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FCC could require phone companies to authenticate calls

ThomasTrutschelviaGettyImages Today,FCCChairmanAjitPaiproposednewrulesthatwouldrequirephonecompaniestoadopttheSTIR/SHAKENprotocol,anincreasinglypopularmethodforcallerIDauthentication.Therulesaremeant
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Indie horror classic 'Amnesia' is getting a sequel called 'Rebirth'

FrictionalGames Amnesia:TheDarkDescentwasabreathoffreshairwhenithitPCsin2010.RatherthanusingResidentEvil,SilentHill,oranyoftheotherclassicsurvivalhorrorgamesasatemplate,itcreatedauniqueandexploratory
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Google Messages may send iMessage-style 'liked a photo' reaction texts

NathanIngraham/Engadget ItlookslikeGoogleMessageswillsoonletuserssendiMessage-likereactiontextmessagestopeoplewithoutRichCommunicationServices(RCS).Iftherecipientdoesn\'tuseGoogle\'snext-gentextmessa
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Austin cancels SXSW over coronavirus fears

JackPlunkett/Invision/AP DuringanewsconferenceonFridayafternoon,Austincityofficialsannouncedthattheyhavedeclaredalocaldisasterandcanceledthisyear\'sSXSWfestival.Theshowisbeingcalledoffoverinfectionfe
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Konami’s TurboGrafx-16 mini has been delayed due to coronavirus

Konami TheTurboGrafx-16isthelatestsystemfromthelate\'80sandearly\'90stogetaminiconsolerevivalandjointhelikesoftheNintendoNESClassicEditionandSegaGenesisMini.Fanswillhavetowait,though,asproductionhasb
IT | 2020-03-06 23:09
How to buy a compact camera in 2020

IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Researchers: Facebook’s ad transparency tools are ‘easy to evade’

SOPAImagesviaGettyImages Facebookhaslongtouteditsrulesrequiringtransparencyinpoliticaladvertisingasoneofthecompany\'smostimportantpolicychangesfollowingRussianinterferenceinthe2016election.Butnewrese
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
The best deals we found this week: The HomePod, Pixel 4 and more

ChrisVelazco/Engadget ThefirstweekofMarchbroughtanumberofgooddeals,includingsomeonAppleproductsthatrarelygoonsale.TheHomePodsmartspeakerisdowntoitsBlackFridaypriceagain,andanumberofApple-madeiPhoneca
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Google explains how it's tackling the coronavirus outbreak

Google Google\'seffortstoinformpeopleaboutthecoronavirusoutbreakextendwellbeyondasearchalert.Thecompanyhasoutlinedallthewaysit\'saddressingCOVID-19,includingabidtostampoutmisinformation.OntopoftheSOS
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
The company behind the robotic arms that help us explore Mars

NASA Despitebestefforts,we\'restilldecadesifnotgenerationsawayfromregularlylivingandworkingoff-planet--whetherthat\'sinLEOhabitationrings,moonbases,orontheMartiansurface.Untilhumanscancolonizespaceou
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Newegg is selling Sony's excellent WH-1000XM3 headphones for $250

DevindraHardawar/Engadget Sony\'sWH-1000XM3headphonesneednointroductionatthispoint.They\'reoneofthebestpairsofBluetoothnoise-cancellingheadphonesyoucanbuyatthemoment.OnNewegg,theblackmodeliscurrently
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Tesla reportedly omitted 'hundreds' of injuries from government reports

Tesla Overthepastseveralyears,Teslahasreportedlyomitted\"hundreds\"ofemployeeinjuryreportsfromtheannualsummariesitsenttoCalifornia\'sDivisionofOccupationalSafetyandHealth(Cal/OSHA)agency,accordingtoB
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Canada's first 5G network goes live in four cities

BrianOh/Engadget YounolongerneedtoheadtotheUSifyouwantatasteof5GinNorthAmerica.AfterstartingitsrolloutinJanuary,RogershasswitchedonCanada\'sfirstlive5GnetworkinthedowntowncoresofMontreal,Ottawa,Toron
IT | 2020-03-07 05:20
Google will start ranking sites by their mobile version in September

AndrewMatthews-PAImagesviaGettyImages GooglewillstartindexingallwebsitesbytheirmobileversionsbeginninginSeptember.Googlewasalreadyusingmobile-firstindexingfornewdomains,butthischangewillapplythephone
IT | 2020-03-06 05:00
HBO is the latest to abandon SXSW because of coronavirus

FilmMagicviaGettyImages HBOisthelatestcompanytopulloutofSXSW.Severalothercompanies--includingAmazon,Apple,Facebook,NetflixandTwitter--havedonethesame,asthecoronavirusoutbreakcontinuestocauseconcern.H
IT | 2020-03-06 05:00