2025-01-26

Trump denies talks with Oracle about a TikTok deal but says a decision will likely be made within 30 days

Following a report by NPR that said the Trump administration is working on a deal with Oracle and other investors to take over TikTok in the US, Trump has denied any talks with Oracle but says he has [...]

2025-01-26

Engadget review recap: All eyes on NVIDIA and Samsung

I don't know if you can believe it, but we're fast approaching the end of January. And I want to kick off the first review recap of 2025 by acknowledging how busy it's already been. CES [...]

2025-01-25

Marvel Snap users are getting a ‘welcome back’ rewards package to make up for the TikTok ban outage

Marvel Snap was one of the unexpected casualties of the TikTok shutdown that briefly went into effect last weekend, and as a way of making things right with users, its developers at Second Dinner are [...]

2025-01-25

Are Vibration Plates Worth the Hype? The Viral Fitness Trend Explained

Vibration plates are probably all over your social media, but do they do anything for your health? [...]

2025-01-25

Blu-ray is dying so I believe it's now time for 'obsolete' tape to shine again in the strangest of ironies

Sony announced that it is shutting down Blu-ray media production forever, so is tape the alternative? [...]

2025-01-24

Sony is halting production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDiscs and MiniDV cassettes

Sony is ending production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDisc and MD Data disc media, along with MiniDV cassettes, the company announced. Last year, Sony said that it would gradually end production of rec [...]

2025-01-24

Engadget Podcast: Diving into NVIDIA's RTX 5090 and Samsung's Galaxy S25 launch

It feels like CES again with a slew of tech news this week! In this episode, Devindra dives into his final thoughts on NVIDIA's $2,000 GeForce RTX 5090, a super-powered video card with a healthy [...]

2025-01-24

Dating Apps Promise to Remain a Rare Haven Following Trump’s Executive Order

As President Trump moves to change federal policy so the US government only recognizes “two genders” and social media platforms become less safe for LGBTQ+ people, dating apps could become a refug [...]

2025-01-24

The Morning After: Everything Samsung announced this week (and future devices teased)

Welcome to a new newsletter, with a bit of a new direction. While our mid-week edition tackles news specifics, this end-of-the-week missive combines the biggest news with more context, more things to [...]