Google Home update leaves some speakers unusable
"Smart speakers' frequent under-the-radar updates are usually convenient, but they're creating a lot of headaches for some Google device owners. Google has confirmed that it's fixing a problem with firmware updates that have bricked Home and Home Min..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/22/google-home-firmware-update-bricks-devices/
BYU researchers extend WiFi range by 200 feet with a software upgrade
" As we fill our homes with connected devices, we'll need WiFi to reach around every corner. One solution is hardware like Amazon's Eero routers and Google's Nest WiFi, physical devices that give your primary WiFi signal a boost. But researchers think..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/22/wifi-onpc-protocol/親指1本で遊べる！リフティングゲーム「The Real Juggle」：発掘！スマホゲーム
" 【連載：発掘！スマホゲーム】
星の数ほどあるスマホゲームの中から、話題になっているもの、気になったもの、何か面白そう、そんなタイトルをひたすらご紹介していきます！ 今回ご紹介するのは「The Real Juggle」です。
発掘！スマホゲーム連載一覧
「The Real Juggle」は、Lion studiosより配信中のカジュアルなアクションゲーム。地面につかないようボールをキープする"リフティング"がスマホで楽しめます。
地面に落とさずボールを蹴り続けるリフティングがメインのため、基本操作は指1…"
https://japanese.engadget.com/2019/10/22/1-the-real-juggle/Apple TV+ adaptation of 'Foundation' will star Jared Harris and Lee Pace
" Apple isn't cutting corners with its TV+ version of Isaac Asimov's Foundation. The tech giant has cast its first two stars for the show, choosing Chernobyl's Jared Harris (above) to play math genius Hari Seldon and Halt and Catch Fire's Lee Pace as..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/22/apple-casts-asimov-foundation-lead-actors/Snap continues to add new users
" After struggling to grow its user base for awhile, Snap has recently managed to make some headway in that mission. Its last earnings report showed the company managed to grow its daily active user (DAU) number seven percent over the quarter prior. Fr..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/22/snap-snapchat-q3-2019-earnings-more-new-users/1997年10月23日、NECの新世界標準パソコン「PC98-NXシリーズ」が26機種200モデル発売されました：今日は何の日？
"日本国内で大きなシェアをもっていたPC-98x1シリーズ。しかし海外からコストパフォーマンスの高いPC/AT互換機の襲来したうえ、Windowsが普及したことにより、有利だった日本語表示の速さやソフト資産の価値が激減してしまい、シェアも大きく削られていきました。
そこでNECが取った戦略が、独自仕様のPC-98x1シリーズを捨て、「PC97/PC98システムデザイン」に準拠したPC/AT互換機へと舵を切る事でした。この最初の製品群として投入された「PC98-NXシリーズ」が発売されたのが、1997年の今日です。…"
https://japanese.engadget.com/2019/10/22/1997-10-23-nec-pc98-nx-26-200/
Google wants to be your guide to Champions League soccer
" The UEFA Champions League has already reached the group stages, but Google wants you to know it has your back for the rest of the season. Search for "Champions League" on Google and you now get a whole suite of tools to follow the competition, inclu..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/22/google-search-champions-league/Amazon debuts ad-supported News video app for Fire TV
" After launching IMDb Freedive earlier this year, Amazon is preparing to offer another ad-supported video streaming service. This time, the app is called News and it will allow you to watch news coverage from organizations like CBS, Reuters, Bloomberg..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/22/amazon-debuts-news-video-app-fire-tv-tablets/Facebook releases Zuckerberg’s upcoming testimony in defense of Libra
" Tomorrow, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will appear before the Financial Services Committee, where he's expected to be grilled about Facebook's planned cryptocurrency Libra and digital wallet Calibra. Ahead of tomorrow's inquisition, Facebook has shar..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/22/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-libra-congress-statement/'Doctor Who: The Edge of Time' VR game arrives November 12th
" While it might be an iconic TV franchise, Doctor Who hasn't exactly set the video game world alight over the years. BBC Studios, publisher PlayStack and developer Maze Theory are trying to remedy that with the promising Doctor Who: The Edge of Time,..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/22/doctor-who-the-edge-of-time-vr-release-date/
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