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Samsung gets approval for Galaxy Watch Active 2's ECG, but only in Korea

Samsung TheECGsensorontheGalaxyWatchActive2hasgoneunusedforthebetterpartofayear,butit’sfinallyclosetofulfillingitsoriginalpurpose...inonecountry,anyway.SamsunghasreceivedapprovaltousetheECGfea
IT | 2020-05-24 20:42
The latest iOS jailbreak cracks virtually any iPhone

ChrisVelazco/Engadget Apple’seffortstodiscourageiOSjailbreakinghavetypicallyleftenthusiastswaitingawhileuntilcodesleuthsdiscoveraflawthatletsthembypasssafeguardsandbreaksomeoftheplatformȁ
IT | 2020-05-24 20:42
Astronomers spot a strange, first-of-its-kind asteroid near Jupiter

JDArmstrong/IfA/LCOGT There’sstillplentyofopportunityforastronomerstodiscoverstrangenewobjects.ResearchersusingtheUniversityofHawaii’sAsteroidTerrestrial-impactLastAlertSystem(ATLAS)hav
IT | 2020-05-24 20:42
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leaks hint at giant screens and S20 Ultra features

OnLeaks/Pigtou TheGalaxyNotefamilytendstoborrowafewcuesfromtheSseriesthatprecededit,butthesecuesmightbemoreconspicuousthanusualthisyear.OnLeaksandPigtouhavepostedleak-basedrendersfortheGalaxyNote20an
IT | 2020-05-24 20:42
Israel restricts COVID-19 phone tracking to 'special cases'

MENAHEMKAHANA/AFPviaGettyImages Israel’soriginalplantotrackthephonesofCOVID-19suffererswon’tgetveryfar.Thecountry’scabinethasrestrictedtheuseoftheShinBetsecurityagency’sph
IT | 2020-05-24 20:42
Valve starts inviting players to 'Artifact' Beta 2.0

Engadget Afteralmostayearofwaiting,Valveisfinallyreadytoletthepublictakeapeekatthereimaginedversionofitstroubledcardgame.ThecompanyreleasedasignuppagetoArtifactBeta2.0onFriday,tweetingthateveryoneisw
IT | 2020-05-24 08:42
Google is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS texts in Messages

Google RCSissupposedtobethespiritualsuccessortoclassicSMSandMMStexting,butthelackofbuilt-inencryptionputsadamperonthat—someonecouldtheoreticallysnooponyourmessageswheretheycan’twithserv
IT | 2020-05-24 08:42
Two of Apple's former HomePod masterminds prep a 'revolutionary' speaker

ChrisVelazco/Engadget ManytechstartupsliketobragabouthavingformeremployeesofSiliconValleygiantsamongtheirranks,butthisisonethatmayhavemoreofanimpactthanmost.FinancialTimessourcessaythatex-Appledesign
IT | 2020-05-24 08:42
Amazon accused of fighting efforts to track COVID-19 in Wisconsin facilities

ANGELAWEISS/AFPviaGettyImages AmazonmaybeimprovingsafetymeasuresinwarehousestoprotectagainstCOVID-19,butit’salsoaccusedofbeinglessthanforthcomingwithvitaldata.ThehealthofficerforKenoshaCountyi
IT | 2020-05-24 08:42
Recommended Reading: COVID-19 and AI health care

ARIANADREHSLERviaGettyImages COVID-19willacceleratetheAIhealthcarerevolutionKai-FuLee,Wired Thecoronaviruspandemicwillcauseustorethinkmajoraspectsofeverydaylifearoundtheworld,butitmayalsoexpeditetheu
IT | 2020-05-24 08:42
Messages on the Mac may finally catch up to its iOS counterpart

Apple TheMessagesappontheMachaslaggedbehinditsiOSequivalentforalongtime—it’sgoodforansweringtextmessageswithoutreachingforyouriPhone,butmanyofthefeaturesandeffectsaremissing.Itmightcatc
IT | 2020-05-24 08:42
Hitting the Books: Do we really want our robots to have consciousness?

IT | 2020-05-24 08:42
Snag Jaybird's Tarah Bluetooth earbuds for $45 at Best Buy

WillLipmanPhotographyforEngadget IfyoumissedthechancetobuyJaybird'sTarahBluetoothearbudswhentheywere$45inApril,younowhaveanotheropportunitytosnagthem.IntimefortheMemorialDaylongweekend,BestBuyha
IT | 2020-05-24 08:42
'Halo 3' for PC should be ready for public testing in June

Microsoft Itwon’tbetoomuchlongerbeforeyoucanplaythewholeoftheoriginalHalotrilogyonPC.The343Industriesteamhasannounced(viaWindowsCentral)thatpublictestingforHalo3’sMasterChiefCollectionP
IT | 2020-05-24 08:42
Tesla's Cybertruck won't get smaller any time soon

RobertoBaldwin/Engadget IsTesla’sCybertrucktooenormousforyourgarage?Unfortunately,you’llhavetoshopforsomethingelse.ElonMuskhasrevealedthattheelectricpickupwillstay“prettymuch
IT | 2020-05-24 08:42