Hulu revamp uses ‘like’ and ‘dislike’ buttons to personalize suggestions

Hulu is determined to improve its recommendations, and one of its biggest upgrades will seem remarkably familiar to some. It's adding Netflix-style "like" and "dislike" buttons to indicate that you'd either like to see similar titles or never to see...

YouTube’s Rewind 2018 becomes the site’s most disliked video ever

YouTube's latest Rewind video, the annual recap touting "the videos, music and trends that defined YouTube in 2018," has become the most disliked video ever in the website's history. The previous holder of this dubious title was Justin Bieber's Baby,...

Instead of dislike, Facebook is testing ‘Reactions’ animated emoji

Last night Engadget brought you a sneak peek at Facebook's new "Reactions" feature, and today the social network confirmed it's now in testing. Instead of the often-requested "dislike" to counter the existing Like button, founder Mark Zuckerberg ex...

5 Reasons to Start Loving Windows 8.1


You don’t have to look far to find reports that Windows 8 (and the updated Windows 8.1) is an unmitigated failure. A quick search turns up stories detailing why Windows 8 has failed, why Windows 8...

Yahoo’s COO de Castro Hit Two Of The Three Main Causes Of Executive Onboarding Failure


It’s not a surprise that Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer has fired COO Henrique De Castro. Yes. He was her first big hire. Yes. It is going to cost Yahoo crazy amounts of money to pay him off. But he does...
    






‘The Banner Saga’ Review: Beautiful, But Not Quite Brilliant (PC)


The moment I laid eyes on indie developer Stoic’s The Banner Saga, I wanted to love everything about it. The art-style is simply jaw-dropping, calling to mind classic Disney—Sword in the Stone comes...
    






Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE In-Ear Headphone Review: Solid, Comfortable, And Inexpensive


The Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE are smaller than the last Beyerdynamic headphone I reviewed. A lot smaller, since those were big open-back over-ears. Perhaps best known for those big over-ears, and on-ear...
    






Apple’s Missing Ingredient Dulls Its Outlook


All analysts and investors agree on one thing: Innovation created Apple (AAPL). But innovation has two forms: revolutionary and evolutionary. Revolutionary innovation is what Steve Jobs did so well...
    






9 Big Trends For 2014 (You Won’t Believe What’s #9)


It’s 2014! This blog is about analyzing all the big trends that affect the world. So here are, in no particular order, and concerning most subject areas. I think #9 will surprise you. 1. Government...