EngadgetStoryboardYou Could Be Paying Way Less For Kindle UnlimitedCurated byEngadgetAmazon's Kindle Unlimited (KU) got a price hike in 2023 that bumped up its subscription fee from $9.99 a month to $11.99. While the book-borrowing service gives you access to a catalog of over 5 million titles, paying basically $12 a month to do so hurts, especially in this economy. The good news is that there are ways to get Kindle Unlimited for much less money, sometimes half the price, or even for free.
Engadgetflipped into news1 day agoPolymarket has reportedly been paying creators to post fake betting videosverified_publisherEngadget - Cheyenne MacDonaldThe Wall Street Journal reviewed 1,105 videos along with guidance given to creators for crafting their posts. In case you needed another reason to be wary of those videos showing people winning big on Polymarket, an investigation by The Wall Street Journal has found that the company is paying social …
Engadgetflipped into tomorrow19 hours agoNASA's Perseverance rover has traveled the distance of a marathon on Marsverified_publisherEngadget - Cheyenne MacDonaldIt did so in just five years. Perseverance is officially a marathon finisher. NASA shared this week that the Mars rover has surpassed a total distance of 26.2 miles since it landed on the red planet five years ago. Considering its speed tops out at .1 mph under the best conditions, that's a pretty …
EngadgetStoryboardMeet The Anti-Social Media PhoneCurated byEngadgetThe recently resurrected Commodore is getting back into phones, but rather than taking on the likes of Apple and Samsung at their own game, the Commodore Callback 8020 is a proudly non-conformant flip phone that wouldn't have looked out of place in the '90s.
EngadgetStoryboardIt's Time To Dump RokuCurated byEngadgetIt might be time to be done with Roku. We was already on the fence after seeing how the company transformed from being a simple set-top box provider to a money-making machine driven by ad sales and data collection, but its impending corporate acquisition could be the final nail in the coffin.
Engadgetflipped into tomorrow2 days agoNASA is testing a rover that can drive faster and lift its wheels to climb obstaclesverified_publisherEngadget - Cheyenne MacDonaldThe space agency shared footage of tests with its Ernest prototype rover. NASA's Mars rovers have accomplished a whole lot since the first one landed on the red planet in the late '90s, but even the latest members of the fleet still have plenty of limitations. For one, they're very slow; …
