Category: feature

Influential indie studio Vlambeer is shutting down after a decade

[ad_1] Throughout all of this, Ismail was traveling the globe, speaking at gaming conferences and telling Vlambeer’s story to other developers. Conference organizers at one show would see him speak and offer opportunities at other events, and Ismail saw first-hand how powerful this brand of marketing could be. Every time he spoke, not only was […]

After Math: 15-Minute COVID tests and 27,000 not-so-great scots

[ad_1] Engadget This new rapid COVID test from Abbot promises to diagnose people for the virus in just 15 minutes, rather than the 15 or so days current testing systems require. The government has already put in an order for 150 million of the tests but seeing how well the Trump administration has handled the […]

Tell us all about how this year’s Pixel Buds sound and feel

[ad_1] Google’s first pair of wireless buds, back in 2017, were lacking in a few areas: they weren’t truly wireless, some controls were missing and the touch pads were arduous. That being said, there was a lot to like in their sound quality, battery life and fit. When the company released an upgraded model this […]

Fairphone updates its ethical, modular phone with new cameras

[ad_1] Put both devices side-by-side and, on the front at least, the only tell that they’re not the same phone is a little ring around the 3+’s forward-facing camera. Flip them over and the differences are more notable: the 3’s smoke grey transparent backplate has been ditched in favor of opaque black. The only other […]

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ lands on November 13th

[ad_1] The question was asked for the same likely reason Activision has never greenlit a Call of Duty game dedicated to The Vietnam war: The US military’s actions in Vietnam were atrocious and widely regarded as a massive mistake.  Fueled by anti-communist sentiment, the US government aligned itself with South Vietnam in the mid-1950s, and […]

Google’s Pixel 5 may be boring, and that’s not a bad thing

[ad_1] Basically everything else should be taken with at least a small grain of salt. That said, it sounds like, for starters, the Pixel 5 is going to skip on a high-end chipset and instead rock a more modest Snapdragon 765G. And, unlike some of the more extreme phones in recent memory, the Pixel 5 […]

How NASA knows when it’s a ‘go’ for launch

[ad_1] Between ferrying NASA researchers to the ISS and seeding the night skies with its Starlink satellites, SpaceX especially will have its hands full. But it’s not like we can launch rockets into space whenever we feel like it. In fact, NASA has developed a strict set of criteria that must be met before they […]

How some early adopters feel about Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip

[ad_1] Meanwhile both Keith and Gabriel spoke about the device’s portability and premium feel. Gabriel had a lot more to add: “I dislike the size of new phones and having massive, inflexible slabs in my pocket at all times, and the Z Flip is a welcome (and significant) departure from this. The thing is incredibly […]

Hitting the Books: This $80 prosthetic has helped millions walk again

[ad_1] Penguin Random House From WHAT CAN A BODY DO: How We Meet the Built World by Sara Hendren published on August 18, 2020 by Riverhead, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 2020 Sara Hendren. One of the largest public hospitals in Asia is in the […]

Share your thoughts on the flagship OnePlus 8 Pro

[ad_1] Last year the OnePlus 7 Pro impressed reviewer Richard Lai with a bright AMOLED screen, Dolby Atmos stereo speakers and in-display fingerprint reader. He gave the flagship handset a noteworthy score of 91. Naturally, we wanted to hear what you thought about the model so we asked you to weigh in. Readers called it […]