Google slapped with a $177 million fine by South Korea’s antitrust authorities

Google slapped with a $177 million fine by South Korea’s antitrust authorities

The Korea Fair Trade Commission has imposed a $177 million fine on Google, accusing the tech giant of using its dominant position in the market to hamper the development of Android rivals. According to Yonhap News, Korea’s antitrust regulator has decided that the anti-fragmentation agreement (AFA) Google makes manufacturers sign in exchange for using its…

Disney+ ‘Hawkeye’ trailer shows Clint Barton’s past catching up with him

Disney+ ‘Hawkeye’ trailer shows Clint Barton’s past catching up with him

The next Marvel Cinematic Universe show will premiere on Disney+ in November and, appropriately enough, Hawkeye has a festive setting. Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye) just wants to spend Christmas with his family, but his enemies have other plans. The series marks the return of Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. This time around, he has a new partner:…

Xiaomi launches its own smart glasses

Xiaomi launches its own smart glasses

Xiaomi is challenging Facebook in the wearables arena by launching its own smart glasses. The device will be capable of displaying messages and notifications, making calls, providing navigation, capturing photos and translating text right in real time in front of your eyes. Developing… All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent…

Sony permanently shuts down LittleBigPlanet’s PS3 and Vita servers

Sony permanently shuts down LittleBigPlanet’s PS3 and Vita servers

Sony has permanently shut down the online services for games on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita after “extended downtime.” As such, online multiplayer and community levels are no longer available for LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, (on PS3) and LittleBigPlanet PS Vita. You can still play story modes and local co-op, however. “We have no doubt that…

Zoom’s live captioning feature will soon work with 30 languages

Zoom’s live captioning feature will soon work with 30 languages

Zoom held its annual Zoomtoopia conference today, providing a glimpse at some of the features it’s working on bringing to its video conferencing software. There are almost too many enhancements to count, but some of the more notable ones have the potential to change how you use the service. The first of those is an…

Researchers: Platforms like Facebook have played ‘major role’ in fueling polarization

Researchers: Platforms like Facebook have played ‘major role’ in fueling polarization

Social media platforms like Facebook “have played a major role in exacerbating political polarization that can lead to such extremist violence,” according to a from researchers at New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. That may not seem like a surprising conclusion, but Facebook has long tried to downplay its role in…

Sennheiser debuts CX Plus noise-cancelling earbuds for $180

Sennheiser debuts CX Plus noise-cancelling earbuds for $180

By this point, Sennheiser is no stranger to true wireless earbuds. The company has several models under its belt, and the current lineup spans from basic and affordable to premium and pricey. Today, Sennheiser is introducing its latest earbuds with the CX Plus True Wireless. This newest entry offers active noise cancellation (ANC), ambient sound…

Fake Walmart press release caused litecoin’s price to jump 20 percent

Fake Walmart press release caused litecoin’s price to jump 20 percent

Despite a bogus press release claiming otherwise, isn’t accepting for payments anytime soon. The fake release caused the price of the cryptocurrency to briefly shoot up by 20 percent before it tumbled back down. The press release went out on newswire distribution network GlobeNewswire, which later pulled the phony announcement and issued a notice to…

Instagram is internally testing a feature that’ll show some people higher in its feed

Instagram is internally testing a feature that’ll show some people higher in its feed

Instagram is working on a tool that could give people more control over its famously obtuse feed algorithm. Mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi recently shared screenshots of an in-development feature called Favorites. Those images suggest the tool will allow you to add friends, family members and creators to a list of accounts you want the software…