When Engadget’s UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith attended the first-ever gameplay demonstration of Marvel’s Avengers at E3, he walked away worried. The level he saw was essentially a tutorial, introducing the basic mechanics of each Avenger. It was unclear how all of the characters — Black Widow, Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor and Captain America — would play together, and they each…
iPhone owners with a mind toward security have a new option for protecting their online accounts. On Tuesday, security key manufacturer Yubico announced the $70 YubiKey 5Ci, which the company says is the world’s first Lightning port-compatible security key.
At launch…
Xiaomi reports 60 million shipped phones in H1 2019
August 20, 2019
Xiaomi just released its financial report for the first half of 2019 and the numbers are good. Revenues stood at CNY 95.71 billion ($13.56 billion), a 20% improvement compared to the first half of last year. Adjusted net profits came out to CNY 5.72 billion ($810.36 million)…
OnePlus TV goes official in Sept. w/ India launch, North America, China, Europe later
August 20, 2019
With recent leaks and rumors floating around, OnePlus has today confirmed some details about its coming TV. The OnePlus TV is going to debut in September, and it’s launching in a few major markets, too.
In a forum post today, Pete Lau confirms that the OnePlus TV will be officially unveiled sometime during September. There’s no firm launch date mentioned in the…
Canvas is a big-ass speaker stand for LG OLED TVs
August 20, 2019
If you’ve picked up an OLED TV, you’re left with two choices for high quality sound: A soundbar, or large speakers for a home theater setup. Canvas, a new project from a group of audio veterans, is something in between. It’s a huge speaker that serves as a…
Illegal tournaments and rejected visas: Team Vietnam’s long road to the PUBG Nations Cup
August 20, 2019
Bloody and beaten, Nguyen “Leviz” Huu Doan hunkered down on the second floor of a decrepit hospital across from Duong “Sapauu” Cam Hoa, waiting for the right chance to strike. The rest of their PUBG squad had been killed, and neither Leviz nor Sapauu knew how much…
It’s common for graphics card drivers to provide optimizations for games, but the improvements aren’t often this conspicuous. NVIDIA has released a Gamescom Game Ready Driver that offers significant speedups for multiple games, most notably Apex Legends. If you’re using one of the company’s GeForce RTX Super cards, you can expect performance jumps between 15 to 23 percent…
Epic has another way to battle Fortnite’s hated newcomer, giant mechs. Sure, the two-player B.R.U.T.E. mechs have 1,000 health, can travel hundreds of in-game meters in a few seconds and can blast you with rockets or stomp on you. But now, regular players can strike…
Leaked Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 ad shows off NFC
August 20, 2019
Xiaomi is busy shooting promo videos for the Redmi Note 8 and that carries a risk of leaks. We saw the Redmi Note 8 Pro starring in an ad yesterday, now a clip has surfaced on TikTok showing the Redmi Note 8 using its NFC.
Yes, NFC. Its not the most exciting feature, but…
Samsung is pushing out a new firmware for its Galaxy A50 which brings an improved battery charging algorithm paired with refined fingerprint reader performance and the usual stability tweaks. The new firmware bearing the A505FDDU2ASH3 name weighs in at 320MB and also brings the August security patch.
In a surprising twist, Samsung also appears to be pre-installing Snapchat as part of this update.
