BlizzCon 2020 is canceled
Blizzard Entertainment will not host its annual BlizzCon event this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The event is usually held later in the year, with BlizzCon 2019 kicking…
Carqon electric cargo bike review: urban transport, solved
If you still think cars, even electric cars, are the future of urban transportation, the Carqon electric cargo bike is here to convince you otherwise. Cargo bikes are a way…
ARM’s Cortex-A78 CPU and Mali-G78 GPU will power 2021’s best Android phones
ARM has announced its latest high-end mobile designs, the Cortex-A78 CPU and the Mali-G78 GPU, which will be used to power the next flagship smartphones of 2021 and beyond. ARM…
Here’s what to expect as SpaceX launches its first human crew to space
On the afternoon of May 27th, SpaceX is slated to launch its very first passengers to space, potentially heralding a new era of human spaceflight for the United States. It’ll…
The human cost of Instacart’s grocery delivery
Once people got too scared to leave the house, there was lots of money to be made as a shopper-for-hire. Rachel had been running groceries for Instacart since October, but…
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Plus renders suggest a slightly bigger screen and much bigger camera bump
Last year’s Galaxy Note 10 Plus was truly a thing of beauty, with an amazing screen and superlative industrial design. And, judging by some high-quality (and completely unofficial) renders of…
Go read this incredible history of the SimCity studio’s forgotten business games division
Popular “simulation games” like SimCity aren’t literally training players to run something like a city. But what would happen if they did? In the 1990s, SimCity studio Maxis tried to…
Amazon’s Kindle and Echo team now working on the company’s COVID-19 testing project
Amazon’s Lab126, the hardware group responsible for developing the company’s Kindle e-reader and its Echo smart speaker, is hiring engineers to work on its COVID-19 testing initiative, according to job…
A new Motorola Razr could launch this year with 5G
A new version of the Motorola Razr foldable could launch this year, and it might have 5G, a bigger battery, and improved cameras (via 9to5Google). Those could address some of…
Uncut Gems, one of Adam Sandler’s best movies, is now streaming on Netflix in the US
Adam Sandler hasn’t acted in many dramas, but those he stars in tend to exceed expectations. Uncut Gems is no different. Josh and Benny Safdie’s critically acclaimed independent film, which…