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Verizon's $30 Unlimited Plus tablet plan offers 5G access

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 03:15 PM PDT

Verizon (Engadget's parent company) has introduced a new plan for tablets, hotspots, smartwatches and laptops that'll give you access to its 5G Ultra Wideband network, provided you have a device that supports it. The Unlimited Plus plan expands upon...

Six people face charges for allegedly bribing Amazon staff to help sellers

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 02:42 PM PDT

The US is cracking down on an elaborate scheme to boost some third-party Amazon sellers at the expense of others. A Grand Jury in Washington has indicted six people (via The Verge) for allegedly bribing Amazon staff and contractors to gain an edge in...

Ransomware may have led to the death of a German hospital patient

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 02:03 PM PDT

Ransomware is known to have serious consequences, but one of the latest attacks might have been fatal. BBC News reports (via MIT Technology Review) that prosecutors in Cologne, Germany have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a Düsseldo...

Live PlayStation 5 photos reveal a truly giant console

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 01:21 PM PDT

Sony's PlayStation 5 hasn't really appeared in live photos, making it difficult to gauge the size of the console. However, the game console has finally made a real-world appearance in a filing at Taiwan's NCC (via The Verge) — and it's clear the PS5...

Nike Run Club's Apple Watch app gives you more incentives to keep running

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 12:25 PM PDT

Now that watchOS 7 is available alongside new Apple Watches, Nike is updating its Run Club app — and it's good news if you've ever needed motivation to slip on your running shoes. The updated Apple Watch app brings a new interface that offers "streak...

Sony apologizes for botched PlayStation 5 pre-orders

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 10:45 AM PDT

Did you have a rough time trying to pre-order a PlayStation 5? You're far from the only one. Sony has apologized for botched PS5 pre-orders, noting that the process "could have been a lot smoother." It promised that more consoles would be available t...

Massive 'Marvel's Avengers' patch fixes over 1,000 bugs

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 10:04 AM PDT

Square Enix has rolled out a huge update for Marvel's Avengers that focus on fixing issues affecting the game on consoles and PC. It's the title's first major update since it launched earlier this month, and it's meant to address over a thousand bugs...

Epic rejects Apple claims that 'Fortnite' on iOS was dying

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 09:48 AM PDT

Epic is hitting back at Apple's claims that the developer's lawsuit was just an attempt to revitalize sagging interest in Fortnite on iOS. In a newly-filed reply to Apple in a preliminary injunction request to keep Fortnite in the app store, Epic rej...

iOS 14 picture-in-picture video stops working with YouTube's mobile website

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 08:20 AM PDT

You may have to wait a while if you want to use iOS 14's picture-in-picture support to watch YouTube videos. MacRumors (via 9to5Mac) has noticed that YouTube's mobile website stopped supporting iOS 14's PIP mode, at least for free users. Try it and a...

Hitting the Books: How social media keeps us clicking

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 07:30 AM PDT

The Pandoras Box that is social media has fundamentally altered our society in ways that we have yet to fully reckon — a digital ecosystem that has sprung up, seemingly overnight, to become a pervasive and ubiquitous part of our daily lives. In The H...

The Morning After: What the app store 'ban' means for TikTok and WeChat

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 07:10 AM PDT

Barring some kind of reprieve, listings for TikTok and WeChat will disappear from US app stores tomorrow. What happens after that? It's tough to say, but Karissa Bell has broken down everything we know so far. Peacock As far as surprising tech news...
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