Sony’s 360 Reality Audio launches this fall with 1,000 tracks

Curiously, the company also partnered with Amazon and Google to deliver 360 Reality content on the Echo Studio and Chromecast. That makes sense, but it makes me wonder how those experiences will differ from the more complex speaker setup Sony demands."The first time we heard a demo [of 360 Reality Audio], we were very impressed,"…

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Netflix reveals its huge lineup of holiday movies and specials

The streaming service's holiday schedule actually starts more than a month earlier with Holiday in the Wild (November 1st). It stars Kristin Davis as a jilted woman who goes to Africa alone on what was supposed to be a second honeymoon, and ends up rescuing a baby elephant and helping nurse him back to health…

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Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL hands-on: More cameras, more ambition

The cameraUnfortunately, there's only so much we can test about the camera in a crowded demo area, but one thing I can definitely say is that Google's implementation of zoom is extremely impressive. Last year, Google used computational photography to account for the lack of a dedicated telephoto lens like its competitors have, but this…

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Pixelbook Go hands-on: Google’s affordable premium Chromebook

Another thing I liked about the Go was its keyboard. The original Pixelbook was lauded for its comfortable and quiet keyboard. Still, as senior product manager Ben Janofsky told Engadget, the company wanted to make sure the new Chromebook had an even better keyboard. The team took the original Pixelbook's setup and spent two years…

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‘Fortnite’ Chapter 2 is the fresh start the game needed

The new map is the biggest change. When you drop out of the Battle Bus for the first time, you immediately see that Epic hasn't uncovered the names of the new map locations. That's an intentional part of Epic's new medal system which exists alongside challenges. It rewards you for completing various in-game activities, like…

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UC Berkeley Was About to Launch a Satellite. Then PG&E Said It Was Cutting Power

Last Monday, just as the workday was winding down, Paula Milano received a phone call that threw her week into chaos. Milano, who helps run the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, had been gearing up for a satellite launch. But on the phone now was a friend of hers, with bad…

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The 7 Must-Listen Songs for Autumn

From the very beginning, technology has attempted to predict the rhythms of our private and collective desires. When music streaming services rocketed into public favor at the tail end of the new millennium, they implemented “discovery” options that, in effect, proposed songs based on what a user listened to or liked or shared with a…

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Facebook Sweetens Deal for Hackers to Catch Security Bugs

In the wake of extensive mishandling of user data and a series of security missteps, Facebook has deployed a number of security and privacy initiatives. A key focus: expanding its long-standing bug bounty program. Now Facebook is courting outside hackers more aggressively than ever.Last year, the company began paying bounties for certain bugs researchers might…

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