May 4, 2019 This week in tech history: Microsoft announces its first ‘real’ laptop At Engadget, we spend every day looking at how technology will shape the future. But it's also important to look back at how far…
May 4, 2019 Hands on with Polestar’s Android Automotive OS infotainment system By Scott Oldham Walking into Dogpatch Studios on San Francisco's east side, the Polestar 2 sits in the center of the stark industrial space,…
May 4, 2019 Lego ‘Star Wars’ droid kit teaches coding with R2-D2’s help All Lego Boost kits have the power to teach kids (and kids at heart) how to bring machines to life with coding, but the…
May 3, 2019 Firefox may have disabled all add-ons because a certificate expired Many Firefox users around the world are browsing without their usual set of extensions, or at least can't install new ones, after they suddenly…
May 3, 2019 Dell’s pre-installed software left PCs open to hijacking In another example of a problem that is sadly familiar, Bill Demirkapi found a vulnerability in the support software that Dell installs on most…
May 3, 2019 ‘Detective Pikachu’ DP didn’t like Sonic’s look either If anyone can appreciate the struggle of translating a beloved videogame character for the big screen, it's the team behind Detective Pikachu. Their flick…
May 3, 2019 Putting eyes on a donation jar made people more charitable A recent paper published in International Journal of Behavioural Biology found a novel way to make people more generous. All it takes is some…
May 3, 2019 US charges three Germans over massive dark web marketplace The US just made a dark web bust that makes AlphaBay's 400,000-user peak seem modest by comparison. Federal prosecutors have charged three unnamed Germans…
May 3, 2019 Google is testing shopping links under YouTube videos Google is looking at more options to boost its bottom line, and one of them seems to be shopping links tucked under YouTube videos….
May 3, 2019 Hyundai’s Ioniq EV gets a bigger battery and more connectivity Hyundai is refreshing its Ioniq line-up with the hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric models all getting design tweaks and new features. The EV in…