Former Boeing chief technical pilot involved in 737 Max testing charged with...
Mark A. Forkner, Boeing's former chief technical pilot involved in the company's 737 Max testing, was indicted for fraud by a grand jury in Texas. Due to his position with the company, he was in charge...
View ArticleRoblox will offer layered clothing and facial gestures for more realistic...
Roblox wants to make its avatars look less blocky and more realistic, and it has announced a couple of visual updates meant to achieve that goal during its annual developers conference. One of those...
View ArticleClubhouse has a new high-quality audio option for musicians
Clubhouse has proven to be a big hit with musicians, helping them try out material on an audience and even create viral hits. Now, the site is becoming more useful to bands and singers with a new...
View Article'Genshin Impact' now supports 120 fps on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPad Pro
The popular iOS game Genshin Impact is taking advantage of the iPhone 13 Pro's higher-refresh ProMotion display with a new 120fps mode, 9to5Mac has reported. On top of the higher framerates, developer...
View ArticleTesla debuts new car insurance that uses Texans' real-time driving behavior
Tesla now offers car insurance in Texas, its new home state, a couple of years after launching the product in California. According to Electrek, though, the insurance available to Texans is quite...
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The Morning After: The best fitness trackers
Happy Friday! In yesterday’s newsletter, I explained how Apple was thriving in the world of wearables, but not everyone wants so many notification pings and a watch that needs charging daily. There is...
View ArticleRode's Wireless Go II can now be controlled via Android and iOS apps
Rode has unveiled the Central Mobile app for the $299 Wireless Go II lavalier-type microphone, allowing users to unlock advanced features, control settings and more. It also announced that the Wireless...
View ArticleEngadget Podcast: Diving into the Apple Watch Series 7 and Twitch's big hack
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat about what to expect from Apple’s upcoming event (new MacBooks, baby!), as well as all of the other launch shindigs from Google, Samsung and Sony. Cherlynn also...
View ArticleMost 11-inch iPad Pro models are $100 off at Amazon right now
Those looking for a powerful laptop alternative need look no further than this year's iPad Pros. Outfitted with Apple's M1 chipset, they're the most powerful tablets the company has ever made. Now you...
View ArticleAmazon slashes up to 26 percent off monitors from Dell and LG
Amazon's deal of the day includes a bunch of monitors and Chromebooks on sale for up to 26 percent lower than their usual price. Dell's 27-inch QHD curved gaming monitor, for instance, will set you...
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What to expect at Google's Pixel 6 launch event
Google has shared quite a few details of the Pixel 6 series, but it hasn't revealed everything ahead of its October 19th event. Just how powerful will these phones be? Will they represent a good value?...
View ArticleNintendo's Switch Online 'Expansion Pack' costs $50 a year, launches October...
Nintendo held a Direct video presentation this morning, announcing two major updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. One is a free bit of DLC, and the other is a paid, $25 expansion called Happy...
View ArticleYou can preorder the Xbox Series X Mini Fridge on October 19th
As promised, Microsoft will start shipping its Xbox Series X Mini Fridge in time for the holidays. The company said the fridge costs $100 and pre-orders start on October 19th. It will ship in...
View ArticleAn NFT from Signal's founder will look like a poop emoji when someone owns it
Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of Signal, has created an NFT (non-fungible token) that mocks the entire concept of NFTs. "At my whim, #1," as the piece is titled, renders differently depending on where...
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The Apple TV 4K drops to $160, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
Yes, we know it's October, but the holiday shopping season (apparently) knows no bounds. We're already starting to see early Black Friday deals pop up across the web, so it's not too early to start...
View ArticleWeight loss app Noom gets into mental health coaching
Since 2011, Noom has made a name for itself as a weight loss app. This week, with the introduction of a new feature called Noom Mood, it’s expanding into mental wellness. If you’ve already tried the...
View ArticleApple hires a new HomePod software lead amid speaker market struggles
Amid struggles to make headway in the smart speaker market, Apple has hired a new HomePod software head, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The company has reportedly brought onboard Afrooz Family,...
View ArticleSteam bans games that allow cryptocurrency and NFT trading
Steam will no longer allow games that enable NFT (non-fungible token) and cryptocurrency trading through the blockchain. Steam's onboarding page for Steamworks users and partners now states that they...
View ArticleMIT researchers create fabric that can sense and react to its wearer's movement
Textile production may be one of the oldest technologies known to humans, but it hasn't proven easy to adapt the advances of the information age to our garments. Sure, we've seen efforts like Google's...
View ArticleTwitch says no passwords were leaked in security breach
No Twitch passwords were exposed in the livestreaming service's recent major security breach, according to the company. In an update on the incident, Twitch said it's confident systems that store...
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