Starliner is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station and make its return trip to Earth uncrewed in just a matter of days, but it apparently still has a few new mysteries left in it to throw at the team before it departs. On Saturday, astronaut Butch Wilmore alerted NASA’s Mission Control about an… Continue reading Now there’s a creepy, sonar-like sound coming through one of Starliner’s speakers
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Labor Day sales from Apple, Amazon, Samsung and more: All of the best tech deals to shop now
The final holiday weekend of summer is here and there are Labor Day sales to be had. Historically, Labor Day isn’t a boon for tech deals but there are always a few decent ones that pop up, particularly in the outdoor tech space. Labor Day sales often overlap with back-to-school sales as well, so there’s… Continue reading Labor Day sales from Apple, Amazon, Samsung and more: All of the best tech deals to shop now
Apple reportedly plans to drop USB-A ports with the M4 Mac mini and is working on a low-end Magic Keyboard
Apple’s M4 Mac mini will boast a ton of ports, but not a single one of them will be USB-A, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In the Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that Apple is ditching USB-A ports with the upcoming Mac mini. The company is working on a standard and Pro version of the… Continue reading Apple reportedly plans to drop USB-A ports with the M4 Mac mini and is working on a low-end Magic Keyboard
No, a video game spin-off of The Batman is not in the works, James Gunn says
If this week’s rumor about a video game set in the universe of 2022’s The Batman got your hopes up, I have some bad news: no such thing is in development at the moment. Responding to a question on Threads about whether Warner Bros. has a game in the works based on the Robert Pattinson-led… Continue reading No, a video game spin-off of The Batman is not in the works, James Gunn says
Dragon’s Dogma director Hideaki Itsuno says he’s leaving Capcom to start a new project
Hideaki Itsuno, who directed the Dragon’s Dogma series and other major games for Capcom, announced on Saturday that he’s leaving the company. “From September, I will start developing a new game in a new environment,” he wrote in a post on X. Itsuno has been with Capcom since the ’90s, and worked on a slew… Continue reading Dragon’s Dogma director Hideaki Itsuno says he’s leaving Capcom to start a new project
What to read this weekend: Rural horror infused with Chinese mythology, and the lush alien world of Convert
New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen There’s something about the idea of coming home and reawakening dormant familial trauma that just makes for great horror stories, and Sacrificial Animals is no exception. In the novel, brothers Nick and Joshua Morrow return to their family’s farm in Nebraska… Continue reading What to read this weekend: Rural horror infused with Chinese mythology, and the lush alien world of Convert
Labor Day sales from Apple, Amazon, Samsung and more: All of the best tech deals to shop now
Amidst enjoying the last long weekend of the summer, it’s worth turning to the Internet occasionally to check out the Labor Day sales available. Truth be told, Labor Day isn’t usually a boon for tech deals, but every year, a handful of quality discount pop up across Amazon, Walmart and other retailers. Labor Day also… Continue reading Labor Day sales from Apple, Amazon, Samsung and more: All of the best tech deals to shop now
Engadget review recap: The Pixel 9 phones are surprisingly great, in spite of their price
Welcome back to another Engadget Review Recap (or as I prefer to call it, ERR). This is the second edition of a mostly bi-weekly series rounding up the reviews that our team has published, as well as some insight on what’s coming, what we skipped and how we do our testing. Plus, fun team trivia!… Continue reading Engadget review recap: The Pixel 9 phones are surprisingly great, in spite of their price
Boeing’s Starliner is coming back without a crew on September 6
The Starliner is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station and to make its way back to Earth at 6:04PM Eastern time on September 6 at the earliest. If the weather cooperates and the spacecraft leaves the ISS as planned, it will be landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico with the… Continue reading Boeing’s Starliner is coming back without a crew on September 6
Seeking Mavis Beacon is a wild search for a lost tech icon
Note: This review was originally published during Sundance 2024. We’re reposting it because Seeking Mavis Beacon is now out in theaters. With a healthy dose of heart and whimsy, the Sundance documentary Seeking Mavis Beacon follows two young Black women who are devoted to finding the original model for Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. If you… Continue reading Seeking Mavis Beacon is a wild search for a lost tech icon