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• Epic Games asks a court to make Apple put 'Fortnite' back in the App Store
• Telmate data breach leaked personal info for millions of prisoners
• A 13-episode 'Shenmue' anime series is on the way
• How TikTok got caught in the middle of a trade war with China
• White House issues 'SPD-5' cybersecurity policy for space
• NVIDIA's RTX 3000 cards make counting teraflops pointless
• Teenage Engineering's next product is probably a Bluetooth speaker
• Riot Games adds to its world of virtual influencers who promote 'League of Legends'
• After 27 years, 'Doom' and 'Doom 2' get widescreen support
• Harvard created a wool-like 3D-printable material that can shape shift
• Some Facebook users are about to start seeing Instagram Stories
• This week’s best deals: $300 off the Razer Blade 15 and more
• FCC estimates it'll cost carriers $1.8 billion to replace Huawei, ZTE hardware
• Google Magenta’s Lo-Fi Player is an AI-based virtual music studio
• Neato’s robotic D10 vacuum uses LIDAR-based navigation
• Ring devices will soon work with Lutron's smart lighting systems
• Real users give feedback on the Fitbit Charge 4
• Arturia's KeyStep Pro is a near-perfect MIDI controller for hardware synths
• Peloton's next treadmill may cost less than $3,000
• Segway's ES2 electric scooter is nearly 50 percent off at Amazon
• ABC's Chadwick Boseman tribute is now streaming on Disney+
• The Witcher 3's free next-gen upgrade will include lots of improvements
• macOS Big Sur preview: Five things you should know before installing
• Samsung's Galaxy Fit is 50 percent off at Best Buy
• Podcast: Galaxy Z Fold 2, NVIDIA RTX 3000 and Intel's 11th-gen CPUs

Epic Games asks a court to make Apple put 'Fortnite' back in the App Store Posted: 05 Sep 2020 01:26 AM PDT In the latest development of the legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, the Fortnite developer announced it has filed for a preliminary injunction that would put its game back in the app store and restore its developer account. Today we asked t...

Telmate data breach leaked personal info for millions of prisoners Posted: 04 Sep 2020 09:14 PM PDT Telmate, a widely used prison phone service, left millions of inmates' and their contacts' data exposed online, according to Comparitech. The company is behind an app called GettingOut, which gives prisoners a way to make monitored voice/video calls...

A 13-episode 'Shenmue' anime series is on the way Posted: 04 Sep 2020 05:43 PM PDT After years of waiting, Shenmue fans crowdfunded a new game last year, and now the story of Ryo Hazuki will be told through a new anime series. Announced during the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, the show will be a co-production between Crunchyroll and Ad...

How TikTok got caught in the middle of a trade war with China Posted: 04 Sep 2020 03:30 PM PDT Less than three years after merging with Musical.ly, TikTok looked like it might just achieve something many have tried but few have accomplished: becoming an actual competitor with Facebook and Instagram.Then Donald Trump stepped in.

White House issues 'SPD-5' cybersecurity policy for space Posted: 04 Sep 2020 03:09 PM PDT The Trump administration's latest Space Policy Directive, SPD-5, details policies the government believes the country's public and private space agencies should adopt to protect their systems from hacking threats. Some of the best practices the docum...

NVIDIA's RTX 3000 cards make counting teraflops pointless Posted: 04 Sep 2020 02:00 PM PDT Teraflops have been a popular way to measure "graphical power" for years. The term refers to the number of calculations a GPU can perform, but while it's been on spec sheets forever, more recently the teraflop has gone mainstream, appearing in market...

Teenage Engineering's next product is probably a Bluetooth speaker Posted: 04 Sep 2020 01:45 PM PDT When Teenage Engineering started teasing it was working on a "magic apparatus," people got understandably excited. After all, this is the company that has released some of the most offbeat but capable synths (and IKEA products) in the last couple of...

Riot Games adds to its world of virtual influencers who promote 'League of Legends' Posted: 04 Sep 2020 01:05 PM PDT "Seraphine" first appeared on social media in late June, posting selfies to Instagram and tweeting about her desire to "share music and hopefully connect with people." By August she was releasing songs to a Soundcloud account. But Seraphine isn't a t...

After 27 years, 'Doom' and 'Doom 2' get widescreen support Posted: 04 Sep 2020 12:30 PM PDT Later this year, Doom and Doom 2 will turn 27 and 26 years old, respectively. Yet id Software still somehow found time while working on the new expansion for Doom: Eternal to update the two games (via Polygon). The update adds substantial enhancement...

Harvard created a wool-like 3D-printable material that can shape shift Posted: 04 Sep 2020 11:39 AM PDT What if you could have gym clothes that could automatically open cooling vents whenever you work up a sweat and close them when you've dried out? You might be able to get your hands on gear that does just that in the future, and it could use a materi...

Some Facebook users are about to start seeing Instagram Stories Posted: 04 Sep 2020 11:17 AM PDT The line between Facebook and Instagram continues to blur. The company is testing a new feature that allows users to view Instagram Stories from the main Facebook app.The new feature, which was spotted by Twitter user @ec_wife and confirmed by Facebo...

