Image: Google After announcing Chromecast support for Google Meet, Google has now revealed that the company’s consumer video chat app, Duo, will be coming to Android TV in the form of a native app that lets users start video calls from their TV screen. A beta of Google Duo for Android TV will be released
Read MoreThe Revvl 5G launches Sept. 4 for both postpaid and prepaid customers. T-Mobile unveils a 0 5G phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHave you heard? America is in the midst of a significant coin shortage, and like almost every blaze contributing to this trash fire of a year, this one was lit by the pandemic. As we first explained back at the beginning of July, the reduction in in-person shopping and banking during the COVID crisis has
Read MoreIn a recent survey, just over half of faculty in higher education expressed doubt about the new academic year: Fifty-one percent said they were “uncertain” about the fall term. Yet 55 percent have said they’re moderately or very satisfied with the plans their schools have publicly stated for the fall, and six in 10 said
Read MoreThe group is helping to usher in a new multimedia era for Riot Games. K/DA, the ‘League of Legends’ K-pop group, is back with a full EP Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe game pack lets your sims travel to the Star Wars planet Batuu, as well as create custom lightsabers and droids. ‘The Sims 4’ is getting a story-driven Star Wars DLC Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAs time fades for TikTok to close a deal to sell its U.S. operations, Walmart says it will join Microsoft’s bid for the short-form video app. Walmart leaps into TikTok acquisition fray, joining Microsoft’s bid Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreI don’t like preorders any more than you. I certainly hate seeing items available only in limited quantities go right to eBay—even before their launch date—at absurdly marked-up prices. And Sony is doing you one even better for the anticipated November launch of the PlayStation 5: A preorder preorder. Read more… Why Sony's PlayStation 5
Read MorePhoto by Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Esports organization TSM has signed its first professional chess player, US grandmaster and five-time champion Hikaru Nakamura. The youngest American to ever earn that coveted ranking at age 15, Nakamura is considered among the best players in the world, routinely ranking alongside world champion Magnus Carlsen as one
Read MoreThere’s no “safe” way to live in a dorm during a pandemic. As careful as your college kid may be, they can’t control whether Johnny Dumbass down the hall still does keg stands at frat parties on the weekends. Nothing is guaranteed with all these young people living together in a confined space with so
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The OnePlus 8 Pro in the onyx black or ultramarine blue color variant is $80 off at Amazon right now. This discount brings the total down to $920. In case you missed it, some OnePlus phones aren’t so cheap — even with a sizable discount like this one
Read MoreThe retail giant said it was teaming up with Microsoft, which has been negotiating for weeks to buy the popular Chinese-owned video app. Walmart Joining Microsoft in TikTok Bid Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreEarly this morning, Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, battering the region with winds up to 150 mph. There is already one confirmed fatality, and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says he expects more to be reported over the next few days. While there is already extensive damage in Louisiana, Laura… Read more… How
Read MoreThe prototype was put on display outside London’s Museum of Art on Tuesday. Triumph's entry-level Trident triple makes its debut all in white – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Valve is adding a customizable profanity and slur filter to Steam’s chat system. The feature is now available through the Steam Lab beta program, with plans to make it a universal option soon. It filters a default list of commonly used “strong profanity” and slurs for “racial, religious,
Read MoreGoogle is expanding its “Snapshot” feature in Assistant, adding new reminders and more proactive suggestions for new activities you may want to try. The initial version of Snapshot showed information like your daily commute time, upcoming schedule, reminders, upcoming flights, recent online orders, and stock market updates. Google is adding to that list with additional
Read MoreThe game-filled space aims to be Facebook’s metaverse, and it’s being monitored for safety, too. Who will join in? We toured Facebook Horizon, a social VR playground entering beta with lots of unknowns – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSecretlab’s Omega chair shown with the SoftWeave black fabric added. | Secretlab If you want a comfortable chair with a low-profile design that won’t break the bank, Secretlab’s gaming chairs are generally agreed upon (even by a few Verge writers who have owned one) as being a worthy purchase. And now, its 2020 lineup of
Read MoreIf you follow sports at all (or even if you don’t), you probably noticed that neither the NBA nor WNBA played any of the games they were scheduled to play yesterday. It started with the Milwaukee Bucks refusing to play their scheduled playoff game with the Orlando Magic, and quickly snowballed into no basketball games…
Read MoreEpps was originally scheduled to travel to the ISS in 2018, but 2021 could now be the magic year. NASA's Jeanette Epps set to be first Black woman to join long-term ISS crew – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is still in the TikTok bidding, with Amazon adversary Walmart by its side. Microsoft and Walmart are teaming on a potential TikTok takeover deal Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe rocket will follow a path not flown since 1960. SpaceX to attempt rare on-shore Falcon 9 rocket landing soon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNot that long ago, it was American oil powers — not tech giants — that ruled the economy and influenced world events. Big Oil Faded. Will Big Tech? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBefore I tell you how to find the best strap-on harness for you, let’s get one thing straight: In this household, we do not say “pegging.” Read more… How to Pick Your First Strap-on Harness Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreColumbia University is working with a higher education technology company to co-develop a replacement for its student information system. Under the arrangement, Columbia will be working with Unifyed to produce what has been branded as Unifyed SIS and already made available — in part — to other institutions. Columbia SIS Replacement Project Gains Pickup Source:
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