My favorite part of the holidays is knowing that some game developers and distribution services will stop at nothing to win my attention. I’m fine with the resultant marketing deluge, because it usually means I can spend 15 minutes or so each day—for about a week—collecting a hoard of free games, add-ons, and other… Read
Read MoreMozilla’s browser now launches faster and web apps are twice as responsive on Macs running Apple Silicon. Firefox 84 dramatically boosts performance on Apple Silicon Macs Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreModular synthesizers, with their profusion of knobs and switches and their seemingly insatiable appetite for patch cables, are wonderful examples of over-complexity — the best kind of complexity, in our view. Play with a synthesizer long enough and you start thinking that any kind of sound is possible, limited only by your imagination in hooking
Read MoreThe other day, my 10-year-old said something that broke my heart a bit: “This pandemic has taken all of our holiday traditions away from us.” Maybe it hasn’t taken all of our traditions, but it certainly has taken a lot of them. We couldn’t travel to see my family for Thanksgiving. The large Christmas party
Read MoreWhile shopping online, you may have noticed “buy now, pay later” purchase options that break up the cost of an item into interest-free installments. It’s sometimes called “digital layaway,” except that your item is shipped to you right away—what’s not to like? Well, these loans can make shopping a little too easy, and… Read more…
Read MoreCoronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic pals, I was thinking about Superman today. He was designed to be the ultimate hero. He’s strong, fast, smart, and full of empathy. He’s everything a
Read MoreMicrosoft is bringing together Azure, analytics, collaboration and gaming technologies to build out a ‘serious gaming initiative’ for military and commercial customers. Microsoft's 'Studio Alpha' is bringing together Azure, gaming and AI for wargame simulation Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSo many shower curtains! But with the endless choice comes the risk of being fooled. Online Shopping Is Amazing. Or Is It? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWe as humans are limited in the ways we can look at things ourselves, and rely on on the different perspectives and insights of others to help make sense of things. All it takes is one person to look at a data set and find something completely different that changes our fundamental perception of the
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / New York Times: Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton says TikTok banned him without warning, thinks it was after pressure from TikTok stars, with whom he’s feuded; TikTok denies this — The celebrity blogger was banned from TikTok on Saturday in a move he said was influenced by the app’s biggest stars. Celebrity blogger
Read MoreFor four years, the president’s Twitter feed has served as his worldwide megaphone, a daily litany inciting division and testing the limits of the platform’s misinformation policies. But Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud might soon vanish, or at least appear less frequently, after he’s exited the White House: As… Read more… Could Twitter Ban
Read MoreIt’s vital you choose the right place to store your cryptocurrency. Here’s our list of the best Bitcoin wallets around. Best Bitcoin wallets of 2020 Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreAt its latest indie showcase, Nintendo revealed a handful of intriguing titles coming to the Switch in 2021. The biggest reveal is that Among Us, one of 2020’s biggest games, isn’t just coming to the Switch, but it’ll be available later today. There were plenty of other cool announcements as well. One of the most
Read MoreThere are two genres of coffee drinkers: purists and people with a sense of whimsy. I am (obviously) the latter, and will drink pretty much any kind of coffee, even—gasp—flavored. This horrifies my boyfriend, but he sweetens his coffee like a hummingbird, so his opinion does not count. Flavored coffee is fun, and I… Read
Read MoreAmong Us, Innersloth’s breakout hit of 2020, is coming to the Nintendo Switch today. The news was announced during a special indie game-focused Nintendo Direct. The game will feature crossplay. Among Us is an online social deduction game, one in which players have to work together to complete tasks around the ship and figure out
Read MoreJoe Rossignol / MacRumors: macOS Big Sur 11.1 for M1 Macs enables iPhone and iPad apps with non-resizable windows, like HBO Max, to enter full-screen mode — Apple yesterday released macOS Big Sur version 11.1, with headline new features including AirPods Max support, privacy labels in the Mac App Store … macOS Big Sur 11.1
Read MoreMicrosoft’s new ‘Universal’ Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote apps for Mac will work on both Apple’s M1 Arm silicon and Intel processors. Microsoft starts rolling out native Microsoft 365 for Mac apps for Macs with M1 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreRon Miller / TechCrunch: Boston-based Tive, which helps companies track sensitive shipments like food or medicine in real time, raises $12M Series A led by RRE Ventures — Tive, a Boston-based startup, is building a hardware and software platform to help track the conditions of a shipment like say food or medicine … Boston-based Tive,
Read MoreThe new Marvel comic portrays character Peter Quill in a polyamorous relationship. New Guardians of the Galaxy comic shows Star-Lord as bisexual – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe fake accounts targeted countries in North Africa and the Middle East. Facebook pulls down hundreds of fake accounts from Russia and France – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFortune: Vise, which automates tasks for independent investment advisors while creating custom portfolios for clients, raises $45M Series B led by Sequoia Capital — So-called robo-advisers may be all the rage, but Sequoia Capital is betting that humans will still hold a prominent place in helping people make investment decisions. Vise, which automates tasks for
Read MorePC gamers subscribed to Xbox Game Pass for PC or the pricier Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier will need to wait just a little while longer until they have access to EA Play on Windows machines. Today, Microsoft announced that EA Play would arrive on PC as part of Xbox Game Pass sometime in 2021.
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Read MoreSpoiler-free: The DC superhero’s second solo adventure is a delight with a strong emotional core and wild action scenes, even if it feels a little long. Wonder Woman 1984 review: Gal Gadot returns in glorious neon thrill-ride – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s how to get started with Apple’s new subscription exercise app. Apple Fitness Plus: How to set up the new workout service – CNET Source: CNet
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