Gadget News

Facebook's Zoom rival now works with Instagram, too. The update allows Instagram users to create Messenger Rooms from their Instagram Direct Inbox.The new feature, which is starting to roll out to Instagram now, comes as...

The Galaxy S20 5G UW isn’t the only new Samsung smartphone revealed this week, but don’t expect to find the Galaxy S20 TE in any local phone stores. The new Tactical Edition version of the company’s flagship is spe...

After a highly successful first Pixel phone launch and a more or less decent Pixel 2, Google’s performance in the smartphone market has been anything but stellar. As a company notorious for making and then dropping eve...

Republicans and Democrats engrossed in a fight over the future of privacy in America say the public support of a specific influential Democrat is critically important to secure a vote next week on an amendment to prevent...

Apple also pushed out small updates for HomePods and Apple TVs.

Boston Dynamics’ more portable version of its BigDog robot is getting around, figuratively and literally. At a time when social distancing and working remotely has become more than just a luxury, Spot’s mobility and ...

It's kind of amazing how one of the biggest shows of the 21st century is now just something that happened. Game of Thrones was a world-changing television experience, one that ended with such a thud that the one-year ann...

One of the final updates in Fortnite‘s Chapter 2, Season 2 will arrive tomorrow, Epic Games has announced. The version 12.60 update will go live early in the morning for players in the Eastern Time Zone, giving many fa...

It would appear that Zack Snyder’s version of the movie Justice League will finally see the light of day. Announced today by Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Media, #ReleaseTheSnyderCut will be released in the year 202...

Acura is set to reboot the TLX, with the completely new second-generation sports sedan getting its big reveal later this month. Both the regular 2021 TLX – and the Acura TLX Type S the automaker today confirmed is in t...

Unless you're completely irresponsible and utterly lacking in empathy, wearing a face mask is going to be a routine part of life well into 2021. In a questionable attempt to make masks more comfortable, a YouTuber has sh...

Google has been rather slow in jumping on the dark mode trend. That was true not just for Android itself but even truer for its mobile and Web apps. On the one hand, it’s understandable that it would be cautious about ...

NASA's associate administrator for the human exploration and operations mission directorate, Doug Loverro, has abruptly and unexpectedly resigned--after just seven months in that role and just over a week before the firs...

A 14,000-year-old genome scraped from a prehistoric tooth found in southern Siberia is now the oldest known connection linking living Native Americans to North America's first migrants.

HBO Max, the super-packed streaming product that launches next week, is doing a pretty good job at positioning itself as a streaming service for nerds--including by ensuring that it's available across multiple gaming con...

AT&T has insisted on labeling its upgraded LTE network as "5G Evolution" despite criticism (including from Engadget parent company Verizon), but it's changing its tune now that it's facing greater industry pressure. The ...

Twitter will allow uses to limit replies to their tweets, in the company’s latest – and seemingly flawed – attempt to limit harassment on the social network. The new setting, which is rolling out to select users fr...

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, the sponsor of a recent amendment to stop the FBI from capturing Americans' search and web browsing histories without a warrant, is now asking the nation's top spy (acting) to disclose whether his...

Earlier this year, Nintendo and LEGO revealed that they’re teaming up to make Super Mario-themed LEGO sets. The companies started by revealing the LEGO Super Mario Starter Set, following that up by announcing two expan...

A report released Wednesday provides some early insight into the damage covid-19 has already wrought on one of the hardest-hit regions: New York City. It concludes that the first wave of the outbreak has shaved five year...

In just over a week, you'll be able to watch standard definition Simpsons as technology and the TV gods intended: the boxy might of the 4:3 aspect ratio.

The ketogenic diet, more commonly referred to as ‘keto,’ causes dramatic changes in gut bacteria that contribute to a reduction in inflammation, according to a new study. The findings come from the University of Cali...