Apple’s rumored smart display may arrive in 2025 running new homeOS

Apple is planning to debut a new operating system called homeOS with its long-rumored smart displays, the first of which is expected to arrive as soon as 2025, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Reports of a HomePod-like device with a display have been swirling for over a year, and Gurman said just this summer that… Continue reading Apple’s rumored smart display may arrive in 2025 running new homeOS

Spotify is up and running again after a brief outage

Spotify should be working normally again now after a few hours of service issues. The Spotify Status account posted on X Sunday afternoon to say, “Everything’s looking much better now!” Earlier in the day, it confirmed that it had been experiencing problems following users’ reports that the app and web player were acting up. Spotify… Continue reading Spotify is up and running again after a brief outage

Amazon Prime Day 2024: The best deals to shop ahead of the October Big Deal Days sale

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back this year, returning on October 8 and 9. The “fall Prime Day” of sorts has served as the online retailer’s unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for the past few years. We expect most of the deals to be Prime exclusives, meaning you must be an active… Continue reading Amazon Prime Day 2024: The best deals to shop ahead of the October Big Deal Days sale

Spotify confirms it’s having service issues and is working on a fix

It’s not just you — Spotify has confirmed it’s experiencing problems that have made the app and web player temporarily unusable for some people starting late Sunday morning. “We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!” the Spotify Status account posted on X. Spotify users on social media have reported a… Continue reading Spotify confirms it’s having service issues and is working on a fix

YouTube blocks songs from artists including Adele and Green Day amid licensing negotiations

Songs from popular artists have begun to disappear from YouTube as the platform’s deal with the performing rights organization SESAC (Society of European Stage Authors and Composers) approaches its expiration date. As reported by Variety, certain songs by Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, R.E.M., Burna Boy and other artists have been blocked in the US,… Continue reading YouTube blocks songs from artists including Adele and Green Day amid licensing negotiations

Here’s a peek at how A Minecraft Movie will handle crafting

The team behind the upcoming Minecraft movie shared a new clip during Minecraft Live that expands on the brief crafting moment we saw in the polarizing first teaser. The scene comes in the middle of a discussion between Mojang creative director Torfi Frans Olafsson and A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess, at 4:51. The segment… Continue reading Here’s a peek at how A Minecraft Movie will handle crafting

Judge rejects Apple’s last-minute request for a deadline extension in Epic case

Apple tried at the last second to get out of producing a trove of documents by Monday as it was ordered to in its ongoing dispute with Epic, and Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson is not having it. In early August, the company was given a deadline of September 30 to produce documents relating to the… Continue reading Judge rejects Apple’s last-minute request for a deadline extension in Epic case

Amazon Prime Day 2024: The best deals ahead of the October Big Deal Days sale and everything we know so far

Since 2022, Amazon has held a fall Prime Day of sorts in October and that sale event is coming back this year, too. Prime Big Deal Days returns on October 8 and 9, but we’re already starting to see some decent deals pop up across Amazon’s site. As per usual, most of the deals we… Continue reading Amazon Prime Day 2024: The best deals ahead of the October Big Deal Days sale and everything we know so far

Engadget review recap: iPhones, AirPods, Pixel Buds and an early look at the PlayStation 5 Pro

I don’t know how many more times I can say what an intense two weeks it’s been since the last time I posted an Engadget review recap without sounding repetitive. Ever since we launched the first of these roundups last month, companies have relentlessly launched new hardware each week, contributing to a growing pile of… Continue reading Engadget review recap: iPhones, AirPods, Pixel Buds and an early look at the PlayStation 5 Pro