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The Blue Screen of Death in Windows 11 is going black | Engadget Igor Bonifacic The start menu may not end up the only element of Microsoft’s desktop operating system that gets a visual overhaul in Windows 11. According to The Verge, Windows 11 will feature a Black Screen of Death, instead of the current…
Western Digital won’t fix a vulnerability found in older My Cloud OS3 storage devices | Engadget Igor Bonifacic Owners of Western Digital network attached storage (NAS) devices may have yet another security headache on the horizon. Following the two flaws hackers exploited to wipe My Book Live devices remotely, security journalist Brian Krebs has published…
Bird pilots electric wheelchair and mobility scooter rentals in New York City | Engadget Igor Bonifacic While Bird is best known for its electric scooters, it recently expanded into the bikeshare market and is now also moving into the accessibility space. With help from Scootaround, a company that specializes in wheelchair and mobility scooter rentals,…
iPadOS 15 beta preview: Widgets and Quick Notes make for a new experience | Engadget Nathan Ingraham iPadOS 15 is arriving at a crucial time for the iPad. Ever since the well-designed and overly powerful 2018 iPad Pro arrived, people have increasingly asked Apple to make its tablet software as flexible and impressive as its…
The DOJ is investigating troubled EV startup Lordstown Motors | Engadget Igor Bonifacic The Justice Department is investigating Lordstown Motors, according to The Wall Street Journal. It’s unclear what the DOJ is examining, but the US Attorney’s office leading the investigation often handles fraud allegations. At the moment, Lordstown is also the subject of an…
The Health Care System Is Shortchanging Non-English Speakers Pooja Chandrashekar The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the innumerable ways our health care system can rise to the challenge—and also how we fall short in caring for our most vulnerable patients. In March 2020, as cases of COVID began to climb, I spoke with staffers…
Riot Games releases an album of royalty-free music for Twitch streamers | Engadget Igor Bonifacic Riot Games is no stranger to making music. With K/DA, the studio has one of the world’s most popular virtual bands, but it’s latest musical project is different. On Friday, Riot released Sessions: Vi, a 37-track album of instrumental beats…
The Witcher’s monster-hunting AR mobile game is out July 21st Jay Peters The Witcher: Monster Slayer, an upcoming Pokémon Go-like augmented reality game for mobile devices set in The Witcher universe, will be released on July 21st, CD Projekt Red announced on Friday. It will be available for free on both platforms. In Monster Slayer,…
‘Zelda: Skyward Sword HD’ puts Fi on mute | Engadget Igor Bonifacic When The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD comes out on July 16th, it will address many of the more annoying design choices found in the original game. As you can see from the trailer Nintendo shared today, the remaster will feature several…
Internal Apple survey shows concern about hybrid work model Zoe Schiffer An internal survey designed by Apple employees shows respondents want the option to work from home and fear their colleagues may have to leave if the company forces people back to the office. In the survey, which was sent out in early June, nearly…