Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, the upcoming single-player League of Legends spinoff that will see the franchise debut on consoles for the first time, has released its first (albeit, vague) bits of information. It’ll launch sometime in “early 2021” on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, and the Epic Games Store at
Read MoreSure, we’re all panicked and on edge right now, but at least there’s free (or cheaper) food to be had. In addition to next week’s Election Day offers, a bunch of restaurants are luring people in on Halloween for their pre-candy meals. Here’s what you can get and where you can get it. Read more…
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Woot is selling a batch of refurbished Pixelbook Go laptops starting at $530 for the base model with an Intel Core m3 processor, 64GB of storage and an FHD touchscreen display (usually $650 new), going up to $790 for the Core i7 model with 256GB of storage and
Read MoreNew York Times: Misinformation on social media, alongside Trump’s lies, is overwhelming local election officials across the US as they shoot down rumors via phone and email — From Philadelphia to Sonoma County, Calif., election officials said they were working marathon hours to fight a flood of falsehoods. Misinformation on social media, alongside Trump's lies,
Read MoreThe ballot measure campaign has been touting studies that show data favorable to the gig economy companies, but how independent are they? Uber and Lyft paid 0K to firm conducting 'independent studies' on Proposition 22 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s a look at our most important stories for the week ending Oct. 31. Rivian R1T EV pickup driven, Genesis GV70 reveal and more: Roadshow's week in review – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreBobsweep PetHair Plus Robot Vacuum & Mop (Cobalt) | $200 | Best Buy Read more… Conquer Your Pup's Dander and Fur With 0 Off a Cobalt or Charcoal Bobsweep PetHair Plus Robot Vacuum Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAs NASA moves towards the SLS’s first flight, putting the Orion spacecraft in orbit around the moon, there are concerns not with the rocket’s engines but rather with the computer software embedded in all its systems. NASA’s new rocket would be the most powerful ever. But it’s the software that has some officials worried. Source:
Read MoreTraditional light guns rely on quirks of CRT technology, and thus don’t play well with modern LCD televisions and monitors. However, die hard retro gamers aren’t known for moving on from the classics, and have persevered to build new hardware to suit the games of old. In just this vein, [BrittLiv] grabbed some Nerf blasters,
Read MoreThe election is winding to a close, but election night might provide more drama than closures. Instead of refreshing social media into the wee hours, some people are choosing to avoid the news altogether and tune in when there’s more clarity. Yurts, meditation and medication: Getting through election night by tuning it out Source: Washington
Read MoreWhen President Donald Trump wanted to reach out to older Arizona voters in August with the message “The RADICAL Left has taken over Joe Biden and the Democratic Party,” with photos of Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ilhan Omar, Facebook charged his campaign an estimated $14 for each 1,000 times the advertisement appeared in people’s
Read MoreRest of World: Filipino activists and journalists want Facebook to tackle deadly disinformation coming from the government, resulting in enemies being “red-tagged” and killed — Targeted by government misinformation, activists are asking Facebook to do more to tackle a deadly epidemic of “red-tagging.” Filipino activists and journalists want Facebook to tackle deadly disinformation coming from
Read MoreThe phone is available as part of Yahoo Mobile’s unlimited phone service. Yahoo's first branded phone is here. It's purple and only – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePower Innovations’ mobile charging station kept me going in the desert. Charging the Rivian R1T off-grid with Power Innovations – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Raspberry Pi has been with us for over eight years now, and during that time it has seen a myriad operating system ports. It seems that almost anything can be run on the little computer, but generally the offerings have seen minority uptake in the face of the officially supported Raspbian, or as it’s
Read MoreSunsets, sunrises, wide vistas and aquamarine waters give ample evidence of another leap forward in mobile photography. Here's what iPhone 12 Pro cameras can do: Incredible Night Mode photos and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIssues in the earbuds include crackling, static and noise-cancellation failure. Apple is replacing faulty AirPods Pro earbuds for free – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJoseph Marks / Washington Post: A look at CISA’s wide-ranging operation to secure the 2020 election against hacking, which includes the launch of a 24/7 virtual war room on Election Day — A 24/7 war room will operate from Election Day until local officials are confident in the results. It shows just how far DHS’s
Read MoreIf you aren’t old enough to remember when computers had front panels, as [Patrick Jackson] found out after he built a replica Altair 8800, their operation can be a bit inscrutable. After figuring it out he made a pair of videos showing the basics, and then progressing to a program to add two numbers. Even
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: CISA, FBI say an Iran-linked APT targeted unsecured state election websites to harvest US voter info used to send threatening emails to some Democratic voters — DHS CISA and the FBI today shared more info on how an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group was able to harvest voter registration info … CISA,
Read MoreAnimation: Andre Zimmermann Everyone focuses on what’s blowing up on TikTok, but here’s something that’s been getting a bit of attention over on Byte: some playful little skeletons. Over the past month, designer Andre Zimmermann has been posting short looping clips of meddlesome skeletons getting into low-stakes hijinks, like running off with food from a
Read MoreJeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: Hands-on with the Dash Cart at an Amazon Fresh store: cart sensors worked fine, but a two-bag limit, bag fill limit, and real-world hassles hinder experience — There were no lines outside Irvine, California’s new Amazon Fresh grocery store on its opening day last week … Hands-on with the Dash Cart
Read MoreBack in 2018, we covered [Igor’s] Easy-SDR project that aimed to provide open hardware extensions for the chap RTL-SDR receivers. If you haven’t been there for a while, it’s worth a look as there have been many recent updates. According to the author’s Reddit post: Most of the devices are now prepared for installation in
Read MoreMikey Campbell / AppleInsider: Apple rejects an app designed to verify a person’s ballot status in PA, says the app violates its guideline which forbids compiling user data without consent — Apple on Friday rejected an app designed to ensure ballots are being correctly counted in Pennsylvania, saying the software violates App Store privacy guidelines.
Read MoreYou’ll have to wait a bit longer for Panic’s odd little handheld: In an update published today, the company announced that Playdate will slip from its original 2020 window and now ship in early 2021. The device is the software developer’s first piece of physical hardware, a handheld with a unique crank alongside traditional buttons
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