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The Morning After: The world’s biggest digital photo is 3,200 megapixels

Posted: 09 Sep 2020 04:05 AM PDT

Today, we're covering the history of Blue Origin, reviewing Android 11 and more. But first: three-thousand-two-hundred megapixels. Taken with sensors for the world's largest digital camera, it would comically take 378 4K ultra-high-definition TV scre...

Nintendo is ramping production to deal with Switch hardware shortages

Posted: 09 Sep 2020 03:02 AM PDT

Nintendo is boosting Switch production again to keep up with high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg. The company has reportedly asked partners to make as many as 30 million of the consoles in 2020, after raising targets from...

Netflix merges English and local language programming under one VP

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:54 PM PDT

Netflix has streamlined its content team by merging its English and local language original programming under a single head, undergoing a leadership shakeup in the process. Newly-appointed co-CEO Ted Sarandos has named Bela Bajaria, who used to be th...

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 3 trailer shows the crew landing in the future

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:06 PM PDT

CBS All Access has released the official trailer for the third season of Star Trek: Discovery, giving you a glimpse of what's in store for its characters after they went into a wormhole last season. It shows Commander Michael Burnham and the rest of...

Samsung will stop supplying Huawei with phone chips amid US sanctions

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 03:31 PM PDT

Huawei may soon have even more trouble sourcing components for its phones. According to South Korean newspaper Chosun llbo (via UPI), Samsung and memory manufacturer SK Hynix plan to suspend selling parts to the Chinese company on September 15th. Tha...

Arturia's KeyStep 37 is a $199 MIDI controller with scale and strum modes

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 02:34 PM PDT

Arturia's KeyStep family is getting a bit bigger with the announcement of the KeyStep 37. The new $199 controller fits in between the $149 KeyStep and $449 KeyStep Pro. As you might have guessed from its name, it features 37 velocity-sensitive slimke...

The Apple TV app is now available on Vizio SmartCast TVs

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 01:40 PM PDT

If you own a Vizio TV, you may have felt left out watching sets from manufacturers like Samsung and LG get access to Apple TV. But now you too can use the software on your television. Starting today, the Apple TV app — through which you can access Ap...

Razer made the gum gamers didn’t know they needed

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 01:21 PM PDT

If you're a gamer who chews gum, standard Juicy Fruit or Big Red won't do your mental performance any favors … at least, not according to Razer. As a follow up to its focus-sharpening Razer Respawn drink, and to meet an apparent need for fortified gu...

Apple seeks damages from Epic Games over 'Fortnite' contract breach

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 12:11 PM PDT

The ongoing legal feud between Apple and Epic Games took another turn on Tuesday, with Apple now seeking damages from the studio for its breach of contract (via CNBC). The move comes in response to Epic's recent request for a preliminary injunction t...

Colin Kaepernick returns to Madden in 'NFL 21'

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 12:08 PM PDT

Colin Kaepernick has returned to the Madden franchise after a four-year absence. He's live today in Madden NFL 21, where players can have him lead a team in Franchise mode or select him in Play Now.Kaepernick debuted in the EA series in 2011 and his...

Researchers capture the world's first 3,200-megapixel digital photo

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:55 AM PDT

Stanford researchers have taken 3,200-megapixel photos, the largest-ever, using sensors that will be part of the world's largest digital camera, according to a SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory blog post. The camera will be installed in the univer...

The premium Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is already $200 off

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:40 AM PDT

It hasn't even been one month since the release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and you can already get it at a discount. Both Amazon and Best Buy have the smartphone for $200 off, bringing the starting price down to $1,099. The standard Note 20...

Alto's Adventure devs open a studio focused on 'folk' games

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:19 AM PDT

The development team behind the classic snowboarding endless runners Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey have opened a new studio called Land & Sea. They'll focus on making "folk" games.Alto lead artist and developer Harry Nesbitt, programmer Joe...

Microsoft is reportedly working on a midrange Surface laptop

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:21 AM PDT

We're about to delve headfirst into a busy season for product announcements, as Apple has set its next big event for next week. If it sticks to the template of previous years, Microsoft will probably hold an event within the next month or so too, and...

Waze lets you plan trips on the web and save them to your phone

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:13 AM PDT

Planning a trip on Waze just got a little easier. You can now plan a drive in your web browser of choice using the Live Map and then save it to your mobile app by clicking the "Save to app" button.When you set your preferred time of arrival, Waze wil...

Android 11 is here and brings built-in screen recording at last

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:00 AM PDT

Months after the Android 11 beta was released in June, the final version is finally here and ready to roll out to consumer devices. While we already saw upcoming features like messaging bubbles, grouped conversation notifications as well as new media...

Android 11 review: An incremental update that needs some polish

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:00 AM PDT

Android 11 is here, three months after the first public beta was released in June. Not much has changed since then -- mostly fixes for some bugs and third-party app troubles, as well as a long-awaited built-in screen recorder. But for the majority...

The all-digital Xbox Series S comes out on November 10th

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:53 AM PDT

It must be Tuesday, because there is too much hype happening today. The Xbox Series S, Microsoft's all-digital next-gen console, will land on November 10th for $299. After a brief tease this morning, Microsoft revealed a trailer and details about the...

Orion WiFi will connect you to public WiFi when cell coverage is limited

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:53 AM PDT

Google's in-house incubator Area 120 wants to make it easier for people to stay connected inside buildings where cell service might be iffy, for instance, inside NBA stadiums. To do that, Area 120 just launched Orion WiFi, a platform that links carri...

Google's phone app can tell you why businesses are calling

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:41 AM PDT

Google is doing more to help Android users figure out whether calls from unknown numbers are genuine or spam with a Verified Calls tool. Reports in June suggested such a feature was coming to the Phone app.If Google has verified a business that's cal...

Blue Origin has been trying to get the hell off this planet for 20 years now

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:30 AM PDT

As a teenager, young Jeff Bezos was fascinated with space exploration. Speaking as the 18-year-old valedictorian of his high school, Bezos told the Miami Herald in 1982 that he planned "to build space hotels, amusement parks and colonies for 2 millio...

Uber brings its green rides option to the US

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:24 AM PDT

Whenever you see the word Uber next to the words Climate Change, you know that the implications are going to be bad. A combination of induced demand and dead miles as drivers shuttle to passengers means that Uber's climate record is not a very peachy...

Native Instruments crams its powerful music-making software in a standalone groovebox

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 08:57 AM PDT

Basically everyone in the music world right now is trying to break away from the PC. It's not that DAWs and VSTs don't have their place. But there's a growing desire to put actual hardware in front of people and all the better if that hardware works...

'Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity' is a hack-and-slash 'Breath of the Wild' prequel

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 08:28 AM PDT

Nintendo is still working on its Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel, but in the meantime, it has another related title to announce. Today, the company revealed that it's working on a prequel: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The game is set...

Apple's next big launch event will take place on September 15th

Posted: 08 Sep 2020 08:21 AM PDT

Well, that's that: Apple has just announced a special event on September 15th, where it's expected to show off plus new Apple Watches and an updated iPad. You'll be able to follow along with the news as it unfolds starting at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern...

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