A festive game of Scrabble is a time-tested method of surviving the extended company of obnoxious family members. But losing to a crabby relative can make their company even worse. But this year, uncle Nigel (name changed to protect identity) will face a different challenge. Thanks to a new AI version of the classic board game,
Read MoreJeff Grubb / VentureBeat: NPD Group: US game console sales were $1.4B in November, up 58% YoY, as PS5 and Nintendo Switch led, as year-to-date sales reached $4B, up 34% — PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launched last month, and they helped to set a new November record, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD
Read MoreThe tech giant’s popular services like Gmail, Hangouts, Meet and YouTube went offline, halting work across the globe. Google’s apps crashed in a worldwide outage. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIn January 2020, Samsung announced a compelling, affordable rugged enterprise phone with the XCover Pro. Since then we’ve been able to test the Microsoft Teams Walkie Talkie capability with another recent update making it an incredible option for businesses. Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro: Microsoft Teams Walkie Talkie experiences and Knox Capture release Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePolitico: Inside Big Tech’s EU lobbying efforts ahead of new rules: Google had the most meetings, CEOs led lobbying, and focus shifted from hate speech to antitrust rules — Big Tech has pulled out all the stops to court influence ahead of a major overhaul of Europe’s online rules. Inside Big Tech's EU lobbying efforts
Read MoreWith an install base as large as Facebook’s, it’s hard to see why Messenger Rooms hasn’t taken off. Facebook Messenger could be the most surprising Zoom rival in 2021 Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreRecently, I was offered a 1997 Volkswagen Golf for the low, low price of free — assuming I could haul it away, as it suffered from a thoroughly borked automatic transmission. Being incapable of saying no to such an opportunity, I set about trailering the poor convertible home and immediately tore into the mechanicals to
Read MoreTLDR: This Methods of Leadership Online Learning subscription features a library of training to help you learn business greatness from some of the world’s best CEOs and executive coaches. Most of us don’t have trouble deciding the type of person we each want to be. But as Marshall Goldsmith explains, identifying the person you want
Read MoreMost substances wipe off tile pretty easily, but getting the surrounding grout back to its original pearly white state is much harder. Because it is so narrow and coarse, scrubbing grout lines clean can be a hassle (unless you like spending hours hunched over with a toothbrush). Luckily, we have three methods to make… Read
Read MoreBenjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple updates Shazam with a new Apple Music-like design, web browser support in beta, and more, one month after saying Shazam has 200M MAUs — Apple today overhauled the Shazam iOS app with a new look, modernizing the user interface and bringing the design language in line with recent UI updates
Read MoreBijan Stephen / The Verge: Snap launches Bitmoji Paint for Snapchat, a massively multiplayer online painting game and the second title from its internal game studio — It’s Snap’s second original game — Today, Snapchat is getting a new original game called Bitmoji Paint. As the name suggests, the game involves Bitmoji … Snap launches
Read MoreEdward Ludlow / Bloomberg: Amazon’s Zoox unveils an autonomous electric robotaxi that can hold four passengers and run for a claimed 16 hours on a single charge, with a launch date TBC — – Vehicle seats four and can run for 16 hours before recharging — CEO says Zoox may eventually build package delivery vehicles
Read MoreNine months and more than 290,000 deaths into the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is facing a crisis within a crisis. In addition to contending with the spread of a highly contagious virus—and the overcrowded hospitals and overworked medical staff that come with it—we also have to deal with living alongside… Read more… Does Shaming
Read MoreMicrosoft makes progress on its plan to bring old Windows apps together with modern ones. Windows 10: Microsoft's Project Reunion preview arrives to make writing apps easier Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreNicole Nguyen / Wall Street Journal: Review of Apple’s Fitness+ subscription service: a relatively good deal compared to rivals, with plenty of workouts, but requiring a Watch might put people off — The $10-a-month app takes on at-home fitness for a competitive price but with an expensive catch Review of Apple's Fitness+ subscription service: a
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel / The Verge From grainy MacBooks to elaborate DSLR setups, no gadget had a bigger impact on how we got through 2020 Continue reading… The webcam is the gadget of the year Source: New feed
Read MoreCD Projekt Red says updates to fix bugs and crashes are on the way. Cyberpunk 2077 developer offers refunds to people unhappy with the game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft’s new VS Code 1.52 is the final release for 2020 and there won’t be another until early February. Microsoft: This new VS Code update brings bunch of features plus 5,242 fixed issues Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreEvery year it becomes harder to keep up with remembering which cable is compatible with the latest device. With most Android smartphones running on either Micro-USB or USB-C, the Apple iPhone line has iterated from the 30-pin to the proprietary Lightning. Let’s also not get started on the relatively new push towards wireless charging. The
Read MoreIf we are ever to return to some semblance of normality, then the world’s population needs to be immune to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But with so many different vaccines in production, questions are undoubtedly going to be raised, such as can I still have a vaccine if I have been involved in
Read MoreApple’s $10/month subscription service for iPhone, iPad and AppleTV makes it easy to work out anytime and anywhere using your Apple Watch. Apple Fitness Plus review: A workout routine that fits you – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Sony I nearly gave up on Demon’s Souls. I should have known what I was getting into. I bought the Demon’s Souls remake for the PlayStation 5 as my opportunity to finally play a “Soulsborne” game. After hearing about the genre for more than a decade, I knew that the game would be extremely
Read MoreTwitter and Snapchat are technically rivals in the social media marketplace, but the two companies recently joined forces to make sharing tweets in Snapchats much easier. The new cross-platform share option is available for Twitter on iOS right now, and it’ll hit Android soon. Read more… You Can Finally Share Tweets in Snapchat Source: Life
Read MorePhoto: Pornhub Pornhub is removing all videos uploaded to its site by unverified users, millions of videos in total, as part of a crackdown on user-uploaded content after two major payment processors suspended service. The decision, first reported by Motherboard, stems from a New York Times report that found the site was hosting videos of
Read MoreMicrosoft Teams will soon receive an update enabling Outlook integration, with a release expected in March next year. Microsoft Teams is getting an Outlook integration that could be a serious time-saver Source: Tech Radar Software
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