Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Looks to Have Prequels Cameo

Looks like post-facelift Anakin Skywalker might not be the only prequels character stopping by for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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Saturday's Best Deals: Board Games, $3 Kindle Books, Immersion Blender

Strategy board games, $3 Kindle books, and a powerline range extender lead off Saturday’s best deals.

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Popular Torrent Search Engine Shuts Down Without Explanation

The torrenting community has been tumultuous these past few weeks. First, Kickass Torrents was seized by the government after the owner’s arrest. Now, one of the largest search engines has vanished.

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The Head Roboticist Of Google's Self-Driving Car Division Is Out

After nearly a decade with the company, the chief technical officer of Google’s self-driving car project left the company—along with two other veterans of the car division. The decisions to leave come under a new leader on the project, who reportedly didn’t mesh well with some longtime employees.

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Antibubbles Are Bubbles' More Flimsy, Bizzaro World Cousins

Antibubbles Are Bubbles' More Flimsy, Bizzaro World Cousins

Playing with bubbles never gets old, but did you know that you can fiddle around with another kind of bubble? Just to shake things up.

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Steelseries Apex M800 Keyboard Review

IMG_5644-slashgearWhen it comes to desktop keyboards, there are generally two types to choose from. There are those with the typical rubber-dome keys, and those that use mechanical switches. Gamers tend to gravitate toward the latter for many reasons, and the latest keyboard from Steelseries takes a different approach to the mechanical keyboard. Overview When you think of a mechanical keyboard, … Continue reading

Pokemon Go arrives in 15 Asian countries, Niantic confirms catching difficulties are a bug

Pokemon Go arrives in 15 Asian countries, Niantic confirms catching difficulties are a bugPokemon trainers across Asia are rejoicing this weekend, as 15 additional countries in the region have seen Pokemon Go rollout to their app stores for iOS and Android. Niantic, the game’s developer, explained earlier this week that the controversial decision to shut out popular third-party mapping services, such as Pokevision, was in order to reduce strain on their servers, and … Continue reading

Star Wars live-action TV show in the works from Lucasfilm and ABC

Star Wars live-action TV show in the works from Lucasfilm and ABCA live-action TV show set in the Star Wars universe is something that’s been rumored and whispered about for many years now. Series creator George Lucas even had plans for a show called Star Wars Underworld, back before the franchise was acquired by Disney. However, it seems official talks are ongoing once again, as ABC entertainment president Channing Dungey recently … Continue reading

Luxury smartphone maker Vertu debuts three models starting at $4,200

Luxury smartphone maker Vertu debuts three devices starting at $4,200If you’ve never heard of Vertu, it’s a luxury smartphone maker that puts extra focus on the use of premium and expensive materials. For example, some of their previous devices include phones wrapped in handcrafted leather or woodcraft, and not one but two phones designed in partnership with Bentley. Even if you have heard of the company, it’s unlikely you … Continue reading

The Public Access Weekly: Squad goals


Happy Friday everyone! This week has pretty much zoomed by, so let’s dive right in: Tomorrow, I’ll be the guest host on ICYMI so look for my mug to show up on the Engadget home page. A hearty thank you to everyone in the comment system who has been…