With over 350 million players, Fortnite is one of the biggest franchises in gaming, and it owes much of that success to its accessibility. The game is free to download and play on every major console, many smartphones, all Windows PCs, and Macs (with big caveats). Even weaker computers with outdated hardware can run …
Read MoreRobot vacuums are hot right now! With countless options available and price points ranging from a buck and a half to a grand or more, it can be tough to pinpoint which one you need and when the extra money makes sense. I’ve tried all of these brands, but I don’t have dogs, birds, or
Read MoreWhile the Constitution gives Congress the final say in the election, there is no chance that it will agree to overturn the results. Could Congress overturn Biden’s Electoral College win? Possibly. Will it? No. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google says that a “significant subset” of Gmail users are running into errors with the service right now. While users can access their inboxes, they may encounter “error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior,” the company wrote in a message on its service status page. The errors
Read MoreHark! The blobs sing! Or at least, they do in Google’s latest machine learning experiment, the awe-inspiring Blob Opera, which will see a chorus of four adorable, colorful blobs serenade you with spine-tingling operatic music. Drag a blob up or down, and you’ll change what pitch they sing in; drag them from side to side,
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft announced in a blog today that its dual screen phone, the Surface Duo, will be getting an “enhanced” TikTok app that takes advantage of its design. The company also announced the Duo will be available outside the US in early 2021. When The Verge reviewed the
Read MoreLast week, during an investor conference call masquerading as entertaining content (or vice versa) Disney announced an exhausting number of new Disney+ series and films arriving over the next few years, most of them having something to do with the Marvel or Star Wars franchises. The majority of those are a long way… Read more…
Read MorePhoto: Oculus Oculus is resuming shipments of its Quest 2 Elite Strap accessory and extending the warranty after reports of defective straps. As UploadVR reported earlier, the Facebook-owned virtual reality company paused Elite Strap shipments in November, saying a small number of users had reported them snapping after use. Now, it tells Android Central that
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge With yesterday’s release of iOS 14.3, Siri got a new trick: the ability to play real-world sound samples on command. Ask “Hey Siri, what does _____ sound like?” and it will start playing the sound for you. If you ask on an iPhone or iPad, it will show
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Sources: Microsoft and industry partners seize key command and control domain used in SolarWinds hack — By seizing the domain, Microsoft and its partners hope to identify all victims, but are also preventing attackers from escalating intrusions in currently infected networks. Sources: Microsoft and industry partners seize key command and control
Read MoreThe majority of the doses of COVID-19 antibody drugs sent to states have not been used, Moncef Slaoui, head of Operation Warp Speed, the US government’s coronavirus vaccine effort, told CNBC. Around 65,000 doses of the drugs, which can help protect people at high risk of severe COVID-19 from developing serious cases of the disease,
Read MoreAt some point or another, many of us have tried to see how much of our digital lives could be accessed from the comfort of a terminal. We’ve tried Alpine for email, W3M for web browsing, and even watched Star Wars via telnet. But, in the increasingly socially-distant world we find ourselves in today, we
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Read MorePhoto by Michele Doying / The Verge Facebook on Tuesday said it would make an exception to its political ad ban to let campaigns and other political organizations run advertising for the upcoming Georgia runoff elections. The Senate races, which will determine which US political party controls that chamber of Congress under President-elect Joe Biden,
Read MoreThe social network said it made the change because of the“importance of expressing voice and using our tools to reach voters.” Facebook lifts ban on political ads for Georgia runoff elections. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreUsually, when one makes nachos (or cheese fries), there comes a point when you have to choose between a creamy, saucy queso and a gloriously stretchy cheese pull. Queso does not stretch like melted, shredded cheese, and shredded cheese has a tendency to grease out and solidify quite quickly—but, with their powers… Read more… Make
Read MoreThe reopening of campuses post-pandemic won’t necessarily spell the end to online learning, according to a recent survey from Top Hat. Faculty Expect to Return to Face-to-Face Instruction for Fall 2021, but with Online Elements Source: Campus Technology
Read MorePeriscope / Medium: Twitter says it will discontinue Periscope as a separate mobile app by March 2021, saying it’s brought most of the core capabilities of Periscope into Twitter — Today, we’re sharing that we have made the difficult decision to discontinue Periscope as a separate mobile app by March 2021. Twitter says it will
Read MoreBy seizing the domain, Microsoft and its partners hope to identify all victims, but are also preventing attackers from escalating intrusions in currently infected networks. Microsoft and industry partners seize key domain used in SolarWinds hack Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWith a twin-turbo 6.6-liter V8 engine and 1,817 horsepower, Hennessey Performance Engineering is out to break some records. Hennessey Venom F5: America's rocket ship supercar promises to crack 300-plus mph – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitter has announced that it’ll be shutting down Periscope as a service, with the company set to discontinue the Periscope applications by March 2021. Twitter will, however, continue to offer live video streaming through its integrated Twitter Live feature within the main Twitter app. “The Periscope app is in an unsustainable maintenance-mode state, and has
Read MoreWhen the video assistant referee (VAR) arrived in the English Premier League football last year, there were high hopes that the system would erase incorrect decisions from games. The tech is used to review contentious decisions made by officials on the pitch. But many players, pundits, and coaches say the system is so slow and inconclusive
Read More{$inline_image} Reuters: A security researcher says that, last year, he alerted SolarWinds that anyone could access SolarWinds’ update server by using the password “solarwinds123” — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On an earnings call two months ago, SolarWinds Chief Executive Kevin Thompson touted how far … A security researcher says that, last year, he alerted SolarWinds that
Read MoreThe Shadows seem to have parked on Mars. NASA spacecraft spots Babylon 5 villain lookalike in Mars formation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLooking for an affordable gift this holiday buying season? Here’s a great lineup of gift ideas to help stretch your Benjamin. The best gifts under 0 to give this holiday 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
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