This week’s best deals: $300 off the Razer Blade 15 and more Posted: 04 Sep 2020 10:45 AM PDT Yes, you read that right: Labor Day will soon be upon us (if you can believe it) and companies are ringing in the holiday with a slew of electronics deals. The Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop with a 4K OLED display remains $300 cheaper than usual and yo...

FCC estimates it'll cost carriers $1.8 billion to replace Huawei, ZTE hardware Posted: 04 Sep 2020 10:39 AM PDT Removing and replacing ZTE and Huawei equipment in US networks could cost carriers over $1.8 billion, according to estimates they gave to the Federal Communications Commission. Most of that (over $1.6 billion) could be eligible for reimbursement. How...

Google Magenta’s Lo-Fi Player is an AI-based virtual music studio Posted: 04 Sep 2020 09:45 AM PDT Lo-Fi Player, a new project out of Google Magenta, wants to help people play around with music creation -- no experience necessary. Lo-Fi Player is a pixelated, 2D virtual room that runs in a web browser. It lets you mix lo-fi hip hop tracks by click...

Neato’s robotic D10 vacuum uses LIDAR-based navigation Posted: 04 Sep 2020 08:19 AM PDT Neato's newest robotic vacuum, the Neato D10, uses LIDAR-based technology and a HEPA filter that captures virtually 100 percent of allergens, the company says. It offers a runtime of 150 minutes, the widest brush and largest dirt bin on the market, s...

Ring devices will soon work with Lutron's smart lighting systems Posted: 04 Sep 2020 08:02 AM PDT Home automation company Lutron's smart lighting systems will soon be able to link up with Ring's doorbells and cameras. As such, whenever someone rings your doorbell or Ring devices detect motion, Lutron can switch on your lights automatically.Lutron...

Real users give feedback on the Fitbit Charge 4 Posted: 04 Sep 2020 08:00 AM PDT This year's Fitbit Charge 4 was supposed to solve many of the troubles that afflicted the Charge 3: It brought back onboard GPS, streamlined the design and even threw in NFC payments for good measure. While our reviewer Valentina Palladino largely li...

Arturia's KeyStep Pro is a near-perfect MIDI controller for hardware synths Posted: 04 Sep 2020 07:30 AM PDT For hardware synth and drum machine enthusiasts, there are two controllers that stand above most of the competition: Arturia's KeyStep and BeatStep Pro. Their combination of USB, MIDI and control voltage connections mean they play nice with everythin...

Peloton's next treadmill may cost less than $3,000 Posted: 04 Sep 2020 07:21 AM PDT Peloton is planning to launch a cheaper treadmill and slash the price of its existing bike, Bloomberg reports. The new treadmill will cost less than $3,000, which is a significant drop from the current $4,295 model. Peloton will reportedly offer its...

Segway's ES2 electric scooter is nearly 50 percent off at Amazon Posted: 04 Sep 2020 07:10 AM PDT Update 12:22pm ET: It appears the additional $90 coupon is no longer available on Amazon. However, the Segway ES2 scooter remains on sale for $399, which is roughly 32 percent off its normal price. We'll update this post accordingly if the coupon ret...

ABC's Chadwick Boseman tribute is now streaming on Disney+ Posted: 04 Sep 2020 06:50 AM PDT After news broke of Chadwick Boseman's passing last week, ABC aired a special tribute to the late actor during the episode of its 20/20 show the Sunday after. If you missed it the first time around, you can now catch Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute For A...

The Witcher 3's free next-gen upgrade will include lots of improvements Posted: 04 Sep 2020 06:37 AM PDT The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt may be five years old, but CD Projekt Red (CDPR) appears committed to keeping it fresh. Today, the developers announced that they're working on a next-gen edition of the game for PC, Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. The impro...

macOS Big Sur preview: Five things you should know before installing Posted: 04 Sep 2020 06:01 AM PDT Apple first introduced macOS Big Sur back in June, lauding it with all the usual flowery language. The OS ushers in a new design language, which Apple's SVP of software Craig Federighi described at the time as "the biggest change since the introducti...

Samsung's Galaxy Fit is 50 percent off at Best Buy Posted: 04 Sep 2020 05:50 AM PDT One of our favorite fitness trackers is even more affordable thanks to a deal at Best Buy. Samsung's Galaxy Fit tracker is down to $50, which is 50 percent off its normal price and the lowest we've seen it. This sale comes on the heels of Samsung ann...

Podcast: Galaxy Z Fold 2, NVIDIA RTX 3000 and Intel's 11th-gen CPUs Posted: 04 Sep 2020 05:30 AM PDT As if Samsung unveiling the Z Fold 2 plus an NVIDIA event weren't enough to keep us busy this week, we also got a slew of news from companies all over the consumer electronics industry thanks to IFA 2020. Cherlynn and Devindra are joined by senior mo...

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