The Morning After: Weekend Edition

It's Saturday, November 04, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to the weekend. Did you get the iPhone X? Our full review is up if you need help making a decision, but first, we’ll take a look back at some of the week’s biggest stories, including the latest updates on House of Cards. It will take some getting used to. iPhone X review Hello new iPhone, goodbye home button and TouchID. The iPhone X ditches some familiar conventions in favor of its nearly all-screen (minus the notch for that TrueDepth camera -- check out the teardown here) style. Of course, that adds a bigger screen in an easily-pocketable frame, plus the slick new FaceID features. Take a minute and find out why our Senior Mobile Editor Chris Velazco says “it provides a strong foundation for the iPhones of tomorrow to build on.” He’s officially ‘suspended.’ Netflix cut ties with Kevin Spacey After several people, including House of Cards crew members, accused Kevin Spacey of sexual harassment and assault, Netflix and HoC producer Media Rights Capital responded late Friday night. Netflix announced it would not be involved in “any further production” of the show that includes him, and said it would not release a movie, Gore, that he starred in and produced. MRC said Spacey is suspended effective immediately, and that it “will continue to evaluate a creative path forward for the program during the hiatus.” Need healing. ‘Overwatch’ gets a new healer hero and another map Blizzcon 2017 is underway, and we’ve learned that Overwatch will expand soon with a new healer, Moira, and a new theme park-styled map, Blizzard World. Moira’s style blends aspects of Mercy, Zenyatta and Reaper, while her ultimate is a linear beam that simultaneously damages enemies and heals allies if they fall in its path. The Overwatch World Cup continues this afternoon with the final four teams facing off -- catch the live stream starting at 12:30 PM ET. Clear as mud. Twitter clarifies what behavior will get you banned Twitter's Safety team published a new version of its rules to explain what can get you banned. Updates include further clarification of what Twitter considers abusive behavior, self-harm, spam and graphic violence/adult content. For example “Twitter allows some forms of graphic violence and/or adult content in Tweets marked as containing sensitive media. However, you may not use such content in your profile or header images.” On November 22nd, it will release new policies around violent groups, hateful imagery, and abusive usernames. But wait, there's more... 1. Tesla Model 3 in-depth video review answers all your questions 2. Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime discusses the first year of Switch 3. Amazon's reportedly eyeing a 'Lord of the Rings' TV series with Warner Bros. 4. Razer Phone hands-on 5. Equifax clears itself of insider trading 6. Apple says 'tears of joy' face is the most-used emoji 7. Samsung Gear Sport review: A versatile fitness-first smartwatch The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.

The Morning After: X

It's Friday, November 03, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. The iPhone X arrives today, but the morning’s big X news is all about Xbox. We have our review of the new One X ready (roughly 25 years after the debut of a certain cartoon), plus a look at what happened to Donald Trump’s Twitter account. Do you even 4K? Xbox One X review The Xbox One X has unprecedented power for a gaming console, but its $500 price may restrict its appeal to hardcore gamers. On the plus side, it offers more room for 4K or 60 fps gaming than the PS4 Pro and includes a 4K Blu-ray player. However, a lack of support for Dolby Vision HDR and unanswered questions about Microsoft’s plans for Mixed Reality headset support leave a few holes in its argument. Art and appliance. Samsung’s 43-inch Frame TV is now available for $1,300 The 43-inch version of Samsung’s 4K TV that can disguise itself as an art piece is now available on Samsung.com and from various retailers in the US. It’s the latest entry in the Korean conglomerate’s The Frame series, following the 55- and 65-inch versions’ debut back in June. This one will set you back $1,300 -- definitely not cheap, but relatively more affordable than the biggest variant that will cost you $2,799. That’s one way to go. Someone at Twitter pulled the plug on @realDonaldTrump An outgoing Twitter employee deactivated the President’s Twitter account last night. For about 11 minutes.  How do you think it went? Apple Q4 2017 earnings Before the iPhone X rolled out to customers today, Apple informed investors how things have been going for the previous quarter. It’s hard to tell how the launch of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus affected the company, but sales were up a bit from last year. Same for iPads and Macs, while the catch-all division that tracks Watch, AirPods and Apple TV sales took in $3.23 billion last quarter -- 36 percent more than the same period last year. This is familiar. Cosmic rays reveal hidden cavities in Egypt’s Great Pyramid We know how this works, we’ve seen Stargate like a hundred times. Is this the future of FMV? Live-action drama ‘Erica’ blurs the line between game and interactive movie Flavourworks PS4 game Erica uses live-action footage for an interactive experience unlike most. There are tons of objects to investigate, and players can expect to make choices or selections every 15 seconds or so.  ‘Black Mirror’ has new competition. CBS is bringing back ‘The Twilight Zone’ on All Access Now that Star Trek Discovery is rolling, CBS is reaching into the vault to relaunch another classic on its subscription streaming service. Execs revealed that a Twilight Zone show is on the way, and rumors indicate it will be made by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions (Get Out). Oreo taste test. Samsung wants you to beta test the next Galaxy phone’s software Before Samsung releases Android Oreo for its current (and future) Galaxy devices, it’s looking for a few brave souls to test it out. The next version of TouchWiz, oops, we mean Samsung Experience 9.0 is available to select Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus owners in a few countries -- click through to get educated on all of the requirements. But wait, there's more... 1. New Kevin Spacey accusations come from 'House of Cards' crew 2. MIT students trick AI into identifying a turtle as a gun 3. Men's health tech creates shame-free ways to get treatment 4. Co-opinion: 'Wolfenstein II' is definitely not 'Doom' 5. CIA releases cache of Bin Laden's personal files with malware warning 6. OnePlus confirms the 5T exists, and will keep the headphone jack The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.