QuakeCon kicked off today with a batch of screens and a new video for Doom 3 BFG Edition, showing off The Lost Mission, a pack of new content exclusive to BFG’s remastered homicidal action. As you can see in the above video and screens below, the new Doom 3 can be just as jump-worthy as […]
Month: October 2019
Lichborne: Guide to PvE blood death knights in Mists of Pandaria
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Lichborne for blood, frost, and unholy death knights. In the post-Cataclysm era, death knights are no longer the new kids on the block. Let’s show the other classes how a hero class gets things done.With Mists of Pandaria fast approaching, we continue our basic guides to the specs as […]
Japan considers using social networks in disaster situations
Emergency services are embracing technology as new ways to investigate, send alerts and receive reports of crises. And now, the Japanese are looking at social networks to support communication in disaster scenarios, especially when traditional services fail. The local Fire and Disaster Management Agency put together a panel discussion on just that topic, with representatives […]
Do you live in San Francisco? Do you want to write for Engadget?
Oh sure, you love gadgets — but do you have the chops to write about them? We’d love to know if you think you do, because we’re looking to actually pay people to do this stuff. Professional writing experience, particularly in our industry, is greatly preferred. That said, what we really care about is that […]
Xiaomi Phones may enter Europe next year, because China ain’t big enough
Here’s a bit of good news to soak in over the weekend. After the unveiling of the Xiaomi Phone 2 (aka Mi2) in front of some 3,000 people yesterday, a reliable source informed us that the Chinese startup is already looking to bring its highly affordable phones to Europe next year. Alas, we couldn’t get […]
Switched On: Trading places
Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. If widespread rumors hold true, the coming weeks will see two of the most successful tablet vendors invade each other’s screen size turf. Apple, which once rebuked the 7-inch tablet as unfit for normally proportioned human hands, appears ready to try its own hand at […]
The World Ends With You’s Solo Remix: A small step toward something greater
This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer. Well, that was a little anti-climactic, wasn’t it? For a second there, I […]
Dear Aunt TUAW: Help! I bought my dad an iPad!
given my Dad that iPad. When he and my Mom were going on a driving trip, I asked if he wanted 3G service. He says “Sure”, so I set it up.Now he’s complaining about shelling out $30 a month to AT&T, so I’m telling him to cancel the service. Except he doesn’t know what his […]
Square intros flat-rate payment option at $275 per month, hits small business sweet spot
Square is most often pitched as heaven for small businesses, but that 2.75 percent cut per transaction is sometimes a problem for stores that are too successful. Enter a new flat rate option. Shops that don’t take more than $250,000 a year in Square payments, or charge more than $400 in a given sale, can […]
Apple’s components spending increasing dramatically
Statements made by Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer during the recent 3Q 2012 earnings call are beginning to make sense in light of news from AllThingsD’s John Paczkowski that shows that Apple’s prepayments for inventory components are ramping up in a big way. The Apple executives had noted that the 4Q 2012 […]