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The Sonos Move portable speaker is cheaper than ever ahead of Black Friday

Posted: 14 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST

Sonos debuted its portable Move speaker last year and, while expensive, it's a good option for those who want a quality speaker they can move freely in and out of their homes. But now you don't have to spend as much on it — Amazon, Best Buy and Sonos...

Oculus Quest update adds 90Hz support for games, built-in fitness tracker

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 09:31 PM PST

The platform-wide 90Hz refresh rate support the Oculus team promised for the Quest 2 has arrived. Oculus has rolled out a major software upgrade for the Quest, and it'll enable Home, Guardian and Passthrough to run at 90Hz by default. It also means 9...

Commerce Department extends deadline for a TikTok sale to the 27th

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 06:14 PM PST

For months, the Trump Administration has pushed for TikTok to either be sold or get shut down and locked out of doing business with US companies. However, despite the incomplete status of a proposed sale that would've made it a partner with Oracle, a...

Google Fiber adds Sling TV as its latest streaming option

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 03:21 PM PST

Back in February, Google stopped offering new customers the option to add conventional TV service to their internet package. It made up for the change in policy by letting people subscribe to YouTube TV and fuboTV. In August, it bolstered that lineup...

Zoom will lift its 40-minute limit on free meetings for Thanksgiving

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 02:28 PM PST

To help families stay connected at a time when it's not safe to travel, Zoom is lifting its usual 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving. As spotted by The Verge, starting at midnight on November 26th through to 6 AM ET on November 27th...

Police confirm no threat found after evacuating Ubisoft Montreal office

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 12:09 PM PST

According to the CBC and other local media, a major police operation is underway at the headquarters of Ubisoft Montreal. The situation started to develop at approximately 1:30 PM ET. Montreal Police confirmed there's an ongoing operation in the area...

Rivian raises pricing for its electric truck and SUV

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 11:31 AM PST

Rivian is preparing to ship its electric truck and SUV next year, and it has updated pricing for the vehicles. There'll be launch editions for each with included off-road upgrades as part of an Adventure Package. The "launch edition" R1T pickup truck...

Make your time at home fantastic with five highly-rated apps

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 10:55 AM PST

Time at home, something we've all had plenty of this year, is an opportunity like no other. It can also be challenging and mundane, especially for people with stale entertainment and self-development options. Sound familiar?If so, The Epic Entertainm...

Google's 360-degree tours will live on in the Arts & Culture app

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 10:30 AM PST

During the heyday of Google's VR push back in 2015, the company launched Expeditions. The software allowed teachers to take their classrooms on virtual field trips to far-away locales and distant eras of human history with the help of Google Cardboar...

This week's best deals: $194 AirPods Pro and more early Black Friday deals

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 10:15 AM PST

Early Black Friday sales are in full swing as we approach Thanksgiving, but the thing about 2020 sales is that many of them aren't lasting long. Best Buy and Walmart have had a number of one-day or two-day sales since the month began — while those ar...

The best 2-in-1 laptops you can buy

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 09:30 AM PST

We still haven't seen the perfect hybrid machine that's just as good a tablet as it is a laptop. But, this year we got closer than ever. The Surface series proved the 2-in-1 has legs, giving people a tablet-sized Windows device that transforms into a...

Facebook is using AI to help its content moderators

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 08:10 AM PST

Facebook has relied on AI to help its content moderation efforts for awhile and today the company shared the latest way in which machine learning is making the thankless task easier. The Verge reported that the social network is now using machine lea...

Stretchable skin sensor could help you touch things in VR

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 07:53 AM PST

Virtual reality doesn't quite match up to the "reality" label without tactile sensations, but that might not be an issue for too much longer. Cornell scientists have developed a new form of stretchable skin sensor that uses fiber optics to provide a...

Nioh remasters are coming to PS5 on February 5th

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 07:31 AM PST

Get ready to slay some demons all over again (or perhaps for the first time) in the Nioh series. Remastered versions of both games are bound for PlayStation 5. Nioh and Nioh 2 will be available in complete editions, which include all DLC expansions,...

Engadget readers can get $200 off Segway's ES4 scooter at Wellbots

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 07:19 AM PST

Electric scooters are great ways to get around town, especially if you usually stay within a few miles of your home. While these devices have a wide price range, some of the best are on the expensive end of the spectrum. But now Wellbots has a deal o...

The drones that announced Joe Biden as the 46th president-elect

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 07:00 AM PST

You've seen them over sporting events, music festivals and political rallies; aerial drone displays have lit up night skies since the technology's 2012 debut at Ars Electronica Futurelab. No longer a niche entertainment spectacle, these light shows c...

Nest Audio will become a home theater speaker for your Chromecast

Posted: 13 Nov 2020 06:45 AM PST

Your Nest Audio speakers might well double as home theater speakers before long. As Android Police reports, Google has confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that Nest Audio integration with Chromecast is coming. While the company didn't delve into spe...
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