feature is available on most console…
November 5, 2021 Researchers are working on giving robots social skills Movie robots are known for helping (or hindering) humans, but in the real world, they have pretty limited social skills. MIT's CSAIL computer science…
November 5, 2021 Meta is reportedly planning physical stores to showcase its products The company formerly known as Facebook has been discussing the possibility of opening retail stores way before it rebranded itself as Meta, according to…
November 5, 2021 New York’s Incoming Mayor Wants to Be Paid in Bitcoin (At Least Temporarily) Eric Adams wants to be paid in bitcoin, according to a new tweet from the incoming New York mayor. But there’s one little catch:…
November 5, 2021 US government offers $10 million bounty for information on Colonial Pipeline hackers The Colonial Pipeline attack targeted key fuel pipelines, like these pipes seen in Canvey Island, in the UK. | Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images…