Accessibility in tech improved in 2020, but more must be done

Posted on 23/12/2020 by Engadget

For some of us, being forced to stay home and work remotely via video conferences was a temporary reprieve from our daily commute. But for Jonathan Lee, Zoom was a life changer. Lee, 28, is a paraplegic who uses walking aids to get around, and being...

How the world went from no COVID vaccines to two in under a year

Posted on 22/12/2020 by Engadget

First identified in 1545, smallpox ravaged humanity for centuries, spreading rapidly from India through Europe and into the New World. Smallpox is estimated to have killed 300–500 million people in the 20th century alone. But thanks to an unprecedent...

Our favorite games of 2020

Posted on 21/12/2020 by Engadget

While some forms of entertainment like movies and sports were hit hard by the pandemic, gaming actually thrived in 2020. Since we were all stuck indoors, we spent a lot more time in front of screens, discovering new experiences, replaying older class...

In 2020, Apple’s best wasn’t its Pro devices

Posted on 21/12/2020 by Engadget

The coronavirus most definitely did not stop Apple from releasing a slew of new hardware in 2020. The company announced three updated iPads, five new phones, some crazy-expensive headphones and three new Macs with its new M1 silicon inside. Putting a...

Sonos is fighting a war to stay relevant

Posted on 18/12/2020 by Engadget

For Sonos, 2020 began in dramatic fashion. While the tech world was focused on CES, the company made a splash by suing Google for allegedly infringing five of its wireless speaker patents. Sonos said this was just a small portion of Google’s overall...

It was a massive year for electric bikes and scooters

Posted on 18/12/2020 by Engadget

People were buying electric bikes and scooters long before the pandemic. Some saw them as a cheap and reliable way to reach the office. Others wanted a vehicle that could take them to the nearest park, supermarket or brunch-time meet-up. The coronavi...

SpaceX and its kick-ass, phenomenal, totally awesome 2020

Posted on 17/12/2020 by Engadget

2020 has been very good to SpaceX with the aerospace transportation firm surpassing a number of milestones and achieving virtually every goal it set out for itself during the year. Both the company’s autonomous and crewed space vehicles operated with...

How COVID-19 forced social media to reckon with misinformation

Posted on 16/12/2020 by Engadget

For years, critics have all but begged social media platforms to take a tougher stance on misinformation and disinformation. But Facebook and Twitter were once more resistant to these calls. Mark Zuckerberg has for years said Facebook should not be a...

Tech’s biggest losers in 2020

Posted on 15/12/2020 by Engadget

It’d be easy to just say all of 2020 was terrible and call it a day. But while most of the year was awful for everyone, some things in tech suffered more than others. TikTok, for example, got jerked around by the Trump administration for months, only...

Tech’s biggest winners in 2020