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The DoJ is investigating Google's search dominance, DuckDuckGo CEO suggests

BenGabbeviaGettyImages TheUSDepartmentofJustice(DoJ)andstateregulatorsmaybeinvestigatingGoogle’ssearchenginedominance,accordingtoBloomberg.Inaninterview,DuckDuckGoCEOGabrielWeinbergsaidthatoff
IT | 2020-06-05 09:23
Podcast: Twitter and Facebook's showdown with Trump

IT | 2020-06-05 09:23
The Morning After: Is the Sonos Arc soundbar worth its $799 price?

Engadget OK,it’sbeenafewmonths,andyou’vehadtimetofigurethingsout.AretheAirPodsProworthit?Ourreviewsaidtheywerecomfortablewithimprovedaudiooverthebasemodeldespiteapolarizingdesignandsome
IT | 2020-06-05 09:23
Google brings personal safety and battery updates to Pixels

Google GooglemayhavepushedbacktheAndroid11betalaunchagain,butitstillhassomenewfeaturesforPixelphoneusers.Thecompanyisannouncingasetofupdatestodaythatpromisetoextendbatterylife,improveyoursleepandgive
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
Facebook staff plan 'virtual walkout' over response to Trump posts

JIMWATSONviaGettyImages FacebookemployeesaresoupsetwithMarkZuckerberg’sdecisiontotakenoactiononDonaldTrump’sposts,thattheyareparticipatingina“virtualwalkout”inashowofprote
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
'Valorant' 1.0 launch adds a new character, game mode and map

RiotGames Afteralltheteasing,jostlingforkeysandhypedupstreams,Riot’snew5v5FPSValorantisabouttoofficiallylaunch.ThegameisalreadyliveforplayersacrosstheAsia-Pacificregion,andandwillgoliveintheAm
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
Apple releases iOS 13.5.1 to fix the flaw behind a well-known jailbreak

ChrisSchodt/Engadget LessthantwoweeksafterApplereleasediOS13.5,thecompanyisrollingoutthefirstmajorupdate,iOS13.5.1andiPadOS13.5.1.Theupdatepatchesthevulnerabilitythatenabledthehigh-profilejailbreakdi
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
PAX skirts Apple's vape app ban with a web version

PAX ApplebannedvapingappsfromitsAppStoresfollowingastringofadditive-relateddeaths,butthatisn’tdeterringPAX.ThecompanyhaslaunchedawebappthatletsyoucontrolPAX3andEra-seriescannabispensfromyourco
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
Google's advanced hacking protection comes to Nest devices

SarahL.Voisin/TheWashingtonPostviaGettyImages Google’sAdvancedProtectionProgramhasn’tbeenveryaccommodatingofsmarthomessofar—you’vehadtoforegoNestdevicesifyouwantedthoseadd
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
Bungie will reveal the ominous future of 'Destiny 2' on June 9th

Bungie It’saboutthattimeoftheyearwhenBungierevealsthenextmajorDestiny2update,andit’sclearthattherearebigupdatesinstore.ThestudiohaspostedaprivateInstagramvideothatteasesarevealforthe&#x
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
Italy's 'Immuni' COVID-19 contact tracing app uses Google, Apple tech

AGFviaGettyImages ItalyhasreleaseditsofficialCOVID-19contact-tracingapp,whichisbuiltontheframeworkdevelopedbyAppleandGoogletotrackinfections.Fourregions--Liguria,Abruzzo,MarcheandPuglia--willstartpil
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
Samsung's new subscription bundles a Galaxy S20 with Microsoft 365

CherlynnLow/Engadget Samsung’sGalaxyS20familyisexpensivewheneventhe‘entry’modelbeginsaround$1,000.Thecompanythinksithasasolution,though:turnthephoneintomoreofaservice.Itjustlaunc
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
Pandora introduces customizable Pride and Black Music Month stations

Engadget Onlinemusic-streamingservicePandoraisintroducingnewstationsandexpandingits“Modes”featuretocelebratePrideandBlackMusicMonth.StartingJune1st,Modeswillbeavailableforthefirsttimeon
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
Researchers say Oura rings can predict COVID-19 symptoms three days early

Oura OneofthechallengestocurbingthespreadofCOVID-19isthatasymptomaticindividuals,orcarriers,canspreadthevirusbeforetheyrealizetheyareinfected.InApril,researchersfromWestVirginiaUniversity’s(WV
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22
Yandex updates its self-driving tech on the 2020 Hyundai Sonata

Yandex Today,theRussianinternetgiantYandexrevealeditsfourth-generationself-drivingcar,acollaborationwithHyundai.ThisgenerationbringsYandextechtothe2020HyundaiSonata.Bytheendofthisyear,Yandexplanstoad
IT | 2020-06-02 06:22