Engadget staffers test and review tons of gadgets every year, and we also buy a lot of things for ourselves. In 2023, some of us upgraded our at-home coffee-making setup, splurged on fancy keyboards and digital pianos and even made our homes a bit smarter with things like app-controlled litter boxes. But there are plenty … Read more
If you’re planning to buy an Apple Watch Series 9 or Apple Watch Ultra 2 for someone as a holiday gift, you should probably act quickly. Apple says it will soon suspend sales of both devices in the country due to a patent dispute over the blood oxygen sensor on the wearables. The Apple Watch SE … Read more
Be honest: How many times this year have you skipped or scrolled past a much-needed update? Maybe you just wanted to log into Twitter, er, X without setting up multifactor authentication. Putting off these minor inconveniences adds up, and it could lead to an insecure tech setup just waiting to be exploited by an attacker. … Read more
Taylor Swift was concerned for her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, when he took a spill during the Kansas City Chiefs game against the New England Patriots on December 17. Taylor Swift was concerned for her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, when he took a spill during the Kansas City Chiefs game against the New England Patriots on December … Read more
Is Kody Brown considering the possibility of finding a new sister wife soon? He revealed the answer in the new ‘Sister Wives: One on One’ special. Is Kody Brown considering the possibility of finding a new sister wife soon? He revealed the answer in the new ‘Sister Wives: One on One’ special.
It might be ending 2023 with a new name, but X (formerly Twitter) is also capping off a year of criticism and legal action with even more condemnation. The European Commission has announced it’s opening formal infringement proceedings into X’s operation and potential violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA). Thierry Breton, the European commissioner … Read more
Adobe is abandoning its planned $20 billion acquisition of Figma after the companies determined that there was no clear path to obtaining approval from UK and European Union regulators. The two sides have signed an agreement that fully resolves all aspects of the failed deal. Adobe will pay collaborative design platform Figma a previously agreed … Read more
Apple says it’s testing a new App Store feature called contingent pricing to lure customers into cheaper subscriptions based on their other purchases. This contingent pricing model will let developers offer discounts to customers who already have subscriptions to other services, be it those developers’ own apps or connected partner apps. According to 9to5Mac, Apple … Read more
A bipartisan group of US senators and representatives have urged the Department of Justice to investigate whether Apple violated antitrust laws by attempting to block Beeper Mini’s access to iMessage. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT), along with Representatives Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Ken Buck (R-CO), have asked an assistant attorney general to … Read more
The winter months are ripe with long journeys — whether through a road trip to a relative’s house or a flight somewhere warm — and require good quality music to get through them. Achieving this is quite a bit cheaper right now, with the Beats Studio Buds dropping to an all-time low of $80 from … Read more