We learned earlier this month that we’d soon be seeing the first ever Sonos Bluetooth speaker. Existing Sonos speakers are Wi-Fi-only, but the upcoming model is said to support both wireless communication standards, as well as offering AirPlay 2 functionality.
We’ve already seen one photo of the speaker, which looks like a more cylindrical version of the $200 Sonos One, but we’re today…
We’re just in that lull after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ but we’ve now got our first update for the newest flagship on the block.
This is the first software update for the Galaxy Note 10 line, with the OTA bringing quite a few software…
With Android Beam set to be deprecated with the release of Android Q, we are still unsure of what the future holds for cross-platform file sharing. We’ve seen glimpses of the new Fast Share but it isn’t known if that will be available to all Android phones. While we are…
The Morning After: The beauty of a ray-traced 'Minecraft'
August 19, 2019
Welcome back! Over the weekend, you might have missed a pretty intense graphical overhaul of Minecraft, Twitter ads as political weapons in Hong Kong and if you’ve been looking for a Sonos speaker, but portable, we’ve got more news for you and your rather specific speaker demands. And talking of speakers, Engadget has a little surprise for you later today…
Some things are already…
Xiaomi announced today the Inter-Transfer Alliance group, where it is joined by Oppo and vivo to create an AirDrop-like service for file transfer. The platform is currently in open beta and will allow devices from different manufacturers to exchange photos and documents with…
Minecraft will get ray tracing for Nvidia RTX graphics cards
August 19, 2019
Minecraft is about to get a major graphics overhaul, thanks to real-time ray tracing support for any player using a Nvidia RTX card. Microsoft and Nvidia made the joint announcement today at industry trade show Gamescom in Cologne, Germany early Monday morning, and ray…
NVIDIA ray-tracing on 'Minecraft' looks surprisingly cool
August 19, 2019
Minecraft‘s blocky world might be the last place you’d think would need more realism. However, NVIDIA and Microsoft have announced that they’ve done exactly that, bringing RTX ray-tracing powers to the world-building game. “In normal Minecraft, a block of gold just appears yellow,” said Minecraft’s Saxs Persson, “but with ray tracing turned on, you really…
NVIDIA ray-tracing on 'Minecraft' looks surprisingly cool
August 19, 2019
Minecraft‘s blocky world might be the last place you’d think would need more realism. However, NVIDIA and Microsoft have announced that they’ve done exactly that, bringing RTX ray-tracing powers to the world-building game. “In normal Minecraft, a…
Motorola One Action to arrive in India on August 23
August 19, 2019
Last week Motorola One Action was unveiled with three cameras, one of them with an ultrawide angle lens with 1080 at 60 fps video recording and 16 MP sensor for shooting action videos.
Now we learn the phone will hit India through Flipkart starting August 23.
The new phone…
'Rainbow Six: Siege' adds a 'Fortnite' style Battle Pass
August 19, 2019
Ubisoft can’t resist the siren’s call of introducing Fortnite-like Battle Passes in Rainbow Six: Siege. On top of unveiling the details of Year 4’s third season (more on that in a bit), the company has outlined plans for Battle Passes in its tactical shooter. The first phase will be a free “Mini Battle Pass” that has players earning Battle Points to unlock tiers and…